Singapore Business News API

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            "title": "Middle-aged Chinese and Indian women emerge as force behind global gold demand: Report",
            "description": "Middle-aged Chinese and Indian women are a key force behind the rising global gold demand, spurred by limited investment options. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – Central banks and asset managers globally have profited from gold’s meteoric rise in recent months, while middle-aged Chinese and Indian women have emerged as some of the biggest beneficiaries of the rally.\nChinese women are buying and dr... [5894 chars]",
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            "title": "Construction costs climb on diesel spike and fractured supply, squeezing Singapore operators locked into contracts",
            "description": "Worsening Middle East conflict and recurrent manpower shortages are driving up materials, fuel and crane operator costs",
            "content": "[SINGAPORE] Rising energy prices and freight disruptions are ratcheting up cost pressures in Singapore’s construction sector, which is already stretched by manpower shortages and a packed project pipeline.\nWith global shipping routes disrupted and oi... [260 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/fuel-cost-spike-choked-supply-squeeze-singapores-booming-construction-sector",
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            "title": "Airline bookings surge as travellers rush to lock in fares",
            "description": "The global aviation industry has been thrown into disarray since the US and Israel began bombing Iran on Feb 28",
            "content": "[NEW YORK] US airline executives are seeing some of the strongest booking trends in the industry’s history as travellers snap up tickets before rising fuel costs drive up fares.\nDelta Air Lines now expects sales to grow in the high single digits to M... [3800 chars]",
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