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US: Nasdaq leads Wall St lower ahead of economic data
WALL Street’s main indexes opened lower on Tuesday (Mar 5), with the tech-heavy Nasdaq leading losses, as megacap growth stocks fell ahead of a slew of economic data and...
Qatar Airways says all A350s flying again, a year after Airbus legal dispute
QATAR Airways has finished bringing its fleet of Airbus A350 jets back into service, more than year after settling a rare legal dispute with Airbus over damage to their...
UK digital bank Monzo valued at £4 billion after new funding round
BRITISH digital bank has raised £340 million (S$579.34 million) at a £4 billion valuation, the company said in a statement on Tuesday (Mar 5). The round was led by...
17Live, mm2 Asia to explore joint entertainment offerings across South-east Asia
17Live Group and mm2 Asia will be exploring joint entertainment offerings across South-east Asia, the former announced in a press statement on Tuesday (Mar 5). A memorandum of understanding...
Singapore ‘open to’ idea of one-off rise in vehicle population, with higher usage-based charges: Chee
SINGAPORE is open to reviewing the idea of a one-off increase in its vehicle population, spread over a few years and accompanied by higher vehicle-usage charges to prevent congestion,...
British Airways plans £750 million on digital upgrades
BRITISH Airways will spend £750 million (S$1.27 billion) on information-technology improvements, including an overhaul of its website, as part of a £7 billion push to modernise the airline. The...
China’s Huawei and Amazon in patent licencing agreement
CHINA’S Huawei Technologies and United States tech giant Amazon said they had signed a multi-year patent licencing deal that resolves litigation between them. Most terms of the deal were...
Morgan Stanley offers pre-IPO share trading to wealth clients
MORGAN Stanley’s wealth management arm is giving its clients a chance to buy and sell coveted shares of private companies before they are available to the wider public, as...
