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Apple debuts Invites app, AppleCare+ changes in subscription push
APPLE rolled out a new app for creating event invitations and made changes to its AppleCare+ customer support for iPhones, part of a…
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Barbie parent Mattel forecasts annual profit above estimates after steady holiday demand
TOYMAKER Mattel on Tuesday forecast full-year profit above Wall Street expectations after beating holiday quarter estimates, owing to…
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S.E.C. Moves to Scale Back Its Crypto Enforcement Efforts
The Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to scale back a special unit of more than 50 lawyers and staff members that had been…
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Free Money Alert: 20 Small Business Grants You Can Get Now
Running a small business isn’t easy, especially when it comes to finding the money you need to grow. Whether you’re looking to hire more…
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IBM gives long-term sales growth outlook that tops expectations
INTERNATIONAL Business Machines (IBM) gave a stronger-than-expected revenue growth outlook for the coming years led by the expansion in…
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Federal workers weighing whether to accept Trump's buyout offer and how to get the most out of it
President Trump's federal worker buyout may backfire in some cases, giving employees who were going to quit anyway months of extra pay.…
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PepsiCo Adding Healthier Snacks as Its North American Sales Dip
Amid a national debate on highly processed foods and the rise of weight-loss drugs, the snack and beverage giant PepsiCo is responding by…
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The Closed-Door Battle to Become IOC President
Late Wednesday night, members of the International Olympic Committee gathered for a dinner at the Olympic Museum on the banks of Lake…
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Amazon to face legal action after laying off 1,900 in Quebec
The union also launched a campaign calling on consumers to boycott the multinational by not shopping on its online platform and cancelling…
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KKR raises offer for Fuji Soft in US$4.3 billion tussle with Bain
KKR & Co raised its offer price for Fuji Soft to fend off a rival bid from Bain Capital, the latest chapter in a months-long battle for…
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US: Wall St muted at open after China’s retaliatory tariffs
WALL Street’s main indexes were subdued at the open on Tuesday (Feb 4) as investor appetite for risk waned after China retaliated against…
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KKR quarterly profit beats expectation on dealmaking revival
ALTERNATIVE asset manager KKR & Co reported a fourth-quarter profit that beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday (Feb 4), as a rebound in…
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FTI Consulting now in acting management of scandal-hit Indonesian unicorn eFishery
The move ‘aims to facilitate a thorough and objective business review to determine the best path forward for the group’, says eFishery’s…
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Scandal-hit unicorn eFishery ropes FTI Consulting into acting management team
The move ‘aims to facilitate a thorough and objective business review to determine the best path forward for the group’, says eFishery’s…
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Spotify forecasts profit above estimates on subscriber growth, price increases
In the fourth quarter, premium subscribers rose 11 per cent to 263 million, compared with Visible Alpha estimates of 260 million. SPOTIFY…
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Estee Lauder forecasts bleak quarterly profit, to cut up to 7,000 jobs
ESTEE Lauder on Tuesday (Feb 4) forecast third-quarter profit well below estimates, citing persistent weak demand at airports and travel…
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Singapore’s Syfe makes A$65 million bid for Australian investing platform SelfWealth
SINGAPORE-BASED digital wealth platform Syfe on Tuesday (Feb 4) said it made a non-binding indicative offer to acquire SelfWealth, an…
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America First, Not America Only
We shouldn’t return to the overreach of the past. But when America retreats, the void is filled by powers that don’t share our values or…
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Tesla supplier Panasonic to cut costs to support shift into AI
PANASONIC Holdings is considering an overhaul of personnel and trimming underperforming businesses to lower fixed costs, part of a shift…
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Convening EGM is 'waste of money': Sabana Reit internalisation committee
THE internalisation committee and incoming directors of Sabana Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (Sabana Reit) said on Monday (Feb…
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Number of compulsory wind-ups rise more than 50% in 2024
AS MANY as 307 companies were forced to wind up last year, based on figures released by the Ministry of Law’s Insolvency Office. This was…
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Home expert shares hack to clean your microwave with virtually zero effort
A home expert on TikTok shared his advice for easily cleaning a microwave in a popular video on the platform. Ken Long, a home expert…
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UBS has cut 10,000 jobs since Credit Suisse takeover in 2023
UBS Group has cut more than 10,000 roles since it bought Credit Suisse, marking a milestone in the lender’s efforts to integrate its…
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HK-listed Chinese stocks hit 3-month high despite China, US tariffs
CHINESE stocks listed in Hong Kong surged on Tuesday (Feb 4) as investors loaded up on artificial intelligence and electric vehicle shares…