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Trump Doubles Down on CBS ’60 Minutes’ Lawsuit, Now Wants $20 Billion
President Trump amended his lawsuit against CBS on Friday, doubling the amount he claims he is owed for “deceptive” editing of a Kamala…
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Frasers Property registers S$1 billion in pre-sold revenue as at end-2024; net gearing at 86.4%
FRASERS Property registered S$1 billion in pre-sold revenue across Singapore, Australia, Thailand and China as at Dec 31, 2024, its…
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Citadel gives rare glimpse of US$57 billion gains from its largest funds
CITADEL offered a rare glimpse under the hood of its multistrategy funds during a lucrative period for the most profitable hedge fund firm…
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ST Engineering bags new contracts worth S$4.3 billion in Q4 2024
ST ENGINEERING on Thursday (Feb 6) announced that it secured S$4.3 billion in new contracts in the fourth quarter of 2024. These comprise…
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Bain is said to near 500 billion yen deal for Mitsubishi pharma unit
BAIN Capital is nearing a deal to buy Mitsubishi Chemical Group’s pharmaceutical unit, sources familiar with the matter said, adding to a…
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EXCLUSIVE: Cosnova Sales Surpass $1 Billion in 2024
PARIS — Cosnova sped past the $1 billion sales mark last year. The German beauty company, best known for its affordable makeup brands…
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China Box Office Hits Record $1.3 Billion Over Lunar New Year, Imax Also Scales New Highs
China’s film market enjoyed a record-breaking Lunar New Year, amassing a staggering RMB9.51 billion ($1.31 billion) in total box office…
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Huawei chairman says 2024 revenue exceeded 860 billion yuan
HUAWEI’S chairman said on Wednesday (Feb 5) that the tech company’s annual revenue exceeded 860 billion yuan (S$159.6 billion) last year,…
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GSK plans £2 billion share buyback, boosts long-term outlook
The buyback comes after GSK saw earnings per share, excluding some items, at 23.2 pence in the fourth quarter GSK plans to buy back £2…
Business
YouTube Q4 Ad Sales Hit Record $10.5 Billion, Parent Alphabet Projects $75 Billion in 2025 Capex Spending Amid AI Arms Race
YouTube, the internet’s biggest streaming video platform, delivered a healthy 13.8% increase in global ad revenue for the year-end 2024…
Celebrity
Who Owns Skims? How the Kim Kardashian-cofounded Shapewear Brand Became a $4 Billion Fashion Juggernaut
Kim Kardashian‘s Skims shapewear and apparel company has rocketed to success, earning a $4 billion valuation. A reality show star and…
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KKR raises offer for Fuji Soft in US$4.3 billion tussle with Bain
KKR & Co raised its offer price for Fuji Soft to fend off a rival bid from Bain Capital, the latest chapter in a months-long battle for…
Business
UBS quarterly profit smashes expectations, US$3 billion buyback unveiled
UBS Group, Switzerland’s largest bank, on Tuesday (Feb 4) posted net income of US$770 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, trouncing…
Business
UBS trounces profit forecasts, US$3 billion share buyback conditional on capital rules
UBS Group on Tuesday (Feb 4) posted fourth-quarter profit that beat forecasts by a wide margin and said it would buy back up to US$3…
Business
Grab weighs takeover of rival GoTo at US$7 billion valuation
GRAB Holdings and GoTo Group have accelerated merger talks and are targeting a deal this year, seeking to end years of losses in…
Business
KKR, Gaw look to sell Tokyo Hyatt Regency for over 100 billion yen
KKR and Gaw Capital Partners are in talks to sell the Hyatt Regency hotel in Tokyo to Japan Hotel Reit Investment for more than 100…
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JPMorgan plans US$4 billion US gold delivery amid tariff fears
JPMorgan Chase will deliver gold bullion valued at more than US$4 billion against futures contracts in New York in February, at a time…
Business
CapitaLand Ascott Trust acquires two freehold hotels in Japan for 21 billion yen
CAPITALAND Ascott Trust (Clas) has acquired two freehold limited-service hotels in Japan – ibis Styles Tokyo Ginza and Chisun Budget…
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India central bank injects US$5.10 billion via FX swap to ease cash crunch
INDIA’S central bank injected US$5.10 billion through a foreign-exchange swap auction, using the tool for the first time in five years to…
Business
DBS signs mandates for Singapore listings with potential valuations of US$1 billion
DBS, South-east Asia’s biggest bank, has several listings lined up for the Singapore market, including some potential blockbusters with…
Business
Singtel’s Optus secures A$1.95 billion in credit facility with 12 banks
SINGTEL’S Australian subsidiary, Optus, has inked a A$1.95 billion (S$1.64 billion) committed revolving credit facility with 12 banks to…
Business
SoftBank in talks to lead OpenAI funding round at US$300 billion valuation, sources say
SOFTBANK is in talks to lead a funding round of up to US$40 billion in OpenAI at a post-money valuation of US$300 billion, sources told…
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US DOJ sues to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s US$14 billion Juniper deal
THE US Department of Justice has sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s US$14 billion deal to acquire networking gear maker Juniper…
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Sanofi plans 5 billion euro buyback, sees higher profit growth
SANOFI said it will repurchase five billion euros (S$7 billion) of stock and grow profits more quickly this year as the drugmaker pivots…