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Three Years After Ukraine Invasion, Europe Still Deals With Energy Crisis
At a newly built dock along Germany’s Elbe River, tankers from the United States unload liquefied natural gas to fuel factories and homes.…
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Politics
Panama offers concessions to US after Marco Rubio meets president
PANAMA promised free passage for US warships through the Panama Canal and said it will withdraw from China’s signature lending programme…
Business
Asean’s data centre gold rush to get a boost from DeepSeek’s AI leap: Maybank
DEMAND for Asean data centres is likely to remain resilient as Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) DeepSeek is set to disrupt the…
Business
SoftBank, OpenAI unveil Japan AI joint venture
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said on Monday (Feb 3) he has agreed with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to set up a joint venture in Japan to…
Politics
Hong Kong-listed Chinese stocks brace for Trump tariffs’ impact
CHINESE stocks listed in Hong Kong will come under renewed pressure when they resume trading Bloomberg following a three-session break,…
Politics
Hong Kong-listed China stocks brace for Trump tariffs’ impact
CHINESE stocks listed in Hong Kong will come under renewed pressure when they resume trading Bloomberg following a three-session break,…
Business
Singapore shares fall at Monday’s open; STI down 1.5%
SINGAPORE shares tumbled at the open on Monday (Feb 3) as investors mulled over the impact of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump…
Politics
Global Markets Brace for Fallout From Trump Tariffs
Markets around the world braced for volatile trading on Monday as investors began to assess the potential fallout from President Trump’s…
Business
Stocks to watch: Sembcorp, Sats, CapitaLand Ascott Trust, Raffles Medical
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Feb 3): Sembcorp Industries: The…
News
Plane and Aircraft Tug Collide in Chicago, Critically Injuring Driver
A worker at Chicago O’Hare International Airport was critically injured on Saturday after a vehicle that tows aircraft and a plane…
Business
TSMC shares in focus on return from holiday after DeepSeek jolt
TAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will be in focus as shares resume trading on Monday (Feb 3) after a global sell-off in…
Business
Samsung chief Jay Y Lee found not guilty in merger case
The Seoul High Court upheld a lower court’s ruling dismissing all the charges from a case involving a 2015 merger Samsung Electronics…
Business
OpenAI Unveils New A.I. Agent for Research
A week ago, OpenAI released a tool that can go online to shop for groceries or book a restaurant reservation. Now it is offering A.I.…
Business
Honda’s motorcycle business is the gem in a messy Nissan union
HONDA Motor’s crusade to shore up car sales by absorbing Nissan Motor could undermine an oft-forgotten but equally vital part of its…
Business
UniCredit heats up Italy finance battle with new Generali stake
UNICREDIT has made a surprise new move in the fight to dominate the Italian financial system by unveiling a minority stake in…
Politics
Trade War Heats Up After Trump Orders Tariffs and Canada Retaliates
The United States and its biggest trading partners were hurtling on Sunday into a new era of protectionism as Canada, Mexico and China…
Business
InnoTek shifts gears to AI, EVs to capture industry changes
Already in China, Thailand and Vietnam, the company is mulling a move into Malaysia FACED with a changing disk drive industry more than 15…
Politics
Trump’s policy moves still biggest risk amid DeepSeek-induced sell-off last week
The AI model’s success may drive the US government to take an even harder line on tariffs and trade restrictions The first Federal Open…
Politics
Trump Tariffs Threaten to Upend Global Economic Order
President Trump’s move this weekend to slap sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China is threatening to fracture the global trading…
Politics
From Groceries to Cars, Tariffs Could Raise Prices for U.S. Consumers
President Trump’s tariffs target countries that are major suppliers of a wide range of goods to the United States. For American families,…
Politics
What Is IEEPA, the Law Trump Used to Impose Tariffs?
President Trump said on Saturday that he would impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China using a decades-old law that gives the president…
News
Engine Fire Prompts Evacuation of Houston Flight, Video Shows
A United Airlines flight from Houston to New York was evacuated on Sunday morning because of flames coming from an engine, video shows.…
News
Your iPad Could Be Your Best Employee
Ever thought your iPad could be more than just a gadget for watching videos or playing games? Believe it or not, it could be your next…
Business
Affidavits: When You Need One and How to Get It Right
Ever found yourself tangled in legal matters and heard the term ‘affidavit’ thrown around? It’s more common than you think. Affidavits are…