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Stocks to watch: ST Engineering, FLCT, mm2 Asia, HRnetGroup, Ossia
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jul 17):ST Engineering: The group said on Thursday that its wholly owned subsidiary ST...
Haagen-Dazs maker prices debt for 4.4 billion euros payout to owners
[NEW YORK] Froneri International, the maker of Haagen-Dazs ice cream, is wrapping up commitments for a debt deal to help fund one of the largest shareholder payouts on record,...
Trump says Coca-Cola to switch to cane sugar in US
[WASHINGTON] Beverage giant Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its US production, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday on social media.The company currently uses high-fructose corn...
Oil settles down; build in US fuel inventories offsets signs demand growing
[HOUSTON] Oil prices settled marginally lower on Wednesday as US fuel inventory builds and concerns about wider economic impact from US tariffs outweighed some signs of increasing demand.Brent crude...
US: Stocks end higher, shrugging off Powell firing fears
[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks finished higher on Wednesday, shrugging off a mid-session swoon after US President Donald Trump denied plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.Major indices had moved...
These California tech hubs are set to dominate the AI economy
Despite suggestions it has been losing its edge, California is way ahead of others when it comes to the hottest technology right now: artificial intelligence. The regions around San...
HRnetGroup appoints 10 new business leader co-owners 
[SINGAPORE] HRnetGroup has appointed 10 new business leader co-owners, following the retirement and departure of certain leaders, to bring its total number of co-owners to 45. This is part...
Guinness-owner Diageo CEO step downs after tough two years, finance chief to lead in interim
Published Wed, Jul 16, 2025 · 08:22 PM[LONDON] Diageo CEO Debra Crew has stepped down after just two years in the job, the world’s biggest spirits maker said on...
Beyond missing pets and packages: How Nextdoor plans to reshape its social network
Nextdoor, the once-hot social network for neighborhoods, wants to claw its way back to the top and prove that people can use the platform for more than just finding...
Linda Yaccarino to step down as CEO of Elon Musk’s social media site X
Linda Yaccarino, the chief executive of social media site X, said Wednesday that she’s stepping down from her role after two years at the company.“When @elonmusk and I first...
This entrepreneur spots deepfakes for celebrities. Can he help average Joes too?
Celebrities are all too familiar with the world of deepfakes, the colloquial term for artificial-intelligence-generated videos that depict actors and other Hollywood talent falsely doing or saying things that...
TikTok reportedly prepping new app in the U.S. as potential sale looms
TikTok is preparing to release a new app in the U.S. as it awaits a potential sale that would maintain its presence for millions of users in the country,...