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US dollar steadies, Aussie drops after RBA, Chinese trade data
THE US dollar rose on Tuesday (Dec 10) ahead of US inflation data which could offer clues about the Federal Reserve’s monetary easing…
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The Best TV Shows of 2024
For the past two decades or so, cinema’s loss has been television’s gain. As the mid-budget movie, once the natural home of grown-up fare,…
News
The Hollow Allure of Spotify Wrapped
I joined Spotify, the Swedish streaming service, toward the end of 2020, spending the better part of a Sunday transferring my Apple Music…
Business
Global airlines forecast US$1 trillion 2025 revenue despite plane shortage
GLOBAL airlines body International Air Transport Association (Iata) has forecast industry-wide 2025 revenue of more than a trillion US…
Business
Stellantis, China’s CATL to invest 4.1 billion euros in EV battery factory in Spain
STELLANTIS and Chinese battery maker CATL will invest 4.1 billion euros (S$5.8 billion) in a factory making electric vehicle batteries in…
Business
SGX securities turnover value rises 51% in November; volume up 12%
THE Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) total securities market turnover value rose 51 per cent year on year (yoy) to S$30.2 billion for November,…
Business
Crypto volatility picks up as Trump-fueled rally starts to fray
A BOUT of selling buffeted crypto as the optimism sparked by president-elect Donald Trump’s embrace of the sector begins to cool. Bitcoin…
Business
Crypto volatility picks up as Trump-fuelled rally starts to fray
A BOUT of selling buffeted crypto as the optimism sparked by president-elect Donald Trump’s embrace of the sector begins to cool. Bitcoin…
Business
Singapore Institute of Advanced Medicine Holdings flagged over uncertainties about staying afloat
External auditors note the presence of material uncertainties that could cast significant doubt on its ability to continue as a going…
Business
Britain to make online marketplaces pay more for electricals recycling
BRITAIN said on Tuesday (Dec 10) it would soon make online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay pay more towards the cost of recycling…
Business
Gold hovers near two-week peak as focus shifts to US inflation data
GOLD prices remained mostly unchanged on Tuesday (Dec 3), staying near a two-week high hit in the previous session, as investors awaited…
Business
Reliance Industries seeks up to US$3 billion loan for refinancing
BILLIONAIRE Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries is in talks with banks for a loan of as much as US$3 billion to refinance debt due…
Politics
Sembcorp receives court judgment validating its South African water asset divestments
In November of 2020, Sembcorp announced that it had entered into legal proceedings over the matter THE South African Supreme Court ruled…
Business
Stocks to watch: Sembcorp Industries, Hai Leck, DBS
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Dec 10): Sembcorp Industries: The…
Business
C3.ai lifts annual forecast on strong demand for enterprise AI software
C3.AI raised its forecast for fiscal year 2025 revenue on Monday (Dec 9), helped by healthy demand for the company’s enterprise artificial…
Business
Microsoft unveils zero-water data centres to reduce AI climate impact
MICROSOFT, trying to mitigate the climate impact of its data centre building boom, is starting to roll out a new design that uses zero…
News
Kendrick Lamar’s Year on Top
The film “Paid in Full,” from 2002, is a fictionalized retelling of the brief but titanic reign of three real-life New York drug kingpins…
Business
Oracle misses quarterly results estimates on stiff cloud competition
ORACLE missed Wall Street expectations for second-quarter revenue and adjusted profit on Monday (Dec 9), hit by stiff competition and…
News
Proposed California law would require warning labels on social media
Victoria Hinks watched her daughter get sucked into the dark sides of social media, and she couldn’t pull her out. “We tried to take her…
Business
Mondelez exploring takeover of US chocolate maker Hershey
MONDELEZ International, the snacks and sweets company, is exploring an acquisition of iconic US chocolate maker Hershey, in a potential…
Business
Manage risks in commodity financing by bracing for constant uncertainty: UOB’s Lim Chen Chen
Commodities have become more strategic than ever, says UOB’s group head of structured trade and commodity finance FOR Lim Chen Chen, UOB’s…
News
The UK Post Office scandal holds many important governance lessons
THE recent scandal surrounding the UK’s postal service may not have made the headlines in Singapore, but the incident – which must rank as…
Business
Opinion: The TikTok court case has staggering implications for free speech in America
The free speech implications of the coming ban on TikTok in the United States are staggering and unprecedented. On Friday, the U.S. Court…
Business
OpenAI's controversial Sora is finally becoming available to the public. Will it truly disrupt Hollywood?
OpenAI’s controversial text-to-video artificial intelligence tool Sora sent shock waves through the entertainment industry when the…