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Tech stocks could rally on US-China tariff truce, impending tax cuts: Stanchart
[SINGAPORE] A pause in US-China tariffs could provide a boost to technology stocks, which earn significant revenue from exports, Standard Chartered bank has said.In its wealth solutions weekly market...
Qatar Airways posts 28% jump in net profit to record US$2.1 billion
Published Mon, May 19, 2025 · 03:13 PM[DOHA] Qatar Airways posted a 28 per cent jump in annual net profit to a record US$2.1 billion, according to a preliminary...
Xiaomi to invest at least US$6.9 billion in chip design: founder
Published Mon, May 19, 2025 · 01:17 PM[BEIJING] Chinese smartphone and electric vehicle maker Xiaomi plans to invest at least 50 billion yuan (S$9 billion) in chip design over at least...
Nvidia CEO unveils new tech to keep global AI expansion going
[SAN FRANCISCO] Nvidia unveiled the latest raft of technologies aimed at sustaining the boom in demand for artificial intelligence (AI) computing – and ensuring that its products stay at...
Japan’s Yoshinoya bets big on ramen noodles for next phase of expansion
Published Mon, May 19, 2025 · 12:17 PM[TOKYO] Japan’s Yoshinoya said on Monday it was betting on ramen noodles for its next phase of growth, looking to turn it...
Bank of Japan to keep hiking rates if economy rebounds from tariff hit: deputy governor
Published Mon, May 19, 2025 · 11:10 AM[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates if the economy rebounds from an expected hit from higher US...
Microsoft wants AI ‘agents’ to work together and remember things
[REDMOND, Washington] Microsoft envisions a future where any company’s artificial intelligence agents can work together with agents from other firms and have better memories of their interactions, its chief...
Goldman Sachs leads in a patchy year for foreign banks in Japan
[TOKYO] Goldman Sachs was among the major global banks to post a lower profit in Japan last year, pulling back from a bumper 2023. Net income at Goldman Sachs’s...
Morningstar eyes growth through AI and public-private market convergence
[SINGAPORE] Investment research and management company Morningstar is strategically positioning itself to capture opportunities arising from the convergence of public and private markets.Having embarked nearly 10 years ago on...