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US: Wall Street opens higher as Powell’s speech looms large
Published Fri, Aug 22, 2025 · 09:43 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole Symposium speech...
Tesla to integrate Deepseek, Doubao AI voice controls in China
The technology allows drivers to use voice commands to control navigation apps, in-car entertainment and cabin temperature, as well as receive news updatesPublished Fri, Aug 22, 2025 · 06:24...
OCBC partners International Coaching Federation to certify senior leaders as coaches
The collaboration is part of a S$30 million push to build a skills-first workplace[SINGAPORE] OCBC has tied up with the International Coaching Federation’s (ICF) Singapore chapter, marking the first...
UK government takes over another steelmaker as industry suffers
Published Fri, Aug 22, 2025 · 06:54 AMTHE UK government said on Thursday that it would take temporary ownership of the country’s third-largest steelmaker, putting its 1,450 jobs at...
Coliwoo to launch co-living project at old Bukit Timah Fire Station in September
[SINGAPORE] Coliwoo, a unit of real estate services group LHN, will launch a co-living residence with retail offerings at the former Bukit Timah Fire Station in September.The company last...
Thomson Medical secures S$225 million Islamic revolving credit facility
[SINGAPORE] Thomson Medical Group has obtained a S$225 million Islamic revolving credit facility from Maybank in Singapore, the company said on Thursday (Aug 21). This facility can be converted...
Sats rises 5.7% to three-week high on Q1 profit growth
[SINGAPORE] Shares of ground handler and in-flight caterer Sats climbed in early trade on Thursday (Aug 21), a day after the group posted higher first-quarter profit. As at 9.02...
Asia: Markets creep up as investors await key speech
ASIAN markets edged mostly upward in muted morning trading on Thursday, one day before a key speech expected to offer signals about future interest rate cuts in the United...
Google unveils latest Pixel phones packed with AI
GOOGLE on Wednesday unveiled new Pixel 10 smartphones that promise more artificial intelligence capabilities, as it seeks to elbow out competition in the emerging AI-assistant market.Comedian Jimmy Fallon hosted...
Beng Kuang expands into chemical cleaning in oil and gas industry
[SINGAPORE] Beng Kuang Marine has formed a new business for specialised industrial chemical cleaning, the company said in a bourse filing on Wednesday (Aug 20).The new business, called Clean...
