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Gold heads for weekly gain as US tax-cut bill stokes fiscal worries
GOLD rose on Friday, poised for a weekly gain as investors sought safe-haven assets after the passage of US President Donald Trump’s…
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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust said to shut Hong Kong branch by June 2026
TOMO Mitsui Trust Bank plans to close the lender’s Hong Kong branch by June 2026 and move most of its client operations to the Singapore…
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Onitsuka Tiger Opens Champs-Élysées Flagship as It Sets Its Sights on a Century
PARIS — Japanese shoe brand Onitsuka Tiger is stepping into its next era with confidence, following the opening of a new flagship on the…
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Time to raise bets on Malaysia semiconductor stocks on expected ‘market-friendly’ trade deal: UOBKH
Malaysian stocks could score near-term wins as the US’ “softening stance” on tariffs is expected to bring about market-friendly trade…
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Asia: Markets mixed as Trump warns tariff letters to be sent soon
Asian investors trod cautiously on Friday as Donald Trump’s deadline to avert his steep tariffs approached, with the US president saying…
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Russia the first to recognise Taliban government in Afghanistan
Tabby Wilson BBC News Digital - World Russia has become the first country to formally recognise Taliban rule, with Afghanistan's Foreign…
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As US stocks hit records, experts see the dollar falling further
While the US stock market has fully recovered from a spring rout, the relentless drop in the dollar is prompting currency experts to warn…
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Singapore’s market is weathering a listing draught, even as its rival bourse up north, the Hong Kong stock exchange is on fire – and on…
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SGX and HKEX in charts: a tale of two stock markets
Singapore’s market is weathering a listing draught while its rival bourse up north, the Hong Kong stock exchange, is on fire - on track to…
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Trump kicks off America's 250th birthday with victory lap speech in Iowa
President Trump delivered a victory-lap speech Thursday night at the Iowa State Fair, extolling a streak of recent wins from his America…
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‘The Bear’ EP Joanna Calo Gives Writer Scott Frank a Shoutout While Accepting Nantucket Film Festival Award: ‘Smartest Writer That Ever Lived’
At the 2025 Nantucket Film Festival, Joanna Calo was one of the three writers honored during the event’s signature celebration,…
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World’s biggest climate fund ramps up investment plans
The world’s biggest multilateral climate fund said it will make its largest ever series of investments and speed up dealmaking as it looks…
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Trump calls for 'fairness' at national parks, raises price for foreign visitors
President Trump is raising the visitor fees to national parks for foreign tourists with an executive order Thursday, a move the White…
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Black Sabbath's Iommi admits nerves ahead of farewell show
Andy Giddings BBC News, West Midlands Tony Iommi has nerves ahead of Sabbath farewell Black Sabbath guitarist Toni Iommi has said…
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‘Duster’ Co-Creator on [SPOILER]’s Death in the Finale, Why J.J. Abrams Calls the Show’s Watergate Tapes One of His ‘Favorite MacGuffins Ever’
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “66 Reno Split,” the Season 1 finale of “Duster,” now streaming on Max. Season 1 of Max’s…
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Finding Success by Solving Real Problems, Not Just Creating Cute Products
When aspiring entrepreneurs ask me for advice, I often notice a common pattern. They come to me excited about a product idea that’s…
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Info-Tech Systems debuts 9.2% above IPO price at S$0.95
The Republic welcomed its second listing in 2025 and first mainboard listing in close to two years as software services provider Info-Tech…
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Info-Tech Systems debuts on SGX mainboard at S$0.95, 9.2% above IPO price
Software services provider started trading on Friday (Jul 4), as Singapore welcomed its second listing in 2025 and first mainboard listing…
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Info-Tech Systems closes 4.6% above IPO price on first day of trading
Software services provider Info-Tech Systems ended its first trading day at S$0.91 on Friday (Jul 4), 4.6 per cent above its initial…
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Nicole Ari Parker on Her ‘And Just Like That’ Journey and Audience Expectations: ‘I Didn’t Realize the Fans Were So Insane!’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Silent Mode,” Season 3, Episode 6 of “And Just Like That,” now streaming on Max. Lisa…
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Hong Kong’s de facto central bank intervenes to defend currency peg
Hong Kong’s de-facto central bank said it intervened twice on Friday and sold US$3.78 billion against the Hong Kong dollar after the local…
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Hong Kong moves to defend FX peg for third time in a week
Hong Kong authorities intervened for the third time in a week to support the currency, which had dropped towards the weak end of its…
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Thakral’s GemLife debuts on Australian stock exchange with A$1.65 billion market cap
It ends first day of trading up 4.1% at A$4.33, with 9.12 million stapled securities transacted Thakral Corporation’s investee company in…
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Thakral’s GemLife debuts on Australian bourse with A$1.65 billion market cap
It ends first day of trading up 4.1% at A$4.33, with 9.12 million stapled securities transacted Thakral Corporation’s investee company in…