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Electric Car Grant : £1.3bn boost for EV scheme expected in Budget
The government is expected to announce an extra £1.3bn in funding for a scheme encouraging the use of electric vehicles (EVs) at next…
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Toyota lays out US$912 million plan to boost US hybrid production
Factories in West Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee and Missouri will see 252 new jobs as a result of the initiative Toyota Motor…
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The Ashes: Mark Wood bowls in Perth nets to boost England first-Test hopes
Wood, one of the fastest bowlers to play Test cricket for England, has a chequered injury history. His latest spell out of the Test side…
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Vietnam, US Step Up Trade Talks, Eye Boost in Agricultural Imports
US Congressman Adrian Smith and Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien met in Washington, DC, with the goal of advancing trade…
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DBS, Ant International expand partnership to boost cross-border payments
Singapore’s biggest bank DBS Group and Ant International have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their partnership and scale…
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Global shares are mixed after earnings reports boost Wall Street
European shares opened lower on Thursday after a broad advance in Asia spurred by a rebound on Wall Street. Upbeat economic updates and a…
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California votes yes on Proposition 50, giving Democrats a boost for House races in 2026
California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state…
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California voters approve new Congressional map to boost Democrats in 2026
California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state…
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Alphabet, Amazon stakes in Anthropic boost profit by billions
Alphabet and Amazon were rewarded by investors for reporting better-than-expected third-quarter profits. At both companies, earnings were…
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Wall Street gains on Amazon boost but rate caution tempers enthusiasm
Wall Street’s main stock indexes closed higher on Friday (Oct 31), with their biggest boost coming from Amazon’s upbeat earnings forecast,…
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Amazon’s third-quarter results get a boost from its cloud computing business
Amazon posted higher fiscal third quarter profit and sales compared with a year ago, fueled by accelerating growth in its cloud computing…
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Airbus profit climbs 14% on defence boost
EUROPEAN plane-maker Airbus said Wednesday its third-quarter net profit surged by 14 per cent to 1.1 billion euros (S$1.66 billion) on the…
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Keppel, Engie collaborate to boost Asia-Pacific’s transition to low-carbon energy systems
Asset manager Keppel’s infrastructure division is collaborating with Engie Energy Marketing Singapore, a subsidiary of French energy…
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The Fed is expected to cut key interest rate to boost weak U.S. job market
The Federal Reserve will almost certainly cut its key interest rate on Wednesday and could signal it expects another cut in December as…
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Citigroup to tie up with Coinbase to boost digital payments for institutional clients
Citigroup and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase plan to collaborate on digital asset payment solutions for the US bank’s institutional…
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Social Security recipients get a 2.8% cost-of-living boost in 2026, average of $56 per month
The Social Security Administration's annual cost-of-living adjustment will go up by 2.8% in 2026, translating to an average increase of…
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US weighs quantum computing boost in effort to counter China
The effort shows how far the administration is willing to take its mandate to combat the rise of geopolitical rivals such as the Asian…
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Europe: Stoxx 600 closes at record high on energy boost, earnings in focus
THE Stoxx 600 index closed at a record high on Thursday, led by gains in energy stocks after the US imposed new sanctions on Russia, while…
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Trump Pardons Major Ally Who Helped Boost His Family’s Cryptocurrency
“As much as it’s our wish or aspiration, we have decided not to bring it this stage to the Knesset, because now on the table, we have huge…
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Arm expands AI licensing program to boost on-device AI market share
The Flexible Access program allows companies to use its chip design tools and training for little or no cost, enabling them to build and…
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Genomics giant Illumina to boost Singapore headcount by 25%, doubles down on local R&D
US-based company is developing next-generation sequencers, using AI models in the Republic to speed up diagnostics and lower healthcare…
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DBS, Banque Saudi Fransi join forces to boost payment flows across Asia, GCC
The partnership will boost GCC trade, finance and currency-clearing collaboration across the region DBS Group, the largest bank in…
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Goldman Sachs plans more job cuts to boost savings, leverage AI push
Goldman Sachs Group told staffers to expect an additional round of job cuts this year as the bank seeks further savings across its…
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Gold hits record high as US-China trade concerns boost safe-haven demand
Gold prices climbed to a record high on Monday (Oct 13), driven by safe-haven demand on fresh US-China trade concerns, while broader…