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US:Wall Street indexes open higher on AI boost
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Oct 6), building on last week’s gains, as AMD’s chip-supply tie-up with OpenAI became…
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Japanese yen slides on likely new leader, euro pressured by French PM resignation
Politics dominated currency markets on Monday (Oct 6) as the Japanese yen weakened by the most in five months against the dollar with…
Business
Thakral to receive S$13.1 million from sale of shares in UK beauty company, ahead of London IPO
Thakral’s remaining TBTG shares will be worth £18.1 million (S$31.5 million) immediately upon listing Singapore-listed Thakral Corp will…
Business
AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI, gives it option to take a 10% stake
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said on Monday (Oct 6) it will supply artificial intelligence chips to OpenAI in a multi-year deal that would…
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Jack Ciattarelli for New Jersey Governor
The Garden State has gotten unified Democratic governance good and hard over the last decade. It deserves something better. Source link
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Woke Elites Ignore the Obvious Solution to Crime
We’ve tried everything else. Maybe it’s time to try the thing that worked. Source link
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The High Costs of Forever QE
It amplifies the temptation to overspend in turbulent times. Source link
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Is Google’s Apology for Censorship Sincere?
‘The government made us do it’ should not suffice to avoid accountability, nor should it instantly restore the public trust so blatantly…
Fashion
Japan’s Sumitomo wins Singapore grant to develop ammonia as marine fuel
Japanese trading house Sumitomo said on Monday (Oct 6) it has been awarded a Singapore government grant to develop ammonia as an…
Business
Singapore shares rise amid mixed regional showing; STI up 0.2%
Across the broader market, decliners outnumber advancers 326 to 240, after 1.4 billion securities worth S$1.2 billion change hands Shares…
Culture
A Season of Rage at the Philharmonic and the Met
John Corigliano’s First Symphony, which Gustavo Dudamel and the New York Philharmonic presented early in the new season, begins with a…
Culture
Brian Stauffer’s “Winds of Change”
For the cover of the October 13, 2025, issue, the artist Brian Stauffer chose to see the beauty in what many consider a noisy nuisance.…
Culture
Pan-African Dreams, Post-Colonial Realities
Two new books, on Kwame Nkrumah’s promise and Idi Amin’s tyranny, capture the soaring hopes and bitter aftermath of Africa’s age of…
Culture
The Violent, Hilarious Return of “Hothead Paisan”
Diane DiMassa’s “homicidal lesbian terrorist” was a star of underground comics in the nineties, but her “rage therapy” has lost none of…
Business
Tesla teases Tuesday event as focus shifts to affordable EVs
The teaser follows Tesla’s record quarterly deliveries for the three months ended September [AUSTIN, Texas] Tesla on Sunday (Oct 5) teased…
Business
AI adoption fuels growth of Singapore’s digital economy, growing to 18.6% of 2024 GDP
IMDA report says adoption rates of artificial intelligence in firms are up, bringing cost savings; workers say the tech has raised…
Business
Tata Capital begins taking orders for 155 billion rupees IPO, India’s largest this year
Tata Capital started taking orders on Monday (Oct 6) for an initial public offering that may raise as much as 155 billion rupees (S$2.3…
Business
Thailand to ease IPO, foreign listing rules in market revamp
Thailand plans to simplify stock-listing procedures as part of a broader drive to strengthen capital market competitiveness and attract…
Business
UOBKH’s conviction calls eye rotation to non-tech in China, bets on laggards in Malaysia
The brokerage advises investors to bank profits on Chinese tech giants and pivot to undervalued plays as markets consolidate As the third…
Business
Competition heats up to challenge Nvidia’s AI chip dominance
No expert sees the Santa Clara, California, giant loosening its grip on the sector in the near future The artificial intelligence (AI)…
Business
Singapore Reits: the internal management model's tough task in gaining traction.
Giving birth to a listed real estate investment trust (Reit) with an internal manager in the Singapore market dominated by Reits and…
News
Asia: Tokyo soars, yen sinks after Takaichi win on mixed day
TOKYO stocks surged more than four per cent to a record high on Monday and the yen sank on bets that the new leader of Japan’s ruling…
Business
Airlines go beyond first class to adapt to luxury-seeking flyers
Customers travelling in the top-class suites routinely get priority handling for check-in, security, boarding and baggage, as well as…