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Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield rises to 2.73%
The cut-off yield for Singapore’s latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) rose to 2.73 per cent, the auction results by the Monetary…
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Business
DBS leading race to buy controlling stake in Indonesia's Panin Bank
DBS Group, South-east Asia’s top bank by assets, is the frontrunner to buy a controlling stake in Indonesia’s Panin Bank, three people…
Business
ECB pushes back against calls for looser bank rules
The European Central Bank (ECB) has pushed back against calls to loosen rules for eurozone banks despite fears they could fall behind US…
Business
Alibaba teams up with BMW to develop AI for cars in China
The carmaker is building a new intelligent personal assistant with enhanced voice recognition and trip planning features Alibaba Group…
Business
Indonesian rupiah to hit record low on fiscal woes: analysts
Analysts see Indonesia’s rupiah declining to a record low in the short term as political and economic worries continue to grow in…
Politics
DHS tells judge Trump couldn't bring Venezuelan 'terrorists' back to U.S.
A defiant Trump administration defended its decision not to turn planes with Venezuelan gang suspects around midair, telling a judge late…
Business
CATL gets China’s sign-off to proceed with Hong Kong share sale
Stock sales in the Chinese territory have raised more than US$15 billion so far this year, compared with US$18.6 billion in all of 2024…
Business
Digital Core Reit acquires 20% stake in Osaka data centre for 13.2 billion yen
The purchase is expected to be about 1.8% accretive to the Reit’s distribution per unit Digital Core Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit)…
Politics
GSA slashes must-sell property list from 443 to 8
The General Services Administration has cut its target list of non-core properties it wants to dump from 443 down to just eight -- all of…
Politics
Waltz takes 'full responsibility' for 'embarrassing' Signal leak
National security adviser Mike Waltz accepted "full responsibility' Tuesday for an extraordinary security breach in which the…
Business
Top China phonemaker wants 70% of sales from overseas by 2027
China’s No 1 smartphone maker Vivo wants to increase sales from overseas markets such as South-east Asia to as much as 70 per cent of…
Politics
RNC asks states for details about their voter files, part of a larger effort to question elections
The Republican National Committee on Tuesday launched a massive effort to probe voter registration lists nationwide amid a broader…
Politics
Republicans in Mike Waltz's old district aren't mad at him or Trump over Yemen Signal chat
As Washington was roiled by the news that one of President Donald Trump's top aides added a journalist to a group chat discussing military…
News
Columbia student protester can't be detained for now as she fights deportation, judge rules
A Columbia University student from South Korea who is facing potential deportation for her involvement in a pro-Palestinian protest can't…
Politics
Trump declassifies files on FBI's secret spy operation on his first White House campaign
President Trump on Tuesday signed an order declassifying all FBI files on Crossfire Hurricane, the government's secret probe that searched…
Politics
Senate GOP eyes at least $2 trillion in spending cuts for budget package, Daines says
Senate Republicans are "starting to coalesce" around a $2 trillion floor for spending cuts in a party-line budget reconciliation package,…
Business
How to Resolve Co-Founder Conflict & Avoid Startup Failure
Unfortunately, startup failures are all too common. Entrepreneurs who want to enter the startup market face multiple hardships, such as…
Politics
DOGE says nearly 300K government credit cards have been canceled or limited
As part of its efforts to downsize the federal government, the Department of Government Efficiency has been pruning or limiting the travel…
Politics
The Trump Administration Falls Back on Flippancy
Officials have responded to the text-thread security failure and other weighty controversies with sass and indifference. Source link
Politics
White House goes on offensive, says bombing of Houthis made terrorists 'pay'
The White House on Tuesday went from defense to offense, underscoring that its military actions "made the Houthi terrorists pay." Source…
Business
Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture to launch stablecoin
Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture will launch a US dollar-pegged stablecoin, it said in a statement on Tuesday, after…
Business
US: Wall St opens slightly higher after Trump-led rally
Wall Street’s main indexes edged up on Tuesday (Mar 25) as investors assessed implications of impending reciprocal tariffs on the heels of…
Business
Haidilao operator Super Hi back in the red with US$11.6 million loss in Q4
SUPER Hi International, the operator of Haidilao’s international business, recorded a net loss of US$11.6 million for the fourth quarter…
Business
'When you walk into a Cold Storage, you must feel like you’re (boarding) Singapore Airlines': New owner Andrew Lim
As the acquirer reaps economies of scale from larger import volumes, consumers can expect lower prices and a wider range of products in…