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Google unveils US billion investment in Malaysia
Google unveils US$2 billion investment in Malaysia
May 30, 2024
[KUALA LUMPUR] Google has committed to invest US$2 billion for the first Google data centre and Google Cloud region in Malaysia, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry...
EU Commission to postpone Chinese EV tariff decision
EU Commission to postpone Chinese EV tariff decision
May 30, 2024
THE European Commission will postpone its decision on Chinese electric vehicle (EV) tariffs until after the European Parliament election on Jun 9, a source familiar with the matter told...
SIA’s new safety measures affecting in-flight service, raising crew stress levels
SIA’s new safety measures affecting in-flight service, raising crew stress levels
May 30, 2024
THE new Singapore Airlines (SIA) in-flight service protocol, in which meal service is suspended and cabin crew members must buckle up when the seat-belt sign is turned on, has...
iFast sets up S0 million multi-currency debt issuance programme
iFast sets up S$300 million multi-currency debt issuance programme
May 30, 2024
IFAST Corporation : AIY 0% has established a S$300 million multi-currency debt issuance programme to issue notes or perpetual securities.Net proceeds raised will be used for general corporate purposes...
BHP abandons US billion bid after Anglo refuses more talks
BHP abandons US$49 billion bid after Anglo refuses more talks
May 29, 2024
BHP Group decided against making a firm offer for Anglo American, instead walking away for now from what would have been the biggest mining deal in over a decade.The...
HP reports sales that top estimates on first PC boost since 2022
HP reports sales that top estimates on first PC boost since 2022
May 29, 2024
HP REPORTED quarterly revenue that topped analysts’ estimates, including the first increase in personal computer (PC) sales in two years, an optimistic signal for a long-awaited rebound in the...
Europe: Shares suffer worst day in over 6 weeks as rate jitters persist
Europe: Shares suffer worst day in over 6 weeks as rate jitters persist
May 29, 2024
EUROPEAN shares declined on Wednesday as worries that global interest rates will stay elevated for longer pushed bond yields higher, with fresh evidence of persistently high inflation in the region’s...
US: Stocks slide amid worries over interest rates
US: Stocks slide amid worries over interest rates
May 29, 2024
WALL Street stocks fell on Wednesday as rising Treasury bond yields prompted a wave of selling after recent records.“Now that the (first-quarter earnings) period is essentially over, inflation and interest rates...
Fossil fuel players turn to private markets where transition gets wider definition
Fossil fuel players turn to private markets where transition gets wider definition
May 29, 2024
PRIVATE markets investors in Asia are stepping in where banks will not tread, offering financing and doing deals in the brown spaces of fossil fuels and extractive industries. Willingness to...