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India’s JSW Cement files for 40-billion-rupee public listing
India’s JSW Cement filed draft papers for an initial public offering (IPO) worth up to 40 billion rupees (S$628.4 million) on Friday (Aug 16), aiming to cash in on the country’s booming stock market and strong demand for the building material. The company, part of billionaire Sajjan Jindal’s steel-to-energy JSW Group, will issue new shares…
Read MoreUS: Wall Street slips at open after strong run, weak housing starts data
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Aug 16) after a weak housing starts report dampened sentiment after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq’s six-straight sessions of gains on signs of US economic health. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 34.2 points, or 0.08 per cent, at the open to 40,528.86. The S&P 500…
Read MoreACEN, GenZero and Keppel collaborate on pioneering initiative for early coal plant retirement
ACEN, GenZero and Keppel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the origination and utilisation of transition credits (TCs) to facilitate the earlier retirement of a coal-fired power plant in the Philippines. Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment of Singapore, and Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga, Secretary for Department of Environment and…
Read MoreCalgary Sun Letters to the Editor for Friday, August 16, 2024
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters Published Aug 16, 2024 • Last updated 2 days ago • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Navneet Kaur looks over the extensive hail damage to her home in Redstone in Calgary on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.…
Read MoreSoftware firm AvePoint said to weigh second listing in Singapore
AvePoint is considering a second listing in Singapore, people with knowledge of the matter said, in a deal that would bring the US infrastructure software firm a step closer to some of its backers in South-east Asia. AvePoint, which counts Singapore’s 65 Equity Partners among its investors, is working with advisers on a possible listing,…
Read MoreHILL: Premier should undo NDP hikes, restore Alberta’s tax advantage
Breadcrumb Trail Links Money Money News News Alberta Opinion Columnists To truly undo the NDP tax hikes, Smith should replace Alberta’s current multi-bracket PIT system with a single rate of 8%, which would be the lowest provincial rate in Canada and one of the lowest top combined PIT rates in North America. The change would…
Read MoreAfter a glitchy start, Trump encounters a sympathetic interviewer in Elon Musk
Donald Trump’s return to the social media platform X, more than three years after he was banned following his supporters’ Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, got off to an awkward start Monday as his scheduled live X conversation with tech billionaire Elon Musk was beset by technical glitches. The former president’s return…
Read MoreCalgary businesses harmed by water main break deserve compensation
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists We don’t need any kind of probe to tell us businesses didn’t cause Calgary’s current water woes. So why are they being treated unfairly? Published Aug 12, 2024 • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. City…
Read MoreWill this California bill to regulate AI protect consumers or gut tech?
Aug. 8, 2024 3 AM PT California is a world leader in artificial intelligence — which means we’re expected to help figure out how to regulate it. The state is considering multiple bills to those ends, none attracting more attention than Senate Bill 1047. The measure, introduced by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would require…
Read MoreKamala Harris interviewing top vice-presidential contenders #8
Vice-President Kamala Harris is interviewing potential contenders to be her running mate on Sunday, ahead of a battleground tour next week. Among those travelling to Washington, DC, to meet Ms Harris are Governor Josh Shapiro, Senator Mark Kelly and Governor Tim Walz. The choices for the Democratic vice-president has been narrowed to a group of…
Read MoreKamala Harris interviewing top vice-presidential contenders #9
Vice-President Kamala Harris is interviewing potential contenders to be her running mate on Sunday, ahead of a battleground tour next week. Among those travelling to Washington, DC, to meet Ms Harris are Governor Josh Shapiro, Senator Mark Kelly and Governor Tim Walz. The choices for the Democratic vice-president has been narrowed to a group of…
Read MoreKamala Harris interviewing top vice-presidential contenders #10
Vice-President Kamala Harris is interviewing potential contenders to be her running mate on Sunday, ahead of a battleground tour next week. Among those travelling to Washington, DC, to meet Ms Harris are Governor Josh Shapiro, Senator Mark Kelly and Governor Tim Walz. The choices for the Democratic vice-president has been narrowed to a group of…
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