5 takeaways from Singapore banks’ Q2 results – diverging outlooks, China tax rules emerge as new watchpoint

5 takeaways from Singapore banks’ Q2 results – diverging outlooks, China tax rules emerge as new watchpoint

DBS and OCBC upgraded parts of their full-year outlook, while UOB turned more cautious on fees [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s three banks continued to grow their earnings in the second quarter despite pressure from lower interest rates, with wealth management emerging once again as a key source of growth. DBS’s net profit rose 9 per cent year…

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Trump White House Uses Spider-Man Imagery To Promote ICE Deportations

Trump White House Uses Spider-Man Imagery To Promote ICE Deportations

The White House once again turned to pop culture in characterizing their immigration strategy, this time using Spider Man imagery to portray ICE agents as “friendly neighborhood” figures and on the heroic side of deportations. An Instagram post this week, features Spider-Man‘s hand spinning out a web. That leads to an image of web-covered detainees,…

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Judge Rules Nexstar Officials No Longer Can Serve On Tegna’s Board

Judge Rules Nexstar Officials No Longer Can Serve On Tegna’s Board

Nexstar officials cannot serve on the board of Tegna as an order remains in place to keep the two companies separate, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley clarified that his preliminary injunction, issued in April, prohibited current and former Nexstar “officers, employees, directors, consultants, or other affiliated personnel” from serving…

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DBS names seven ‘deep-value’ stock picks to ride Singapore’s value-unlocking theme

DBS names seven ‘deep-value’ stock picks to ride Singapore’s value-unlocking theme

The market is rewarding companies that show a credible route to monetise underutilised assets, analysts say [SINGAPORE] DBS Group Research expects Singapore equities’ value-unlocking theme to gain renewed traction, supported by catalysts such as the S$5 billion Equity Market Development Programme introduced in 2025. “In Singapore, many listed Singapore conglomerates and property companies historically traded…

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Carson Daly On Why Keke Palmer Is Hosting ‘The Voice: Celebrity’ As His Future On NBC Show Is Questioned: “I Am Not The Right Host For It”

Carson Daly On Why Keke Palmer Is Hosting ‘The Voice: Celebrity’ As His Future On NBC Show Is Questioned: “I Am Not The Right Host For It”

Carson Daly, the long-time host of The Voice, is clearing things up about his future on the NBC singing competition after a “Celebrity” spinoff was confirmed with Keke Palmer as the presenter. The TRL alum took to social media to explain why he was not hosting the spinoff after having fronted the talent competition for…

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Inside Joanna Gaines and Chip Gaines’ Private World Since Taking a Major Step Back From the Spotlight

Inside Joanna Gaines and Chip Gaines’ Private World Since Taking a Major Step Back From the Spotlight

As Magnolia Network got off the ground in 2021, subsequent iterations of Fixer Upper—Welcome Home, The Castle, The Hotel —premiered every year. Add their quarterly magazine, sprawling product line at Target and destination shopping center in Waco, among other ventures, and they were still working as hard as ever. It “really physically hit us” in…

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Malcolm McDowell ‘Last Train to Fortune’ Sets Fall Release

Malcolm McDowell ‘Last Train to Fortune’ Sets Fall Release

EXCLUSIVE:  TriCoast Worldwide and Vitagraph Films have set a theatrical release for the Brad Wyman produced, Adam Rifkin directed western comedy Last Train to Fortune. Last Train to Fortune will pulled into New York on Sept. 18, followed by Dallas on Sept. 23, and Los Angeles on Sept. 25, with plans to expand the theatrical rollout to…

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