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Federal drilling permits rise under Trump as U.S. oil production surges to new records
President Trump's declaration of an energy emergency has helped clear hurdles and push the U.S. to the fastest rate of new oil and gas…
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Bitcoin Surges Past $106K as Ceasefire Hopes Ease Market Jitters, Institutional Bets Climb
The cryptocurrency market saw a sharp turnaround on Monday, June 24, 2025, as Bitcoin (BTC) surged past the $106,000 mark following news…
Business
Asia: Stocks track Wall Street up after jobs data, Seoul surges on Lee win
Asian shares extended a global rise on Wednesday following data indicating the US economy remained resilient, with South Korean equities…
Culture
Prabhas’ ‘Salaar’ Tops Nielsen Mobile Streaming Charts as JioHotstar Dominates, Multilingual Content Surges in India
Prabhas‘ pan-India action spectacle “Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire” has emerged as the most-watched movie on mobile streaming platforms in…
Culture
‘Lilo & Stitch’ Outpaces ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ as Box Office Surges in U.K. and Ireland
Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” topped the U.K. and Ireland box office in its opening weekend, debuting with a strong £9.5 million ($12.9…
Business
Covid-19 testing demand surges as cases spike across Asia
Phase Scientific has developed the world’s first urine-based human papillomavirus test, and is planning to expand that business globally…
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Singapore dollar surges against US dollar as Asia currencies rally on trade hopes
Asian currencies rallied on Monday (May 5) on hopes of a thaw in the US-China trade war and regional tariff deals with the Trump…
Fashion
Prada Group Gains 13% in Q1 as Miu Miu Surges
UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL APRIL 30 AT 2 PM CET/8 AM ET MILAN – The difficult current scenario did not thwart Prada Group’s sales growth in the…
Business
Amara surges 27% to all-time high on privatisation offer
The S$0.895 offer represents a 33% premium over the company’s net asset value per share as at end-December 2024 Shares of hotel group…
Business
Stakes high for Switch 2 after Nintendo’s stock valuation surges
NINTENDO shares have soared to a series of records in anticipation of its Switch 2 console, making the upcoming reveal of the gadget’s…
Business
Hong Kong derivatives trading surges to record on turbulent markets and hedge fund interest
Big swings in stock markets and hedge fund activity have propelled Hong Kong’s derivative trading to unprecedented highs. The number of…
Business
Digital Surges Ahead as India’s Media and Entertainment Sector Hits $29 Billion, Annual FICCI-EY Report Reveals
India’s media and entertainment sector hit INR2.5 trillion ($29.4 billion) in 2024, according to the annual Federation of Indian Chambers…
Fashion
Wall Street bonuses jump 32% as total surges to record
One in every 11 jobs in the city is either directly or indirectly associated with the securities industry Wall Street banker bonuses rose…
Business
Singapore’s Abaxx Exchange plans gold futures as metal surges
SINGAPORE’S Abaxx Exchange plans to introduce gold futures in the coming months, with prices setting fresh records this year as traders…
Business
Netflix Leads Southeast Asia Streaming Revenues to $1.8 Billion as Regional VOD Viewership Surges
Southeast Asia‘s premium video-on-demand market saw robust growth in 2024, with total industry revenues jumping 14% to $1.8 billion and…
Business
Singtel’s Q3 profit surges 183.4% to S$1.3 billion on exceptional gains
SINGTEL’S net profit for the third quarter ended Dec 31 climbed 183.4 per cent to S$1.3 billion from S$465 million in the same period the…
Culture
China Box Office: ‘Ne Zha 2’ Crosses $1.1 Billion as Market Surges Past $2 Billion in 2025
China’s box office continued its strong Lunar New Year momentum, with “Ne Zha 2” dominating the charts for the second consecutive week.…
Business
Japfa surges 16 per cent to S$0.615 after news of S$0.62 privatisation offer
Japfa announced on Friday that members of its founding family were making a joint offer to acquire around 18.3 per cent of the company’s…
Business
Japfa surges 16% to S$0.615 after news of S$0.62 privatisation offer
The company announced on Friday that members of its founding family were making a joint offer to acquire around 18.3% of the company’s…
Business
Ley Choon surges 15% as investors positive on construction upturn
SHARES of construction and engineering company Ley Choon jumped on Thursday (Jan 23) morning, after The Business Times reported that the…
Business
Ultraman toymaker Bloks surges after blockbuster Hong Kong IPO
SHARES of Bloks Group, the popular Chinese maker of Ultraman and Transformers figurines, jumped as much as 82 per cent in their Hong Kong…
Business
Centurion hits record high, surges 6.3% after news that it is exploring a Reit listing
SHARES of accommodation assets operator Centurion surged 6.3 per cent on Wednesday (Jan 8) following the previous day’s news that it is…
Business
Centurion surges 6.3% after news that it is exploring a Reit listing
SHARES of accommodation assets operator Centurion surged 6.3 per cent on Wednesday (Jan 8) following the previous day’s news that it is…
Business
Europe: Stoxx 600 inches up as Novo Nordisk surges at start of Christmas week
EUROPE’S Stoxx 600 closed slightly higher at the start of a holiday-shortened week, as a spike in Novo Nordisk shares boosted the…