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Oil demand growth to continue, no peak in sight, Opec Secretary General says
[CALGARY] Oil demand growth will remain robust over the next two and a half decades as the world population grows, Opec Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said on Tuesday.The organization expects...
Neo Group buys over bakery chain PrimaDeli’s operations for undisclosed sum
[SINGAPORE] Caterer Neo Group has bought over the business operations of home-grown bakery chain PrimaDeli from Prima Food for an undisclosed sum. Established in 1992, PrimaDeli is Singapore’s first...
Europe: Equities ease as US-China trade talks grip markets
EUROPEAN shares eased in cautious trade on Monday as investors avoided making big bets pending the outcome of Sino-U.S. trade talks in London.The pan-European Stoxx 600 ended slightly lower at 553.24...
Global convergence of sustainability disclosure standards – what boards need to know
SUSTAINABILITY disclosures have finally begun to align globally after a long, winding journey spanning three decades. What originated in the 1980s as voluntary environmental-related disclosures by companies have today...
Alibaba, Tencent freeze AI tools during high-stakes China exam
[BEIJING] China’s most popular artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots such as Alibaba’s Qwen have temporarily disabled functions including picture recognition, to prevent students from cheating during the country’s annual “gaokao”...
Oil prices hold gains ahead of US-China trade talks
Inflation data from China on Monday morning will give a reading of domestic demand in the world’s largest crude importerPublished Mon, Jun 9, 2025 · 11:50 AM[BEIJING] Oil prices...
‘Most unloved bonds’ turn routine US auction into crucial test
[NEW JERSEY] Global investor pushback against long-term government debt is turning what normally would be a routine US bond auction into one of the most anticipated events on Wall...
Revisions confirm Japan GDP contraction, backing Bank of Japan caution
Most economists expect the central bank to delay further rate hikes, with a majority anticipating no change in coming monthsPublished Mon, Jun 9, 2025 · 09:35 AM[TOKYO] Japan’s economy...
