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Swatch Bridges New York and Venice in Its Latest Guggenheim Art Collaboration EMBARGOED @1/15 MIDNIGHT
Swatch’s latest Art Journey stops at the Guggenheim — twice. The Swiss watchmaker has unveiled its new collaboration with the Solomon R.…
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Estée Lauder Reformulates Double Wear
With the Estée Lauder Cos.’s turnaround strategy well underway, its flagship brand has kicked off 2026 with a dual approach to growth,…
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Lucid set to start manufacturing cars in Saudi Arabia in 2026
The company has also struggled more broadly with profitability and production challenges Lucid Group is on track with plans to start…
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JPMorgan, Brookfield see deals revival for clean energy assets
The IEA forecasts renewable energy, particularly solar, to grow faster than any other major source of electricity generation to 2035 Clean…
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RHB initiates ‘buy’ on Coliwoo amid rising expat, foreign student demand
The bank assigns it a target price of S$0.82, a 41% upside from its latest closing price of S$0.58 on Wednesday RHB has initiated coverage…
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China drinks maker Eastroc Beverage said to gauge interest for billion-dollar plus Hong Kong Listing
The company makes energy and sports beverages, as well as other soft drinks such as teas and juices Chinese energy-drink maker Eastroc…
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HSBC, Prudential in US$220 million funding for Hong Kong’s WeLab
The fintech has over 70 million individual users and more than 700 enterprise customers Hong Kong-based fintech firm WeLab has secured…
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BHP, Rio Tinto are joining forces to boost iron ore pipeline
Miners are trying to balance growth against capital discipline, and are increasingly looking at ways to squeeze efficiencies out of…
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Amazon Seeks to Delay Saks Global’s DIP Financing
Count Amazon as one more party that is feeling ripped off by Saks Global and its march into bankruptcy. The web giant, which has been…
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Alibaba takes major step to link Taobao shopping to main AI app
Alibaba Group Holding plans to link its flagship online shopping and travel services to its artificial intelligence (AI) app, taking its…
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Gold slips as profit-taking, softer geopolitical tone hit safe-haven demand
Gold slipped on Thursday (Jan 15) as investors booked profits after three consecutive sessions of record highs, while an apparent softer…
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Wells Fargo misses profit estimates on severance costs, shares fall
WELLS Fargo missed analysts’ profit estimates in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, after it booked US$612 million in severance expenses as…
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Bank of Korea stands pat as board wary of weak won, property market rally
South Korea’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged in a widely expected move, as authorities monitor the weakening won…
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KKR Asia credit fund draws 75% new investors as decoupling rises
The optimism around Asian private credit runs counter to a broader global pullback KKR raised three-quarters of its US$2.5 billion Asia…
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China brokers rebuild ranks, raise pay on dealmaking return
CHINA’S biggest securities firms are back on the offensive after taking a battering over the past few years. Investment banking divisions…
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UOB prices S$850 million perpetual securities at 3%
UOB has priced S$850 million in perpetual capital securities at 3 per cent under its US$30 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme, the…
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Meta begins job cuts as it shifts from metaverse to AI devices
Reality Labs houses the company’s hardware and other futuristic product efforts Meta Platforms is beginning to cut more than 1,000 jobs…
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Can Saks Global Be Fixed?
Geoffroy van Raemdonck and team are on a rescue mission. And they’re going to have to move fast and step right if they want to succeed in…
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TSMC likely to post fourth-quarter profit leap driven by AI boom
TSMC, the world’s largest manufacturer of advanced artificial intelligence chips, is expected to post a 28 per cent jump in fourth-quarter…
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Renaming the Department of Defense the 'Department of War' could cost up to $125 million
Renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War could cost U.S. taxpayers as much as $125 million depending on how broadly and…
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SK Hynix speeds up new chip fab opening to meet memory demand, executive says
SK Hynix plans to accelerate the opening of a new factory by three months and will also begin operating another new plant in February, a…
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Europe’s Stoxx 600 ends at record high, lifted by healthcare, chemical stocks
EUROPEAN shares closed at a record high on Wednesday, buoyed by gains in chemicals and healthcare stocks, while investors also monitored…
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U.S. Vendors Express Relief and Optimism as Saks Global Restructures Under New Leadership
Vendors let out a sigh of relief Wednesday following the long-awaited bankruptcy of Saks Global, and were glad that there’s finally a…
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Prime Matter Labs Acquires Mana Products
Mana Products has been acquired. The New York-based contract manufacturer, which reportedly furloughed its employees and went dark on…