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These three toxic power moves kill meetings
Meetings are breeding grounds for three highly toxic power moves: AMPLIFICATION: The boss speaks, and suddenly it’s gospel. People start…
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A Brooch That Belonged to Audrey Hepburn Sold for $425,000 at Auction
BIDDING GEMS: Signaling sustained and robust demand for fine jewelry amid a wider luxury lull, a Bulgari brooch once owned by Audrey…
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South-east Asia seeks data centre investments – but must reckon with their thirst
With rapid data centre growth straining the region’s water supply, the race is on for alternative water sources and cooling technologies.…
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Singapore, Vietnam remain on US Treasury’s currency watch list; Thailand added
Report classifies city-state as an outlier as it is the only nation on the list running a bilateral trade deficit with America The…
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U.S. population growth is slowing because of declining immigration. What does it mean for the workforce?
The U.S.’s population growth is slowing as immigration has declined amid President Donald Trump’s deportation push and stricter border…
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Dover Street Market Kei Ninomiya Fall 2026: One for the Team
There’s no denying fashion has become the ultimate spectator sport – Lyas’ watch parties, anyone? For a similar kind of fervor, sense of…
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Malaysian Central Bank rejects using ringgit to help exports
Malaysia’s central bank said strong growth and ongoing reforms would provide support for the ringgit, ruling out using the currency to…
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Stocks tumble on bets Kevin Warsh is Trump’s Fed pick
Stocks slumped while the dollar and bond yields shot up on Friday after US President Donald Trump said he has firmed his choice for new…
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EXCLUSIVE: Curate Capital, L’Oréal’s BOLD Venture Arm Back Live Tinted
Live Tinted is flush with new funding. Curate Capital has taken a stake in the brand, as has L’Oréal’s BOLD venture arm, in a funding…
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Chanel Unveils Newest Store in Boca Raton, Fla.
Chanel will open its newest boutique at the Town Center at Boca Raton, Fla., on Friday. Designed by New York-based architect and longtime…
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Gold retreats as reports on Trump’s Fed nominee boost dollar
fell, following its first drop in nearly two weeks, as the US dollar strengthened after a report the Trump administration is preparing to…
Fashion
From fashion to aviation: Doris Tan leads Shell’s green jet fuel take-off
Tan believes that green jet fuel is the best bet to decarbonise flying, as Asia gears up for a travel boom The strategies and stories that…
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Japan’s Nintendo and Sony face memory price pressures
ENDO and Sony Group will face scrutiny over how soaring memory chip prices driven by AI demand have affected their game console…
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‘Significant improvement’: CNMC Goldmine expects profit lift for 2025 on higher gold, silver prices
CNMC Goldmine expects a “significant overall improvement” to its net profit for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2025, compared with the…
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Trump administration prepares for Warsh Fed chair nomination
The Trump administration is preparing for the president to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next Federal Reserve chair, according to people…
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RWS ‘better positioned’ to win back high-rollers from MBS: DBS
Integrated resort on Sentosa could attract higher-value traffic after renovations, launch of luxury hotel While Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has…
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Trump says he’ll announce Fed chair pick on Friday morning
He reiterated that the next leader of the central bank would lower interest rates PRESIDENT Donald Trump said he would be announcing his…
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Raffles Education unit’s land in China to be acquired by government for urban planning
The group says it cannot currently assess the impact of the proposed repossession Raffles Education on Thursday (Jan 29) announced that…
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Immigration raids, election office search stir midterm concerns for Democratic election officials
Aggressive immigration enforcement in Minnesota, which resulted in the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens by federal agents, and this…
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House Republicans propose voting changes as Trump administration eyes the midterms
House Republicans are proposing sweeping changes to the nation's voting laws, a long-shot priority for President Donald Trump that would…
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Democrats’ Destructive Deportation Proposal
Requiring federal agencies to obtain a judicial warrant for immigration arrests would kneecap enforcement and overburden district judges.…
Business
Stocks to watch: MPACT, Keppel DC Reit, NetLink NBN, CapitaLand Ascott, GuocoLand, Starhill Global, CDLHT, SGX
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Jan 30): Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial…
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Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust Q3 DPU rises 2.5% to S$0.0205
Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (MPACT) on Friday (Jan 30) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0205 for the third quarter…
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CDLHT posts 0.4% rise in H2 DPS to S$0.0282
Stapled hospitality group records first increase in net property income after five quarters of decline After five consecutive quarters of…