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US: Wall St opens flat as chip stocks dip on China sales deal
Wall Street’s main indexes opened flat on Monday (Aug 11) as major chip companies slipped on the eve of a key tariff deadline after a…
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StarHub down 4.9% as M1 sale to Simba dashes hopes of its takeover of the telco
Shares of telco StarHub fell by nearly 5 per cent on Monday (Aug 11) after news of Keppel’s proposed sale of M1 to Simba Telecom. This has…
Business
‘It’s an expanding pie’: Salesforce sees Asia-Pacific as top growth region
Salesforce expects Asia-Pacific to remain its fastest-growing region by revenue in the coming years, as the software giant deepens its…
Business
Hyperlocal deliveries fuel 300% stock rise for Shopee owner Sea
In the battle royale of global e-commerce, the names are familiar and formidable: Amazon. TikTok Shop. Shein. Temu. But in South-east…
Politics
Trump’s Reckless Assault on Remembrance
Americans will encounter the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026 through four distinct but intertwined forms of…
Business
Nvidia H20 chips not safe for China: state media
The chips could achieve functions including “remote shutdown” through a hardware “backdoor”, according to the article Nvidia’s H20 chips…
Business
Hearing of Hyflux founder and ex-CEO Olivia Lum, ex-CFO and directors starts Monday
The trial of Hyflux founder and former chief executive Olivia Lum, its ex-chief financial officer (CFO), and four independent directors is…
Business
Stablecoin growth is hampered by nagging foreign exchange costs
Even as stablecoins enter a period of peak expectations, veterans in wider fintech circles see limitations to the tokens as an emerging…
News
RFK’s War on Antidepressants Will Hit Postpartum Patients Hard
“It got to the point where I was just panicked, and my whole body hurt and ached from the stress. And I just broke down,” she said. She’d…
Politics
Oil steadies on reports of US-Russia deal, ends week about 5% lower
Oil held steady on Friday (Aug 8) as markets awaited a meeting in coming days between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US…
Business
Europe: Shares post biggest weekly gain in 12 powered by financials
European shares posted their biggest weekly gain in 12 weeks on Friday (Aug 8), as banking stocks continued to drive the benchmark index…
Politics
It Sure Looks Like Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Think Women Should Vote
“In fact, where are the journalists even asking them to make a statement, OK?” she continued. “A state leader—a state leader is speaking…
Politics
Trump Is Axing IRS Head After Just Two Months on the Job
“In fact, where are the journalists even asking them to make a statement, OK?” she continued. “A state leader—a state leader is speaking…
Politics
Candace Owens Loses It Over Trump’s Silence on Macron Lawsuit
“In fact, where are the journalists even asking them to make a statement, OK?” she continued. “A state leader—a state leader is speaking…
Politics
Justice Department Takes Revenge on One of Trump’s Top Enemies
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into New York State Attorney General Letitia James, in an apparent act of Trumpian…
Politics
Texas Is the Dry Run for the GOP’s Dismantling of Electoral Democracy
They know what they’re doing. In his opening remarks, King outlined his reasons for sponsoring the bill: “My first objective is to create…
Politics
How Far Will Steve Bannon Go to Take Down JD Vance?
A U.N.-backed international food security body reported last week that the “worst-case famine scenario” is currently occurring in Gaza,…
Politics
Netanyahu and Trump Got in Heated Fight Over Starvation in Gaza
A U.N.-backed international food security body reported last week that the “worst-case famine scenario” is currently occurring in Gaza,…
Politics
Judge Detested by Trump Will Oversee Epstein Files Case
“Right, and then the importer can pass it on or not.” Not only is Bessent doing everything in his power to avoid the truth of the…
News
Remote Work Isn’t Just “Work from Home”
Remote work is nowhere near WFH. I mean, at some point it is, but there’s more to it. This is the point where people started during the…
Politics
ICE Begs Supreme Court for Right to Racially Profile Immigrants
“Right, and then the importer can pass it on or not.” Not only is Bessent doing everything in his power to avoid the truth of the…
Politics
“Bring It On”: Marjorie Taylor Greene Goes Scorched Earth on AIPAC
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene does not take kindly to being compared to a bunch of liberal progressives. Speaking with One America…
Business
Sri Trang Gloves Q2 earnings drop by 79.6% to 77.1 million baht
Sri Trang Gloves posted a net profit drop of 79.6 per cent year on year to 77.1 million baht (S$3.1 million) for the quarter ended June,…
Politics
ICE Responds After Arresting “Trump Burger” Co-Owner
The Department of Homeland Security is doubling down on the arrest of the man behind the infamous Donald Trump-themed burger restaurant,…