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Glencore and Rio in talks to form world’s biggest miner
[NEW YORK] Glencore and Rio Tinto Group are in talks about a US$207 billion deal that would create the world’s biggest mining company, a little over a year after...
Who Is Jonathan Ross? ICE Agent Who Shot Dead Renee Nicole Good Suffered Severe Injuries While Trying to Arrest Illegal Immigrant Last Year
The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Nicole Good has been identified as Jonathan "Jon" Ross. Those familiar with his career described Ross as an experienced officer, according...
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” [NEW DELHI] A law used to calculate fines on the basis of a...
Singapore stocks track regional declines; STI down 0.2%
Across the broader market, gainers trail losers 271 to 300, after 1.4 billion securities worth S$1.7 billion change hands[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Thursday (Jan 8), amid a...
How rare earths raise the stakes in China-Japan spat
[BEIJING] China and Japan are bound together by trade and geography, but a long history of rivalry and unresolved disputes makes even periods of cooperation fragile.Long-running flashpoints – including...
Sumitomo’s energy arm may set up LNG trading desk in Singapore
[TOKYO] The energy trading arm of Sumitomo Corp is considering setting up an LNG desk in Singapore, the latest move by the Japanese company to strengthen its foothold in...
‘No further action’ by CPIB against Nam Lee MD over whistle-blower report
This comes ahead of extraordinary general meeting called to oust company executive director and chairman [SINGAPORE] The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) will take “no further action” against the...
Young Singaporeans still prefer human advisers over digital tools for insurance products: survey
[SINGAPORE] Young adults in Singapore continue to favour human advisers over digital tools when it comes to insurance decisions, even as the city-state remains one of Asia’s most digitally...
JD.com weighs raising 10 billion yuan in debut dim sum bond sale
Dim sum bonds are attractive to some Chinese tech firms because of their lower financing costsJD.COM is considering its first dim sum bond sale, with a potential offering that...
‘Steepest discount’: Analysts bullish on office picks after S-Reits’ best run since 2019
Office S-Reits are undervalued, trading at the steepest discount to book value among this asset class[SINGAPORE] Rate cuts and solid property fundamentals propelled Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits)...
