Japan upgrades Q4 GDP to annualised 1.3% expansion
TOKYO, March 10 : Japan's economy grew faster than initially estimated in the October-December period from the previous quarter, revised gross domestic product (GDP) data showed on Tuesday.The revised figure released by the Cabinet Office showed the economy expanded an annualised 1.3 per cent i ...
Pre-Gulf war survey sees improved hiring sentiment among Singapore employers
Therese Soh - Poll by ManpowerGroup shows 45% of firms expect to raise headcounts
Singapore’s Q2 hiring sentiment brightens; 45% of firms expect to raise headcounts: survey
Therese Soh - Only 4% of employers say AI solutions meets expectations, though 82% use it for workforce strategy
Further spikes in Singapore petrol, power prices loom with oil topping US$100
Some 15 million barrels of crude oil and 290 million cubic m of LNG pass through Hormuz each day from the Middle...
Singapore consumers in for higher petrol, electricity prices as oil spikes past US$100
Some 15 million barrels of crude oil and 290 million cubic m of LNG pass through Hormuz each day from the Middle...
Goldman pitches hedge funds product to bet against corporate loans, source says
NEW YORK, March 9 : Wall Street investment banking giant Goldman Sachs is pitching hedge funds a financial product that allows them to take a short or long position on corporate loans, a source familiar with the matter said.The product, known as a total return swap, is a derivative contract that all ...
Apple postpones smart home display launch as it waits for new AI and Siri
The company is now looking to release it around September
Anthropic sues to block Pentagon blacklisting over AI use restrictions
The startup had refused to remove guardrails against using its AI for autonomous weapons or domestic surveillance
South Korea revised Q4 2025 GDP -0.2% q/q, vs -0.3% seen earlier
SEOUL, March 10 : South Korea's economy contracted in the final quarter of 2025 at a slightly milder pace than previously estimated, revised central bank data showed on Tuesday. Gross domestic product fell 0.2 per cent in the October-December quarter from three months earlier on a seasonally ad ...
Singapore’s next data-centre growth wave lies in AI inference: Digital Realty
Young Zhan Heng - Data sovereignty will also be a bigger theme as regional regulations tighten, says the data centre operator’s Apac head
G7 ready to release oil stocks if needed but ‘not there yet’
Coordinated releases of strategic stockpiles have been carried out only five times before
Trump says US is waiving certain oil-related sanctions to ensure supply
[DORAL, Florida] President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States is waiving certain oil-related sanctions as a way to ensure adequate...
Air New Zealand suspends guidance as jet fuel fluctuates
The Middle East conflict has led to extreme volatility
Trump threatens to escalate Iran war, but says it could end soon
The war has effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz
Trump says war could be over soon as Iran rallies behind new hardline leader
The war has effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz
HPE projects sales that top estimates on AI hardware demand
The company expects the memory chip shortage to continue well into next year
Wall Street banks offer UAE staff option to relocate temporarily
Some bankers may also need regulatory approvals to work in foreign jurisdictions
Oil jumps to 2022 high on Iran war, falls after close as Russia sanctions in doubt
At its session peak, Brent hit a high of US$119.50 a barrel and WTI to US$119.48
Commentary: The oil pipelines that could decide the Iran war
Two pipelines owned by Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates may serve as temporary cushions and slow, though not stop, rising oil prices, says Javier Blas for Bloomberg Opinion.
European shares close lower as oil spike intensifies inflation worries
EUROPEAN shares hit their lowest level in more than two months on Monday before paring some declines, as a sharp surge in oil...
US stocks: Wall Street ends higher as hopes of Iran war resolution offset inflation fears
[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks clawed their way back from a steep selloff to close higher on Monday, notching a final-hour rebound after US...
Trading Day: Wall Street roars back on war resolution hopes
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber steps down, advisor Toni Schneider named interim chief
March 9 : Jay Graber is stepping down as the CEO of Bluesky and will transition to the role of chief innovation officer at the social media platform.Graber, who was named to lead Bluesky in 2021, will be replaced by advisor Toni Schneider as interim CEO, she said in a blog posted to the company' ...
Explainer-Anthropic's case against the government: what the AI company says happened
March 9 : Anthropic sued the U.S. government on Monday, escalating a dispute the AI company frames as retaliation for refusing to remove safety limits on its Claude model.The Amazon-backed company said it was willing to work with the military. Just not on any terms.It has also filed a related case i ...
Lawsuit challenges US policy barring visas for social media researchers
March 9 : A group of technology researchers filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has adopted an unconstitutional policy that targets foreign nationals who study disinformation and hate speech on social media for visa denials and deportation.The Sa ...
HPE projects revenue above estimates, focuses on higher-margin networking orders
March 9 : Hewlett Packard Enterprise forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Monday, betting on growing demand for its networking equipment as the company prioritizes more higher-margin orders.The company, which also provides artificial intelligence-optimized servers equipped ...
Hewlett Packard Enterprise projects revenue above estimates on AI boom
March 9 : Hewlett Packard Enterprise forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Monday, betting on growing demand for its artificial intelligence-powered servers.The company, which provides servers equipped with Nvidia's chips, raised fiscal 2026 forecasts for adjusted earni ...
Hewlett Packard Enterprise forecasts revenue above estimates on AI boom
March 9 : Hewlett Packard Enterprise forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Monday, betting on growing demand for its artificial intelligence-powered servers that are equipped with Nvidia's chips.Shares of the company rose 3.2 per cent in extended trading.Big Tech firms ...
Analysis:Surging oil drives worries for US stock investors
NEW YORK, March 9 : A stunning surge in oil prices above $100 a barrel is rattling U.S. stock investors, as they brace for an even sharper rise in energy prices that could stagger the economy and further damage equities.The 50 per cent jump in U.S. crude to its highest level in more than three years ...
Back to the 1970s? Investors brace for a return of stagflation
LONDON, March 9 : Investors are now seriously considering the possibility that war in the Middle East could create a stagflationary shock, just as it did 50 years ago, when disruption to global energy supplies sent inflation surging, and battered growth “The risk of a 1970s scenario is rising,” ...
Dollar whipsawed on hopes of an end to the Iran war
NEW YORK, March 9 : The dollar pared gains on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump told CBS in an interview he thinks the war against Iran "is very complete," allaying investor worries about a protracted conflict that could disrupt global energy supplies and weigh on economic growth.Th ...
Dollar higher as US-Israeli war on Iran sends oil prices soaring
NEW YORK, March 9 : The U.S. dollar strengthened against most currencies on Monday as surging oil prices, driven by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, pushed investors toward the safety of the greenback on fears a protracted conflict could disrupt global energy supplies and weigh on economic growth.The e ...
Dollar gains as US-Israeli war on Iran sends oil prices soaring
NEW YORK, March 9 : The U.S. dollar rose broadly on Monday as surging oil prices, driven by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, pushed investors toward the safety of the greenback on fears a protracted conflict could disrupt global energy supplies and weigh on economic growth.The euro was last down 0.5 pe ...
Bank of England hit by 5% inflation risk from war in Iran
An economist says that the doubling in natural gas prices alone will add 3 percentage points
