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India’s IDFC First Bank to raise 75 billion rupees from Warburg Pincus, Adia
The Mumbai-based lender will issue 1.25 billion preference shares to the investors First Bank has approved a plan to raise 75 billion…
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WWD’s Nine Best Timepieces From Watches and Wonders 2025
Anniversaries galore, feats of engineering, a surfeit of blue and the heart-racing appeal of Formula 1: congratulations and complications…
Fashion
Temu, Shein see US sales surge ahead of small parcel tariff
Online shopping giants Temu and Shein saw their sales rebound in March and April as US shoppers stockpiled products such as makeup brushes…
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Ukraine war: US to hold talks in Paris with Europeans
Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and top diplomat Marco Rubio will hold talks with European counterparts in Paris today to…
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ECB to cut rates again to help economy overcome trade turmoil
The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday (Apr 17), looking to prop up…
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Asia: Markets boosted by ‘Big Progress’ in Japan tariff talks
Tokyo led stocks higher on Thursday (Apr 17) as optimism over Japan-US trade talks offset Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell’s warning…
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At Watches and Wonders 2025, Executives Work Through Macro Complications
GENEVA — The latest edition of the Watches and Wonders fair was ready to symbolize the watchmaking industry’s rebound. Rallying after a…
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EXCLUSIVE: Autry Opens First Flagship in London’s Soho
MILAN — Autry, the sneakers brand rooted in the vintage Americana aesthetic, is making its retail debut. The footwear label, best known…
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‘Abbott Elementary’ Star Tyler James Williams on the ‘Unhinged’ Impersonations in the Season 4 Finale and Why It Was Difficult to Spoof Janine
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers from the Season 4 finale of “Abbott Elementary,” which aired Wednesday on ABC and…
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‘Compelling yields’: DBS flags opportunity in hotel S-Reits on Mice, concert hub status
Hotel Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) could benefit from the Republic’s drive to establish itself as a regional…
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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Takes Aim at Comcast Over Coverage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr took aim at CNN and MSNBC, deeming their coverage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation “news distortion.” On…
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Bank of Korea holds rate steady after inflation sped up and won wobbled
The Bank of Korea (BOK) held its benchmark interest rate steady to foster stability after consumer inflation unexpectedly picked up and…
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Bank of Korea holds rate steady while citing big rise in downside risks
The Bank of Korea kept its benchmark interest rate steady while citing a significant increase in downside risks to growth that have…
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Trump Tariffs: Gold hits fresh record high over trade war impact fears
Gold has jumped to a fresh record high as investors fret over the impact of the trade war between the US and China. Spot gold touched…
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Frasers Property Industrial enters JV to invest in A$600 million Aussie industrial portfolio
Frasers Property Industrial has entered into a capital partnership with an investment vehicle sponsored by Morgan Stanley Real Estate…
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Malaysia Aviation Group reports RM54 million net profit in 2024
The company group includes Malaysia Airlines, short-haul airline Firefly, and pilgrimage airline Amal Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the…
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Malaysia Airlines reports lower profit in 2024 amid operational challenges
Malaysia Airlines’ parent company Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) reported a second consecutive annual profit in 2024, but it fell 93 per…
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Malaysia Airlines parent reports lower profit in 2024
Malaysia Airlines’ parent company Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) reported a second consecutive annual profit in 2024, but it fell 93 per…
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Former ‘Daredevil’ Star Ben Affleck Says He ‘Wouldn’t Tangle’ With Jon Bernthal’s Punisher
Ben Affleck is happy to bring back Jon Bernthal for his upcoming action sequel, “The Accountant 2,” but he wants nothing to do with…
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Insurance Claims: The New AI Reality
The world of insurance claims is changing fast, and a big part of that change is artificial intelligence (AI). While some worry that AI…
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Employment Rights Bill: Business groups urge changes to reforms
Sam Francis Political Reporter Helen Catt Political correspondent The five biggest business groups in the UK have written an open letter…
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EV maker Xpeng charts steady global expansion despite tariff war
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng is ramping up its global expansion, despite the intensifying trade war between Washington and…
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Olam to sell whole stake in port operator for US$175 million
Agribusiness giant Olam will dispose of its entire stake in port and logistics operator Arise P&L for a US$175 million consideration, as…
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PGIM to invest US$2 billion in Asia property, unfazed by tariffs
PGIM Real Estate, the property arm of Prudential Financial’s asset manager, expects to invest about US$2 billion across the Asia-Pacific…