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Tupperware flags doubts about ability to continue
TUPPERWARE Brands on Friday (Mar 29) warned it was not certain its business could continue as a going concern and faced a liquidity crunch due to slumping demand for...
World’s best currency helps slow Kenya’s inflation to 2-year low
KENYA’S annual inflation eased to a two-year low after the currency’s world-beating streak helped rein in import prices. Consumer prices rose 5.7 per cent in March, compared with 6.3 per...
Microsoft, OpenAI plan US$100 billion data-centre project: media report
MICROSOFT and OpenAI are working on plans for a data centre project that could cost as much as US$100 billion and include an artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer called Stargate,...
Fed’s balancing act could see June rate cut in play even with sticky inflation
FEDERAL Reserve chair Jerome Powell says the central bank is not growing more tolerant of higher inflation even though the latest policymaker projections raised the inflation outlook for the...
Syngenta to withdraw China IPO application on weak market: sources
SYNGENTA Group is planning to withdraw its application for a stock-market listing in Shanghai, according to people familiar with the matter.The Chinese-owned seed and pesticide giant may announce the...
Australia wants businesses to diversify after China scraps wine tariffs
AUSTRALIA’S government has warned businesses against relying solely on China for their economic success after Beijing decided to scrap heavy tariffs on Australian wine exports this week.Assistant Minister for...
Trump’s meme stock is skyrocketing but for how long?
FORMER US president Donald Trump is richer than he’s ever been, and it’s all thanks to a back-door deal to take his latest venture public. Trump Media & Technology Group,...
Tax the rich: slow progress on the international front
THE French government is under pressure from the opposition and its allies to tax the rich to reduce the country’s yawning budget deficit.President Emmanuel Macron’s government says it likes...
