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Meta buried ‘causal’ evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege
[SAN FRANCISCO] Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to...
Positive momentum for office S-Reits as vacancy rates ease and rents climb
[SINGAPORE] In the third quarter of 2025, the Urban Redevelopment Authority reported a modest tightening in office vacancy rates, easing to 11.2 per cent from 11.4 per cent in...
Tourism and real estate stocks dominate filed transactions
[SINGAPORE] Over the five trading sessions from Nov 14 to 20, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of S$131 million. This partially reversed the...
Banks get US$2.6 trillion from deregulation, Jefferies says
[NEW YORK] Looser regulation for US banks is expected to unlock some US$2.6 trillion in lending capacity for large financial institutions, according to Jefferies analysts, cementing the richer valuation...
Oracle slump sends Ellison sliding down ranks of world’s richest
[NEW YORK] A frenzied, artificial intelligence (AI)-fuelled rally in Oracle stock briefly made Larry Ellison the world’s richest person in September. But a prolonged slump since then has seen...
Trump team internally floats idea of selling Nvidia H200 chips to China
[HONG KONG] US officials are having early discussions on whether to let Nvidia sell its H200 artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China, according to people familiar with the matter,...
Judge in Google ad tech case seeks quick fix for web giant’s monopolies
[ALEXANDRIA] The US judge considering whether to order a breakup of Google’s advertising technology business asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday (Nov 21) how quickly such a...
Oil prices settle down at lowest in a month as US seeks Russia-Ukraine peace deal
[NEW YORK] Oil prices eased about 1 per cent on Friday (Nov 21) to settle at one-month lows as the US pushed for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal that could...
US stocks jump on Fed rate cut bets but lose ground on the week
[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks closed sharply higher on Friday (Nov 21) as rising expectations of a December interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve offset concerns over lofty...
Infinity Development aims to raise net proceeds of S$11.1 million in Catalist IPO
The adhesive manufacturer will use the bulk of the net proceeds, or S$6.2 million, towards expanding in overseas markets[SINGAPORE] Hong Kong-based adhesive manufacturer Infinity Development is looking to raise...
