Pop Mart’s 40% stock rout shows growing worry over Labubu crash

Pop Mart’s 40% stock rout shows growing worry over Labubu crash

Concerns remain whether Labubu is a durable long-term character or a fashion trend LABUBU mania appears to be ebbing as quickly as it surged, driving a roughly 40 per cent rout for former market darling Pop Mart International Group that’s raising questions over the company’s long-term prospects. A disappointing US Black Friday and cooling resale…

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Joe Burrow gives curious answer to question about Bengals future

Joe Burrow gives curious answer to question about Bengals future

Just a passing comment or a window into the mind of an unhappy quarterback? That’s the question football fans are asking after Joe Burrow’s eye-raising response on Wednesday as the Bengals star discussed the rumors around his NFL future.  Burrow, 29, stirred up drama when he made comments last week, when he suggested he was…

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From yen rushes to tariff tantrums: How geopolitical drama drove Singapore’s 2025 FX frenzy

From yen rushes to tariff tantrums: How geopolitical drama drove Singapore’s 2025 FX frenzy

YouTrip’s 2025 conversion volumes jump over 70%; its peers also report surge in business [SINGAPORE] As foreign exchange rates vacillated in 2025 amid geopolitical volatility and shifting trade policies, Singaporeans turned into what what one market player dubbed “foreign exchange hunters”. As at Dec 8, multi-currency wallet YouTrip’s total conversion volumes surpass 2024’s full-year total…

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Japanese yen, ringgit, US, Australian dollar driving Singapore’s currency buying frenzy

From yen rushes to tariff tantrums: How geopolitical drama drove Singapore’s 2025 FX frenzy

YouTrip’s 2025 conversion volumes jump over 70%; its peers also report surge in business [SINGAPORE] As foreign exchange rates vacillated in 2025 amid geopolitical volatility and shifting trade policies, Singaporeans turned into what one market player dubbed “foreign exchange hunters”. As at Dec 8, multi-currency wallet YouTrip’s total conversion volumes have surpassed 2024’s full-year total…

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Oil rises as Trump’s Venezuela blockade takes edge off global crude surplus concerns 

Oil rises as Trump’s Venezuela blockade takes edge off global crude surplus concerns 

[NEW YORK] Oil prices rallied by more than 1 per cent on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of all oil tankers under sanctions entering and leaving Venezuela, raising global political tensions and easing concerns about a swelling surplus of global crude. Brent crude futures settled at US$59.68 a barrel, rising 76 cents, or 1.3…

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US stocks closes lower as AI funding jitters drag tech stocks

US stocks closes lower as AI funding jitters drag tech stocks

WALL Street’s main indexes closed lower on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq sinking to three-week lows as nagging worries about the artificial intelligence trade weighed on technology stocks. Oracle dropped after a report said the cloud company’s largest data centre partner Blue Owl Capital will not back a US$10 billion deal for…

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FCC chief Brendan Carr defends Jimmy Kimmel remarks in heated Senate hearing: ‘You intimidate the companies’

FCC chief Brendan Carr defends Jimmy Kimmel remarks in heated Senate hearing: ‘You intimidate the companies’

The head of the Federal Communications Commission faced criticism on Wednesday from Democrats at his first appearance before Congress after pressuring broadcasters to take ABC late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel off the air in September. President Trump has repeatedly pushed FCC Chair Brendan Carr to take action against US broadcasters, criticized news coverage and said he will have a…

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