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King and Queen's new wedding anniversary photos in Italy
Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent King Charles and Queen Camilla have released new photographs to mark their 20th wedding anniversary…
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Japan’s Seven & i seen booking 24% fall in Q4 profit, adding to takeover pressure
Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings is set to record a 24 per cent drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday as underperformance of its…
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South Korea eyes boosting energy imports to cut surplus with US
A top South Korean trade official said the government is reviewing multiple packages to present to the Trump administration as it seeks to…
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Frasers Centrepoint Trust launches preferential offering at S$2.05 apiece
The manager of Frasers Centrepoint Trust on Tuesday (Apr 8) announced the launch of a preferential offering at S$2.05 per unit. The issue…
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Big caps swoop in to buy back shares as market convulses on Trump tariffs
Constituent companies in the Straits Times Index (STI) lost no time in picking up their own shares on Monday (Apr 7) after the benchmark…
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Chinese state funds plan to buy stocks as market rout deepens
Chinese officials have been discussing front-loading potential stimulus to offset the impact of tariffs China’s state-backed funds are…
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India says ‘no’ to BYD while wooing rival Tesla to invest
With a 100 per cent duty on fully built vehicles – by far the highest among major economies – the country has long shielded domestic…
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Employee Scheduling Laws You're Probably Breaking
If you’re managing a team and handling employee schedules, you might be unknowingly stepping into a legal minefield. Predictive scheduling…
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Gold prices recover as trade war tensions lift safe-haven demand
Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday (Apr 8) from a near four-week low reached in the previous session, as heightened concerns over the…
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Singapore’s STI edges down 0.4% after Monday’s dramatic sell-off
Singapore stocks continued their decline on Tuesday (Apr 8) morning, but the worst of the fallout from tariffs announced by US President…
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Binance founder Zhao to help Pakistan boost crypto trading bid
Crypto trading is steadily gaining traction among Pakistan’s 230-million population despite its central bank’s warning over the risks…
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Tokyo: Nikkei jumps 6%, rebounds from 1-1/2-year low on US tech boost
Japan’s Nikkei share average rose 6 per cent on Tuesday in a widespread rally, rebounding from a 1-1/2-year low hit in the previous…
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Tokyo: Nikkei ends 6% higher on market recovery hopes
Japan’s Nikkei share average closed 6 per cent higher on Tuesday (Apr 8), recovering from a 1½ -year low hit in the previous session, as…
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Jon Gries on Greg’s Sexual Fantasies and His ‘White Lotus’ Season 3 Ending: ‘I Don’t Know if There’s Ever Going to Be a Resolution’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 3 finale of “The White Lotus,” now streaming on Max. When Mike White called him,…
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‘Boop!’ Review: This Cartoon of a Broadway Musical is Stuck in Two Dimensions
Following on the high heels of the 2023 hit film “Barbie,” “Boop! The Musical” likewise aims to remake and rebrand another dated pop…
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Fed’s Goolsbee says there’s a lot of anxiety over tariffs
CHICAGO Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee on Monday said businesses are anxious about US President Donald Trump’s tariffs but…
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Businesses anxious over tariffs, Fed must look at ‘hard data’ in policy response: official
CHICAGO Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee said that businesses are anxious about US President Donald Trump’s tariffs but that…
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Stocks to watch: DBS, SGX, Frasers Centrepoint Trust, Thakral, Dasin Retail Trust
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of its securities on Tuesday (Apr 8). DBS: On Monday night, DBS said…
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Trump's game of chicken over tariffs leaves world guessing
Watch: Is the US heading into a recession? Three warning signs to watch A day before Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs are scheduled to…
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Trump says US in direct nuclear talks with Iran
The US and Iran are holding "direct talks" over a possible nuclear deal on Saturday, Donald Trump has said. Discussions between Washington…
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‘Dance Moms’ Sisters Brooke and Paige Hyland Star in Shimmery ColourPop Campaign for New Pearl Liquid Blush
ColourPop Cosmetics expands its makeup collection with a new iteration on its liquid blush. The makeup brand partnered with former “Dance…
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Chinese shipping earnings face ‘harder-than-expected’ tariff hit as recession risks rise
Chinese shippers may see an outsized hit on earnings as the latest tariffs from US President Donald Trump risk hammering global trade.…
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Billionaire on trial in Azerbaijan who risks being left behind peace deal
Rayhan Demytrie BBC South Caucasus correspondent Ruben Vardanyan is one of Armenia's richest men, but his millions are of little use now…
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Apple customers dash to stores to buy iPhones ahead of tariffs
The Trump administration’s threat of massive new tariffs has sent Apple’s share price plummeting, but it also brought a short-term…