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JPMorgan and Bank of America to curb young banker work hours: report
JPMorgan and Bank of America to curb young banker work hours: report
TWO of Wall Street’s largest investment banks are rolling out measures that may ease junior bankers’ workloads amid complaints across the industry that weekly hours are increasingly creeping past...
China asks its carmakers to keep key EV technology at home
China asks its carmakers to keep key EV technology at home
CHINA has strongly advised its carmakers to make sure advanced electric vehicle (EV) technology stays in the country, sources familiar with the matter said, even as they build factories...
China Development Bank aviation unit buys 80 Airbus A320neos
China Development Bank aviation unit buys 80 Airbus A320neos
CHINA Development Bank Financial Leasing agreed to buy 80 Airbus jets in the A320neo lineup to increase the proportion of more fuel-efficient next-generation aircraft in its fleet.The planes, which...
Singapore shares open higher on Thursday; STI up 0.6%
Singapore shares open higher on Thursday; STI up 0.6%
SINGAPORE shares began Thursday (Sep 12) trading in positive territory, mirroring overnight gains in global markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) advanced 0.6 per cent or...
Stocks to watch: Sabana Reit, Dyna-Mac, Food Empire, Don Agro International
Stocks to watch: Sabana Reit, Dyna-Mac, Food Empire, Don Agro International
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Sep 12): Sabana Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (Sabana Reit): The Reit’s manager said...
Smart cars at heightened risk of attack, IT security firm says
Smart cars at heightened risk of attack, IT security firm says
AUTOMAKERS should do more to increase the safety of vehicles whose software can be updated over the air, according to a cybersecurity expert, because current technology leaves cars vulnerable...
EU consumer groups slam ‘manipulative’ video game spending tactics
EU consumer groups slam ‘manipulative’ video game spending tactics
EUROPEAN consumer groups on Thursday accused the world’s biggest video game companies of “purposefully tricking” consumers, including children, to push them to spend more.Video games are wildly popular in...
Reflecting the true cost of deliveries is good for investors
Reflecting the true cost of deliveries is good for investors
Investors will be better appraised of what they have bought into, and will be clearer on the value proposition of the platformsAT THE height of the food delivery wars,...
Nippon Steel makes last ditch effort to win US nod on US steel deal
Nippon Steel makes last ditch effort to win US nod on US steel deal
There are fears the tie-up will threaten US national security by weakening the US steel supply chainA top Nippon Steel executive plans to meet with senior US officials on...
US: Wall St mixed at open as sticky inflation hampers bumper rate-cut bets
US: Wall St mixed at open as sticky inflation hampers bumper rate-cut bets
Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed at the open on Wednesday (Sep 11) as uncertainty about the Federal Reserve’s interest rate path increased following the latest inflation data.The Dow...