Leadership
Huawei’s tri-foldable phone stirs Chinese pride but US$2,800 price tag panned
HUAWEI’S new tri-foldable smartphone has ignited nationalistic pride in China with social media abuzz with what supporters see as its ability to out-innovate Apple despite US sanctions – even...
Visa aims for 10-fold rise in Pakistani use of digital payments
VISA plans to increase the number of businesses accepting digital payments in Pakistan tenfold over the next three years, the payments giant’s general manager for Pakistan, North Africa and...
Japan plans driverless bullet trains
SHINKANSEN bullet trains could be whizzing around Japan without drivers from the mid 2030s, one of its main rail operators said, motivated in part by the country’s demographic crisis.East...
Asia: Markets drop on economy worries, yen rallies
EQUITIES slipped on Wednesday following a mixed day on Wall Street, as worries about the world’s top two economies offset optimism that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest...
Blackstone sells second commercial mortgage bond to fund buyout
BLACKSTONE is selling US$1.05 billion of commercial mortgage bonds to help pay for a deal it struck in April to acquire AIR Communities, an apartment landlord. The debt consists...
Gold prices steady with focus on US inflation data
GOLD prices were steady on Wednesday (Sep 11), as investors awaited upcoming key US inflation data for hints on the depth of interest rate cuts expected from the Federal...
US airlines may soon face cash penalties for delayed flights
IF YOU have flown domestic in the United States in the last four years, you have likely faced at least one or two flight delays or cancellations-or worse, complete...
Property website Rightmove rejects £5.6 billion Murdoch bid
UK ONLINE property website Rightmove said on Wednesday (Sep 11) that it had rejected a multi-billion-pound takeover proposal from Australian peer REA Group, majority owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News...
