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E.V. Owners Don’t Pay Gas Taxes. So, Many States Are Charging Them Fees.
Owners of electric cars in Vermont recently got a letter from the Department of Motor Vehicles with some bad news. Starting Jan. 1 they…
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Business
US: Wall St opens sharply lower as China's AI push rattles Big Tech
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Jan 27), as the surging popularity of a low-cost Chinese artificial intelligence model…
Business
Stock Markets Drop as Investors Worry About DeepSeek and China’s A.I. Advances
A jolt of panic hit big technology stocks on Monday, with investors rattled by fears that advances in artificial intelligence by Chinese…
Politics
Doug Emhoff to Return to Corporate Law
The latest guessing game in Washington is where former Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, might go next. Half…
Business
Vibrant Group wins suit against former Blackgold management
Justice Valerie Thean rules in its favour, awarding damages and fees to the group VIBRANT Group has won its civil suit against Peng Yuguo,…
Business
DeepSeek Prompts a Reckoning Across Wall Street and Silicon Valley
The DeepSeek effect Markets are on edge on Monday, as global tech investors face a $1 trillion wipeout. The cause: anxiety that the…
Business
China Vanke Forecasts $6.2 Billion Loss, Replaces Top Executives
China Vanke, one of China’s largest property developers, said on Monday that its top executives were stepping down and warned of a $6.2…
News
CapitaLand India Trust posts 3% rise in H2 DPU to S$0.032, driven by higher rental income
CAPITALAND India Trust (Clint) posted a 3 per cent increase in distribution per unit (DPU) to S$0.032 for the second half ended Dec 31,…
Politics
In China, Government Data on Drugs Blocked From Public After Backlash
When a group of prominent Chinese doctors publicly raised worries last week about the quality of domestic drugs, China’s government sent…
Business
DBS raises stake in Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank
SINGAPORE’S largest lender DBS Bank has acquired an additional stake in Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank (SRCB), increasing its stake from…
News
Asheville’s Restaurants Hit Reset After Hurricane Helene
Earlier this month, Drew Wallace started paying the cooks, bussers and the rest of the 20 or so employees of his restaurant the Bull and…
Politics
Demand falls for latest Singapore Savings Bond with 10-year average return of 2.82%
THE latest Singapore Savings Bond (SSB) allotted on Monday (Jan 27) saw a fall in applications to less than half of the amount offered, as…
Business
Huationg, Ley Choon shares take off as robust order books revive construction stocks
Shares of some construction companies surged last week on various announcements and a projected bright outlook. Hock Lian Seng was up 12.9…
Business
ECB to cut rates again, with a nervous eye on Trump
EUROZONE rate-setters are set to cut borrowing costs again this week, confident their efforts to lower inflation will remain on track…
Business
With the Fed likely to stay pat on rates, investors will scrutinise every detail for any deviation on policy
This time, unlike at previous high-stakes meetings, no one expects to see any surprises THE US Federal Reserve is so likely to leave…
Business
With the Fed likely to stand pat on rates, investors will scrutinise every detail for any deviation on policy
This time, unlike at previous high-stakes meetings, no one expects to see any surprises THE US Federal Reserve is so likely to leave…
Business
JLR to invest £65 million to meet demand for custom luxury car colours
JAGUAR Land Rover (JLR) will invest £65 million (S$109 million) to expand its luxury paint services in the UK and Slovakia to meet…
Business
Japfa surges 16% to S$0.615 after news of S$0.62 privatisation offer
The company announced on Friday that members of its founding family were making a joint offer to acquire around 18.3% of the company’s…
Business
Philippine peso may test record low as central bank cuts rates
THE Philippine peso is veering towards an all-time low as the nation’s central bank plans to cut interest rates further in the face of…
Business
Singapore shares fall at Monday’s open; STI down 0.3%
SINGAPORE shares started trading in negative territory on Monday (Jan 27), mirroring the global markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times…
Business
Singapore shares track regional declines on Monday; STI down 0.2%
SINGAPORE shares ended lower on Monday (Jan 27), tracking declines in the region. The benchmark Straits Times Index declined 0.2 per cent…
Business
Stocks to watch: Keppel, CDLHT, CapitaLand Ascott Trust, Thomson Medical, Japfa
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jan 27): Keppel: The company was…
News
Working Labor Day? You're Not Alone
Labor Day comes around every year, marking a time when many Americans get to enjoy a day off. But for some, it’s just another workday.…
Business
US stocks are jumping on earnings wins by the most since 2018
WITH uncertainty swirling around the outlook for inflation and interest rates, there’s been one dependable catalyst keeping Wall Street’s…