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Europe: Shares edge up as US stalls its Middle East moves
[BENGALURU] European stocks snapped a three-day losing streak and closed higher on Friday (Jun 20), as investors’ nerves eased following a stall in US involvement in Middle East tensions.The...
What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Company
Starting Hawke Media over a decade ago was one of the most transformative experiences of my life. If I could go back in time and give myself advice, there...
Masayoshi Son pitches US$1 trillion US AI hub to TSMC, Trump team
[TOKYO] SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son is seeking to team up with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to realise what could be his biggest bet yet – a trillion-dollar industrial complex...
Slow rate hikes could cause wage-price spiral, Bank of Japan paper says
[TOKYO] Hiking interest rates only gradually as raw material costs rise could heighten the risk of an upward spiral in wages and consumer prices, the Bank of Japan said...
Air India warned for flying Airbus planes with unchecked escape slides
[NEW DELHI] India’s aviation regulator has warned Air India for breaching safety rules after three of its Airbus planes flew despite being overdue checks on emergency equipment, and for...
Replace Fear with Focus: How Meditation Changed My Leadership
Fear is a natural human emotion, but I’ve learned not to let it control my life. While we can’t stop ourselves from feeling scared, we can choose how we...
MOF says SRS withdrawal process ‘can be improved’; to work with banks
[SINGAPORE] The government will work with Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) bank operators to improve the process of withdrawing funds from their account.The response comes shortly after The Straits Times...
Finance ministry says SRS withdrawal process ‘can be improved’, will work with banks on this
[SINGAPORE] The government will work with Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) bank operators to smoothen account holders’ process of withdrawing funds from their account. The response comes shortly after The...
Oil prices up nearly 3% as Israel-Iran conflict escalates, US response remains uncertain
[CALGARY] Oil prices jumped almost 3 per cent on Thursday as a week-old air war between Israel and Iran escalated and uncertainty about potential US involvement kept investors on edge.Brent crude...
Europe: Shares dive as Middle East tensions, US involvement fears weigh
EUROPEAN shares skidded to an over one-month low on Thursday as escalating Middle East tensions and fears over potential US involvement rattled investors.The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed down for the third...
DBS expects the economic value from its use of AI to exceed S$1 billion in 2025
[SINGAPORE] Banks are ramping up their use of artificial intelligence (AI), and DBS – which has earned S$750 million through its use of the technology – estimates that its...
Weaker greenback raises risk of currency mismatch for Asian insurers holding USD assets
[SINGAPORE] A mismatch between the currencies in which insurers’ assets and liabilities are held can put pressure on their capital and ability to fulfil the liabilities.This is the issue...