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Can we stop talking about T-bills now?
Singapore’s equities market is booming. And market watchers believe there is more upside on the horizon.[SINGAPORE] I was slightly aghast when a colleague at The Business Times recently confided...
Asia: Markets struggle as focus turns to US inflation
ASIAN markets struggled on Tuesday to track another record day on Wall Street, with traders now awaiting the release of US inflation data that could dictate Federal Reserve policy...
New Zealand poised to appoint first woman as governor of RBNZ
The new governor will not be in place for the next rate decision on Oct 8, with their term expected to start towards the end of the year[WELLINGTON] New...
Nvidia to invest US$100 billion in OpenAI
The partnership comes as competition intensifies among technology giants and startups to secure access to energy and chips needed for AI growth[NEW YORK] Chipmaker Nvidia plans to invest up...
Netflix signs co-marketing deal with AB InBev to promote TV shows and beer
NETFLIX and Anheuser-Busch InBev have signed a global co-marketing deal to promote the streaming platform’s most-watched titles and the brewer’s beers, the companies said on Monday (Sep 22).The partnership...
European airports race to fix check-in glitch after cyberattack
The disruption is the latest in a string of hacks to hit sectors from healthcare to autos[BERLIN] Some of Europe’s biggest airports, including the region’s busiest, London’s Heathrow, raced...
US: Stocks end at records, extending rally
[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks finished at fresh records on Friday (Sep 19), extending a rally after the US Federal Reserve announced its first interest rate cut of 2025.All...
Agoda saga: Companies should not stop retrenched employees from getting union help, says MOM
Agoda recently laid off 50 Singapore staff, and said it would deny severance benefits if they reported the retrenchments to agencies or unions[SINGAPORE] Companies should not prevent their retrenched...
Singtel’s Optus investigating emergency hotline outage that caused death of three people
The Australian telco will co-operate fully and transparently with all relevant government agencies and regulatory bodies[SINGAPORE] Singtel’s Australian subsidiary Optus is investigating a series of emergency call failures after...
Singapore reviewing short seller claim against India’s Vedanta
The Singapore Police Force replied to Viceroy’s complaint, assigning it a reference number indicating it was reviewing the matter[LONDON] The Singapore Police Force (SPF) is reviewing a complaint by...
