S-Reits set for first DPU recovery in four years: Julius Baer

S-Reits set for first DPU recovery in four years: Julius Baer

Singapore’s retail and office sectors are well placed to benefit this year, the analyst says [SINGAPORE] For the first time in four years, Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) should see distributions per unit (DPU) grow in 2026, said Julius Baer on Tuesday (Jan 27). Analyst Jen-Ai Chua predicted: “Expectations of low interest rates, coupled…

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LVMH suffers sluggish sales of high-end fashion and handbags

LVMH suffers sluggish sales of high-end fashion and handbags

In uncertain times, consumers see gold necklaces, bracelets and the like as better stores of value than trendy handbags Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 07:23 AM [PARIS] Sales at LVMH’s key fashion unit fell over the holiday season as the Louis Vuitton owner continued to suffer from sluggish demand. Organic sales at the fashion…

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Inside Starbucks’ supply struggles: AI glitches, scattered suppliers and sandwich shortages

Inside Starbucks’ supply struggles: AI glitches, scattered suppliers and sandwich shortages

The coffee chain’s various problems include inaccurate automated counting, ancient computers [NEW YORK] Four Starbucks CEOs over five years have blamed lost sales on its struggle to keep its thousands of US stores reliably stocked with coffeehouse essentials like milk, pastries and cup lids. Current CEO Brian Niccol has made fixing the shortages a main…

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Amazon is closing its Fresh grocery, Go convenience stores

Amazon is closing its Fresh grocery, Go convenience stores

The moves mark the e-commerce giant’s latest retreat from its brick-and-mortar retail efforts Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 06:08 AM [WASHINGTON] Amazon.com is shuttering its Amazon-branded grocery stores and automated grab-and-go markets, eliminating two centrepieces of its push into physical retail. Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores will close, the company said on Tuesday…

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Oil futures surge 3% a barrel as winter storm slams US output

Oil futures surge 3% a barrel as winter storm slams US output

Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 05:59 AM [HOUSTON] Oil prices settled 3 per cent higher on Tuesday as producers reeled from a winter storm that hobbled crude production and drove US Gulf Coast crude exports to zero over the weekend. Brent crude futures settled up US$1.98 or 3.02 per cent, at US$67.57 a barrel. US…

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Where is ‘Memory of a Killer’ filmed?

Where is ‘Memory of a Killer’ filmed?

Patrick Dempsey is back on network television with a role that is a far cry from the charming Dr. Shephard fans knew him as on Grey’s Anatomy. Dempsey stars in the new FOX thriller Memory of a Killer as Angelo, a father, widower and copier salesman leading a double life as a hitman. Angelo is…

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Trump Issues Defiant Statement Defending Kristi Noem Amid Calls for Her Firing after Alex Pretti Death Fiasco

Trump Issues Defiant Statement Defending Kristi Noem Amid Calls for Her Firing after Alex Pretti Death Fiasco

Donald Trump released a defiant statement defending Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying he supports her despite the backlash over her harsh immigration enforcement in Minnesota. “I think she’s doing a very good job,” the President told reporters outside the White House on Tuesday. “The border is totally secure … we had a border that…

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