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What I’m Carrying Into the New Year and What I’m Leaving Behind
We spend a lot of time here talking about self-worth, confidence, reflection, and giving ourselves grace. About choosing alignment over…
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The Private Equity Firms That Gobble Up Hospitals and Spit Them Out
If anyone had asked him, which they hadn’t, Jones would have told them that this man needed to go to a different hospital, one that was…
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AI memory demand propels Kioxia to world’s best-performing stock
Artificial intelligence’s insatiable appetite for data storage has delivered Japanese memory chipmaker Kioxia Holdings world-beating stock…
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Acquisition will be completed in second half of 2026 and make SUTL Enterprise the largest owner-operator of integrated marinas in Singapore
Acquisition will be completed in second half of 2026, making SUTL Enterprise the largest owner-operator of integrated marinas in Singapore…
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Singapore stocks end higher amid mixed regional trading; STI up 0.5%
Across the broader market, gainers outnumber decliners 299 to 203, after 1.4 billion securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands Local…
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Renminbi climbs past 7 per US dollar onshore for first time since 2023
A stronger currency makes imports cheaper, and aids China authorities’ long-term goal of internationalising the currency The renminbi…
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NewJeans: K-pop band breaks up after bitter feud with record label
Kelly Ngand Jake Kwon,Seoul correspondent Watch: 'Trusting time' - NewJeans discusses court ruling in record label dispute Chart-topping…
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Quick PSA: Kate Middleton's Favorite British Boot Brand Is on Nordstrom—Shop the Chicest Pairs
There's a time and a place for Hunter boots. But when the mud is out in full force, the temps drop, and the wind is searing through our…
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New Year Honours 2026: Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean & Sarina Wiegman recognised
Knighthood Christopher Dean (former ice skater), for services to ice skating and to voluntary service Damehood Jayne Torvill (former ice…
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Japan's Nikkei trims 2025 surge as tech stocks take a breather
Japan’s Nikkei share gauge edged lower on the final trading day of 2025, dragged down by the technology sector that has been a key driver…
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China vows to stabilise grain, edible oil production in key meeting
Beijing seeks food security in the face of economic challenges and pressures from urbanisation China must stabilise grain and edible oil…
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PBOC’s leanest year for easing since 2021 defies Wall Street
Cutting interest rates by a little might prove ineffective in a scenario where households and businesses are reluctant to take on debt…
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Inside Beauty’s Growing Universe of Distressed Acquirers
In 2025, beauty M&A was a tale of two extremes. There were the buzzy, hefty transactions of red-hot assets like Hailey Bieber’s Rhode…
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Feminine Care Is Soaring on TikTok Shop – Meet the Top 10 Brands Driving the Category
TikTok Shop’s beauty boom is turning into a wellness one, too. Data from Charm.io shows that feminine care was the number-two beauty…
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Designers Share Their Favorite Winter Getaways
With a record number 112.4 million Americans expected to travel through the end of this year, WWD checked in with 10 fashion designers to…
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UltraGreen.ai gets regulatory approval for its products in Malaysia and the Philippines
This facilitates the company’s delivery of surgical technologies to healthcare systems in South-east Asia, UltraGreen.ai says Surgical…
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Six China IPOs debut in Hong Kong after raising HK$7 billion to cap banner year
With more than 300 companies filing to list, the momentum is set to carry into 2026 [SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] Six Chinese companies made their…
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Chinese firms make strong Hong Kong debuts, capping bumper listings year
With more than 300 companies filing for IPOs, the momentum is set to carry into 2026 [SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] Several Chinese companies that…
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LTA awards Obayashi Corp S$281 million contract to design and build new Brickland MRT station
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a contract for the design and construction of the new Brickland MRT station and viaduct,…
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Precious metals fall again, Asian stocks swing as traders wind down
Investors have been piling into commodities on bets for more US rate cuts, a weaker US dollar and geopolitical tensions Precious metals…
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Gold hovers near two-week low as investors book profits
Gold hovered near a two-week low on Tuesday (Dec 30) that it touched in the previous session, as year-end profit-taking caused all…
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Chinese stocks on track for best year since 2017 as rally widens
The MSCI China Materials Index has gained around 108% this year, on track for its strongest year since 2003 Chinese stocks look set for…
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‘The Princess Bride’ Star Cary Elwes Shares Tribute to Rob Reiner: ‘From That Very First Meeting I Fell In Love With Him’
Cary Elwes, who starred in Rob Reiner’s 1987 fantasy classic “The Princess Bride,” released a statement on Instagram Monday night in…
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China’s reawakening puts Asia M&A on confident course for 2026
The country-focused PE firms have also been hunting overseas. The buoyant mood around deals is reverberating through Asia, with major…