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Target faces activist investor pressure amid sales decline: FT
[NEW YORK] Activist investor Toms Capital Investment Management (TCIM) has made a significant investment in Target, the Financial Times reported on Friday...
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Fed data show December surge in 10-year Treasury delivery fails
[NEW YORK] Delivery fails involving 10-year Treasury notes surged to the highest level in eight years this month, a result of the...
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Brutal year for stock picking spurs trillion-dollar fund exodus
[NEW YORK] The last thing a diversified fund manager wants is to run a portfolio dominated by just seven technology companies –...
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Analysis:Waymo's San Francisco outage raises doubts over robotaxi readiness during crises
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 27 : A widespread power outage in San Francisco that led to Waymo robotaxis stalling and snarling traffic earlier this month has raised concerns about the readiness of autonomous vehicle operators to tackle major emergencies like earthquakes and floods.Driverless taxis from Alp ...
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Thailand and Cambodia sign ceasefire agreement to halt fierce border conflict
It ends 20 days of fighting that has killed at least 101 people and displaced more than 500,000
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To win the global car market, China needs more than EVs
[BEIJING] Automotive culture is the sum of social behaviours, values, beliefs, customs, art forms and lifestyles that revolve around the car. It...
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The year in review and what lies ahead
Tong Kooi Ong + Asia Analytica - How will the financial markets in 2025 best be remembered? No pun intended, but we would probably like to call it the year of “T&A”. The “A” is Artificial Intelligence (AI) while the “T” are Trump, Tariff, Trade, Technology and Truth Social/Twitter (now known as X), the social media ...
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17 new cars worth waiting for in 2026
New electric cars from unexpected quarters and some defiantly old-school machines make next year an enticing one for car fans and practical...
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Oil falls 2% on looming supply glut, hopes of Ukraine peace deal
[HOUSTON] Oil prices settled more than 2 per cent lower on Friday (Dec 26) as investors weighed a looming global supply glut,...
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US: Wall Street ends close to all-time highs in light, post-holiday session
[NEW YORK] Wall Street ended a light-volume post-Christmas session nearly unchanged on Friday (Dec 26), with few catalysts to fuel much conviction...
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Japan schedules sanitary audit on Brazilian beef for March 2026, Brazil says
SAO PAULO, Dec 26 : The Japanese government will conduct an audit to assess Brazil's beef sanitary system in March 2026, as part of the process to open its market to Brazilian products, Brazil's Agriculture Ministry said on Friday.Brazil, the world's largest beef exporter, has b ...
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New York to require social media platforms to display mental health warnings
Dec 26 : Social media platforms with infinite scrolling, auto-play and algorithmic feeds will be required to display warning labels about their potential harm to young users’ mental health under a new law, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Friday."Keeping New Yorkers safe has bee ...
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Atos to sell Latin American businesses to Brazil's Semantix
PARIS, Dec 26 : French IT company Atos said on Friday it signed a binding agreement to sell its Latin American operations to Brazilian tech company Semantix as part of a broad restructuring plan.The business to be sold employs about 2,800 people in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru a ...
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Wall Street closes near record highs; precious metals rise
Dec 26 : Major U.S. stock indexes closed near record peaks on Friday, little changed from the start of a muted post-Christmas trading session, while expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts and safe haven appeal pushed precious metals prices to all-time highs.Public holidays kept market ...
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Wall Street holds on to year-end highs; precious metals keep their lustre
Dec 26 : Major U.S. stock indexes traded near record peaks on Friday in muted post-Christmas trading, while expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts helped propel precious metals prices to all-time highs.Public holidays kept markets closed in Australia, Hong Kong and most of Europe, but th ...
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Wall Street lingers around record highs; precious metals rise
Dec 26 : Major U.S. stock indexes oscillated around record peaks on Friday in muted post-Christmas trading, while expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts and safe haven appeal pushed precious metals prices to all-time highs.Public holidays kept markets closed in Australia, Hong Kong and m ...
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Yen weaker in thin trading as traders stay alert to intervention risk
NEW YORK, Dec 26 : The Japanese yen softened against the greenback on Friday as investors remained on watch for potential intervention to shore up the currency, while the dollar dipped slightly against the euro in thin trading volumes.The yen has remained on the back foot despite a Bank of Japan ...
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Wall Street little changed in post-Christmas session
[NEW YORK] Wall Street indexes opened nearly flat in light post-Christmas trading on Friday (Dec 26), while investors bet that more interest...
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Autobahn Rent A Car and related companies’ moratorium application dismissed
Derryn Wong - The High Court ruling opens the way for creditor actions and insolvency proceedings, which may include being wound up
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Year's top gainers and losers are mainly small caps
Goola Warden - As 2025 draws to a close, and taking stock of the outperformers compared to the laggards, one factor the top 10 gainers by total returns and the top 12 losers by total returns have in common is that both groups comprise small caps. The data is for stocks on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange so ...
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TotalEnergies sues Charge+ over sale of EV charging assets
Tay Peck Gek - The defendant says it refused to proceed with the deal because BlueSG – which accounted for more than 95% of the claimant’s...
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China Vanke bondholders approve grace period extension, reject year-long delay
BEIJING: China Vanke's bondholders approved a proposal by the state-backed developer to extend the grace period for a 3.7 billion yuan (US$528 million) bond repayment, but rejected delaying the repayment by a year, a filing showed on Friday (Dec 26).The decision, disclosed in a filing to the ...
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Resources Global Development acquires Draco Investment Holdings
Lin Daoyi - Catalist-listed Resources Global Development (RGD) announced in a bourse filing on Dec 26 that it has completed the acquisition of Draco Investment Holdings for US$1($1.3) million from Southeast Earnest Investment (SEI). The purchase consideration was arrived at on a willing-seller, willing-buyer ba ...
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Singapore stocks flat; latest factory output data posts solid growth
Renald Yeo - The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index up 0.1% at 1,449.67
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Sheng Siong awards long-serving staff members with gold coins
[SINGAPORE] In recognition of their loyalty, local supermarket chain Sheng Siong has awarded its long-serving employees with gold coins.
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Prime retail rents seen rising further in 2026 with tenant demand firm amid tight supply
Chong Xin Wei - Market watchers expect increases of between 1% and 4%, with city centre malls likely outperforming suburban centres
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Singapore court upholds worldwide asset freeze in alleged fraudulent US$38 million gold scheme
Renald Yeo - Claimants say they were induced to invest in what was presented as a trading operation spanning South Africa and Zimbabwe
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Vingroup’s rail retreat sparks VN-Index rout, exposes strain in Vietnam’s mega-project push
Jamille Tran - The move raises concerns about private-sector limits, after recent exits by other private developers
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Toyota sees 2026 output exceeding 10 million vehicles, sources say
TOKYO, Dec 26 : Toyota Motor has started notifying its parts suppliers that it expects its auto output to exceed 10 million units in 2026 amid robust hybrid car demand in the United States, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.Toyota's global output in the first 11 mo ...
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BOJ cuts monthly bond purchase amount by 400 billion yen
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan on Friday (Dec 26) announced a 400 billion yen (S$3.28 billion) reduction in its monthly bond purchases,...
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Thai rice exports may fall as much as 12.5% in 2026 as baht bites
The baht has gained 10.5 per cent against the dollar so far this year to become Asia’s second-best performing currency
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Keppel Reit unit secures three bridge loans totalling S$892 million
Therese Soh - The facilities contain conditions relating to changes to the Reit’s manager
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Charities need to make money, too
Vivien Ang - As the giving landscape evolves, these organisations need to be more entrepreneurial without losing their core purpose
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LG Energy Solution cancels 3.9 trillion won battery order with Freudenberg
SEOUL, Dec 26 : South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution has cancelled a 3.9 trillion won ($2.7 billion) contract with Freudenberg Battery Power Systems, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday. LG said it cancelled the contract after the customer scrappe ...