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Japan's Panasonic targets 10,000 job cuts worldwide
The figure represents around 4% of the firm’s total workforce of nearly 230,000 Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Friday (May 9)…
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Politics
MAGA Rage Erupts as New Pope’s Views of Trump Prove Unexpectedly Harsh
Right after the news broke that Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church, the internet produced…
Business
Sembcorp, Aster sign over S$650 million in energy and utilities deals for regional projects
Both also ink an MOU to explore strategic initiatives across Singapore, Indonesia and rest of South-east Asia Energy provider Sembcorp…
Business
OCBC mulls capital management as it closes in on three-year target for S$3 billion incremental revenue
As OCBC reaches the deadline for its three-year target to achieve S$3 billion in incremental revenue by 2025, it is setting its sights on…
Business
OCBC keeps 2025 guidance, but loan growth targets could be buffeted by headwinds: CEO Helen Wong
OCBC is keeping its financial targets for 2025, but noted that its loan growth guidance of a mid-single digit will likely see the most…
Business
DBS, OCBC, UOB set aside extra allowances to account for heightened uncertainty
The local banking trio have taken extra allowances in their first-quarter 2025 results amid a rise in uncertainty in the macroeconomic…
Business
Nvidia modifies H20 chip for China to overcome US export controls: sources
Nvidia plans to release a downgraded version of its H20 artificial intelligence (AI) chip for China in the next two months, following US…
Business
Asia: Stocks lifted by hopes for US-China talks after UK deal
Most Asian equities rose on Friday (May 9) on growing optimism that the worst of US President Donald Trump’s trade war is past after he…
Business
SEC seeks to settle legal fight with Ripple Labs for US$50 million
The SEC has dismissed or paused several other legal cases and investigations targeting crypto companies since US President Donald Trump…
News
From Apple to GM, tariffs to cost companies tens of billions
From Apple to General Motors (GM), corporate America is bracing for tens of billions of US dollars in damages from Trump’s trade war – and…
News
How the Singapore dollar could perform against the US dollar this year
Fading US exceptionalism could pave the way for further appreciation of the Singapore dollar against the greenback, said analysts. The…
Business
F&N H1 net profit rises 0.3% to S$84.1 million as tax incentive expires
Fraser and Neave (F&N) posted a 0.3 per cent rise in net profit to S$84.1 million for its first half ended Mar 31, from S$83.8 million a…
Business
Frasers Property H1 profit rises 147.6% to S$142.2 million on tax reversal
Frasers Property posted a 147.6 per cent jump in net profit to S$142.2 million for the first half ended Mar 31, 2025, from S$57.4 million…
Politics
Crypto Bill Stalls in the Senate as Democrats Balk
A first-of-its-kind bill to regulate parts of the cryptocurrency industry stalled in the Senate on Thursday, after Democrats blocked it…
Business
Luxury labels ditch steep China discounts to rebuild brand value
Some luxury labels are pulling back from steep markdowns in China, seeking to rebuild an image of exclusivity to lure back wealthy…
Politics
Europe: Stocks rise after Trump strikes tariff deal with UK
European shares ended higher on Thursday (May 8) after US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Britain to lower tariffs, the…
Business
Musk-Tied Investor Clashes With One of World’s Biggest Asset Managers
A prominent Silicon Valley investor is in a bitter dispute with his former employer, one of the world’s largest asset managers, accusing…
Politics
Vance Just Made Trump’s Dolls Comment Even Weirder
Vice President JD Vance has his own particularly bad explanation for Donald Trump’s already ridiculous way of dismissing the rising prices…
Politics
5 Takeaways From the U.S.-U.K. Trade Agreement
The United States and Britain announced on Thursday that they had reached a deal that would reduce tariffs on some imports, such as steel,…
Politics
Trump Sacks FEMA Chief One Day After He Tried to Save the Agency
Prevost is seen as being to Francis’s right on LGBTQ issues. In 2013, shortly after assuming the papacy, Francis expressed openness toward…
Politics
The Big Winner of Trump’s Much-Hyped Trade Deal Is ... Not the U.S.
Compounding the UK’s trade difficulties is Brexit, the UK’s spectacularly self-destructive decision to depart the European Union, which…
Politics
Kenneth Walker, 73, Journalist Who Bared Apartheid’s Brutality
Kenneth Walker, an Emmy Award-winning journalist whose reporting for the ABC News program “Nightline” helped bring the brutality of South…
Politics
We Just Got a New Pope—and MAGA Is Already Losing Its Mind
Within just a few hours of white smoke rising out of the Vatican, MAGA is already fuming over the new pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost was…
Politics
Trump’s Deportation Plans to Libya Involve Some Chilling Threats
The Trump administration’s plan to deport immigrants to Libya was even more extensive and disturbing than initial reports suggested. Under…