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Founder of India’s top broker Groww joins billionaire financial elites
Keshre is the twelfth billionaire to emerge from India’s financial services industry in recent years
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Balancing seamless travel with security and ethics in 2025
Robert Sutton - As global travel rebounds and international mobility gains momentum, border control authorities are increasingly turning to biometric technologies to modernise how people cross borders. Among the most transformative of these technologies is facial recognition, which is revolutionising identity verif ...
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Quartz-powered robots are transforming Singapore’s manufacturing floor
Vivekanand Patil - In a gleaming Singapore factory, robot arms zip across an assembly line, orchestrating the sort of choreographed ballet only possible with millisecond timing. Yet, as they race to mount microchips onto circuit boards, the faintest vibration threatens to knock each part out of alignment - forcing a s ...
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Intel CEO Tan Lip-Bu denies claims new hire stole TSMC trade secrets
The executive is alleged to have taken proprietary knowhow from his former employer just before his departure
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Singapore GasCo to seek LNG offers in Q1 2026 for supply from 2028
[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s new state gas buyer GasCo will seek offers in the first quarter for liquefied natural gas term supply for delivery...
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Tech stocks still set for record $75 billion inflow in 2025, says BofA
LONDON :Tech stocks remain on track for a record $75 billion inflow this year, BofA's weekly flow show note said on Friday, highlighting demand for the sector even as it comes under pressure from concerns about lofty valuations.Tech stocks have been on a surge for much of this year, and the Nas ...
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CK Hutchison weighing Hong Kong listing for retailer Watson: sources
The health and beauty retailer could raise US$2 billion or more from it
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Thailand turns to Pop Mart, Miniso to win back Chinese tourists
On a late October morning, a long queue snaked through Siam Square, the bustling heart of Bangkok’s shopping district. The crowd had...
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Hongkong Land's underlying earnings down but DBS raises target price to US$7.70 on going capital recycling moves
The Edge Singapore - Hongkong Land Holdings has reported a 13% y-o-y drop in underlying earnings for its 3QFY2025 ended Sept, as it enjoyed lower contributions from its Hong Kong office portfolio and also incurred pre-opening costs for its prime investment properties in China. For the full year FY2025, the company’s u ...
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Agility will define winners in a shifting global trade, logistics landscape: FedEx CEO
FedEx chief executive officer Raj Subramaniam discusses the company’s cost-cutting drive and AI push, as well as the logistics sector’s outlook amid a turbulent global environment, during an interview with CNA’s Roland Lim.
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Apex court reserves judgement on sentences in Singapore’s largest securities fraud
Frankie Ho - The Court of Appeal heard final arguments today (Nov 21) on whether the jail terms imposed on market-rigging masterminds John Soh Chee Wen and Quah Su-Ling, architects of Singapore’s largest securities fraud, should be reduced. The pair lost their appeal last month to overturn their 2022 convictio ...
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Companies supported by EDB yield annual spillovers of S$48.5 million each
Elysia Tan - The figure refers to net benefits that EDB-supported firms brought to other firms, from 2012 to 2019
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Establishment of dividend policy sparks re-rating for China Sunsine, UOBKH raises TP to 95 cents
Teo Zheng Long - UOB KayHian analysts Heidi Mo and John Cheong are maintaining their “buy” call on China Sunsine along with a higher target price of 95 cents from 75 cents previously. For 9MFY2024, China Sunsine reported revenue 7% lower y-o-y at RMB2.4 billion and earnings 17% higher y-o-y of RMB330 million, wh ...
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Italy closes Google probe over unfair use of personal data after remedies adopted
MILAN :Italy's competition authority said on Friday it had closed a probe it had launched last year over Google's alleged unfair commercial practices in the use of personal data after the online search giant adopted remedies.In July 2024 the authority opened an investigation as the request ...
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Maybank Q3 profit up 3.3% at RM2.62 billion
Tan Nai Lun - Deposits rise 4.7% on year to RM739.1 billion as at Sep 30
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Maybank Q3 profit up 3.3% at RM2.6 billion
Tan Nai Lun - Deposits rise 4.7% on year to RM739.1 billion as at Sep 30
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Analysis:Dollar hedging frenzy fades, bringing relief to greenback
(Refiles to add ANALYSIS tag back, no changes to text)By Alun John and Naomi RovnickLONDON :Just months after a U.S. tariff shock whacked the dollar, a rush by overseas investors to protect U.S. holdings from the sliding currency has slowed sharply - a vote of confidence that's helping the gree ...
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Dollar hedging frenzy fades, bringing relief to greenback
LONDON :Just months after a U.S. tariff shock whacked the dollar, a rush by overseas investors to protect U.S. holdings from the sliding currency has slowed sharply - a vote of confidence that's helping the greenback recover from its worst rout in years. While analysts say investor hedging is ...
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Analysis:Much-anticipated dollar hedging rush slows, for now
LONDON :Just months after a U.S. tariff shock whacked the dollar, a rush by overseas investors to protect U.S. holdings from the sliding currency has slowed sharply - a vote of confidence that's helping the greenback recover from its worst rout in years. While analysts say investor hedging is ...
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‘I still wash dishes’: How Calvin Chan turned Oriental Kopi into a RM2.5 billion kopitiam empire
Tan Ai Leng - Founder Calvin Chan still returns to the kitchen, showing how far staying grounded can take you
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‘I still wash dishes’: How Calvin Chan turned Oriental Kopi into a kopitiam empire
Tan Ai Leng - Founder Calvin Chan still returns to the kitchen, showing how far staying grounded can take you
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Hands off the company’s data: How protecting such intellectual property becomes challenging
Benjamin Cher - With more cases of data theft from firms, do we need to have tougher legal options to protect proprietary information?
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US accuses four of smuggling advanced Nvidia chips to China
The four charged in the indictment are Hon Ning Ho, Cham Li, Jin Chen and Brian Raymond
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New hires in AI could get up to 20% raise even as salary growth moderates: Robert Walters survey
Deon Loke - Companies are grappling with cost pressures while talent is demanding higher compensation
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Foreigners buy most Philippine stocks in two years on BSP Bets
The buying has helped lift the nation’s benchmark index this week, set to close about 7% higher
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Indonesia’s US$52 billion fund to invest 5% of assets abroad
The plan marks a key shift for BPJS TK has outgrown Indonesia’s shallow capital markets
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Foxconn showcases 'Model A' electric vehicle at tech day event
TAIPEI :Foxconn Chief Strategy Officer Jun Seki on Friday showcased the company's "Model A" electric vehicle at the Taiwan contract chip manufacturer's tech day in Taipei.
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Link REIT’s Hong Kong and Chinese portfolio remain under pressure
The Edge Singapore - Hong Kong-listed Link REIT’s operations remain under some pressure in Hong Kong, which accounts for 74.4% of its portfolio valuation; and China, which makes up 13.8% of the HK$223 billion ($37.46 billion) portfolio. The rest (11.8%) is Link REIT’s international portfolio, including Singapore, wh ...
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PM Wong heads to South Africa for G20 summit, followed by first official visit to Ethiopia
Sharon See - This is his first visit to Africa since taking the helm
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‘Baby Shark’ creator’s 62% wipeout sinks stock below IPO price
Pricing has also landed at the high end of its marketed range
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Finance minister says Thai economy is stable, sees Q4 growth picking up
BANGKOK :The Thai economy is very stable and government stimulus measures will give growth a boost in the final quarter of 2025, the finance minister said on Friday. Inflation and unemployment were low, Ekniti Nitithanprapas told a business forum, adding the government will keep the public debt rat ...
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Thai government says stimulus will lift GDP in Q4 but strong baht remains a concern
BANGKOK: Thailand's economic stability is underpinned by strong financial and fiscal fundamentals, and government stimulus measures will give growth a boost in the final quarter of 2025, the finance minister said on Friday (Nov 21).Inflation and unemployment were both under 1 per cent, Ekniti N ...
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STI slides 1% amid rout in Asia markets; Nikkei, Hang Seng tumble more than 2%
Therese Soh - The STI decline comes as markets across Asia see significant setbacks
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STI tumbles 1% amid rout in Asia markets; Nikkei, Hang Seng fall more than 2%
Therese Soh - The STI decline comes as markets across Asia see significant setbacks