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The rise of the young conservatives: Gen Z turns away from the left
After decades of the Democratic Party counting on the youth vote in elections, a shift is underway. Polls show a growing wave of young…
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RHB expects S-Reit demand to rise, Singapore Government Securities yield to moderate further
Singapore Reit (S-Reit) demand is expected to rise, said RHB Bank analyst Shekhar Jaiswal on Friday (Aug 29). A benign inflation backdrop,…
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Singapore stocks rise as T-bill yield hits 40-month low; STI up 0.2%
Across the broader market, losers beat gainers 281 to 232, after 1.2 billion securities worth S$1.2 billion change hands The local bourse…
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From the Archive: The Rise of 1980s Italian Luxury Rtw Designers
“The Italians have a way of making everything easy,” WWD wrote in 1980, marking the rise of Italian luxury ready-to-wear and Milan’s…
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Energy price cap: Typical annual household bill to rise by £35 in October
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent, BBC News Gas and electricity prices will rise by 2% for millions of households under the…
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Asia: Markets rise on US rate cut hopes
Asian markets kicked off the week with a rally on Monday (Aug 25) morning, tracking gains made by Wall Street on Friday after the US…
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Oil prices rise, make weekly gains as Ukraine peace process stalls
Oil prices steadied on Friday (Aug 22) amid uncertainty surrounding a potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, with prices gaining…
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Singapore shares rise as market eagerly awaits signals of interest rate cuts; STI up 0.3%
Singapore shares rose on Thursday (Aug 21), as the market awaits for hints from US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell about the future…
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PlayStation prices rise as US tariffs bite
SONY on Wednesday said it is bumping up the price of PlayStation 5 video game consoles by US$50 in the United States due to a “challenging…
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Pop Mart shares rise to record as CEO announces new mini Labubu
Shares of Chinese pop toy maker Pop Mart International Group rose to a record on Wednesday (Aug 20), after founder and chief executive…
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CNN Reports: 'Ozempic Face' Could Be Fueling a Rise in Cosmetic Surgery
A New Kind of Patient Roughly two years ago, dermatologist Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank began seeing a wave of patients at his New York clinic…
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GuocoLand bucks overall market slide on Springleaf sales as shares rise 1.1%
The development is the seventh project to be launched in Upper Thomson’s District 26 Shares of GuocoLand rose by over 1.1 per cent in…
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Japan’s Nikkei ends at record high as automakers rise on weaker yen
Japan’s Nikkei share average extended its gains from last week to end at a record high on Monday (Aug 18), as a weaker yen pushed…
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National Australia Bank third-quarter cash earnings rise marginally
ONAL Australia Bank reported a slight increase in its cash earnings for the third-quarter on Monday, helped by improved margins and growth…
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Horse races cancelled in protest against proposed betting tax rise
British horse racing will go on strike on 10 September, taking the unprecedented action of refusing to race in protest against the…
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Retail sales rise in July as shoppers rush to spend ahead of tariffs
Shoppers spent at a healthy pace in July, particularly at the nation’s auto dealerships, even as President Donald Trump‘s tariffs start to…
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ANZ reports third-quarter rise in deposits, loans
RALIA’S ANZ Group said on Friday its customer deposits and net loans and advances rose in the third quarter, while credit risk-weighted…
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Frencken posts 9.9% rise in H1 profit to S$19.9 million
Semiconductor player Frencken on Thursday (Aug 14) reported a 9.9 per cent increase in profit to S$19.9 million for the first six months…
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ST Engineering falls 6.4% after posting a rise in H1 net profit
Shares of ST Engineering tumbled shortly after market open on Thursday (Aug 14) reporting a rise in net profit for the first half. The…
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Gold extends rise as Fed rate-cut bets pressure dollar
Gold rose for a third straight session on Thursday (Aug 14), helped by a weaker US dollar and lower Treasury yields as traders raised bets…
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ComfortDelGro’s H1 2025 earnings rise 11.2% to S$106 million
Transport operator ComfortDelGro (CDG) reported on Wednesday (Aug 13) an 11.2 per cent increase in earnings for the first half of 2025 to…
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Goldman favours Asian high-grade debt again as growth risks rise
Asia investment-grade credit spreads widened by nearly six basis points on Aug 1, the most in four months, after the weaker-than-expected…
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Hyperlocal deliveries fuel 300% stock rise for Shopee owner Sea
In the battle royale of global e-commerce, the names are familiar and formidable: Amazon. TikTok Shop. Shein. Temu. But in South-east…
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Death of NYPD officer spotlights rise of Bangladeshi immigrants within ranks
Outside the Bronx mosque where a New York City police officer was eulogized last week, a group of officers in their formal navy blue…