Debt ceiling deal: What's in, what's out of the bill to avert US default The details of the deal between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are out ...
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HONG KONG – Firms and individuals should familiarise themselves with artificial intelligence (AI) or risk losing out, according to Nvidia co-founder and chief executive officer Jensen Huang. Mr Huang, whose ...
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Hong Kong stocks swung between losses and gains, as trade remained volatile with sentiment fluctuating between the lift provided by the tentative agreement to raise the US debt ceiling and ...
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SINGAPORE – Employers in Singapore hiked total wages by the most in a decade in 2022 because of the tight labour market, but high inflation slashed real pay rises to ...
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Text released of 99-page bill to raise debt limit, curb spending; lawmakers to review as House eyes Wednesday vote Text released of 99-page bill to raise debt limit, curb spending; ...
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SINGAPORE – A new low for the Thai baht looms and not even a rate hike by the central bank is likely to halt its slide. The Asian currency weakened ...
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Zhou Yingqun, a 28-year-old Hunan native who has worked in the beauty salon industry for over a decade, never thought he would one day be ringing an IPO bell. But ...
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Coal producer Shanxi Lu’an Environmental Energy Development, China Merchants Energy Shipping and seven other stocks will join China’s CSI 300 Index next month, as the gauge increases the representation of ...
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SINGAPORE – Mention “Smart City”, and those of us old enough might recall The Jetsons cartoon, with its Google-style city architecture and homes with space age push-button conveniences. One need ...
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Temasek caps the exposure to early-stage companies at 6 per cent of its total portfolio, which stood at $403 billion as at March 31, 2022. With an estimated $24 billion ...
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Temasek said it has cut the compensation of its senior management and the investment team involved in the failed investment in FTX, as they take accountability for the reputational damage ...
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‘Pivotal moment’: Shevaun Haviland One of Britain’s biggest business groups will launch an economic advisory council to develop policies it says will ‘boost the UK’s growth and prosperity.’ The British Chambers ...
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Rolls-Royce is planning job cuts that could see around 3,000 roles slashed as part of a major turnaround. The engineering giant said it was working on the ‘transformation’ of several ...
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Ocado is facing demotion from the FTSE 100 index this week following a slump in its share price. The online grocery delivery firm boomed in lockdown, with its share price ...
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Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy announce agreement Biden says deal represents a 'compromise' McCarthy: Agreement contains 'historic reductions in spending'
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Royal Mail’s biggest shareholder has ruled out a takeover bid for the delivery group but warns it must ‘adapt’ to be successful. Daniel Kretinsky, a billionaire who owns a 25 ...
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Microchips have taken over the world In 2021, supposedly riven with shortages, more than 1tn chips were installed The most advanced chips are required to power artificial intelligence
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Biden and GOP rush to finalize debt ceiling deal, shore up support to prevent default The debt ceiling deal has come with just days to spare before a potential first-ever ...
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Ms Chayathip says rising interest rates would not impact the company’s auto loan growth this year. Krungsri Auto, a leader in automotive finance under the Bank of Ayudhya, wants to ...
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Container ships are berthed at Laem Chabang Port in Chon Buri. (Bangkok Post file photo) The Ministry of Commerce still believes the country’s exports will grow by 1% to 2% ...
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Grab co-founders Tan Hooi Ling (right) and Anthony Tan (left) join Robert McCooey, CEO of Nasdaq Asia Pacific, to celebrate the first trading day of Grab shares on the Nasdaq ...
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Germany economy shrinks in first quarter, signaling one definition of recession The German economy has shrunk unexpectedly in the first three months of this year, marking the second quarter of ...
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Stock market today: Asian shares extend losses, while Japan's Nikkei pushes higher Shares are mostly lower in Asia after worries about the U.S. economy pulled Wall Street lower Some people ...
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Veteran analyst Chen Li has become upbeat about Hong Kong stocks, the worst-performing major equity market globally in May, as current prices are yet to reflect an improving outlook for ...
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Fitch Ratings revised its outlook for Hong Kong’s banking sector from “neutral” to “improving” to reflect banks’ stronger earnings prospects in the second half of this year. Analysts at the ...
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The energy price cap will fall significantly from July, to £2,074, but bill payers have been warned they won't save much money this winter. Listen to the latest Ian King Business Podcast as you scroll.
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State lawmakers want children to fill labor shortages, even in bars and on school nights Some state lawmakers are looking to loosen child labor laws, even as the federal government ...
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TAT on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding on boosting net zero tourism between TAT, the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization, and Thairath. (Photo supplied) The Tourism Authority of Thailand ...
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Georgia nuclear rebirth arrives 7 years late, $17B over cost The first new U.S. nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades has begun generating electricity FILE – Reactors for Unit ...
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Hong Kong business magnate Peter Lee Ka-kit is betting on Saudi Arabia’s green economy as his power-to-property conglomerate rolls out partnerships, cooperation, and investment in sectors such as energy technology ...
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