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20 Years After a Landmark Disney-Apple Deal, Anne Sweeney Recalls Negotiating With Steve Jobs
On Oct. 12, 2005, Apple and Disney stunned the media world with an unprecedented deal to make primetime TV programming available on mobile…
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How Alexis Ohanian’s all-women track and field league is tapping into a growing demand for women’s sports
Megan Rapinoe, Caitlin Clark, Serena Williams, Mia Hamm, Lindsey Vonn—the list of high-profile, recognizable women athletes is growing.…
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Tesla’s China shipments rise at start of busy sales season
The carmaker shipped 90,812 units from the plant last month, up 2.8% from a year earlier SHIPMENTS from Tesla’s Shanghai factory increased…
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How to make sense of Meta’s growing AI-powered advertising machine
This past June, Meta set off a bomb in the marketing world when it announced that it would fully automate the advertising on its platforms…
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Gold's record run creates new rulebooks for investors
Its soaring run comes as investors bet heavily on US rate cuts and concern grows about the greenback’s role as the world’s top reserve…
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Digital euro could drain up to 700 billion euros of deposits in bank run, ECB says
The ECB has presented the digital currency as an alternative to US-dominated means of payment A digital euro could drain up to 700 billion…
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China’s state banks ramp up US dollar buying to stabilise renminbi: sources
The combined actions of the lenders mark a reversal from last year’s efforts to defend the weakening renminbi [SHANGHAI/BEIJING] China’s…
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Singapore shares close lower in tandem with Wall Street retreat; STI slides 0.3%
Across the broader market in the city-state, decliners beat gainers 371 to 250 as 1.8 billion securities valued at S$1.4 billion are…
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Why BYD faces a raft of troubles
Since authorities earlier this year stepped up scrutiny of the bruising price war in China that helped fuel the group’s rise, its sales…
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Flanders Audiovisual Fund Is Small in Scale but Has Outsize Ambitions
It’s a great moment for Flemish television. Just a few months after a historic four series at Canneseries (“How to Kill Your Sister,”…
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Tata Consultancy Services slashes 19,755 jobs in biggest workforce cut amid AI, US strains
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) made its steepest-ever job cuts as strained ties with the US and a rapid shift towards artificial…
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Wuhan Open: Aryna Sabalenka extends tournament winning streak to 20 matches
Sabalenka, who retained her US Open title in September, controlled the match against Rybakina, sealing the first set with a hold before…
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Kenyan Catholic Church drops Mass wine after it becomes common in bars
The Kenyan Catholic Church has introduced a new brand of altar wine for Holy Mass after the previous one became widely available in local…
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ComfortDelGro’s quiet tech play and why it’s not sweating GrabCab
Grab says it won’t poach rival drivers, but its entry may intensify Singapore’s tight market Within just a decade, Grab has gone full…
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ComfortDelGro’s quiet tech play and why it’s not sweating GrabCab’s taxi move
Grab says it won’t poach rival drivers, but its entry may intensify Singapore’s tight market Within just a decade, Grab has gone full…
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‘The talent is there’: Is Singapore’s push for board diversity turning a corner?
Progress has been made, but questions remain over whether inclusion is now structural or still symbolic With women occupying barely a…
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AI jobs shock is coming and firms aren’t ready: Klarna CEO
The CEO sees the AI boom spelling the end to what he calls “excess profits” in both the banking and software industries From technology…
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GIC, Carlyle-backed chemicals firm Nouryon shelves US$5.8 billion loan amid investor unease
Moody’s cuts Nouryon’s Q4 estimates amid macro uncertainty and weak demand in construction markets Speciality chemicals producer Nouryon…
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Thai stock exchange mulls relaxing rules to boost market liquidity and new listings
SET expects a stronger, more stable government after elections to implement effective economic policies The Stock Exchange of Thailand…
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The Wayne Rooney Show: 'We tried' - Rooney defends his England team
He continued: "What you have now is players training before they go back to pre-season together - Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford for…
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Delta electronics shares slump in Bangkok due to exchange curbs
The stock has more than tripled in price from its April low, boosted by optimism over its role as maker of components for…
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Asia: Markets limp into weekend as AI bubble fears grow
While some markets have hit record highs, talk is growing that valuations among some companies may have run too high Asian equities…
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Thai central bank worried over disconnect as global markets soar
The disconnect between the real economy and record-high financial markets worldwide is worrying, according to the Bank of Thailand (BOT),…
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Vingroup seeks US$500 million private credit for EV charging ports
China dominates the global public charging market with over 850,000 installations last year, more than double the installations in the…