Business
South Korea fines JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Nomura and UBS for short selling breaches
South Korea’s market watchdog has decided to impose fines on JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Nomura and UBS for violating short-selling rules in…
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Business
Bezos’ rocket firm bracing for job cuts after years of expansion
Blue Origin is bracing for a large reduction in its workforce, sources familiar with the matter said, in a sign the Jeff Bezos-backed…
Business
Jollibee shares rally after foreign ownership cap scrapped
SHARES of Jollibee Foods surged the most in over four years on Thursday (Feb 13) after the Philippines’ top restaurant operator secured…
Business
Baidu to make AI chatbot Ernie Bot free of charge from Apr 1
CHINESE search engine leader Baidu said on Thursday (Feb 13) it would make its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Ernie Bot free…
Business
Indonesia says UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium plans nuclear power plant
UAE firm Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) plans to build a nuclear power plant with a capacity of up to five gigawatts in Indonesia, the…
Business
South Korea’s tech exports lose growth momentum as risks rise
The outlook for chip sales is turning less optimistic this year as growth in shipments has slowed in recent months SOUTH Korea recorded a…
Politics
China’s coal plant boom is undercutting clean energy push
Long-term coal-power contracts are also reinforcing the fuel’s dominance at the expense of renewables CHINA embarked last year on its…
News
Osim taken to task by competition watchdog over misleading discounts, product labelling
THE Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) received a complaint in 2021 from a customer who purchased an Osim product and…
News
Mike Madigan Is Finally Gone. Illinois Remains, Suffering from His Legacy
His ridiculous longevity was the product of equally ridiculous entrepreneurial sleaze. Source link
Business
Singapore shares open lower on Thursday; STI down 0.1%
SINGAPORE equities began Thursday (Feb 13) in negative territory, following mixed performance overnight in the US and Europe. As at 9.01…
Politics
Note to the White House: The U.S. Trade Deficit Is Homegrown
If President Trump were truly interested in eliminating the trade deficit, he could easily do so by balancing the federal government’s…
Business
Prudential considering listing of its Indian joint venture ICICI Prudential Asset Management
BRITISH insurer Prudential is evaluating a potential listing of its Indian joint venture, ICICI Prudential Asset Management, which will…
Business
Prudential mulls listing of its Indian joint venture ICICI Prudential Asset Management
BRITISH insurer Prudential is evaluating a potential listing of its Indian joint venture, ICICI Prudential Asset Management, which will…
News
Seatrium inks MOU with BP for deepwater production unit in offshore US
The company will provide engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning services for the Tiber FPU OFFSHORE and marine…
Business
Stocks to watch: Seatrium, iFast, Thomson Medical, Digital Core Reit
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Feb 13). Seatrium: The offshore and…
Business
Adobe launches AI video tool to compete with OpenAI
The Firefly Video Model, as Adobe is calling the service, will compete against Sora ADOBE on Wednesday (Feb 12) released the first public…
Business
Cisco raises annual revenue forecast as AI boom boosts networking gear demand
CISCO Systems raised its annual revenue forecast on Wednesday (Feb 12), betting on higher demand for its cloud networking gear amid an…
Politics
Trump's 'wild proposal' to acquire Greenland gets some traction on Capitol Hill
President Donald Trump's repeated talk about acquiring Greenland from Denmark has prompted some eye-rolling and diplomatic blowback, but…
Politics
Trump makes it easier to fire government workers who don't implement administration policy
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday making it easier to terminate or punish government workers who are not executing his…
Politics
Judge refuses to block Trump's plan to offer buyouts to federal workers
In a major victory for President Trump's plan to shrink the size and cost of government, a federal judge in Boston denied a workers union…
Business
Pimco opens office in Dubai as asset managers flock to region
PACIFIC Investment Management Co (Pimco) opened a Dubai office, becoming the latest major fund manager to deepen its presence in the…
Business
Chevron to lay off up to 20% of global workforce
CHEVRON will lay off 15 to 20 per cent of its global workforce by the end of 2026, the US oil company said on Wednesday (Feb 12) as it…
Politics
Trump to meet Putin for talks on ending war in Ukraine
President Trump said Wednesday that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia as part of a series of talks aimed…
News
Telework employees claimed extra pay, ducked drug tests
Transportation Department employees were bilking the government for extra pay by claiming to work in high-cost cities but actually…