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Trump to rewrite AI chip curbs reviled by Nvidia and US allies
[HONG KONG] The Trump administration plans to overhaul regulations on the export of semiconductors used in artificial intelligence (AI), tossing out a Biden-era approach that had drawn strenuous objections...
China’s JD.com beats quarterly revenue estimates
[BEIJING] Chinese e-commerce retailer JD.com topped market estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday (May 13), in a sign of steady demand even as US tariffs and prolonged economic weakness...
Microsoft to lay off 7,000 employees: CNBC
Published Tue, May 13, 2025 · 11:31 PM[BENGALURU] Microsoft is laying off 3 per cent of its workforce, or roughly 7,000 employees, CNBC reported on Tuesday (May 13), as...
Food Empire reports 16.3% rise in revenue for Q1
[SINGAPORE] Food Empire posted a 16.3 per cent rise in its top line to US$136.6 million for the first quarter of FY2025 ended March, as most major markets delivered...
AEM’s Q1 earnings rise 42.9% to S$3.3 million
The company lowers its debt-to-equity ratio to 0.1 times over the period due to the repayment of debt[SINGAPORE] Semiconductor testing equipment manufacturer AEM Holdings reported a 42.9 per cent...
CDL to repurchase preference shares via off-market, equal access scheme
The offer, to be made in cash, allows it to exercise greater control over its share capital structure in relation to the preference shares[SINGAPORE] Property player City Developments Limited...
Prime US Reit distributable income for Q1 2025 down 30% at US$8.4 million 
[SINGAPORE] Prime US Reit’s distributable income fell 30 per cent to US$8.4 million, from US$12 million in the year-ago period. On a same-store basis, income available for distribution declined by...
Greenback’s relief rally from US-China tariff truce is but a brief blip: analysts
[SINGAPORE] Traders rewarded the US dollar with gains against major Asian currencies after trade tensions between Beijing and Washington thawed – but the greenback could soon be singing the...
China removes ban on Boeing deliveries after US trade truce
[NEW YORK] China has removed a month-long ban on airlines taking delivery of Boeing planes, according to sources familiar with the matter, following a breakthrough in trade talks with...
China’s Meituan to start Brazil business with US$1 billion budget
The agreement takes one of China’s largest tech corporations into South America, after a rapid expansion into first Hong Kong, then the Middle EastPublished Tue, May 13, 2025 ·...
Bank of Japan upbeat on wages despite US tariffs, sees scope to resume rate hikes
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan expects wages and prices to keep rising even as the uncertainty over US tariff policy weighs on the economy, its deputy governor Shinichi Uchida...
Coinbase to join S&P 500 next week in crypto-market milestone
[NEW YORK] Coinbase Global, the largest US cryptocurrency exchange, will be added to the S&P 500 Index in the latest milestone for the booming digital asset industry.The company will...