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4 Singapore Blue-Chip Stocks You Can Buy and Hold Forever
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Unveiling 3 Top Dividend Stocks In Singapore With Yields Up To 8.5%
As the Singapore market continues to navigate through global economic challenges, including inflation and interest rate adjustments, investors are increasingly looking for stable returns. Dividend stocks, known for their potential to provide regular income, become particularly appealing in such uncertain times.
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Ex-DOJ Official Stunned By Trump Hand Gesture In Court: ‘Can’t Begin To Fathom’
Neal Katyal also summed up the latest defense by the former president's legal team in his hush money trial as "atrocious."
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Call it Cognac diplomacy. France offered China’s Xi a special drink, in a wink at their trade spat
How do you smooth over trade tensions with the all-powerful leader of economic powerhouse China? Charm him with a bottle of Cognac, or two. China recently opened an anti-dumping investigation into European brandy — which mainly means French Cognac.
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Palantir Earnings Crush Estimates. Why Some Investors Are Selling on the News.
Palantir followed up its “bombastic” December quarter with even better results for the March quarter as the data analytics software company continued to gain traction with its artificial-intelligence tools, in particular with U.S. commercial customers. Palantir shares, which rallied 8.1% in Monday’s regular session, were down more than 14% to $21.56 in midday trading Tuesday. For the March quarter, Palantir posted revenue of $634 million, up 21% from a year ago, and ahead of both the company’s guidance range of $612 million to $616 million and Wall Street’s consensus of $615 million as tracked by FactSet.
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Malaysian government defends presence of companies that supply weapons to Israel at defense show
Malaysia will not interfere in business relations between arms manufacturers and other countries, its defense minister said Tuesday, after protesters demanded that the government expel companies that supply weapons to Israel from an international exhibition. More than 1,300 companies from 60 nations are participating in Defense Services Asia and the concurrent National Security Asia exhibitions that started Monday. The events are hosted and co-organized by Malaysia's Defense Ministry and Home Affairs Ministry.
The Independent
Russia threatens to strike British military sites over Cameron’s Ukraine weapons pledge
British ambassador called to the foreign ministry in Moscow
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Russia is raising a stink about F-16s in Ukraine by saying they're nuclear-capable, even though the types of warplanes already deployed there can carry nukes
Ukraine already uses the Su-24, which even the Russian ally Belarus said in 2022 could be modified to carry nuclear weapons.
The Independent
Trump used personal checking account to pay Michael Cohen for Stormy Daniels hush money, trial hears
Jurors saw Trump’s signed checks to Cohen that included reimbursements for his payments to the adult film star
The Independent
Trump deletes post raging that his lawyers had ‘no time to prepare’ for Stormy Daniels
His now-deleted post came just hours before Stormy Daniels took the stand to testify on Tuesday
Simply Wall St.
Is It Time To Consider Buying Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (SGX:NS8U)?
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust ( SGX:NS8U ), is not the largest company out there, but it received a lot of attention...
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14-Second Video Is All It Takes To Bust Donald Trump's Trial Complaint
The former president's shameless 180 is laid bare in the short clip.
Sky News
Single-sex toilets mandatory in new bars, restaurants and offices under proposed laws
Single-sex toilets are set to become a legal requirement for all new bars, restaurants, offices and shopping centres under new laws proposed by the government. Self-contained toilets for both sexes may be provided in addition to single-sex toilets, or if there isn't enough space. Care homes, hotels, schools, cells in custodial facilities, and buildings used for early years provision are all exempt from the proposed legislation.
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In 5 Years, These 8 Stocks Will Be More Valuable Than Amazon
Amazon stock shares are up a whopping 76% in the past year, as of May 6. What's more, the company reported strong first quarter earnings on April 30, with operating income of $15.3 billion, according...
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Mary Trump Rips Prosecutors' 'Absurd' Move Over Uncle's Penalties
The former president's niece declared "nobody is stopping him" after Judge Juan Merchan warned that he could face jail time for continued gag order violations.
Fortune
$3 trillion could be injected into the U.S. economy without any federal spending by tweaking this corner of the mortgage market, ‘Oracle of Wall Street’ says
"Rarely have I seen such a true win-win scenario for the government, Wall Street and the U.S. consumer."
The Guardian
Israel tells Hamas to accept ceasefire terms or risk new onslaught ‘in near future’
Netanyahu refuses demands of permanent ceasefire and also moves to shut down Al Jazeera network
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Ex-Prosecutor Spots 'Breathtaking' Trial Admission That Could Haunt Donald Trump
"It actually undercuts one of the defense assertions that they’re trying to use to wiggle out of Trump’s criminal responsibility for this," said Glenn Kirschner.
BBC
North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications are far bigger
A missile that crashed in Kharkiv shows the surprising scale at which Pyongyang's weapons are used.
The Independent
Satellite images show Russia no longer using Crimean bridge to supply troops in Ukraine
Exclusive: After repeated Ukranian attacks on Kerch Bridge, Putin’s forces are relying on land routes through annexed eastern Ukraine to supply front lines

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4 Singapore Blue-Chip Stocks You Can Buy and Hold Forever

Unveiling 3 Top Dividend Stocks In Singapore With Yields Up To 8.5%

Ex-DOJ Official Stunned By Trump Hand Gesture In Court: ‘Can’t Begin To Fathom’

Call it Cognac diplomacy. France offered China’s Xi a special drink, in a wink at their trade spat

Palantir Earnings Crush Estimates. Why Some Investors Are Selling on the News.

Malaysian government defends presence of companies that supply weapons to Israel at defense show

Russia threatens to strike British military sites over Cameron’s Ukraine weapons pledge

Russia is raising a stink about F-16s in Ukraine by saying they're nuclear-capable, even though the types of warplanes already deployed there can carry nukes

Trump used personal checking account to pay Michael Cohen for Stormy Daniels hush money, trial hears

Trump deletes post raging that his lawyers had ‘no time to prepare’ for Stormy Daniels

Is It Time To Consider Buying Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (SGX:NS8U)?

14-Second Video Is All It Takes To Bust Donald Trump's Trial Complaint

Single-sex toilets mandatory in new bars, restaurants and offices under proposed laws

In 5 Years, These 8 Stocks Will Be More Valuable Than Amazon

Mary Trump Rips Prosecutors' 'Absurd' Move Over Uncle's Penalties

$3 trillion could be injected into the U.S. economy without any federal spending by tweaking this corner of the mortgage market, ‘Oracle of Wall Street’ says

Israel tells Hamas to accept ceasefire terms or risk new onslaught ‘in near future’

Ex-Prosecutor Spots 'Breathtaking' Trial Admission That Could Haunt Donald Trump

North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications are far bigger

Satellite images show Russia no longer using Crimean bridge to supply troops in Ukraine