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Aviva completes takeover of AIG’s UK life insurance business
BRITISH insurer Aviva said on Tuesday (Apr 9) it had completed the £453 million (S$772.2 million) acquisition of AIG’s UK life insurance business, sealing the largest takeover under CEO...
China’s EV makers bet they can dethrone Japan brands in Thailand
STANDING in front of a large crowd at last month’s Bangkok International Motor Show, an executive from Hozon New Energy Automobile promised to double sales in Thailand to 30,000...
Chevron hands Myanmar gas field stake to junta, Thailand’s PTTEP
US energy company Chevron has quit the Yadana natural gas field in Myanmar, a spokesperson said on Monday (Apr 8), more than two years after it condemned violence and...
Tesla’s Musk predicts AI will be smarter than the smartest human next year
TESLA CEO Elon Musk on Monday (Apr 8) predicted the development of artificial intelligence (AI) that was smarter than the smartest human probably by next year, or by 2026.In...
Singapore shares open higher on Tuesday; STI up 0.3%
SINGAPORE equities started trading in positive territory on Tuesday (Apr 9) after global markets ended mixed overnight. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.3 per...
BOJ’s timing for next hike in focus as Ueda starts second year
GOVERNOR Kazuo Ueda marks his first anniversary at the helm of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) having dismantled one of the most ambitious stimulus experiments in central bank history...
Stocks to watch: Cordlife, Seatrium, Global Invacom, Zico
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Apr 9):
Europe: Stocks gain on German data as focus turns to ECB policy meeting
EUROPEAN shares climbed on Monday (Apr 8), led by cyclical stocks, after strong industrial production data from the region’s largest economy Germany, although there was a sense of caution...
