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Japan’s Mizuho to buy majority of India’s Avendus from KKR for up to 81 billion yen
[TOKYO] Japan’s Mizuho Securities on Wednesday (Dec 17) said that it will buy a majority stake in Indian investment bank Avendus from US investment firm KKR for up to...
Gold ticks higher as US unemployment climbs in November
[BENGALURU] Gold climbed on Wednesday (Dec 17) after a US jobs report showed the unemployment rate rose in November, buoying bets of further US interest rate cuts next year...
Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, a move set to sharply escalate tensions between Washington and...
China chipmaker MetaX jumps 755% after wildly oversubscribed IPO
Chinese IPOs have been strong this year, averaging a 250% pop on the first trading day[SHANGHAI] MetaX Integrated Circuits Shanghai soared in its first day of trading on Wednesday...
Chagee, Mixue, Scarlett, Xiang Xiang: Singapore F&B is a cut-throat business, but some are still expanding
Even industry leaders such as Eggslut and Haidilao have been forced to exit or dial back expansion plans[SINGAPORE] In 2025, eateries have shut down faster than you can say...
Hacking group ‘ShinyHunters’ threatens to expose premium users of sex site Pornhub
Three of the affected people confirmed to Reuters that they had signed up to Pornhub’s premium service[WASHINGTON] The hacking group “ShinyHunters” said on Tuesday it has stolen data belonging...
RBNZ expects new bank capital requirements to lower rates
[WELLINGTON] New Zealand’s central bank is reducing capital requirements for lenders and expects that to benefit consumers through lower interest rates and more competition.“These new settings will reduce the...
MUFG, SMFG among Japanese firms piling into India for growth
The total volume of deals targeting Indian companies has climbed 15% this year to almost US$90 billion[MUMBAI] Japanese companies are expanding in India, making it one of the busiest...
European equities end lower as investors assess US data; defence firms tumble
EUROPEAN shares dipped on Tuesday, led by sharp declines in defence and energy shares, with investors parsing disappointing domestic and US jobs data.The pan-European Stoxx 600 fell 0.47 per cent to...
Who Was Nuno Loureiro? MIT Professor Shot Dead with Gunshot Wounds in His Boston Home as Cops Hunt for Gunman
A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is believed to have been brutally murdered during a shooting at his home in a quiet, tree-lined Boston suburb, according to...
