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Toyota chairman to face scrutiny over US$33 billion deal at shareholder meeting
[TOYOTA CITY, Japan] Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda is likely to face scrutiny over a US$33 billion take-private deal of a key supplier when shareholders assemble for the Japanese...
Nvidia marks Paris tech fair with Europe AI push
[PARIS] Drawing high-powered tech CEOs and a presidential visit, the Vivatech trade fair opened in Paris on Wednesday with a bang as Nvidia boss Jensen Huang announced a major push into...
Oil prices jumps 4% to 2-month high as tensions rise in Middle East
[NEW YORK] Oil prices rose more than 4 per cent on Wednesday, to their highest in more than two months, after sources said the US was preparing to evacuate its Iraqi...
AI bets that fuelled Big Tech’s surge now threaten rich profits
[NEW YORK] Some investors are questioning the amount of cash Big Tech is throwing at artificial intelligence, fuelling concerns for profit margins and the risk that depreciation expenses will...
Singapore shares buck regional trend to close lower; STI falls 0.4%
[SINGAPORE] Local stocks fell for the second straight day on Wednesday (Jun 11), bucking the gains in most Asian markets as investors are concerned about the lack of details...
South-east Asia’s polymer production crisis worsens as US-China trade shift looms
[SINGAPORE] South-east Asia’s petrochemical industry is facing a double whammy of weakening export demands and potential import surges, as trade tensions could redirect US polymer to the region’s already-saturated...