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Xiaomi shares post worst week in 3½ years as accidents stoke EV safety concerns
The company has not publicly acknowledged that the accidents involved its electric vehicles Shares of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker…
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Global bank stocks wobble amid U.S. credit concerns
Fear over credit quality in U.S. regional banks rippled through markets on Friday, dragging global financial stocks lower and reviving…
Business
Salesforce jumps as US$60 billion forecast eases revenue growth concerns
Salesforce shares jumped more than 6 per cent in premarket trading on Thursday (Oct 16). This is after the company forecasted faster…
Business
Gold hits record high as US-China trade concerns boost safe-haven demand
Gold prices climbed to a record high on Monday (Oct 13), driven by safe-haven demand on fresh US-China trade concerns, while broader…
Business
Malaysia’s data centre boom looks poised to continue despite power, labour concerns
Spillover of demand from Singapore is turning Johor into South-east Asia’s fastest-growing data centre hub Data centre operators in…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher as tech strength outweighs Fed concerns
Technology shares boosted US stocks to a higher close on Wednesday (Oct 8) as investors, lacking economic data during the government…
Culture
Oil falls 2% to four-month lows on oversupply concerns
Oil prices settled down about 2 per cent at the lowest in four months on Thursday (Oct 2), extending a run of declines into a fourth day,…
Culture
Gold hovers near record high on US shutdown concerns, Fed rate outlook
The metal has hit multiple record highs this year, with the latest one being US$3,871.45, hit on Sep 30 Gold prices edged higher on…
Business
ChatGPT launches new parental controls for teens amid growing safety concerns
The company behind ChatGPT, OpenAI, launched new parental controls for teen accounts on Monday, a month after a California family filed a…
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Starmer says Labour shied away from illegal immigration concerns
Sir Keir Starmer has publicly acknowledged "where some on the Left went wrong" on immigration, writing in the Telegraph that his party…
Business
Oil prices settle lower, US economic concerns outweigh Fed rate cut
Oil prices eased on Thursday, settling lower as traders remained worried about the US economic outlook a day after the US Federal Reserve…
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Oil prices ease on US demand concerns
Oil prices eased on Wednesday after data showing an increase in US diesel stockpiles stoked worries about demand and the US Federal…
Business
Fed caught between inflation concerns and soaring jobless claims
The Federal Reserve faces a huge test this month as it weighs the state of the economy under President Trump, with inflation running a bit…
Business
Bank Indonesia, government allay concerns that 'burden sharing' deal will reduce independence
The deal has “the potential to damage BI’s reputation as an independent institution” Indonesia’s government and central bank sought to…
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Ed chief seeks to ease concerns over Trump's call to admit more Chinese students to U.S. colleges
Education Secretary Linda McMahon sought Sunday to ease concerns about President Trump's call for dramatically increasing the number of…
Business
Hyflux got only S$150 million bank loan for S$890 million project because of cash flow concerns
Even after Hyflux won its bid for the S$890 million Tuaspring project in March 2011, it managed to secure only a S$150 million bank loan.…
Fashion
Meta to add new AI safeguards after Reuters report raises teen safety concerns
is adding new teenager safeguards to its artificial intelligence (AI) products by training systems to avoid flirty conversations and…
Culture
‘The Toxic Avenger’ Director on Concerns It Would Get Shelved, Luring A-List Talent Into an Unrated Splatterfest and Sequel Hopes
Macon Blair saw the controversial 1984 film “The Toxic Avenger” as many Millennials did: on a contraband videotape courtesy of a friend’s…
Business
US: Wall Street opens lower after inflation data; tariff concerns weigh
Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened lower on Friday (Aug 29) after an in-line inflation report kept in place bets for a September…
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ChatGPT maker touts how AI benefits Californians amid safety concerns
OpenAI, the maker of popular chatbot ChatGPT, outlined how artificial intelligence is creating jobs and making Californians more…
Business
As Dick’s Sporting Goods Works to Close Foot Locker Acquisition Next Month, Concerns Remain Over New Company’s Future
A new athletic retail powerhouse is one step closer to becoming reality. On Tuesday, Dick’s Sporting Goods noted that all required…
Culture
Hospitality lags while industrial S-Reits defy tariff concerns in H1 results
While the hospitality sector “disappointed” in the latest half-year results for Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits), the…
Business
Australia orders Binance audit after flagging ‘serious concerns’
Austrac has given the company 28 days to nominate auditors, from which the agency will make a selection Australia’s financial crimes…
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Baidu ranks as China’s cheapest Internet stock amid AI concerns
Sharp stock underperformance for Baidu on concerns over its outlook have left it trading at the cheapest valuation among China’s major…