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Energy & Commodities

US gasoline stocks surge for second week; crude inventories build: EIA

China's iron ore imports surge to record as prices hammered

Auto sales underpin demand for Asia refiners

Gold drops for fourth day on stronger dollar, shares

China won't cut fuel prices when crude trades below US$40 a barrel

Amid global price rout, China crude oil imports hit record

China 2015 coal imports plunge 30% on demand slump

Oil rebounds from below US$30 as threat of more declines persists

Coal India plans biggest tech overhaul to check rampant theft

Crude oil tumbles below US$30 a barrel for first time in 12 years

EU probes Halliburton's planned purchase of Baker Hughes

Petrobras cuts spending again as oil-price drop bites

Futures market tumble shows US oil will not reach US$50 for 6.5 years

Government & Economy

China Faces Longer Wait for Any EU Plan to Cut Import Duties c

EU Commission says changing China's status would impact EU economy

Europe's worsening inflation outlook spurs calls for ECB action

Indonesia's central bank resists new challenge to independence

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today

'I heard a strange sound and shouted "run"': tourist guide in Istanbul

Singapore interest rates continue to rise as worries over China persist

China to publish external investment data in IMF survey

Russia says it can balance budget at oil price of US$82 per barrel

Malaysia's Khazanah says portfolio value rose to US$34.3b in 2015

Foreign investment plummets in junta-ruled Thailand

Hong Kong leader pushes integration with China in policy speech

China holds line on yuan, stocks remain fragile

Progress in Singapore's life sciences sector to drive salaries up 3-5%: Randstad

New and enhanced programmes to groom poly grads in Singapore's power sector

Transport

Self-braking cars top 2016 wish list of US safety agency

Hopes rise for VW diesel deal despite CEO faux pas

Hong Kong sets eyes on aerospace financing amid air travel boom

Container and cargo throughputs fall at Port of Singapore

Nissan shuts websites after anti-whaling cyber attack

Tigerair plane makes emergency landing at Bangkok airport after Singaporean passenger dies on flight

AirAsia X says taking carrier private is an option on valuation

MH370 search finds new shipwreck, but no plane

Google reveals self-driving car slip-ups

Ford unveils resurrected Lincoln Continental, targets China market

Kandi jumps as 2015 Chinese electric car sales exceed forecast

US authorities rebuff VW diesel recall plan

Stocks

US: Shares seek third straight gain as GM boosts outlook

Malaysia: Shares end higher

Singapore shares close higher in line with Dow futures, Hang Seng

Europe: Stocks slip at open

Hong Kong: Shares close up 1% as yuan stabilises

China: Shanghai Composite drops below 3,000 as selloff resumes

Seoul: Shares, won climb on better-than-expected China trade data

Australia: Shares end longest losing streak in over half-decade

Seoul: Shares, won recover, boosted by China trade data

Asia: Markets rally on China data, US and Europe gains

Taiwan: Stocks rise; ETFs targeting China market jump

Shanghai, Hong Kong track US and European stock gains at open

Malaysia: Shares open higher on Wednesday

Singapore stocks open 0.65% higher on Wall St gain

Tokyo: Stocks open 1.34% higher

Real Estate

US home loan applications jump as mortgage rates fall

China developers in rush to refinance costly bonds

Weak 2016 outlook for Singapore rental pricing, even as demand holds, says ERA

Retail rents down 1.2% in Q4, culminating in 5.9% full-year drop: DTZ

New Zealand house prices rise in December

Consumer

AB InBev announces much-awaited jumbo bond

iPhone's likely China surge giving Apple holiday bright spot

US law firm Butler Snow opens office in Singapore, will focus on estate and tax planning

Glaxo may consider spinoffs after Novartis deal integration

Lego changes sales policy following Ai Weiwei row

Philippines' San Miguel eyes SABmiller's Grolsch and Peroni

MetLife plans to split off US retail business; shares rise

Careful what you wish for: Powerball win could bring unexpected stress

Banking & Finance

SNB's Zurbruegg pledges willingness to intervene on strong franc

Bonuses may be clawed back after UK bankers move, BOE says

Some euro banks fall short of ECB mark on liquidity: Lautenschlaeger

ING Bank appoints regional head for corporate transaction services in Asia

Emerging markets currencies rise on upbeat China data

Hotel Lotte could raise up US$5b in South Korea's largest-ever IPO: IFR

China's yuan formula baffles analysts who can't predict the fix

Wall Street frets Fed proposal will become US$550b headache

New lease accounting rule aims at clearer view of company health

Behind yuan's tiny drop, indications of true crisis lurk

Deutsche Bank targets top five slot in wealth management

EU to propose binding multinational tax rules: official

German banks must do more to counter low interest rates: watchdog

US dollar steadies vs euro as equities rebound

Companies & Markets

Starland names IFA for advice on GRP Chongqing's offer

ST Electronics secures S$435m contracts in Q4

Lian Beng's Q2 2016 profit down 2.8% to S$22.9m

Duty Free International's Q3 profit jumps 64.7%

Frasers Hospitality adds property in Geneva

CapitaLand Commercial Trust said to seek sale of Singapore office tower

IHG unveils its 5,000th hotel in New York

Abraaj Group agrees to buy majority stake in India's 5th largest healthcare provider

3 ex-ST Marine senior execs face additional charges in court

SPH and TRS editors reach out-of-court settlement

Technology

GE to cut up to 6,500 jobs in energy units acquired from Alstom

IBM has most US patents for 23rd year in cloud, Watson push

China's Baidu says in talks to invest in Indian e-commerce start-ups

Google creates virtual reality arm, names key exec to run it: Re/code

PC shipments fall a record 10.6% in fourth quarter: IDC

Twitter adds live Periscope broadcasts to timelines

Life & Culture

Fifa fires Secretary General Valcke

With Ebola in check, are we ready for next outbreak?

Shanghai Disneyland set to open in June

FIFA investigators to seek longer Blatter, Platini bans

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