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Sri Trang Agro-Industry posts Q3 loss of 841.9 million baht amid lower rubber prices, tariff uncertainty
Sri Trang Agro-Industry fell into the red with a net loss of 841.9 million baht (S$33.8 million) for the third quarter ended Sep 30,…
Sri Trang Gloves Q3 loss widens to 106 million baht on impairment, derivative losses
The steeper net loss comes as its top line decreases 5.6% year on year to 6.1 billion baht, even as sales volume rises Sri Trang Gloves’…
Trump's struggles to tame high prices send warning signs to GOP
Widespread discontent over inflation and the economy handed Democrats big wins in this year's election. While economists are urging…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI chip sales to China are blocked for now
The company is not trying to revive efforts to get Blackwell AI chips to Chinese firms Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang said…
Indonesia discussing plan for merger of Grab and GoTo: official
Indonesia is discussing a possible merger or acquisition between ride-hailing and food delivery firm Grab and its rival GoTo, the…
Ikea profit falls 26% to 1.7 billion euros as US tariffs fuel costs
Overall sales from the company’s stores across 63 markets around the world fall for a second year in a row Sweden’s Inter Ikea, which…
Yes, Ozempic for All
Trump’s deals to expand access to obesity drugs amount to a win-win-win. Source link
Pelosi Was Bad. What Follows Could Be Worse
The San Francisco progressive was the most effective Democratic legislator since LBJ. Source link
Nigerian Girls Are Being Kidnapped
Islamist terrorists have inflicted a decade of religiously motivated sexual violence on Christian women and girls. Source link
Renoir’s Surprising Experiments in Perception
Also: a Quadrophenia ballet, the brave women of “Liberation,” the cultural business of affairs, and more. Source link
Tehching Hsieh Turned Every Second Into Art
At Dia, the cage has been reconstructed in full, complete with Hsieh’s boots and his tally marks gouged into the wall. Every day, Hsieh…
Rosalía Doesn’t Want to Take It Easy
Sometimes it seems as if everyone wants to be a pop girlie. Last year, Taylor Swift counted herself among the “tortured poets,” but…
The Bad Show-Biz Dads of “Sentimental Value” and “Jay Kelly”
In new films from Joachim Trier and Noah Baumbach, success in filmmaking proves depressingly incompatible with success in fatherhood.…
Cortina’s H1 profit rises 10% to S$30.5 million amid stronger regional sales
Luxury watch retailer Cortina posted a 10 per cent rise in net profit to S$30.5 million for the six months ended Sep 30, up from S$27.8…
Singapore shares buck regional trend; STI up 0.2%
Across the broader market, decliners outnumber advancers 318 to 233, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$2.2 billion change hands Local…
Netherlands ready to drop Nexperia control if China chip exports resume: sources
The Netherlands is prepared to suspend a so-called ministerial order that gave it control over Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia in a move…
Impact of tariffs, trade restrictions not fully played out, but no systemic risk yet: OCBC
Bank has been able to navigate the uncertainty ‘quite well’, and still sees growth in sectors such as digital infrastructure, says deputy…
AvePoint Q3 earnings jump four times to US$13 million; shares fall on EPS miss
Cybersecurity company AvePoint has posted a 396.8 per cent increase in net profit to US$13 million for its third quarter ended Sep 30,…
JPMorgan’s billionaire clients want sports teams more than fine art
Sports have become more than just a passion investment of the ultra-rich and are now a growing part of their portfolio JPMorgan Chase &…
Singtel unit sells 0.8% stake in Bharti Airtel for about S$1.5 billion, booking estimated S$1.1 billion gain
Singtel announced its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Pastel has raised gross proceeds of about S$1.5 billion from selling a 0.8 per cent…