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Price spikes, demand fears cast shadow over metal markets amid Trump’s 25% tariffs
Markets are in the dark as key details of Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports are still pending; experts fear heightened…
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Coty’s Sales Decline in Q2 Amid Weak Demand in Asia and Tight Inventory Management Despite Strong Fragrance Performance
The fragrance effect that has boosted Coty for the past year was not enough to offset a trio of weak demand in Asia, FX headwinds and a…
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Gold hovers near all-time highs as Trump’s tariff threats lift safe-haven demand
GOLD prices firmed on Monday (Feb 10), and hovered near a record high hit in the previous session, as investors sought refuge in the…
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Hedge funds boost bearish oil bets as trade war threatens demand
Hedge funds increased bearish bets against oil by the most in three months on the prospect that duelling tariffs between the US and China…
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Bitcoin lags behind gold as Trump’s trade war spurs safe haven demand
After outperforming most asset classes in 2024, Bitcoin now finds itself under pressure as Donald Trump’s White House return and…
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Kia contests US$14 million India tax demand for wrongly using trade treaty exemptions
Tax investigations in India can drag on for years and are often a sore point for foreign companies KIA on Friday (Feb 7) said it is…
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L’Oreal sales miss estimates as China demand remains weak
L’OREAL’s fourth-quarter sales fell short of analysts’ estimates after demand in the US failed to make up for a continued downturn in…
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Frasers Hospitality Trust sees improved RevPAR in Q1 on sustained travel demand
FRASERS Hospitality Trust (FHT) recorded an increase in revenue per available room (RevPAR) across its portfolio in the first quarter…
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Gold hits record high as China-US tariff war drives safe-haven demand
GOLD prices touched an all-time-high on Wednesday (Feb 5), underpinned by safe-haven demand after China responded to US tariffs, which…
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Barbie parent Mattel forecasts annual profit above estimates after steady holiday demand
TOYMAKER Mattel on Tuesday forecast full-year profit above Wall Street expectations after beating holiday quarter estimates, owing to…
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Cathay Cineplex receives letters of demand for about S$2.7 million in rent and other costs owed
MM2 Asia, which runs the cinema chain, is trying to resolve the matter while prioritising minimal disruption to business operations CATHAY…
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Volkswagen sues India to quash ‘enormous’ US$1.4b tax demand, legal filing shows
Volkswagen has sued Indian authorities to quash an “impossibly enormous” tax demand of US$1.4 billion, arguing that the ask is…
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Gold hits record high as Trump tariff threats aid haven demand
GOLD rose to a record high as investors flocked to safety after US President Donald Trump reiterated threats to impose tariffs on Mexico…
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Construction companies need to collaborate and plan better as demand climbs
Poaching and project delays could plague the sector as it faces a greater strain on manpower and resources STRONG growth in construction…
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German interior ministers demand changes after Aschaffenburg attack
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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Keppel Reit H2 2024 DPU falls 3.4 per cent to S$0.028; manager confident of strong Singapore office demand
THE manager of Keppel Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) reported distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.028 for the second half ended Dec…
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Demand falls for latest Singapore Savings Bond with 10-year average return of 2.82%
THE latest Singapore Savings Bond (SSB) allotted on Monday (Jan 27) saw a fall in applications to less than half of the amount offered, as…
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JLR to invest £65 million to meet demand for custom luxury car colours
JAGUAR Land Rover (JLR) will invest £65 million (S$109 million) to expand its luxury paint services in the UK and Slovakia to meet…
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BMW sales slide after brake fault recall, China demand slump
BMW car sales slipped last year as a costly recall compounded a slump in demand in China that’s hit Germany’s automakers hard. Sales of…
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Oil settles up 1% as cold weather in US, Europe drives winter fuel demand
OIL prices rose more than 1 per cent on Thursday (Jan 9) as cold weather gripped parts of the United States and Europe, boosting winter…
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LG Energy posts unexpected loss as EV demand slows; shares drop
BATTERY maker LG Energy Solution reported an unexpected loss – sending its shares down – as cooling demand for electric cars hurt sales.…
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Thai central bank rebuffs demand for steps to boost inflation
THAILAND’S central bank is comfortable with the outlook for subdued inflation as it focuses the monetary policy to ensure financial…
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Oil prices ease as weak economic data offsets higher US winter storm heating demand
OIL prices eased in volatile trade on Monday (Jan 6) as some bearish economic news from the United States and Germany offset bullish…
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Republican senator vows to vote against key Donald Trump demand
Senator Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, said on Sunday during a Fox News appearance that he will vote against President-elect Donald…