Amara surges 27% to all-time high on privatisation offer

Amara surges 27% to all-time high on privatisation offer

The S$0.895 offer represents a 33% premium over the company’s net asset value per share as at end-December 2024 [SINGAPORE] Shares of hotel group Amara soared shortly after the market opened on Tuesday (Apr 29), after news broke on Monday that it received a voluntary conditional general offer at S$0.895 apiece. The counter hit an…

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Australian, New Zealand dollars make the most of US tariff tangle

Australian, New Zealand dollars make the most of US tariff tangle

[SYDNEY] The Australian and New Zealand dollars were making another attempt at topside resistance on Tuesday as conflicting comments over White House tariff policies undermined confidence in their US counterpart. Markets were jolted when US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it was up to China to “de-escalate” the trade war, a reversal from last week…

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Trump to tout US investments from Nvidia, J&J, Hyundai, Toyota

Trump to tout US investments from Nvidia, J&J, Hyundai, Toyota

[WASHINGTON] CEOs and senior executives from Nvidia, Johnson & Johnson, Hyundai Motor, Toyota Motor, and SoftBank Group are among the more than two-dozen business leaders slated to visit the White House on Wednesday for an event highlighting US investments, officials told Reuters. President Donald Trump plans to promote a broad range of investments in the…

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Trump to reduce impact of auto tariffs, officials say

Trump to reduce impact of auto tariffs, officials say

Published Tue, Apr 29, 2025 · 07:57 AM [WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump’s administration will move to reduce the impact of his automotive tariffs on Tuesday by alleviating some duties placed on foreign parts in domestically manufactured cars and keeping tariffs on cars made abroad from stacking on top of other ones, officials said. “President Trump…

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Kim Kardashian Paris Robbery Suspect Dies Days Before Trial

Kim Kardashian Paris Robbery Suspect Dies Days Before Trial

A suspect in Kim Kardashian’s 2016 robbery has died. As the trial of the Kardashians star’s alleged assailants began in a Paris courtroom April 28, the court confirmed one of the defendants in the case had passed away, according to The New York Times. Additionally, another suspect was determined in court to be too ill…

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