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Hollywood merger threatens movie theatres just as they recover
Netflix’s plan to buy Warner Bros Discovery may squeeze theatrical releases, analysts say
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4 hours ago
India delays US trade talks after Supreme Court rejects Trump tariffs: Source
The delegation had been set to leave on Sunday for talks to finalise an interim trade deal.
4 hours ago
Indonesia faces record share sales to meet free-float goal
The push is aimed at heading off a potential downgrade to frontier market status by MSCI
5 hours ago
Gold gains as traders mull next Trump moves after tariff ruling
The dollar falls as much as 0.3%, lifting gold as much as 1.6%
6 hours ago
JPMorgan concedes it closed Trump's accounts after Jan 6 attack
Donald Trump's accounts were debanked - this occurs when a bank closes the accounts of a customer or refuses to do business with a customer in the form of loans or other services.
8 hours ago
Data centre S-Reits stay resilient on AI tailwinds
[SINGAPORE] Pure-play data centre (DC) real estate investment trusts in Singapore (S-Reits) have delivered resilient financial performance in their latest results ended...
8 hours ago
India’s AI summit: Where big ambitions met hard realities
In the spotlight are the country’s drive to innovate and lead, as well as its infrastructure constraints and dependence on foreign tech
9 hours ago
China defies global ‘AI scare trade’ as investors chase winners
Bullish ratings from Wall Street banks including Morgan Stanley are fuelling the optimism
10 hours ago
Customised battery packs for Tesla OBUs meet international safety standards: LTA
The device does not charge continuously
10 hours ago
DBS to impose 12-hour cooling period for adding new payees, raising daily transfer limits
The change will take effect on Mar 7
11 hours ago
‘Not how humans act’: How agentic AI is changing cyberattacks
The only viable defence is to fight fire with fire
11 hours ago
US Justice Department probes Netflix’s power over film-makers in Warner Deal review
The broad scope is a strong sign that it will take months before the United States decides whether to challenge the deal...
12 hours ago
How a US$15 million Chinese pork deal turned into a cautionary tale for foreign investors
Behind-the-scenes moves, including a surprise restructuring, have left Chuming Group’s backers vexed and puzzled
18 hours ago
UAE foils cyber attacks, state news agency says
Feb 21 : The United Arab Emirates has thwarted organised cyber attacks targeting the country's digital infrastructure and vital sectors, the state news agency said on Saturday.The attacks "included attempts to infiltrate networks, deploy ransomware and conduct systematic phishing campaigns ...
22 hours ago
NASA to roll back Artemis II spacecraft, impacting March launch window
Feb 21 : NASA is taking steps to potentially roll back the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft after observing an interrupted flow of helium, which was required for launch, the space agency said on Saturday. "This will almost assuredly impact the March launch window," NASA said.
22 hours ago
NASA may take moon mission Artemis II rocket back to assembly site, affecting March launch window
1 day ago
UOI’s core net profit rises 8%, proposes final dividend per share of 19.5 cents for FY2025
Lin Daoyi - For its core insurance business, mainboard-listed United Overseas Insurance (UOI) has reported a net profit of $32.3 million for FY2025 ended Dec 31. This is around $2.5 million or 8% higher than FY2024’s $29.8 million. Revenue for its core insurance business saw an increase of around 2% to $115.4 ...
1 day ago
UOI’s net profit rises 8%, proposes final dividend per share of 19.5 cents for FY2025
Lin Daoyi - Mainboard-listed United Overseas Insurance (UOI) has reported a net profit of $32.3 million for FY2025 ended Dec 31. This is around $2.5 million or 8% higher than FY2024’s $29.8 million. Revenue for its insurance business saw an increase of around 2% to $115.4 million, driven by retail and reinsur ...
1 day ago
Turkey reviews six online platforms for children's data-processing practices
ISTANBUL, Feb 21 : Turkey's data protection authority said late on Friday that it has launched a review into six major social media platforms to assess how they handle children's personal data.In a statement, the Personal Data Protection Authority said the move aims to protect children fro ...
1 day ago
Smart money is winning as tariff whiplash, AI grip Wall Street
[NEW YORK] A noisy, unsettled Wall Street is doing what years of simply owning the index rarely has: made the smart money...
1 day ago
Cyber stocks slide as Anthropic unveils Claude security tool
[CHICAGO] Shares of cybersecurity software companies tumbled Friday (Feb 20) after Anthropic introduced a new security feature into its Claude artificial intelligence...
1 day ago
Neymar says he may retire by end-2026
[BENGALURU] Brazil striker Neymar, who extended his contract with his childhood club Santos last month, said that he may retire by the...
1 day ago
Detroit auto industry spared from Trump’s latest tariff programme
[DETROIT] Detroit’s automakers learned Friday (Feb 20) night that they had been spared from tariffs that US President Donald Trump imposed after...
1 day ago
OpenAI expects compute spend of around US$600 billion through 2030: source
[MEXICO CITY] OpenAI is targeting roughly US$600 billion in total compute spend through 2030, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters...
1 day ago
Wikipedia founder sees no threat from Musk’s Grokipedia
[DELHI] The founder of Wikipedia said he isn’t worried about the threat posed to the free online encyclopedia from artificial intelligence-generated content,...
1 day ago
China’s Shenzhen cracks down on risky gold trading amid wave of defaults
[SHENZHEN] Financial regulators in Shenzhen moved to curb illegal gold trading activities, targeting speculative schemes that have contributed to a wave of...
1 day ago
Trump tariff reversal could cut costs for US energy firms but will likely leave broader flows unchanged
[HOUSTON] The US Supreme Court’s Friday (Feb 20) decision to strike down trade tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump last year may...
2 days ago
How Budget 2026 is leading through change in a time of structural shifts
Lee Tiong Heng and Larry Low - Budget 2026 arrives at a time of structural shifts in the global order. Geopolitical tensions continue to evolve, and the breakneck pace of technological change, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI), is reshaping competitiveness. For an open and highly connected economy like Singapore, such ...
2 days ago
Oil: Brent rises late, settles higher and with weekly gain on Iran-US jitters
[HOUSTON] Brent crude prices rose in late-day short-covering on Friday (Feb 20) as investors worried about US military action, as President Donald...
2 days ago
Europe: Stoxx 600 hits record after US Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs
[BENGALURU] Europe’s Stoxx 600 closed at a record on Friday (Feb 20) after investors welcomed the US Supreme Court ruling that struck...
2 days ago
The Experience Economy as Malaysia’s national policy: from factories to footprints
Tong Kooi Ong + Asia Analytica - In a world increasingly fraught with geopolitics and divided by the US-China battle for AI supremacy, countries are under pressure to choose sides; neutrality may no longer suffice. Against this backdrop, heavy dependence on the electrical and electronics (E&E) sector — already accounting for ...
2 days ago
Court ruling against Trump's use of tariffs offers little respite for global economy, analysts say
A long list of uncertainties remains - including what new tariffs Trump will seek to impose, the possibility of refunds and whether countries that entered bilateral deals with the US will see those pacts reopened for review.
2 days ago
Wall Street stocks rise after court ruling against US tariffs
Some analysts said they expect the Supreme Court ruling to lead to lower inflation, but others described the situation as fundamentally uncertain.
2 days ago
OpenAI expects compute spend of around $600 billion through 2030, source says
Feb 20 : OpenAI is targeting roughly $600 billion in total compute spend through 2030, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday, as the ChatGPT maker lays groundwork for an IPO that could value it at up to $1 trillion.OpenAI's 2025 revenue totaled $13 billion, beating its $10 bi ...