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What would a CapitaLand-Mapletree merger mean for S-Reits in their respective stables?
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] There seems to be little doubt now that the US Federal Open Market Committee will announce a rate cut at its coming meeting from Sep 16 to 17.This...
Opec+ agrees further oil output boost from October to regain market share
[ad_1] [LONDON/MOSCOW] Opec+ has agreed to further raise oil production from October as its leader Saudi Arabia pushes to regain market share, while slowing the pace of increases compared with...
Nasdaq 100 gains as weak labour data fuels rate-cut bets
[ad_1] THE Nasdaq 100 rose on Thursday (Sep 4), closing 218.17 points, or 0.93 per cent higher, at 23,633.01, as investors digested weaker-than-expected labour market data ahead of Friday’s closely...
Bank of America sees two US Fed rate cuts this year vs none before
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Economists at Bank of America forecast two US Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts this year, in September and December, based on weak August employment data, scrapping what had...
Top Trump crypto backer Justin Sun says his World Liberty tokens ‘unreasonably’ frozen
[ad_1] [PARIS/BOSTON] Justin Sun, one of the biggest known backers of US President Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture, said on Friday (Sep 5) that his tokens connected to...
US immigration agents arrest hundreds at Hyundai plant, mostly South Koreans
[ad_1] [ATLANTA/WASHINGTON/SEOUL] Hundreds of workers at a Hyundai Motor car battery facility under construction in Georgia were detained in a raid by US authorities on Thursday (Sep 4), stopping work...
US Fed rate-cut expectations climb following weak job market report
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Disappointing employment data released on Friday (Sep 5) validated fears that the US labour market may be on the brink of a downturn and lifted expectations for...
Anthropic’s $1.5-billion settlement signals new era for AI and artists
[ad_1] Chatbot builder Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to authors in a landmark copyright settlement that could redefine how artificial intelligence companies compensate creators.The San Francisco-based startup is ready...
US: Stocks dip after poor jobs data
[ad_1] Published Sat, Sep 6, 2025 · 06:05 AM[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks finished lower on Friday (Sep 5) as markets grappled with worries about the latest weak US labour...
Google hit with 2.95-billion-euro EU antitrust fine over adtech practices
[ad_1] [BRUSSELS] Alphabet’s Google was hit with a 2.95-billion-euro (S$4.4 billion) EU antitrust fine on Friday (Sep 5) for anti-competitive practices in its lucrative adtech business, marking its fourth penalty...
Warner Bros. Discovery sues AI firm for Batman, Superman copyright infringement
[ad_1] Warner Bros. Discovery has joined a key copyright infringement case that could test the legal bounds of using artificial intelligence to create digital replicas of well-known characters. The company...
Biotech company Amgen set to build $600-million research center in Thousand Oaks
[ad_1] Biotech company Amgen is investing $600 million into a new research center for its Thousand Oaks campus. The new site will create hundreds of jobs and feature advanced automation...