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‘Baby Shark’ creator Pinkfong shares surge up to 62% on debut
The debut also comes as South Korean entertainment grows in popularity worldwide, thanks to K-pop bands such as BlackPink and BTS
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GlobalFoundries acquires Singapore semiconductor firm in push to expand AI portfolio
Lionel Lim - Advanced Micro Foundry specialises in silicon photonics, a technology that allows for faster and more efficient data transmission
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Coliwoo to launch 6-storey co-living space at Middle Road in Q1
Therese Soh - It will offer lifestyle amenities, wellness features and social spaces
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Looking for yield? These are the 10 top dividend-paying ETFs on the SGX
Deon Loke - The Lion-OCBC Securities SG Low Carbon Index ETF posted the highest indicated dividend yield
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Malaysia-based restaurant software platform FeedMe raises US$5 million
Russell Marino Soh - The funding will be used to accelerate its expansion into the Thai market
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Hong Kong property concerns deepen among bankers and regulators
HONG Kong bankers and regulators are signalling growing concern over the city’s deepest real estate downturn since the Asian financial crisis.
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Stocks to watch: SIA, SGX, YZJ Shipbuilding, CDL, YZJ Financial, StarHub, Coliwoo
Therese Soh - [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Nov 18):
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Japan finance minister says 'alarmed' over yen's volatility
TOKYO :Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Tuesday expressed concern over recent foreign exchange movements, as the yen sank to fresh nine-month lows versus the dollar."As we have recently been seeing one-sided, rapid moves in the foreign exchange market, we have been alarmed," K ...
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"Baby Shark" maker Pinkfong shares soar in South Korean market debut after IPO
SEOUL :Shares in South Korea's The Pinkfong Company, maker of popular children's song "Baby Shark," traded as high as 61,500 won per share on Tuesday after its market debut, more than 60 per cent above its initial public offering price of 38,000 won per share. The "Baby Sha ...
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Shares in Baby Shark studio jump on market debut
SEOUL: Shares in the South Korean studio behind the ultra-catchy Baby Shark - YouTube's most-viewed video - surged as much as 60 per cent on Tuesday (Nov 18) as the company made its market debut in Seoul.Beloved by young children, Baby Shark Dance has racked up more than 16 billion views on You ...
11 hours ago
Arm to offer Nvidia’s NVLink technology in AI data centre chips
[SAN FRANCISCO] Arm Holdings plans to start incorporating Nvidia’s NVLink technology into chip designs for artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, tightening the...
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US airlines may see weaker holiday traffic amid shutdown fallout
Bookings for Christmas travel are also below expectations
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World’s top aluminium producer adds markups as Trump tariffs drive up consumer costs
The US relies heavily on foreign aluminium supplies as it does not have the capacity to produce enough to meet demand
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Wall Street regulator drops emphasis on crypto sector exams for 2026
WASHINGTON :The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday dropped its emphasis on the oversight of companies offering crypto asset-related services as part of its priorities for examining Wall Street firms for the current fiscal year, according to an annual statement published by the agency. ...
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China raised gold reserves by 15 tonnes in September, Goldman says
The bank still sees the precious metal prices reaching US$4,900 an ounce by the end of next year
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Archer Aviation to supply electric powertrain to Anduril, EDGE for Omen drone
Archer Aviation said on Monday it will supply its electric powertrain for the Omen autonomous air vehicle, being co-developed by U.S. defense technology firm Anduril Industries and UAE-based EDGE group.The agreement marks Archer's first third-party application of its powertrain, currently used ...
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Is China winning the competition with the US in South-east Asia?
As Asean navigates great power rivalry, the bloc’s nations may well favour Beijing’s comprehensive approach
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Google asks court to dismiss conservative influencer's AI defamation lawsuit
Google on Monday asked a Delaware state court to dismiss conservative influencer Robby Starbuck's allegations that its artificial intelligence systems defamed him by falsely calling him epithets including a "child rapist," "serial sexual abuser" and "shooter."The t ...
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UN Security Council adopts US resolution on Trump’s Gaza plan
The US president’s 20-point plan is included as an annexe to the resolution
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China buys at least 14 cargoes of US soybeans for Dec-Jan shipment, traders say
[CHICAGO] China’s state-owned grain trader COFCO bought at least 14 cargoes of US soybeans on Monday, or at least 840,000 metric tons,...
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Australia’s TPG Telecom says customer died after failed emergency call due to ‘outdated Samsung software’
AUSTRALIA’S TPG Telecom said on Tuesday a customer died after failing to make emergency triple zero (”000”) calls on the company’s network...
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Australia’s TPG Telecom says customer died after failed emergency call due to outdated software
AUSTRALIA’S TPG Telecom said on Tuesday a customer died after failing to make emergency triple zero (”000”) calls on the company’s network...
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Amazon founder Bezos returns to CEO role with AI startup
[LOS ANGELES] Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is returning to an operational leadership role for the first time in four years, taking the...
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Deutsche Bank joins Barclays, Apollo targeting energy transition deals
Transition is supposed to convey the notion of transforming an asset to green from brown
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US Fed official backs further rate cut due to weak job market
A KEY Federal Reserve official said Monday that he supports a third consecutive interest rate cut by the US central bank in...
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Australia's TPG Telecom links customer's death to outdated Samsung phone
Australia's TPG Telecom on Tuesday said a customer died after their Samsung mobile phone running out-of-date software failed to connect with the Triple Zero emergency services, and there was no network outage at the time.The incident comes two months after two back-to-back emergency call outage ...
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Australia's TPG Telecom says customer died after failed emergency call due to outdated software
Australia's TPG Telecom said on Tuesday a customer died after failing to make emergency triple zero ("000") calls on the company's network from a Samsung device that was operating out-of-date software.At the time of the attempted contact to the triple zero service, TPG's mob ...
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Wall Street ends sharply lower, Treasury yields slip as investors eye Nvidia results
NEW YORK: US stocks extended their selloff and benchmark Treasury yields inched lower as investors embarked on a week of accelerated economic data releases in the aftermath of the longest government sh
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Wall Street indexes end lower; investors brace for jobs data, Nvidia results
NEW YORK: US stocks ended sharply lower on Monday (Nov 17), with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closing below a key technical indicator for the first time since late April as investors braced for quarterly results from retailers and chip giant Nvidia and awaited a long-delayed US jobs report this we ...
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Europe: Shares slip as caution prevails ahead of critical US data
EUROPEAN shares slipped on Monday, as investors avoided big bets ahead of a long-awaited jobs report from the US that could offer...
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US: Wall Street indexes fall sharply; investors brace for jobs data, Nvidia results
[NEW YORK] US stocks ended down sharply on Monday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing below a key technical indicator for the first...
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Oil prices ease after loadings resume at Russian export hub
[HOUSTON] Oil prices eased on Monday as loadings resumed at Russia’s Novorossiysk export hub after a two-day suspension at the Black Sea port...
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Fidelity sues Broadcom over access to key software to avoid outages
BOSTON :A subsidiary of Fidelity Investments has filed a lawsuit accusing technology company Broadcom of threatening to cut off its access to key software that has become central to the financial firm's systems, creating the risk of "massive outages" and trading disruptions unless a j ...
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Figurine of a woman and a goose offers peek at prehistoric beliefs
A clay figurine about 12,000 years old that was unearthed at the site of a prehistoric village overlooking the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel depicts a woman and a goose in what may be one of the world's oldest renderings of a mythological scene.Researchers said the figurine, about 1.5 inche ...