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Chicago loses another financial firm as Peak6 moves HQ to Austin
PEAK6 Investments will transfer its global headquarters to Austin from Chicago, making it the latest finance firm to dial back its operations in the Midwestern city.The company, with a...
Hackers hijack a wide range of companies’ Chrome extensions: experts
HACKERS have compromised several different companies’ Chrome browser extensions in a series of intrusions dating back to mid-December, according to one of the victims and experts who have examined...
Drone maker Baykar gets nod to buy Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace
TURKEY’S Baykar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi got a green light from Italian authorities to buy aviation and defence company Piaggio Aerospace. The Industry Ministry authorised the sale...
Singapore’s central bank chief on crypto, AI and battling inflation
AS THE central bank of a leading global financial powerhouse, the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) policy decisions can have a wide-ranging impact on the global economy and financial...
Big Lots strikes deal to save stores, stop brand from closing
BANKRUPT Big Lots has struck a deal to save hundreds of stores after an earlier sale of the business fell apart, saving the chain from closing down entirely.The company...
Bitcoin’s ‘Kimchi Premium’ jumps amid South Korean political turmoil
A KEY metric to gauge the interest in Bitcoin from investors in South Korea has risen this week to a four-month high, as the political turmoil in the East...
US: Stocks tumble at end of holiday week
WALL Street stocks stumbled Friday as major companies saw their shares fall towards the end of a holiday week.The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.8 per cent to 42,992.21,...
Singapore’s blue-chip gauge closes 0.3% higher
Gainers beat decliners 261 to 215 across the broader market, with 852.8 million securities valued at S$538.9 million being transactedSINGAPORE shares rose on Friday (Dec 27), with the Straits...
