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Real Madrid unveil Kylian Mbappe at a packed Bernabeu Stadium – I’ve dreamed of this day since I was a kid Kylian Mbappe signed a five-year deal at Real Madrid in July after the expiry of his Paris Saint-Germain contract; France captain’s presentation was delayed due to his country’s involvement at Euro 2024, where they … Read More “Real Madrid unveil Kylian Mbappe at a packed Bernabeu Stadium – I’ve dreamed of this day since I was a kid” »
Yamal is the youngest ever goalscorer in a major tournament. Spain beat France 2-1 on Tuesday to reach the Euro 2024 final. 16-year-old Lamine Yamal is the youngest ever goalscorer in a major tournament. Kylian Mbappé, playing without a mask, crossed for Randal Kolo Mouani to head in France’s lead, and Yamal had a moment … Read More “Spain beat France 2-1 to reach the Euro 2024 final” »
England advanced to a second consecutive European Championship final on Wednesday with a 2-1 victory over the Netherlands thanks to a stoppage-time winner from substitute Ollie Watkins. Watkins, who replaced captain Harry Kane in a bold move by manager Gareth Southgate, turned around and smashed a powerful shot into the bottom corner one minute into … Read More “England advances to European Championship final after beating Netherlands 2-1 with late Watkins goal” »
Mexican grocery chain Guzman Y Gomez has landed Australia’s biggest IPO in three years. The company’s shares rose by more than a third on its first day of trading on Thursday (June 20), sending an upbeat signal to investor sentiment. Shares in the Sydney startup opened at A$29.90 at 12pm local time, a 36% premium … Read More “Guzman y Gomez shares surge 36% in Australia’s biggest IPO this year” »
Chinese automakers have urged the Chinese government to raise tariffs on gasoline-powered cars imported from Europe in retaliation for Brussels’ export restrictions on Chinese-made electric cars, the state-run Global Times reported on Wednesday (June 19). At a closed-door meeting on Tuesday, also attended by European automakers, the report said, China’s auto industry “urged the government … Read More “Chinese automakers demand retaliatory tariffs on EU cars, state media reports” »
Singapore job vacancies rose in March 2024 despite a slight increase in the number of unemployed. The latest quarterly report on the labour market paints a mixed picture. Nevertheless, the labour market remains tight with more vacancies than jobseekers, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in its report on the final labour market data for … Read More “Singapore job vacancies rise despite rising unemployment: MOM report” »
Brent crude futures rose slightly in early trade Thursday after Israeli tanks rolled into Gaza, while U.S. crude futures fell on expectations of rising crude inventories. Brent crude futures for August delivery rose 8 cents to $85.15 a barrel by 0008 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for June delivery fell 27 cents, or 0.3 … Read More “Brent rises on Middle East war fears, WTI falls ahead of inventory report” »
NEW YORK: NVIDIA has become the world’s most valuable company thanks to a staggering rise in its share price, highlighting how investors believe artificial intelligence will play a huge role in the global economy in the coming years. Nvidia shares rose 3.5% on Tuesday (June 18), giving it a market capitalization of about $3.34 trillion. … Read More “AI fever is driving Nvidia to become the world’s most valuable company” »
Singapore updates its money laundering risk assessment Singapore: Gems and metals, and digital payments are two new sectors identified as high risk for money laundering activities, according to Singapore’s latest national risk assessment. The report, released on Thursday (20 June), also showed that the main threat to Singapore in this sector comes from domestic and … Read More “Digital payments and precious metals are among the high-risk sectors as” »
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. The company that runs former President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform said Tuesday that regulators had allowed some investors to resell certain securities and exercised certain warrants. Trump Media & Technology DJT shares fell another 13.5% in after-hours trading Tuesday after dropping 9.82% after falling about 10% during regular … Read More “Trump Media shares continue to fall as SEC action threatens to hurt shareholders” »
Elon Musk got paid. And a lot. Here’s where it gets interesting: Musk has to make Tesla so big, successful, and valuable that the tens of billions of dollars he gets will seem cheap in comparison. You might think selling cars is the way to get there, but you could be wrong. Musk, and by … Read More “Tesla’s Big, Big, Disruptive Future” »
Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after U.S. benchmarks hit new records following the latest signs that the U.S. economy may slow without falling into recession. U.S. futures were mixed and oil prices were little changed. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index rose 0.2% to 38,575.54 as Japan’s trade data for May showed exports rose 13.5% from … Read More “Stock Market Today: Asian shares mixed after Wall Street hits new record” »
