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Maersk eyes 4% market growth in 2025, uncertainty over tariffs and Red Sea
MAERSK on Thursday (Feb 6) said it expects to grow its business to track an expected 4 per cent growth in global container shipping this…
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Business
SGX seeing ‘improved momentum’ in IPO pipeline, hopeful that listings will exceed last year’s
More companies could be listing here this year with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) seeing an improved pipeline of initial public offerings…
Business
Bain is said to near 500 billion yen deal for Mitsubishi pharma unit
BAIN Capital is nearing a deal to buy Mitsubishi Chemical Group’s pharmaceutical unit, sources familiar with the matter said, adding to a…
Business
Nissan seeking new partners with Honda deal set to collapse
NISSAN Motor is seeking out a new partner as it prepares to end negotiations to form a joint holding company with Honda Motor, sources…
Politics
Rubio gets deal from Guatemala to accept migrants from other countries deported from U.S.
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo said Wednesday his country will accept migrants from other countries who are being deported from the…
Business
Workday to cut nearly 2,000 workers on profit focus
WORKDAY is cutting about 8.5 per cent of its workforce, making it the latest technology company to begin 2025 with headcount reductions.…
Business
BlackRock to list Bitcoin exchange-traded product in Europe
BLACKROCK, the world’s largest asset manager, is preparing to list an exchange-traded product (ETP) tied directly to Bitcoin in Europe,…
Politics
Saudi Aramco boosts prices to Asia as Middle Eastern crude soars
SAUDI Arabia hiked the price of its flagship crude to Asia by the most in more than two years as the kingdom responds to surging premiums…
Business
Gold firms near record peak as trade war concerns linger
GOLD prices inched higher on Thursday (Feb 6) to hover near an all-time high hit in the last session, as Sino-US tariff war concerns…
News
Google ends hiring targets tied to diversity
Google is the latest tech company rethinking how it approaches diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace as businesses face more…
Business
Singapore shares rise at Thursday’s open; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE shares started trading in positive territories on Thursday (Feb 6), mirroring global markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times…
Business
Singapore shares rise as tariff concerns fade; STI up 0.4%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 352 to 186, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands BUOYED by fading…
Politics
Democrats storm House Speaker's office over Elon Musk's access to taxpayer data
Two House Democrats, Reps. Judy Chu and Gwen Moore, unexpectedly entered House Speaker Mike Johnson's office during a scheduled meeting…
Business
Sonos cuts 12% of workers in bid to improve product organisation
Sonos said it’s cutting about 12 per cent of its staff, or 200 workers, in a bid to make its product teams “flatter, smaller and more…
Business
SGX’s H1 net profit rises 20.7% to S$340 million
Cash equities and equity derivatives segment leads the group’s broad-based performance THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Thursday (Feb 6)…
Business
SGX’s H1 net profit rises 20.7% to S$340 million following high growth in all revenue segments
THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Thursday (Feb 6) posted a net profit of S$340 million for the first half ended December, up 20.7 per cent…
Celebrity
As case involving Prince Harry's immigration paperwork inches forward, judge considers next steps
A federal judge is considering next steps in a slow-moving court case over whether to release documents that could spell legal trouble for…
Politics
Trump signs order banning biological men from women's sports
President Trump ordered a ban Wednesday on biological males seeking to participate in girls' and women's scholastic sports, fulfilling a…
Politics
Biden pumped $100M into transgender projects like pricey bathrooms for trans federal workers
President Biden proudly promoted transgender policies and programs during his administration and it cost taxpayers more than $100 million.…
Politics
Senate Banking Committee seeks ways to reduce politicized debanking of Americans
The Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday took on the trend of major financial institutions "debanking" customers because of their…
Politics
White House says Trump's plan for Palestinian relocation would not be permanent
A day after President Trump shocked the world by floating a plan to take over and redevelop the war-torn Gaza Strip, the White House stood…
Politics
“The Fishing Place” Puts History Into the Present Tense
The best filmmakers, looking to the past, see the future. The Holocaust and the Nazi menace to Europe have been filmmakers’ mainstays for…
Business
Coffee soars to record US$4 mark as supply fears power rally
Fears have grown about future output in top-grower Brazil after a prolonged drought ARABICA coffee topped US$4 per pound in New York for…
Business
Forever 21 considers bankruptcy filing if asset-sale plans fail
FOREVER 21 is considering multiple options to turn around its business, which could include a second bankruptcy filing, according to…