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Qantas splurges on dividends as strong travel demand boosts profit, shares jump
AUSTRALIA’S flag carrier Qantas Airways on Thursday declared a special dividend for the first time in more than two decades and reported first-half profit ahead of estimates, helped by...
Amazon unveils long-awaited AI version of Alexa assistant
AMAZON.COM has rebooted Alexa with artificial intelligence (AI). The rollout marks the biggest overhaul of the voice-activated assistant since the company introduced it more than a decade ago. The...
Ben & Jerry’s founders discuss buying back brand from Unilever
THE founders of Ben & Jerry’s have expressed interest in buying back their namesake ice cream brand from Unilever, according to sources familiar with the matter.Ben Cohen and Jerry...
US: Wall St opens higher with spotlight on Nvidia results
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Feb 26), after logging several days of declines, as investors awaited Nvidia’s results to gauge the direction of AI demand and...
CSE Global H2 net profit dips 1.7%, dragged by US$8 million settlement
SYSTEMS integrator CSE Global’s earnings slipped 1.7 per cent year on year to S$11.3 million in H2 FY2024 ended December, weighed down by an arbitration settlement of US$8 million.The...
Paid Time Off: The New Workplace Battle
Paid time off (PTO) has become a significant topic in today’s workplaces. What was once a perk has now turned into a standard expectation, but challenges remain. While some...
Hong Leong Asia H2 net profit rises 12.2% to S$38.2 million
HONG Leong Asia reported a net profit of S$38.2 million for its second half ended Dec 31, 12.2 per cent higher than the S$34.1 million recorded in the year-ago...
Indonesia, home to giant gold mine, launches bullion banking
INDONESIA has launched its first bullion banks in a bid to draw tonnes of privately held gold into the financial system of South-east Asia’s largest economy.
The region’s largest gold...
