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CDLHT posts 0.4% rise in H2 DPS to S$0.0282
Deon Loke - Gross revenue for the half-year period is up 7.2 per cent at S$142.5 million
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2 days ago
California wealth tax would cause rich to flee, Newsom warns
At least half a dozen billionaires have left California
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California wealth tax would cause rich to flee, governor Newsom warns
At least six billionaires have already left the state ahead of the Jan 1 residency cut-off
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Keppel DC Reit H2 DPU up 7.1% at S$0.05248 on the back of acquisitions, strong portfolio reversion
Navene Elangovan - It posts a record full-year DPU of S$0.10381
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Keppel DC Reit H2 DPU up 7.1% at S$0.05248
Navene Elangovan - It posts a record full-year DPU of S$0.10381
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Core inflation in Tokyo slows, still on track to hit BOJ goal
TOKYO, Jan 30 : Core inflation in Japan's capital slowed to a 15-month low in January due to the effects of gasoline subsidies and easing price pressure on food, data showed on Friday, a sign consumers were getting some respite from the rising cost of living.But an index stripping away the effe ...
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Core inflation in Japan's capital slows in January
TOKYO, Jan 30 : Core consumer prices in Japan's capital rose 2.0 per cent in January from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, slowing from the previous month but matching the central bank's target.The increase in the Tokyo core consumer price index, which excludes volatile costs of fres ...
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Keppel DC REIT's DPU rises 9.8% in FY2025 after setting aside capex and ULP reserves
The Edge Singapore - Keppel DC REIT’s distribution per unit (DPU) rose 9.8% y-o-y to 10.381 cents in FY2025 for the 12 months to Dec 31, 2025. Distributable income rose by 55.2% y-o-y to $268.1 million for FY2025. The increase was mainly driven by contributions from the acquisitions of Keppel DC Singapore 7 and 8 and ...
2 days ago
Bitcoin slide below US$85,000 leads to US$1 billion in liquidations
The digital currency is down more than 30 per cent from an all-time high on Oct 6
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MPACT's 3QFY2026 DPU up 2.5% y-o-y to 2.05 cents
The Edge Singapore - Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (MPACT) has reported distribution per unit (DPU) of 2.05 cents for its 3QFY2026, up 2.5% y-o-y. This brings its total payout for the nine months ended Dec 31, 2025 to 6.07 cents. MPACT managed to pay a higher DPU despite a slightly lower net property income as it ...
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US has investigated claims that WhatsApp chats aren’t private
US LAW enforcement has been investigating allegations by former Meta Platforms contractors that Meta personnel can access WhatsApp messages, despite the company’s statements that...
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SGX RegCo rolls out public consultation to support wider adoption of broker custody accounts
Lin Daoyi - Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) today launched a public consultation exercise on modernising the Singapore equities post-trade custody model. The consultation paper seeks feedback on the proposed rule amendments to facilitate the broader use of broker custody accounts, in particular, on an ...
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Elon Musk's SpaceX said to consider merger with Tesla, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 29 : Elon Musk's SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla as well as an alternative combination with artificial-intelligence company xAI, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.Tesla's shares were up 3 per cent after the bell following th ...
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Microsoft plunges, Meta rallies as investors demand AI payoffs
Microsoft is under growing investor pressure to justify its soaring capital outlay
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Apple sales, profit beat Wall Street estimates amid ‘staggering’ iPhone demand
The tech giant said iPhone sales set records in every geographic segment
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Perplexity signs $750 million AI cloud deal with Microsoft, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 29 : AI startup Perplexity has signed a $750 million agreement with Microsoft to use its Azure cloud service, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.The three-year deal will allow Nvidia-backed Perplexity to run a range of AI models through Microsoft's F ...
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Trading day: Volatility surge, tech wreck
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Oil prices surge 3% to five-month high on worries US could attack Iran
Iran is the third-biggest crude producer in Opec
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What’s the potential cost of India’s US$100 billion bet on AI data centres?
India’s data centre investments are set to top US$100 billion by 2027, even as water, power and environmental concerns slow expansion elsewhere. In part two of CNA’s series on India’s AI push, we look at what’s driving the boom - and the lessons ahead.
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Commentary: A breakthrough law won’t kill Korea’s AI revolution
South Korea is stress-testing how an advanced economy can roll out AI without letting scams, deepfakes and slop wallop public trust, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.
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Tech selloff drags Europe stocks lower as SAP’s results disappoint
EUROPE’S benchmark share index gave up early gains to close lower on Thursday, weighed by a selloff in technology stocks as results...
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US mulls tapping Robinhood for 'Trump accounts' for kids, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 29 : The U.S. government is considering selecting fintech Robinhood Markets for a key role in overseeing "Trump accounts" it is creating for millions of children, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.Robinhood declined to comment on the report, wh ...
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US stocks: S&P 500, Nasdaq close down as Big Tech’s soaring AI budgets trigger flight
WALL Street’s main indexes finished lower on Thursday with technology-heavy Nasdaq leading declines as investors were rattled by the latest earnings reports...
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Australia's Nine snaps up QMS for $599 million, dumps radio in digital-first reshuffle
Jan 30 : Australia's Nine Entertainment said on Friday will acquire digital outdoor advertising firm QMS Media from Quadrant Private Equity for A$850 million ($599.08 million) on a cash‑ and debt‑free basis.The deal marks a further shift in Nine's portfolio toward higher‑growth digit ...
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Australia's Nine speeds digital pivot with $599 million QMS deal, shares jump
Jan 30 : Australia's Nine Entertainment on Friday accelerated its shift toward digital media, announcing an A$850 million ($597.7 million) deal for outdoor advertiser QMS Media and an exit from broadcast radio, sending its shares higher.Nine shares rose as much as 5.5 per cent to A$1.14 by 1203 ...
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Exclusive-Pentagon clashes with Anthropic over military AI use - sources
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 29 : The Pentagon and artificial-intelligence developer Anthropic are at odds over potentially eliminating safeguards that might allow the government to use its technology to target weapons autonomously and conduct U.S. domestic surveillance, three people familiar with ...
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Exclusive-Pentagon clashes with Anthropic over military AI use, sources say
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 29 : The Pentagon is at odds with artificial-intelligence developer Anthropic over safeguards that would prevent the government from deploying its technology to target weapons autonomously and conduct U.S. domestic surveillance, three people familiar with the matter tol ...
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SGX moves to encourage more investors to use broker custody accounts for their holdings
Ranamita Chakraborty - Currently, SGX-listed securities in two-thirds of retail accounts are held directly with CDP
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Amazon in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, WSJ reports
Jan 29 : Amazon is in talks to invest as much as $50 billion in OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.OpenAI is looking to raise up to $100 billion in funding, valuing it at about $830 billion, Reuters reported on Tuesday. SoftBank Group Corp is ...
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Amazon in talks to invest as much as $50 billion in OpenAI, source says
Jan 29 : Amazon is in talks to invest dozens of billions in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and the figure could be as high as $50 billion, a source told Reuters on Thursday.The discussion is still in the early stages and the final numbers have not been finalized, the source said. Big Tech companies and invest ...
3 days ago
Study finds greater role for genetics in driving human lifespan
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 : Many factors influence how long you live, such as diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, environment and other variables. It also helps not to get hit by a dump truck. But what about your genes? That has been a contentious question for decades. A new study points to a larger role fo ...
3 days ago
Exclusive-Musk's SpaceX in merger talks with xAI ahead of planned IPO, source says
NEW YORK, Jan 29 : Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI are in discussions to merge ahead of a blockbuster public offering planned for later this year. The combination would bring Musk’s rockets, Starlink satellites, the X social media platform and Grok AI chatbot under one roof, according to a person ...
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SpaceX in merger talks with other Musk companies ahead of IPO
NEW YORK, Jan 29 : SpaceX is exploring deals with other companies helmed by serial entrepreneur Elon Musk, leaving investors working through permutations between space, autonomous driving and artificial intelligence to analyze which combination makes the most sense.The rocket maker is in discussions ...
3 days ago
Crypto bill advances in US Senate but faces obstacles
Jan 29 : The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, which oversees commodities trading, advanced a bill on Thursday that would establish a federal regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies on a party-line vote, an indication that the legislation likely lacks enough support to be passed by the full Senat ...