Business
ESR Reit posts 15.9% fall in H2 DPU to S$0.00997
THE manager of ESR Real Estate Investment Trust (ESR Reit) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.00997 for its second half (H2)…
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Business
Disney raises Bob Iger’s pay by 30%, reflecting turnaround in profit
WALT Disney boosted chief executive officer Bob Iger’s total pay by 30 per cent in fiscal 2024, underscoring his turnaround of the media…
Business
Tiktok weighs non-sale options, ByteDance’s Bill Ford says
BYTEDANCE is exploring a deal to keep TikTok running in the US without selling its operations there, according to board member Bill Ford.…
Politics
CNN eyes 200 job cuts, streaming overhaul
US NEWS network CNN will shed six per cent of staff, some 200 people, the outlet said on Thursday as it embarks on a major shakeup of…
Business
Boeing forecasts big loss on defence troubles, strike; shares drop 2.5%
BOEING’S loss will exceed expectations when it unveils fourth-quarter results next week, the financially strapped US planemaker said on…
Culture
The 2025 Oscar Nominations and What Should Have Made the List
With the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations, the members of the Academy have, in effect, responded to the natural and political…
Politics
Setback for Trump? Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks US President's Executive Order to End Birthright Citizenship, Calling It 'Blatantly Unconstitutional'
A federal judge in Seattle has halted former President Donald Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly…
Politics
Who is Lexus Martinez? Marine Who Danced with Vice President JD Vance at the Inaugural Ball Calls it 'Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity'
Staff Sgt. Lexus Martinez, a 27-year-old Marine from Brooklyn, shared a moment she will never forget at the Commander-in-Chief Ball on…
News
The Long Shadow of the Chinese Exclusion Act
Between 1848 and 1852, more than twenty thousand Chinese migrants made their way to San Francisco in search of gold. The vast majority…
Business
Cartier appeal helps Richemont reach 100 billion Swiss francs market value
SWISS luxury conglomerate Richemont’s stock market value surpassed 100 billion Swiss francs (S$149.2 billion) for the first time,…
Business
US: Wall St subdued at open after previous session's jump; earnings in focus
US main stock indexes opened flat to slightly lower on Thursday (Jan 23), as investors paused after Wall Street’s strong performance in…
Business
AI Takes Over Insurance: Should You Be Worried?
Artificial intelligence is making waves across various sectors, and the insurance industry is no exception. As more companies dive into…
Business
Sportswear giants Adidas and Puma weighing job cuts
GERMAN sportswear giants Adidas and Puma have both said they are seeking to reduce costs, including through possible job cuts, as they aim…
Business
OUE Reit’s H2 DPU increases 8.7% to S$0.0113
THE distribution per unit (DPU) for OUE Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) rose 8.7 per cent to S$0.0113 for the second half of its…
Business
Vanke in talks to sell logistics firm stake to GIC: source
INDEBTED property developer China Vanke is in advanced talks to sell a controlling stake in VX Logistics to Singaporean sovereign wealth…
Business
Meta, WhatsApp win relief as India tribunal suspends data sharing ban
AN INDIAN tribunal temporarily suspended a five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and owner Meta Platforms, a major relief for the US…
Business
ByteDance plans US$20 billion capex in 2025, mostly on AI: sources
BYTEDANCE, the Chinese owner of TikTok, has earmarked over 150 billion yuan (S$27.9 billion) in capital expenditure for this year, much of…
Business
AI spending is set to grow in 2025: report
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) adoption is set to rise as most companies expect to ramp up spending on the technology in their next fiscal…
News
Asian oil refiners mull run cuts, closures as crude costs soar
A SURGE in the cost of physical crude cargoes as China and India rush to replace Russian flows is prompting refiners in other parts of…
Business
Hyundai Motor forecasts slowing revenue growth in 2025 after Q4 miss
SOUTH Korea’s Hyundai Motor expected on Thursday (Jan 23) its 2025 sales growth would halve due to softening vehicle demand and rising…
Business
Hyundai Motor nears GM tie-up deal; sees revenue growth slowing in 2025
SOUTH Korea’s Hyundai Motor said on Thursday (Jan 23) it is in talks with General Motors to supply commercial electric vehicles to its US…
News
Sembcorp launches short-term mobile solar farm at PSA’s Keppel Terminal
For three years, the renewable energy generated from the farm will be channelled to the national grid A new 18 megawatt-peak ground-mount…
Business
SoftBank, OpenAI plan US$19 billion each for Stargate: report
SOFTBANK Group and OpenAI each plan to commit US$19 billion of capital to Stargate, the US$100 billion US artificial intelligence (AI)…
Business
Barclays sees heightened competition in India from Japan banks
A RENEWED push by Japan’s biggest banks and other global lenders in India is driving down loan prices with the new players having more…