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Indonesia says UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium plans nuclear power plant
UAE firm Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) plans to build a nuclear power plant with a capacity of up to five gigawatts in Indonesia, the Indonesian economic affairs ministry said...
China’s coal plant boom is undercutting clean energy push
Long-term coal-power contracts are also reinforcing the fuel’s dominance at the expense of renewablesCHINA embarked last year on its biggest coal-power building boom in a decade, reinforcing the role...
Cisco raises annual revenue forecast as AI boom boosts networking gear demand
CISCO Systems raised its annual revenue forecast on Wednesday (Feb 12), betting on higher demand for its cloud networking gear amid an artificial intelligence (AI) boom, sending its shares...
Robinhood revenue doubles, fuelled by surge in crypto trading
ROBINHOOD Markets reported revenue that more than doubled as the online-trading firm was buoyed by crypto-market transactions around the US presidential election.Revenue grew to US$1.01 billion in the quarter,...
US: Dow, S&P 500 fall on higher inflation data
WALL Street stocks mostly fell on Wednesday (Feb 12) following US inflation data that further clouded the prospects for additional Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.The consumer price index rose...
Sorry, T-bills. It’s time now to look elsewhere for yields
INTEREST in Singapore’s Treasury bills (T-bills) surged over the past two years, as rising interest rates elevated demand for yield and stable returns.
T-bills also found favour as investors sought...