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Sumitomo Life completes Singlife acquisition following regulatory approval
SINGAPORE Life Holdings (Singlife) on Monday (Mar 18) said it has become a fully owned subsidiary of Japanese life insurer Sumitomo Life. The move comes after regulators in Singapore...
Apple in talks to let Google’s Gemini power iPhone AI features: sources
APPLE is in talks to build Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) engine into the iPhone, Bloomberg News reported on Monday (Mar 18), citing people familiar with the situation. Apple...
Asia: Trade cautious ahead of key rate decisions
TRADERS in Asia were cautious on Monday after US shares receded, and as anticipation builds for the Bank of Japan to finally ditch its negative interest rate. Dampened hopes...
Gold listless as central bank meetings loom, US dollar holds firm
GOLD struggled for momentum in early Asian hours on Monday (Mar 18) as the US dollar held firm and investors braced for a series of major central bank policy...
Binance CEO Teng sees Bitcoin topping US$80,000 on ETF inflows
BITCOIN is set to continue its record-breaking rally and rise above US$80,000 as institutional investors pour more money into the crypto-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to Binance chief executive...
UCars lays off staff, replaces CEO after being served legal notice for debts
BARELY five years after it started in mid-2019, a car portal set up to challenge incumbent sgCarMart is skidding towards an uncertain future. UCars has been served a notice...
US dollar poised for biggest weekly gain since mid-January
THE US dollar rose to a more than one-week high on Friday (Mar 15) after a mixed batch of data showed the US economy remained stable with small pockets...
Singapore’s Patience Capital Group to reopen fund for luxury Japan ski resort as weak yen beckons
PATIENCE Capital Group (PCG), the Singapore-based investor behind a US$1.42 billion luxury ski project in northern Japan, is in talks to reopen its fund to new investors eager to...
