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Societe Generale launches 1.5 billion euro buyback after profit beat estimates
The reacquisition follows two extraordinary share repurchase programmes launched in 2025, worth one billion euros each Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 10:23 PM[PARIS] Societe Generale has launched a...
Bank of England cautious about risks from expected dip in inflation
Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 09:53 PM[LONDON] Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill said on Friday (Feb 6) that there was a risk that the central bank...
Kaiser workers launch war against AI, protesting potential job losses and patient harm
Workers of one of the most powerful unions in California are forming an early front in the battle against artificial intelligence, warning it could take jobs and harm people’s...
Tesla is no longer No. 1: This is how a Chinese competitor surged past the EV pioneer
Tesla, the 23-year-old company that brought green cars into the mainstream, has been pushed off its perch as the world’s top electric vehicle seller. Chinese EV manufacturer BYD sold...
Stellantis plunges after taking 22 billion euros hit on EVs
The writedowns, which include some 6.5 billion euros in cash payments mainly to compensate suppliersPublished Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 06:47 PM[MILAN] Stellantis shares fell the most on record...
Why is silver whipsawing while gold steadies? Here’s what investors should know
Industry observers say thin liquidity and speculative unwinding are behind silver’s wild swings[SINGAPORE] Silver see-sawed between gains and losses on Friday (Feb 6), plunging nearly 10 per cent in...
Intel, AMD notify customers in China of lengthy waits for CPUs
The supply constraints have driven up prices for Intel’s server products in China by more than 10%Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 04:47 PM[BEIJING] Intel and AMD have notified...
Microsoft launches AI QuickStart programme for SMEs
Backed by IMDA and UOB, the scheme supports digitally mature firms in rolling out artificial intelligence solutions[SINGAPORE] Microsoft on Friday (Feb 6) launched a programme to support small and...
Keppel’s special dividend yet to include billion-dollar sale of M1
[SINGAPORE] Keppel’s proposed special dividend of S$0.13 per share helped push the company’s shares up over 6 per cent in a single day. The special dividend, driven by Keppel’s...
China’s easy money floods metals markets as real economy falters
Copper, gold and silver all hit record highs, and activity on Chinese futures markets has soaredPublished Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 01:49 PMWITH ample cash but fewer investment options,...
Japan’s Kirin sells Four Roses bourbon as US whisky market cools
Concerns over the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs also continue to weigh on the sectorPublished Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 12:05 PM[TOKYO] Japanese brewer Kirin Holdings said...
Former Japan currency chief says FX intervention should be backed by rate hikes
Nakao warned that the yen could weaken further if the BOJ was slow to raise interest ratesPublished Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 11:22 AM[TOKYO] Currency intervention using Japan’s foreign...