Business
Gold steady ahead of holidays; US Fed outlook weighs
GOLD prices held steady on Tuesday (Dec 24), with investors bracing for a less aggressive path of interest rate cuts from the US Federal…
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Business
Bitcoin momentum ebbs heading into last stretch of record year
BITCOIN is flagging in the last leg of a record-breaking year. The digital asset changed hands at about US$94,500 early on Tuesday (Dec…
Business
Singapore shares rise at Tuesday’s open; STI up 0.2%
SINGAPORE shares started trading in positive territory on Tuesday (Dec 24) morning, mirroring overnight gains in global markets. As at…
News
Thai billionaire Charoen to retire as F&N chairman in 2025; Koh Poh Tiong to step up
Fraser and Neave (F&N) announced on Tuesday (Dec 24) that its board chairman Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi will retire from office on Jan 16,…
News
Seatrium wins contract for deepwater new-build production unit
SEATRIUM has secured a contract to perform engineering, procurement, construction and onshore commissioning work for a deepwater new-build…
Business
Telegram profitable for first time after app pays down debts
SOCIAL media app Telegram is profitable for the first time after paying down “a meaningful share” of some US$2 billion in debt, chief…
Business
Singapore pulls ahead of Hong Kong in race to be crypto hub
SINGAPORE forged ahead with efforts to formulate a digital assets hub in 2024, while rival financial centre Hong Kong has struggled to…
Business
US Fed floats major changes to bank stress tests in light of legal rulings
THE US Federal Reserve said on Monday (Dec 23) it was considering major changes to its annual bank “stress tests” in light of recent legal…
Business
Europe: Stoxx 600 inches up as Novo Nordisk surges at start of Christmas week
EUROPE’S Stoxx 600 closed slightly higher at the start of a holiday-shortened week, as a spike in Novo Nordisk shares boosted the…
Business
Who’s pulling ahead in South-east Asia’s data centre race?
THE start of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom has led to a global race among countries to build more data centres and ramp up their…
News
Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty as Lawyer Blasts Mayor Eric Adams for 'Political Spectacle with Staged Perp Walk' in CEO Murder Case
Luigi Mangione, accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appeared in a Manhattan court on Monday, December 23. He pleaded…
News
Who Are Thomas Sanders and Anthony Battle? Biden Commutes Death Sentences of Child Killers and Rapists Along with 35 Others
In a groundbreaking decision, President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 federal inmates just two days before Christmas,…
Business
Who Is Zara Dar? YouTuber Drops Out of PhD to Become OnlyFans Creator After Earning Over $1 Million on the Platform
Zara Dar, a YouTuber known for her advocacy in science and technology, has made a surprising career shift. The former PhD student recently…
News
Sebastian Zapeta-Calil: Man Who Burnt Woman to Death in NYC Subway Is Guatemalan Migrant Who Crossed Into the US After He Was Deported
The Guatemalan migrant, accused of setting a subway rider on fire and watching as she burned to death, was earlier deported but later…
News
AI-Powered Optimization: Revolutionizing Rail Passenger and Freight Systems
Rama Chandra Rao Nampalli is the solution architect at Denver RTD and one of the leading practitioners in the usage of Artificial…
News
Turning tables with the belief of Hard work pays off - Baazigar Meen
Today we will talk about a guy who has entrepreneurship skills that have given him immense success. People also know him name of the…
Culture
Who Is Emily Baldoni? Justin Baldoni's Personal Life with Swedish Actress Wife Under Scrutiny Amid Blake Lively Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Justin Baldoni's personal life has come under intense scrutiny following a bombshell sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him by Blake…
Culture
The New “Nosferatu” Drains the Life from Its Predecessor
Robert Eggers’s remake of the German director F. W. Murnau’s 1922 vampire classic, “Nosferatu,” may be presumptuous, but it’s not cynical.…
Business
Supply Chain Visionary Arunkumar Jagadeesan Transforms Automotive Industry, Ushering in New Era of IoT-Powered Manufacturing Excellence
The United States leads the global automotive industry, with manufacturers and suppliers generating over $1.5 trillion in annual revenue…
Business
Apple approaches US$4 trillion valuation as investors bet on AI momentum
APPLE is closing in on a historic US$4 trillion stock market valuation, powered by investors cheering progress in the company’s…
Business
Sembcorp makes debut on Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index
Other Singapore companies on the index are CapitaLand Investment, ComfortDelGro, Keppel, ST Engineering, and Wilmar International SEMBCORP…
Politics
Dollar Bill Symbols: Complete Guide
Ever wondered about the symbols on a dollar bill? They’re everywhere, and each one tells a story. From the face of George Washington to…
Business
Does Morality Do Us Any Good?
Sauer, who cautions that his chronological arrangements “shouldn’t be taken too literally,” terms the results of his multidisciplinary…
Business
Is There Any Escape from the Spotify Syndrome?
Like countless other people around the globe, I stream music, and like more than six hundred million of them I mainly use Spotify.…