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SINGAPORE (Jan 15): BHG Singapore and Raffles City will be launching a new concept store named One Assembly, which will be housed on levels one and two at Raffles City.

The creative collaboration will be opening its doors by end January, marking another chapter of transformation for both household names. The store will offer the ultimate selection of beauty, fashion, home and living, and experiential offerings.

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India’s securities market regulator surprised investors by refraining from announcing measures to limit a surge in derivatives trading, even as it tinkered with rules for the nation’s booming mutual fund industry.

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Malaysia plans to create a national cloud policy and introduce regulations to encourage the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday.

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Australian retail sales rose by more than expected in August as tax cuts and warmer weather encouraged households to spend more on dining out and on clothing and footwear, reinforcing the case for interest rates to remain on hold for the time being.

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc is planning its second yen bond sale this year, fueling gains in trading houses on speculation it’s looking to boost investments in Japan.

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Singapore’s home prices fell for the first time in five quarters as a sales slowdown weighed on the market.

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Qatar Airways will buy a 25% stake in Virgin Australia from US private equity firm Bain Capital, posing a tougher contest for Qantas Airways that has dominated Australian routes and pushed back against giving access to the Middle Eastern carrier.

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Kenanga Research expects more engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contracts for renewable energy to be awarded as early as this month with a completion deadline by the end of 2025.

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Shares of Dagang NeXchange Bhd (KL:DNEX) surged on Tuesday to their highest in more than a month after the company announced its partnership with Google to provide cloud services in Malaysia.

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The Malaysian bourse is mulling a plan to improve valuations of local companies as it seeks to lure global investors amid similar programs from regional peers.

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The US National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday more than 40 foreign operators of Boeing 737 airplanes may be using planes with rudder components that could pose safety risks.

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Google said on Tuesday its investments in Malaysia would create 26,500 jobs and contribute more than US$3 billion (RM12.4 billion) to its economy by 2030, as it announced its new data centre and Cloud region there had broken ground.

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Companies and governments across the globe are flooding debt markets with bonds and loans, borrowing money as yields fall and the US presidential election nears.

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Malaysia's manufacturing sector conditions eased further in September as productions moderated with tepid new order growth, S&amp;P Global said on Tuesday.

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Shares in Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd (KL:ASTRO) rose on Tuesday to a two-month high after the pay-television operator reported a jump in quarterly net profit.

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The Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT) has announced Ahmad Farouk Mohamed, a former executive of Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Bhd, as its new chief investment officer.

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Malaysia plans to create a national cloud policy and introduce regulations to encourage the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday.

Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk on Monday won the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing them of defrauding shareholders by overstating the effectiveness and safety of the automaker's self-driving technology in order to boost its stock price.

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The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) have launched an investigation into allegations of forced labour practices by GISB Holdings Sdn Bhd (GISB) towards its employees.

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The Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852) that was gazetted on Feb 2 will take effect, together with its regulations and orders on Tuesday.

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Kenanga Research expects more engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contracts for renewable energy to be awarded as early as this month with a completion deadline by the end of 2025.

European carmaker&nbsp;Stellantis&nbsp;on Monday joined bigger rival Volkswagen&nbsp;and others in warning about the worsening outlook for auto demand and rising costs, wiping billions of euros off the sector's market value.

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Stocks eked out a gain in the final minutes of US trading, even after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell signalled he was in no hurry to make further interest-rate cuts.

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Boeing's two-week-old strike has forced aerospace supplier Pathfinder Manufacturing to furlough 14 out of the company's 54 employees, and CEO Dave Trader fears he may need to send more home if the stoppage grinds on.

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Singapore’s home prices fell for the first time in five quarters as a sales slowdown weighed on the market.

The US antitrust regulator will allow Chevron Corp to proceed with its US$53 billion (RM219.38 billion) acquisition of Hess Corp on the condition chief executive officer John Hess is barred from the supermajor’s board, alleging he improperly communicated with Opec.

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Asian stocks eased near two-and-half-year highs on Tuesday and the US dollar firmed following hawkish comments from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell that scuppered bets of big interest rate cuts, while Mid-East tension kept risk sentiment in check.