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BlackRock cuts value of private debt fund by 19%, waives fee
A BLACKROCK private debt fund expects to mark down the net value of its assets 19 per cent after a string of troubled loans weighed on…
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Circles.Life to increase platform fee from S$0.30 to S$0.70 from Feb 1, drawing criticism online
Customers of local telco Circles.Life will need to pay almost double in platform fees from Feb 1, with the move drawing criticism from…
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Judge sustains Trump's $100,000 fee for high-skilled migrant guest workers
President Trump acted within his lawful powers when he imposed a $100,000 fee for some new guest workers under the H-1B high-skilled visa…
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Grab rides to cost S$0.30 more from Jan 1 with platform fee hike
Singapore’s largest ride-hailing firm Grab will be increasing its platform fee by S$0.30 come Jan 1, 2026. Passengers will then pay…
Fashion
EU Approves 3-Euro Fee on Small Parcels, Targeting Shein and Temu
PARIS – European Union finance ministers agreed on Friday to impose a 3-euro customs duty on inexpensive packages entering the bloc, a…
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Trump’s $100,000 fee on H-1B visas is backfiring—and shutting out foreign workers
This fall, President Trump took aim at the H-1B visa, in a move that has been telegraphed for years amid criticism that the program…
Business
Hong Kong IPO boom obscures sharp drop in underwriter fee rates
The booming overall pipeline means banks may be less inclined to cut fees to win business Investment banks are on track to take home their…
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Paramount hikes Warner Bros breakup fee to US$5 billion
Paramount Skydance more than doubled the proposed breakup fee in its offer to acquire Warner Bros Discovery to US$5 billion, according to…
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Apple and Tencent agree to 15% fee on WeChat mini game purchases
Tencent Holdings has agreed a deal with Apple that will see the iPhone maker handle payments and take a 15 per cent cut of purchases in…
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Goldman set for record advisory year after US$110 million fee on EA’s take-private deal
A 2025 M&A rebound has lifted US bank deal revenue, with Goldman outpacing its rivals Goldman Sachs Group’s biggest-ever M&A payday may be…
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SGAG parent company Hepmil sold to French Publicis Groupe for undisclosed fee
Established in 2015, Hepmil has a network of over 3,000 creators with a total reach exceeding 1 billion in six South-east Asian markets…
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Commodity vessels clog China ports as fee imposed on US ships
The Asian nation has introduced a hefty extra fee on vessels known to have American links, following a similar America move Waiting times…
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U.S. blocks a global fee on shipping emissions at international meeting
The U.S. has succeeded in blocking a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without…
Business
US$100,000 H-1B visa fee may draw top talent to Asia: analysts
Singapore will benefit from the H-1B1 visa exemption, they say, while US SMEs and startups will be hit the hardest The hefty new…
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JPMorgan to engage with stakeholders on H-1B visa fee, Indian media say
JPMORGAN will engage with stakeholders and policymakers after US President Donald Trump unveiled a one-time fee of US$100,000 for H-1B…
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'Extremely chaotic.' Tech industry rattled by Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee
President Trump’s new sky-high visa fees have shaken Silicon Valley’s tech giants as they contemplate a surge in the cost of hiring global…
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Trump signs proclamation adding $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications
President Trump on Friday signed a proclamation that will require a $100,000 annual visa fee for highly skilled foreign workers and rolled…
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H-1B: Trump attaches $100,000 fee for skilled worker visa applicants
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will add a $100,000 (£74,000) annual fee for applicants to the H-1B visa…
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Grab system glitch pushes some fares past S$1,000; company says full refunds made on ‘misconfigured fee’
Prices on ride-hailing giant Grab jumped about a hundred times from the usual rates, with short trips within Singapore costing S$1,000 or…
Business
Tesla lowers monthly lease fee due to UK sales slump
British motorists can now lease a Tesla electric vehicle for just over half of what they would have paid a year ago, The Times reported on…
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Tesla almost halves UK monthly lease fee as sales slump: The Times
ISH motorists can now lease a Tesla electric vehicle for just over half of what they would have paid a year ago, The Times reported on…
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James Trafford: Manchester City re-sign Burnley keeper for 'British record fee'
"Rejoining City is such a special and proud moment both for me and my family," Trafford said, adding that he was returning to the club "a…
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China probes US$100 underwriting fee amid Xi price war clampdown
China is investigating some of the nation’s top investment banks over bond underwriting fees that hit below US$100, as regulators expanded…
Business
Olivia Smith: Arsenal agree £1m record fee for Liverpool forward
Arsenal have had a world-record bid in excess of £1m accepted by Women's Super League rivals Liverpool for forward Olivia Smith. The…