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Frasers Centrepoint Trust to join STI from Mar 18
FOLLOWING the Straits Times Index’s (STI) March quarterly review, it was announced that Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) will be added to the STI and Emperador to be removed from...
Musk says X’s long-form videos will soon be available on smart TVs
Long-form videos will soon be available on smart televisions, billionaire Elon Musk said, after Fortune magazine reported that social network X planned to launch next week a TV app...
Gold marches higher as US jobs data boosts bets of early rate cut
GOLD prices surged to another record high on Friday (Mar 8) as data showing a rise in the US unemployment rate boosted expectations that the US Federal Reserve could...
Europe: Stoxx 600 logs weekly gains, US jobs data in focus
EUROPE’S main stock indices were flat on Friday (Mar 8), but notched strong gains over the week that saw record highs from German and French shares, while investors also...
Changes to Singapore’s vehicle population and COE system: What’s the long-term vision?
AFTER earlier reluctance, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) is now open to reviewing two ideas with major implications for drivers: a one-off increase in the vehicle population alongside higher...
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq rise after jobs report lifts bets on early Fed rate cuts
THE S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Friday (Mar 8) after data showing a rise in the unemployment rate and moderation in wage gains boosted expectations that...
Tyre maker Michelin to invest 300 million euros in Thailand
THAILAND’S government said on Friday (Mar 8) French tyre maker Michelin planned to invest 300 million euros (S$436.8 million) in the South-east Asian country over the next three years...