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Gold unchanged near record high as global uncertainties raise demand
Gold held steady on Friday (Mar 21) to trade below its record high hit in the previous session, supported by safe-haven demand arising…
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Thailand may yet embark on region’s most aggressive rate cuts
[BANGKOK, JAKARTA] The Bank of Thailand (BOT), which has long resisted interest-rate cuts despite immense political pressure, may end up…
Business
Fu Yu’s largest shareholder makes new request to table motion to oust directors at AGM
Fu Yu Corporation said on Thursday (Mar 20) that it had received a new request from its largest shareholder Victor Lim to table…
News
Chinese parcels that Trump wants to tariff are already falling
Chinese companies cut back on the small packages they shipped to the US last month, as President Donald Trump looks to close off the trade…
Business
FedEx cuts profit outlook again amid mounting economic woes
FedEx lowered its full-year guidance for a third consecutive quarter as mounting economic uncertainty adds to sputtering demand already…
News
Trump trade upheaval leaves foreign central banks guessing
Slowing economic growth mixed with a bout of renewed inflation risks moving the US from global overachiever to a drag on the rest of the…
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Oil prices settle US$1 higher after US issues new Iran-related sanctions
Oil prices rose on Thursday after the United States issued new Iran-related sanctions and renewed tensions in the Middle East countered…
Business
US: Stocks edge lower as Fed rally falters
US stocks closed lower on Thursday, as a Fed-related rally lost steam, and traders looked ahead to the prospect of additional tariffs next…
Business
Volatile markets, heightened uncertainty may slow banks’ hiring: recruiters
The recent series of job cuts underscore the challenges lenders are grappling with; US banks’ layoffs could ripple through to Singapore…
Culture
Nonprofit Dreams? Start Here
Starting a nonprofit can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Whether you have a big idea or just a passion for helping others,…
Business
Creditors file over S$198m in claims against troubled Qoo10, but only S$34,650 recovered
More than S$198 million in claims have been submitted by creditors to the liquidator of beleaguered online marketplace Qoo10, but only…
Culture
“Being Maria” Brings Maria Schneider’s Traumatic Career to Light
When Film Forum showed “Last Tango in Paris” this past December, as part of a Marlon Brando retrospective, the venue’s web page for the…
News
US: Wall Street slips as Fed boost proves short-lived
US stock indexes opened lower on Thursday (Mar 20), as worries about the fallout of US tariff policies returned a... Source link
Culture
Could We Store Our Data in DNA?
A zettabyte is a trillion gigabytes. That’s a lot—but, according to one estimate, humanity will produce a hundred and eighty zettabytes of…
Business
Bank of England keeps rates on hold
The Bank of England held interest rates at 4.5 per cent and warned against assumptions that they would be cut over its next few meetings…
Business
Singapore shares rise after Fed rate cut pause; STI up 0.6%
Shares on the Singapore bourse ended higher on Thursday (Mar 20), following the US Federal Reserve’s decision to hold off on interest-rate…
Business
CK Hutchison warns of geopolitical risks as profit falls and ports deal upsets China
CK Hutchison Holdings warned of geopolitical risks to global trade, as the Hong Kong conglomerate reported weaker-than-expected profit and…
Culture
“Purpose” on Broadway and “Vanya” Downtown
Last season, the playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins had a Broadway hit at Second Stage’s Hayes Theatre with his Tony Award-winning…
Culture
The Game Designer Playing Through His Own Psyche
A little more than a decade ago, the video-game designer Davey Wreden experienced a crippling success. In October, 2013, he and a…
Fashion
Mitsubishi Motors to outsource EV production to Taiwan's Foxconn
Mitsubishi Motors wants to lower production costs and shorten the development period for its product lineup Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors, a…
Business
UK posts strong wage growth ahead of BOE rate decision
UK wage growth held at its highest level in nine months and employment rose, evidence of resilient demand for workers that will likely…
Business
Hong Kong caps IPO margin loans amid heated retail demand
The move is a response to a recent IPO market frenzy that triggered first-day share price pops and concerns about retail investors getting…
Fashion
Why billionaire Li-Ka-shing’s Panama ports deal infuriated China
Billionaire Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing has found himself in the middle of the China-US geopolitical tussle after announcing a deal to…
Business
ST Engineering on a tear; stock hits successive highs and is now more expensive than DBS and other leading blue chips
Analysts were bullish on ST Engineering, hiking their target prices for the counter as they cited a positive outlook and strong growth…