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Samsung recalls 1 million stoves that started 250 fires and killed pets
A RECALL has been issued for more than 1 million Samsung stoves after hundreds of reports of them being turned on accidentally, leading to fires that injured dozens and...
Venezuela’s Maduro signs decree blocking X access in country for 10 days
VENEZUELAN President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday (Aug 8) said he had signed a decree to block access to social media platform X for 10 days, after earlier saying social...
Paramount says to cut around 15% of US workforce
PARAMOUNT Global is set to reduce about 15 per cent of its US workforce in the coming weeks, according to company executives on an earnings call Thursday (Aug 8)....
Delta sees US$380 million in lost sales from system breakdown
DELTA Air Lines expects US$380 million in lost revenue this quarter from the CrowdStrike Holdings technology outage that forced the carrier to cancel thousands of flights last month.The sales...
Oil gains in recovery rally as markets eye retaliation by Iran
OIL rose on Thursday (Aug 8), extending its rebound from a recent plunge with traders still glued to fluctuations in wider markets and tensions in the Middle East.West Texas...
Tan Su Shan is ‘continuity candidate’ pick for new DBS CEO, analysts say
She will have about eight months to transition to the CEO role, during which she will ‘try out and get comfortable with all the moving parts to run a...
Burger King owner’s sales hurt by deepening restaurant slump
RESTAURANT Brands International’s sales grew less than anticipated in the second quarter, the latest sign of consumer malaise hitting restaurants.
The company missed estimates for sales growth at restaurants open...
Warner Bros Discovery slides as US$9 billion write-down points to TV woes
SHARES of Warner Bros Discovery plunged more than 11 per cent on Thursday (Aug 8) after a US$9.1 billion write-down of the media giant’s TV assets sparked doubts about...
