S-Reits to shine in Q4 as lower interest rates fuel returns

S-Reits to shine in Q4 as lower interest rates fuel returns

[SINGAPORE] Some market watchers believe Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) could have a strong run, potentially outshining the trio of local banks as they turn in their report cards for the fourth quarter ended December 2025. Falling interest rates are expected to put pressure on income of banking giants DBS , OCBC and UOB…

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Ukraine peace talks down to one issue, US envoy Witkoff says

Ukraine peace talks down to one issue, US envoy Witkoff says

US envoy Steve Witkoff on Thursday said “a lot of progress” had been made in Ukraine peace talks and that negotiations were down to one last issue. The United States has held talks with Russia, and separately with Kyiv and European leaders, on various different drafts of a plan for ending the war in Ukraine, but no…

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Private credit & buyout firms: Valuations under pressure

Private credit & buyout firms: Valuations under pressure

Higher base rates are challenging borrowers’ ability to fulfil interest burdens [SINGAPORE] There are signs of more pressure on private credit loans in 2026, as higher base rates challenged borrowers’ ability to fulfil interest burdens, said data platform MSCI. What began as a trickle of write-downs in 2022 has become a larger leak, as senior…

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Leaked Photos Show Devastation Inside Rooms of Four Idaho University Students Killed by Bryan Kohberger

Leaked Photos Show Devastation Inside Rooms of Four Idaho University Students Killed by Bryan Kohberger

Newly released crime scene photos give a chilling look inside the off-campus home where four University of Idaho students were brutally killed. The images show blood-stained rooms, underscoring the violence of the attack allegedly carried out by Bryan Kohberger. Nearly 3,000 never-before-seen photos tied to the November 2022 killings were briefly posted by Idaho State…

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