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Spotify to raise premium subscription price in select markets from September
[STOCKHOLM] Spotify Technology shares gained in premarket trading after the company announced it is raising premium subscription prices across many markets outside the US.The Swedish music streaming company is...
Brunei tweaks Bridgewater bet to a lucrative 20% stake in firm
Published Sat, Aug 2, 2025 · 12:30 PM[NEW YORK] Brunei’s sovereign wealth fund pulled money from an investment in a Bridgewater Associates strategy to buy an almost 20 per...
Barclays latest British lender to quit climate banking alliance
The NZBA lists more than 100 members on its website, including leading international financial institutionsPublished Sat, Aug 2, 2025 · 09:36 AM[LONDON] Barclays has become the latest British lender...
Asian Markets Tumble After Trump’s Tariffs Announcement; Investors Watch US. Jobs Report Closely
Investors felt the jitters as Asian markets dropped on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing tariffs ranging between 10% and 41% on imports from...
Flight attendants sue Boeing over MAX 9 panel blowout incident
Published Fri, Aug 1, 2025 · 12:24 PMFOUR flight attendants on the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 plane hit by a mid-air cabin panel blowout in January last year...
This robot uses Japanese tradition and AI for sashimi that lasts longer and is more humane
A local startup is using artificial intelligence and robotics in an unlikely way: making sashimi and other fish dishes taste better, last longer and more humane. El Segundo-based Shinkei...
‘Call of Duty’ maker goes to war with ‘parasitic’ cheat developers in L.A. federal court
Two summers ago, the Santa Monica-based company behind the popular video game “Call of Duty” sent a letter to a 24-year-old man in Antioch, Tenn., who went by the...
Tech firms to showcase AI innovations in a China under US sanctions
[SHANGHAI] Tech firms huge and small will converge in Shanghai this weekend to showcase their artificial intelligence innovations and support China’s booming AI sector as it faces US sanctions.Chinese...
China’s 1.2 trillion yuan dam project lifts metals markets, but isn’t a quick fix for glut
[SINGAPORE] China’s launch of a 1.2 trillion yuan (S$218.5 billion) mega-dam project in Tibet has energised metal markets, though analysts warn that its long timeline and China’s construction downturn...
Asia: Markets turn lower as trade war rally fades
[HONG KONG] Asian stocks fell on Friday as their latest rally ran out of legs, with sentiment weighed by strong US jobs data that saw investors row back their expectations...
