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Commentary: China is overplaying its rare earth hand in Japan
Few countries are better prepared against China threatening their rare earth supplies than Japan, says David Fickling for Bloomberg Opinion.
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3 days ago
European stocks’ early-2026 rally hits speed bump as retail reality check drags
EUROPEAN stocks fell on Thursday, dragged down by a selloff in tech and disappointing updates from several heavyweight retailers, while weaker gold and...
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US stocks: Wall Street ends mixed as tech dips, defence stocks rally
WALL Street ended mixed on Thursday, as Nvidia and other technology stocks dipped, while defence companies advanced after President Donald Trump called for an...
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Strengthening governance beyond compliance
Over the past decade, female board representation has risen from 8.3% in 2014 to 18.3% in 2025, across all listed firms
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Exclusive-Big Tech spared strict rules in EU digital rule overhaul, sources say
BRUSSELS, Jan 8 : Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms, Netflix, Microsoft and Amazon will not face heavy-handed regulations in Europe's digital rule overhaul despite calls from telecoms companies, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday.A slew of new tech rules adopted in ...
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CrowdStrike to buy identity security startup SGNL for $740 million to tackle AI threats
Jan 8 : CrowdStrike said on Thursday it would buy identity security startup SGNL in a deal valued at $740 million aiming to enhance its cybersecurity tools to help customers counter artificial intelligence-powered threats.The cybersecurity company looks to benefit from SGNL's "continuou ...
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Italy’s privacy watchdog warns Grok over deepfake AI content
MILAN, Jan 8 : Italy's data protection authority on Thursday warned users and providers of artificial intelligence tools, including Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok, over the risk of generating deepfake images from real content without the consent of featured individuals.The warning comes am ...
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Some of Warner Bros' biggest investors are split on Paramount offer
Jan 8 : Some of Warner Bros Discovery's biggest investors are split on Paramount Skydance's sweetened offer for the storied movie studio owner, giving the smaller media company a fighting chance at winning over shareholders.Investors have until Jan. 21 to accept Paramount's latest ...
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China's Anta Sports has offered to buy Pinault family's 29% Puma stake, sources say
The offer comes as the German sportswear brand’s valuation has slumped and talks stall over price expectations.
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Qualcomm to provide infotainment tech for new Volkswagen platform
BERLIN, Jan 8 : Volkswagen plans a long-term supply deal with U.S. chip designer Qualcomm to deliver infotainment technology for the German carmaker's new software platform.Qualcomm will provide high-performance system-on-chips for infotainment capabilities starting in 2027, Volkswagen ...
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Stocks mixed, yields rise ahead of US jobs report; defense shares gain
NEW YORK, Jan 8 : Major stock indexes were mixed and Treasury yields rose on Thursday ahead of Friday's key U.S. jobs report, while defense company shares gained amid U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for a $1.5 trillion military budget.An aerospace and defense index rose to an all-ti ...
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Stocks mixed, yields rise ahead of US jobs data; defense shares climb
NEW YORK, Jan 8 : Major stock indexes were mixed and Treasury yields rose on Thursday ahead of Friday's key U.S. jobs report, while defense company shares gained amid U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for a $1.5 trillion military budget.An aerospace and defense index rose to an all-ti ...
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Stocks edge down, yields rise ahead of US jobs report; defense shares gain
NEW YORK/LONDON, Jan 8 : Major stock indexes mostly eased and Treasury yields rose on Thursday ahead of Friday's key U.S. jobs report, while defense company shares jumped amid U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for a $1.5 trillion military budget.An aerospace and defense index rose to an ...
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Wall St opens lower; defence firms up as Trump calls for budget boost
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Jan 8), as investors turned cautious ahead of Friday’s crucial nonfarm payrolls...
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France's armed forces ministry awards Mistral AI framework agreement
Jan 8 - France's Ministry of the Armed Forces has awarded a framework agreement to artificial intelligence company Mistral AI, it said on Thursday.The agreement enables the ministry's armed forces, directorates, services, and affiliated public entities — such as the Atomic Energy C ...
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The Trendlines Group enters proposed private placement to raise $5.6 mil
Nicole Lim - The Trendlines Group has entered into a proposed private placement for approximately 5.75% shareholding for an aggregate consideration of $5.6 million. The proceeds from the proposed placement will be used for follow-on investments in selected portfolio companies. The group says that this will allow ...
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Morgan Stanley boosts managing director ranks after dealmaking revival
Wall Street expects another strong year as equity markets hit record highs and interest rates decline
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Haveli to buy majority stake in contract software firm Sirion
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PropNex’s six property wishes for Budget 2026
Jovi Ho - Reducing stamp duty for foreigners, lowering the en bloc consent threshold and raising the income ceiling for executive condominiums (ECs) — ahead of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s Budget 2026 speech on Feb 12, real estate agency PropNex has unveiled six policy recommendations for the Singapore ...
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Full impact of Trump tariffs will take some time to play out: SM Lee
Lionel Lim - The US’ ‘opting out’ of the multilateral trading system it anchors will hurt world economy, he says
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Exclusive-Vitol and Trafigura invited to White House on Friday for Venezuelan oil talks
LONDON, Jan 8 : U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has invited bosses from commodity trading houses Vitol and Trafigura to the White House on Friday for talks on marketing Venezuelan oil, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. European trading houses have traditionally d ...
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Vitol and Trafigura in talks with US on Venezuelan oil sales, sources say
LONDON, Jan 8 : Vitol and Trafigura, two of the world's largest commodity traders, are in talks with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump about the marketing of Venezuelan oil, four sources familiar with the matter said. European trading houses have traditionally dominated the ...
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China Aviation Oil confirms Sinopec merger with parent CNAF
Evan See - State administrators have given the nod for the merger following deliberation, says CAO
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EU Commission has ordered X to retain all Grok documents until end 2026, spokesperson says
BRUSSELS, Jan 8 : The European Commission has ordered Elon Musk's social media site X to retain all internal documents and data relating to its built-in artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, until the end of 2026, a commission spokesperson said on Thursday.The European Commission s ...
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EU orders X to keep Grok documents for longer amid sexualised AI photos furore
BRUSSELS, Jan 8 : The European Commission has ordered Elon Musk's X to retain all documents relating to its AI chatbot, Grok, for longer while the bloc ensures compliance with its rules after condemning it for producing sexualised images, a spokesperson said on Thursday.Sweden on Thursday jo ...
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US actions turns Venezuela upside down but global oil market bubbles on
Lin Daoyi - When Iraq invaded oil-rich Kuwait in 1990, the price of oil more than doubled from the mid-teens to above US$40 a barrel, reawakening fears of a new oil crisis suffered by world consumers in the 1970s. When the US attacked Venezuela, the owner of the world’s largest oil reserves, over the last wee ...
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Hang Seng Bank shareholders approve HSBC's $13.6 billion buyout proposal
HONG KONG, Jan 8 : Hang Seng Bank shareholders on Thursday approved a plan by its majority owner HSBC to take the bank private, in a landmark move to further boost the Asia-focused lender's presence in Hong Kong.HSBC, which proposed to buy the 36.5 per cent of Hang Seng shares it does not al ...
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Importers brace for US$150 billion tariff refund fight if Trump loses at Supreme Court
The court is expected to issue rulings on Friday
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One Bangkok sets records and standards for Thai capital
Goola Warden - One Bangkok is Thailand’s mega integrated development, with ultra-premium Grade A+ office space that may give Asia-Pacific’s gateway cities a run for their money. Arguably, it is the largest integrated project in Thailand to date, and the only integrated project in Thailand with hospitality, ret ...
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Death of the liberal international order
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - Post-Venezuela, the rest of the world is compelled to think harder by US ‘peacemaker in chief’ Donald Trump When President Donald Trump was sworn into his second term on Jan 20, 2025, he pledged to bring peace, not war, to the US. “We will measure our success not only by the battles we win but ...
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DBS lays groundwork for significant risk transfers: sources
South-east Asia’s largest bank held preliminary talks with funds investing in SRTs
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Coastal Cabana nets ‘strong’ interest in year-end e-applications
Jovi Ho - A focus on larger layouts, with units starting from three-bedroom configurations, has netted Coastal Cabana “strong” interest from families and HDB upgraders “planning for longer-term occupation”, says Ouyang Jing, director, Qingjian Realty. Developed by Qingjian Realty, Forsea Holdings, ZAC ...
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India defends antitrust penalty law in Apple fight
The watchdog says it could compute penalties from global turnover, but only sought “India-specific financial details”
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China brands go upmarket as Japan mounts EV charge at Singapore Motorshow
Derryn Wong - Models from Chinese carmakers priced from S$500,000 debut; Toyota and Honda officially introduce electric vehicles