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SoftBank, OpenAI plan US$19 billion each for Stargate: report
SOFTBANK Group and OpenAI each plan to commit US$19 billion of capital to Stargate, the US$100 billion US artificial intelligence (AI)…
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Barclays sees heightened competition in India from Japan banks
A RENEWED push by Japan’s biggest banks and other global lenders in India is driving down loan prices with the new players having more…
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Shareholders of Australian apparel retailers Myer, Premier approve merger
SHAREHOLDERS of Australian apparel retail firms Myer and Premier Investments approved on Thursday the merger of the latter’s apparel…
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JPMorgan, Goldman CEOs resist calls to roll back DEI programmes
JPMORGAN Chase and Goldman Sachs are pushing back on demands to roll back their diversity initiatives. In television appearances on…
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Ley Choon surges 15% as investors positive on construction upturn
SHARES of construction and engineering company Ley Choon jumped on Thursday (Jan 23) morning, after The Business Times reported that the…
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Local rancher saves calf amid arctic blast conditions
LOMA, Colo. (KREX) — Weather, for a rancher like Brady Pearson, is everything; it can make or break their livelihood. Now, he and other…
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The Nigerian family who have spent five decades as volunteer grave-diggers
For more than 50 years, one family has dedicated itself to caring for the biggest graveyard in Nigeria's northern city of Kaduna - much to…
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Ascott bags 16 new signings under Oakwood portfolio to tap growing ‘bleisure’ market
ASCOTT, the wholly owned lodging business unit of CapitaLand Investment, has secured 16 new signings under the Oakwood brand in 2024, up…
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Less process than 'a traffic ticket': ACLU sues to stop Trump's fast-track deportation policy
A day after the Trump administration moved to vastly expand its powers to carry out fast-track deportations as part of a crackdown on…
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SK Hynix posts record quarterly profit surpassing Samsung on AI boom
SOUTH Korea’s SK Hynix on Thursday posted a record quarterly profit as the Nvidia supplier saw strong sales of advanced chips such as…
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'Scare tactic.' Bonta slams Trump move targeting local officials over immigration
WASHINGTON — As part of President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, the Department of Justice will be empowered to investigate and…
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KKR combines US$157 billion infrastructure, real estate businesses
KKR is moving its infrastructure and real estate assets under the same leadership as it looks to capitalise on converging opportunities…
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Samsung to beat Apple to ultrathin phone with Galaxy S25 Edge
SAMSUNG Electronics plans to launch an ultrathin version of its Galaxy S25 phone in the first half of this year, beating Apple to a…
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Opinion: President Trump's Jan. 6 pardons broke his promise to the nation
Promises made, promises kept, President Trump liked to crow during his first term, sometimes deservedly. He’s only days into his second…
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Colombian president visits southern Haiti as country battles surge in gang violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro visited Haiti on Wednesday as part of a whirlwind trip to strengthen ties…
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DBS, OCBC, UOB to gain from higher AUM, fees amid booming family office scene
Upcoming Singapore Budget may give further tax incentives for philanthropy, sustainability SINGAPORE’S strong family office sector will…
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Aid pours into Gaza as ceasefire enters fourth day
More than 2,400 aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas took effect, according to United…
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OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank team up on multibillion-dollar AI project
President Trump on Tuesday announced that OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank are partnering on a venture to direct more than $100 billion toward…
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Spain's Sabadell bank to move HQ back to Catalonia
Sabadell was one of some 7,000 firms to move its headquarters out of Catalonia druing the region's failed 2017 independence bid (JOSE…
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NEV development in China: a review of 2024 and expectations for 2025
By the end of November 2024, the total volume of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) in the Chinese market reached a historic high of 9.7 mn units…
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Trouble At The Border: Thieves Sneaking Cars In Shipping Containers
Read the full story on The Auto Wire Once again car smuggling being caught by Customs and Border Protection agents at the Port of…
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Kenyan man allegedly caught carrying wife's body parts in backpack
Police in Kenya have arrested a man carrying a mutilated corpse in his backpack, which he reportedly said belonged to his 19-year-old…
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JPMorgan’s Dimon sees inflated stocks as ‘animal spirits’ return
JPMORGAN Chase’s dealmakers are spending their time in the Swiss Alps huddling with ebullient clients, but the boss of the biggest US bank…
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US: Wall St opens higher after Netflix results, Trump's AI investment plans
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Jan 22), with the benchmark S&P 500 just shy of a record high, as investors cheered…