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Singapore stocks gain as regional markets end mixed; STI up 1.1%
SINGAPORE stocks closed higher on Tuesday (Mar 26), amid mixed trading in the region.The Straits Times Index (STI) rose 1.1 per cent or 35.23 points to close at 3,233.33.Across...
Japan won’t rule out any steps to prop up faltering yen
JAPAN would not rule out any measures to rein in weakness in the yen, finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said in the latest warning against speculators, as the nation navigates...
Swiss chocolatiers bank on the Easter bunny as cocoa costs soar
SWISS chocolatiers have a battle on their hands as Easter rolls around, with surging cocoa prices sending their costs soaring and consumers cutting back as inflation hits their pockets.Cocoa...
Cocoa powers toward US$10,000 as shortages drive relentless rally
COCOA climbed near an unprecedented US$10,000 a ton in New York as a global shortage rattles the market and raises the cost of chocolate. Futures have more than doubled...
Skydajah Patterson: Daughter Beats Mom to Death With Frying Pan Before Calling 911 and Making Chilling Confession
A Bronx woman brutally beat her mother to death with a cooking pot and then made a chilling confession to the gruesome killing by calling 911, sources and stunned...
Houston Girl, 8, Drowns After Being Sucked into Faulty Swimming Pool Pipe at Hilton DoubleTree Hotel
An 8-year-old girl who "loved to swim" drowned after getting stuck in a pool pipe at a Houston Hilton hotel over the weekend, according to a wrongful death lawsuit...
50 Cent Trolls Diddy on Instagram after Hip Hop Icon’s Homes Are Raised by Homeland Security as Part of Multiple Sexual Assaults Probe
50 Cent began trolling Sean 'Diddy' Combs, as he taunted him about federal agents raiding his homes on Monday afternoon. The 48-year-old rapper posted a TMZ article on Instagram...
World Gold Council chief aims to make gold as attractive and liquid as swaps
WHILE gold is often considered a safe-haven asset, the precious yellow metal falls short of being classified as a “high-quality liquid asset”, which is a key factor deterring investors,”...
