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Exxon CEO Woods compensation rose 19% in 2024
Woods’ pay package is about 231 times the average compensation of US$190,266 received by the oil major’s workers ExxonMobil CEO Darren…
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Investors seek refuge in US dollar, yen as tariff fallout grips markets
INVESTORS poured into safe havens such as the greenback, yen and Swiss franc on Monday (Apr 7), as the market rout from US President…
Business
Thakral clarifies IPO rumours on associate GemLife; says ‘no certainty’ that any transaction will proceed
Thakral Corp clarified rumours that its associate GemLife, a resort-living developer in Australia, is gearing up for an initial public…
Business
Tariff worries continue to pummel Asian markets on Monday; Hong Kong sheds 13.2%
The sell-off following US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement last Wednesday continued to roil Asian markets on Monday…
Business
Trustee-manager of Dasin Retail Trust declares notice of upcoming EGM is ‘invalid’; any resolutions passed will be void
The trustee-manager of Dasin Retail Trust has declared an upcoming extraordinary general meeting (EGM) called by several dissenting…
Business
Does Trump Have an ‘Off Ramp’ From His Trade Fight?
No letup in sight Frenzied selling is gripping global markets for a third straight session, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures deeply in…
Politics
Transcript: Trump Voters Suddenly Shocked at How Badly He Screwed Them
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 7 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
Politics
Europe Is Ready to Make Its First Countermove to Trump Tariffs
President Trump’s announcement last week that he will impose a 20 percent tariff on goods coming from the European Union sent shock waves…
News
How Contracting Work Became a Race to the Bottom
Ben Whelan is not the kind of carpenter to wax poetic about the joys of framing a wall or redoing a roof. Like a lot of men he knows, he…
Business
Microsoft venture Wicresoft to halt China operations, cutting 2,000 jobs: report
The move is in line with Microsoft’s decision to stop outsourcing after-sales support in China to Wicresoft Microsoft’s joint venture…
Business
Trump’s Trade War Raises Bar for Fed Rate Cuts
President Trump’s global trade war has significantly raised the bar for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, as tariffs risk…
Business
China sovereign fund Huijin buying domestic stocks as market slumps
China’s sovereign fund Central Huijin Investment said on Monday (Apr 7) it is increasing holdings in China stocks and will defend market…
Business
European shares plummet to 16-month low on trade war gloom
[berlin] European shares plunged to a 16-month low on Monday (Apr 7) as investors grappled with the possibility of a recession after US…
Politics
BOJ warns of heightened uncertainty as Trump tariffs batter markets
The Bank of Japan said uncertainty over Japan’s economy was growing as some firms worried about the hit to profits from higher US duties,…
Business
Japan's Nikkei sinks to 1½-year low as bank shares tumble
Japan’s Nikkei share average slumped on Monday (Apr 7) to the lowest level in 1½ years, with the index of Japanese bank stocks diving more…
Business
Australian shares drop 4% in worst session since pandemic on Trump tariff shock
Australian shares plunged on Monday (Apr 7), in their worst session since the pandemic began, as sweeping US tariffs under President…
Politics
China Tries to Downplay the Trade War’s Effects on Its Economy
China’s leaders have sent a clear message about the effects of the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs: Things will be painful, but it…
Politics
China Downplays the Trade War’s Effects on Its Economy
China’s leaders have sent a clear message about the effects of the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs: Things will be painful, but it…
Politics
Trump’s Tariffs Imperil the Fortunes of a Nissan Factory Town
Kanda, a small town encircled by mountains on Japan’s southeast coast, is hundreds of miles from any major centers of business or…
Business
Trump’s tariff ‘medicine’ injects turmoil into global markets
US President Donald Trump warned foreign governments they would have to pay “a lot of money” to lift sweeping tariffs, characterising the…
Politics
Oil Prices Tumble Further as Trump’s Tariffs Weigh on Economic Outlook
U.S. oil prices fell sharply, briefly dipping below $60 a barrel on Sunday — their lowest level in almost four years — as the economic…
Politics
Bitcoin Is Down 10% Since Trump’s Global Tariff Announcement
Virtually everyone in the cryptocurrency world celebrated the second election of President Trump, an enthusiastic booster of the industry…
Business
Gold plunges to lowest in over 3 weeks as market sell-off hits bullion
GOLD prices continued to face turmoil on Monday, and hit their lowest levels in more than three weeks, as a wider market sell-off…
Business
Sheng Siong CEO Lim Hock Chee’s compensation for FY2024 up 20.6% at S$7.06 million
Supermarket operator Sheng Siong’s chief executive officer Lim Hock Chee received S$7.06 million in total compensation for FY2024, an…