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Jefferies takes US$30 million hit on First Brands as profit drops
Jefferies Financial Group posted a drop in quarterly profit as the bank took a US$30 million pre-tax loss tied to the collapse of…
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MusiCares Details $15 Million Distributed for Los Angeles Fire Relief
MusiCares, the Recording Academy’s charity-focused partner organization, has directed over $15 million in relief over the past year to…
Business
Frasers Centrepoint Trust secures S$400 million green loan facility
This involves term loan and revolving credit facilities from DBS, OCBC and Maybank Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) has entered into a…
Business
Auto dealer Tan Chong expects HK$327 million in gains from investments in 2025
Automotive group Tan Chong International said on Wednesday (Jan 7) that it expects to record an unaudited gain of HK$327 million (S$53.8…
Business
Disney agrees to pay $10 million to settle alleged violations of child privacy laws
The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty as part of a settlement to resolve allegations it violated child…
Business
Alibaba, Abu Dhabi set to invest in AI startup MiniMax’s US$600 million IPO
CHINESE artificial intelligence (AI) startup MiniMax has secured Alibaba and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority as key backers in its…
Business
LTA awards Obayashi Corp S$281 million contract to design and build new Brickland MRT station
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a contract for the design and construction of the new Brickland MRT station and viaduct,…
Culture
‘Stranger Things 5’ Finale Has 1.1 Million RSVPs in Movie Theaters, Says Ross Duffer: ‘3,500 Showtimes Are Completely Full’
The “Stranger Things” series finale is shaping up to be a major theatrical event. 1.1 million people have RSVP’d to watch the final…
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Trump administration to give each state at least $147 million for rural health next year
The Trump administration will award each U.S. state between $147 million and $281 million in 2026 under a new rural health transformation…
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mm2 Asia unit receives payment demand for S$18.9 million from creditor
A unit of embattled entertainment group mm2 Asia on Monday (Dec 29) said it has received a payment demand for S$18.9 million, even as the…
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China’s Leapmotor targets annual sales of more than four million units in a decade
Stellantis controls a joint venture that sells and produces cars for the company overseas Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Leapmotor…
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Frasers Property unit to lend up to 938.6 million baht to JV with two ThaiBev units
The capital injections will advance the technology and digitalisation of both Frasers Property Group and Thai Beverage Group Frasers…
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‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Crosses $760 Million Globally After Two Weekends
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” has surpassed $760 million globally after two weekends of release. Over the busy Christmas stretch, James Cameron‘s…
Culture
Box Office: ‘Avatar 3’ Adds $88 Million Over Christmas Weekend, ‘Marty Supreme’ Scores A24’s Second-Biggest Debut With $27 Million
James Cameron’s sci-fi threequel “Avatar: Fire and Ash” remained comfortably atop the domestic box office over the Christmas stretch.…
Culture
Box Office: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Stays No. 1 with $22.6 Million Post-Christmas; ‘Marty Supreme’ Adds $6.7 Million on Friday
It’s the most wonderful time of the year at the box office, and the sleigh full of Christmas Day releases continued to deliver on Friday.…
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Kennedy Center President Threatens $1 Million Lawsuit Against Jazz Musician Who Canceled Christmas Eve Concert Over ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ Name Change
Ambassador Richard Grenell, the Trump-appointed president of the Kennedy Center, said the organization will seek $1 million in damages…
Culture
Christmas Box Office: ‘Avatar 3’ Makes $24 Million, ‘Marty Supreme’ Powers to $9.5 Million Opening Day
Christmas proved to be a merry time at the box office, with moviegoers heading back to Pandora and also picking up their ping-pong paddles…
Business
Keppel Reit unit secures three bridge loans totalling S$892 million
The manager of Keppel Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) said on Wednesday (Dec 24) that it has obtained three bridge loan facilities…
Business
Sembcorp acquires Indian solar power project for S$246 million
The company’s gross renewable energy capacity installed and under development in India has now climbed to over 7.6 GW Sembcorp Industries…
Culture
Christmas Eve Box Office: ‘Avatar 3’ Leads With $10.7 Million, ‘Marty Supreme’ Earns $2 Million in Previews
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” dominated at the box office on Christmas Eve. James Cameron’s third sci-fi epic unwrapped $10.7 million on…
Business
Justice Dept. says it needs more time to release up to 1 million more Epstein documents
The Justice Department said Wednesday that it needs more time to release the whole trove of documents pertaining to deceased sex offender…
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Officials discover a million more documents potentially related to Epstein case
US authorities have discovered more than a million more documents potentially related to the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein that they…
Business
Nike shares are up after Apple CEO Tim Cook buys $3 million in stock
Nike shares ticked up 2% in premarket trading on Wednesday after Apple CEO Tim Cook bought nearly $3 million worth of the sportswear…
Culture
Russell Crowe’s Controversial $160 Million Biblical Epic Is Streaming for Free
Star Russell Crowe headlined a couple of major period epics following the grand success of Ridley Scott's Gladiator, which won him a Best…