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After briefest of respites, global trade war fears return with a vengeance
THE trade war is far from over, and neither is the associated rout in the stock market.The broad S&P 500 had turned positive for the year to date, clawing...
Oil climbs after Trump extends EU trade talks deadline to July
[SINGAPORE] Oil prices gained in early Asian trade on Monday after US President Donald Trump extended a deadline for trade talks with the European Union, easing concerns about US tariffs...
Singapore’s STI down 0.1% after Trump’s Apple tariff salvo; Asian markets mixed
[SINGAPORE] Singapore shares were down at Monday’s (May 26) open as regional markets traded mixed after US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened tariffs on Apple.In the latest trade...
Trump backing for Nippon Steel deal comes with big questions
[WASHINGTON] After more than 17 months of lobbying and close-fought negotiations to secure control of United States Steel, Japan’s Nippon Steel appeared on Friday (May 23) to have received...
US risks losing ‘reliable investment’ status, Allianz Global Investors manager says
[LONDON] Inside one of Europe’s biggest asset managers, there’s growing concern that Republican efforts to gut legislation supporting key industries such as clean energy may result in the US...
Nvidia to launch cheaper Blackwell AI chip for China after US export curbs: sources
[BEIJING/TAIPEI] Nvidia will launch a new artificial intelligence (AI) chipset for China at a significantly lower price than its recently restricted H20 model and plans to start mass production...
Thailand widens EV perks as Japan-China auto rivalry heats up
[BANGKOK] With Thailand’s auto sales plunging by more than 25 per cent amid geopolitical headwinds and regional rivals nipping at its heels, Bangkok is racing to secure its status...
Left-Wing Influencer Hasan Piker Banned from Streaming Platform Twitch for Claiming Jewish Museum Shooting a ‘False Flag’ Operation
Left-wing favorite Hasan Piker has been banned from the streaming platform Twitch after he suggested that the killings of two Israeli embassy diplomats in Washington, DC, might have been...
Milla Magee: Miss England Pulls Out of Miss World Pageant Claiming Organizers in India Made Her Feel Like a ‘Prostitute’ and ‘Performing Monkeys’
A Miss World contestant has suddenly and dramatically quit the pageant, alleging that organizers in India paraded her like a "performing monkey" and left her "feeling like a prostitute"...
