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US dollar struggles for direction before Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, awaits data
THE greenback was roughly unchanged on Tuesday (Apr 1) as investors braced for reciprocal tariffs that US President Donald Trump is due to…
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Singapore’s mobile data price war: ‘You lose out if you don’t switch’
Remember when mobile data was rationed by the gigabyte? Those days are long gone in Singapore, where a fierce price war has changed the…
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US: Stocks plunge on tariff fears, inflation data
Wall Street stocks plummeted on Friday (Mar 28), with all three major indices ending the day sharply lower in anticipation of a fresh wave…
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US: Wall St opens lower after data fans inflation worries
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Mar 28) as data showed underlying price pressures rose more than expected last month…
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Microsoft pulls back from more data centre leases in US and Europe: analysts
Alphabet has said it will spend US$75 billion on its AI buildout this year, 29 per cent more than Wall Street expected, while Meta has…
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Digital Core Reit acquires 20% stake in Osaka data centre for 13.2 billion yen
The purchase is expected to be about 1.8% accretive to the Reit’s distribution per unit Digital Core Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit)…
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ICE could use IRS data to track undocumented immigrants
Federal immigration authorities may soon gain access to Internal Revenue Service data under a pending agreement that would allow them to…
Business
Alibaba’s chairman warns of a ‘bubble’ in AI data centre buildout
Alibaba Group Holding chairman Joe Tsai warned of a potential bubble forming in datacenter construction, arguing that the pace of that…
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China’s steel market is still in thrall to bleak property data
Chinese steel prices are languishing, despite signs of resilience in the wider economy and the approach of peak demand season in the…
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23andMe Files for Bankruptcy Amid Concerns About Security of Customers’ Genetic Data
The genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday after months of uncertainty over its business model and…
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AI boom turns Asian data centres into magnets for loan deals
Artificial intelligence advances are fuelling a funding frenzy for data centres in Asia, spawning a series of record-breaking loans and…
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Data centres a possibility for Stoneweg European Reit under new sponsor
SWI Group “fully supports” the Reit’s strategy to rebalance its portfolio to focus more on industrial properties and high-quality offices…
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Brookfield makes US$1.7 billion bet on power needs by AI, data
BROOKFIELD Asset Management agreed to spend US$1.7 billion in a deal to expand its US onshore renewables business as the company bets…
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Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites
Organic farmers and environmental groups sued the Agriculture Department on Monday over its scrubbing of references to climate change from…
Business
Gold steady near record highs amid tariff concerns, inflation data awaited
GOLD prices steadied near an all-time high on Monday (Feb 24), supported by concerns over US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, while…
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Judge says Musk's DOGE can access federal employee data
A federal judge has refused to shut down the Department of Government Efficiency's access to human resources files of government…
Business
US dollar recovers as markets in consolidation mode; pares gains after data
THE US dollar rose against a broad range of currencies on Friday (Feb 21), partly retracing losses versus the yen as investors…
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Greenback recovers as markets in consolidation mode; pares gains after data
The US dollar rose against a broad range of currencies on Friday (Feb 21) including the euro, sterling and those tied to commodities such…
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Australia’s Goodman raises A$4 billion for data centres to tap AI boom
The increasing use of machine learning and cloud-based technologies is fuelling the need for power and storage sites AUSTRALIA’S Goodman…
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Microsoft unveils quantum computing chip for future data centres
MICROSOFT announced its first quantum computing chip, a major step in the company’s effort to produce devices that might someday solve…
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Elon Musk Is Faking DOGE Savings Data to Make Himself Look Better
The timing is suspicious, because Bolsonaro, formerly the president of Brazil, was indicted Tuesday on charges of attempting a coup after…
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Struggle Over Americans’ Personal Data Plays Out Across the Government
Last week, Michelle King, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, sought to reassure Democrats on Capitol Hill…
Business
Federal judge won’t immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or worker layoffs
A federal judge refused Tuesday to immediately block billionaire Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing…
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DOGE seeks access to IRS system with taxpayers' financial data
The Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to Internal Revenue Service computer systems that include detailed financial…