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Here’s What Trump Really Revealed by Releasing JFK Files
Products that will see prices rise include groceries such as avocados, maple syrup, ground beef, cherry tomatoes, sugar, bananas, nuts,…
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Apple losing over US$1 billion a year on streaming service, the Information reports
The tech giant has spent more than US$5 billion a year on content since launching Apple TV+ in 2019 but trimmed it by around US$500…
Politics
Even More Liberal Groups Come Out Against Chuck Schumer
“We’re going to have the strongest economic country in the history of the world, of the planet. We are taking in so much money,” Trump…
Politics
Trump Commerce Secretary Makes Wild Plea to Help Tesla
“We’re going to have the strongest economic country in the history of the world, of the planet. We are taking in so much money,” Trump…
Business
ValueMax raises S$71.7 million through two digital securities commercial papers
Both papers were issued on Mar 3 and received “strong demand” from investors, says the company Pawnbroking chain ValueMax Group has raised…
Business
Bank of England keeps rates on hold
The Bank of England held interest rates at 4.5 per cent and warned against assumptions that they would be cut over its next few meetings…
Politics
Transcript: Trump Seethes at Canada With “the Eyes of a Predator”
Saletan: Yeah, and one of the things that Laura Ingraham raised with Trump is the idea that, Dude, you mess around with.... Canada was our…
Business
SGX listcos with Indonesia exposure stay resilient amid market meltdown
While a market meltdown in Indonesia has rattled investor confidence, Singapore-listed companies with sizable exposure to the country have…
Politics
How Trump Brought a Divided Canada Together—Against Him
Though Carney is unlikely to feign progressive ideals, as Trudeau did to get elected a decade ago, Canadian progressives may see in him…
Politics
John Roberts’s Rebuke of Trump Isn’t What It Seems
The exchange, such as it was, only underscored the problem. Roberts almost certainly meant an “independent judiciary” in the traditional…
News
Mitsubishi Motors to outsource EV production to Taiwan's Foxconn
Mitsubishi Motors wants to lower production costs and shorten the development period for its product lineup Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors, a…
Politics
Trump’s Fury at Canada Boils Over on Fox—and Polls Now Show a Backlash
It’s growing harder to shrug off President Trump’s deranged threats toward Canada. In a new Fox News interview, Trump snarled angrily that…
Business
Hedge funds burned by Tesla short bets plot next steps
Hedge funds whose short positions against Tesla backfired badly after the Nov 5 election are watching the latest sell-off from the…
Business
SGX RegCo reprimands BlackGold Natural Resources directors, CFO for breaches of listing rules
The Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) has reprimanded three directors and the chief financial officer of BlackGold Natural…
Business
Vietnam to allow 49% foreign ownership of some banks
Foreign investors cannot hold more than 30% of shares in banks that have government ownership of above 50% Vietnam’s government is…
Business
Top Glove swings back into black with RM30.3 million Q2 profit
Top Glove returned back to the black with a net profit of RM30.3 million (S$9.1 million) for its second quarter of its financial year…
Business
Microsoft’s US$2.2 billion Malaysia investment solid amid US policy uncertainty
Microsoft’s US$2.2 billion investment in Malaysia remains firm, despite growing global uncertainties stemming from policy shifts by the…
Business
Nvidia to invest billions in US chip production over four years: FT
Huang says Nvidia can now manufacture its latest systems in the United States through suppliers such as Taiwanese chipmaking giants TSMC…
News
Why billionaire Li-Ka-shing’s Panama ports deal infuriated China
Billionaire Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing has found himself in the middle of the China-US geopolitical tussle after announcing a deal to…
Business
ST Engineering on a tear; stock hits successive highs and is now more expensive than DBS and other leading blue chips
Analysts were bullish on ST Engineering, hiking their target prices for the counter as they cited a positive outlook and strong growth…
Politics
Google, Apple hit by EU regulatory crackdown
Google was hit with two charges of breaching landmark EU rules on Wednesday (Mar 19), while Apple was ordered to help rivals connect with…
Business
China holds benchmark lending rates steady as expected
China held benchmark lending rates steady for the fifth straight month in March on Thursday (Mar 20), matching market expectations. Early…
Business
SoftBank Group to acquire Ampere Computing in US$6.5 billion AI-focused deal
The US chip startup makes data centre CPU chips based on a computing architecture from Arm Holdings that are used by firms such as Oracle…
Business
Ontario pension set to shut Hong Kong office in China retreat
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is planning to shut down its Hong Kong office as it pares its exposure to China, according to sources…