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Cathay pledges full summer schedule, normal prices within a year
CATHAY Pacific Airways pledged to run its full flight schedule over Easter and the upcoming summer months without any major cancellations, chief executive officer Ronald Lam said, as he...
Asia: Markets struggle as US data dents Fed rate cut optimism
ASIAN markets mostly fell on Friday after data pointing to a still-strong US economy raised fresh concerns about inflation and dampened optimism that the Federal Reserve will slash interest...
Global sugar supply surplus rises on India, Thailand, says broker
THE global sugar market is projected to have a larger than expected supply surplus in the 2023/24 October to September season due to production recoveries in India and Thailand...
Meta’s Instagram down for thousands in US, Downdetector shows
META Platforms’s Instagram was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. More than 5,000 users reported issues with accessing the photo-sharing platform in...
Expensive flights become new normal on US$5 trillion green transition
THE global airline industry has long warned passengers they will eventually have to pay some of the US$5 trillion cost of decarbonising air travel. The moment has come. Singapore’s...
Microsoft to pay Inflection AI US$650 million after scooping up most of staff
MICROSOFT has agreed to pay Inflection AI US$650 million, largely to license its artificial intelligence (AI) software, alongside its move earlier this week to hire much of the startup’s...
Nike’s ageing Air Force 1s feel heat from fast new runners
NIKE warned that sales will take a hit as it responds to a growing challenge from upstart running-shoe brands like On and Hoka, that have exposed the US sporting-goods...
Oil settles lower on weaker US petrol demand, Gaza ceasefire hopes
OIL prices settled slightly lower on Thursday, pressured by weaker US petrol demand data and reports of a United Nations draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Brent crude...
