Business
Middle East tensions hit Asian and Asean markets; oil and gold prices spike
A wave of geopolitical panic swept across Asian markets on Friday (Jun 13), after Israel launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear and military…
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OCBC users hit by log-in, payment issues; services restored by 2.30 pm
More than 1,000 outage reports are lodged on tracking site Downdetector from around 11 am Customers of OCBC experienced difficulties…
Business
Oil Prices Hit 7-Week High on US-China Trade Optimism and Tightening of Supplies
Oil prices rose to nearly their highest level in two months on Wednesday. The rally followed news that U.S. President Donald Trump had…
Business
Inditex Sales Slow as Economic Headwinds Hit the High Street
PARIS — Zara parent company Inditex is starting 2025 on its back foot, with lower-than-expected sales in the three months to April 30.…
Business
Centurion shares hit all-time high on submission to list Reit on SGX
This is the highest price its shares have risen to since they started trading in 1995 Shares of Centurion rose on Wednesday (Jun 11)…
News
South Africa hit by snow, floods and gale force winds causing havoc
A minibus carrying schoolchildren has been swept away by heavy flooding in South Africa, a spokesperson for the Eastern Cape provincial…
Business
Australia regulator trials faster IPO process as listings hit decade low
Australia’s securities regulator said on Tuesday (Jun 10) it would trial changes to speed up initial public offerings that are at a decade…
Business
Oil prices hit multi-week highs amid US-China trade talks
Oil prices hit multi-week highs on Monday, buoyed by a weaker US dollar, while investors awaited news from US-China trade talks in London…
Business
UBS’s US$26 billion capital hit isn’t quite as bad as it seems
THE US$26 billion headline capital charge to protect Swiss taxpayers from the risk that UBS Group ever fails is worse than anyone…
News
Transcript: Trump Turns Hard on Musk as GOP Bill Hit by Harsh New Data
Deiseroth: Only if they flat out lie, which we see that they’re already doing about certain government reports. This is where it starts to…
Fashion
Shein hit with complaint from EU consumer group over ‘dark patterns’
Pan-European consumers organisation Beuc filed a complaint with the European Commission on Thursday (Jun 5) against online fast-fashion…
Business
North Face and Cartier hit by cyber attacks
Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Fashion brand The North Face and luxury jeweller Cartier have become the latest retailers to report…
Business
UK Weather: Temperatures could hit 26C on last day of spring
Not all parts of the country will experience the warmth this weekend as high pressure will only influence conditions across parts of…
News
Tesla can’t just hit ‘undo’ on Elon’s D.C. adventure
Elon Musk has a long history of overpromising and underdelivering. In the past decade, his sky-high predictions around everything from…
News
Toyota sales hit second monthly record on US demand, tariff rush
Japanese carmakers are heavily reliant on the US auto market and could suffer as much as a US$19 billion impact from the levies Toyota…
Culture
California hit with Justice Department probe of transgender athlete policy
The Justice Department has joined the federal investigation into whether California violated federal law by allowing male-born athletes to…
Celebrity
‘Girl on Edge’ Review: A Mother and Daughter Hit Thin Ice in Zhou Jinghao’s Alluring but Unsatisfactory Skating Drama
Zhou Jinghao’s “Girl on Edge” starts strong. A young woman is shown skating in a dimly lit ring, finishing her routine and stopping right…
Business
Pete Hegseth Hit With Stunning Illegal Wiretap Allegations
“It’s kind of a fund-raiser” for Mr. Trump, Korean crypto executive Sangrok Oh and another dinner attendee, told the Times. “And he’ll…
Culture
Cannes Film Festival Hit by Power Outage, Closing Ceremony to ‘Proceed as Planned’ After Palais Switches to ‘Independent Power Supply’
The city of Cannes was hit by a major power outage on Saturday morning, just hours before the film festival is set to award this year’s…
News
Nancy Mace Hit With Shock Accusation After Waving Nudes in Congress
“The European Union, which was formed for the primary purpose of taking advantage of the United States on TRADE, has been very difficult…
Business
Microsoft layoffs hit its Silicon Valley workforce
Microsoft is slashing its Silicon Valley workforce. The tech giant, which is based in Washington but also has Bay Area offices, is cutting…
Celebrity
Kanye Gave Twitter an Exclusive Hit Single
One of the year’s most talked-about new songs, from one of the planet’s most influential musicians, is not available on Spotify, or Apple…
Business
Bank of England cuts rates to 4.25% as it sees tariff hit to growth
The Bank of England cut its main interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.25 per cent on Thursday, despite an unexpected three-way…
Business
Toyota sees US$1.3 billion profit hit in two months on tariffs
Toyota Motor said US President Donald Trump’s tariffs will result in a 180 billion yen (S$1.6 billion) hit to operating income in just two…