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Australia house prices climb in November amid record unaffordability, Cotality says
Australia house prices climb in November amid record unaffordability, Cotality says
November 30, 2025
AUSTRALIAN home prices rose in November with large gains in several state capitals, amid a record level of housing unaffordability, property consultant Cotality said on Sunday (Nov 30).Prices increased...
Wall Street predicts rebound in Indian markets after tough year
Wall Street predicts rebound in Indian markets after tough year
November 30, 2025
AFTER one of India’s worst years of market underperformance in decades, some of Wall Street’s biggest names are calling for a rebound.Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs Group are...
Bank Indonesia seeks rate cuts while balancing stability, growth
Bank Indonesia seeks rate cuts while balancing stability, growth
November 29, 2025
Tariff worries have made the rupiah South-east Asia’s worst-performing currency this year[JAKARTA] Bank Indonesia (BI) will strike a balance between encouraging currency stability and supporting economic growth, even as...
How ‘Stranger Things’ became Netflix’s ‘Star Wars,’ propelling it into Hollywood’s stratosphere
November 28, 2025
Before the sci-fi series “Stranger Things” premiered on Netflix, several traditional studios had already passed on it. Its creators were first-time show runners, unknown young actors were cast in...
CME trading halted due to cooling issue at data centres
CME trading halted due to cooling issue at data centres
November 28, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Exchange operator CME Group said on Friday trading in derivative markets was halted due to a cooling issue at data centres.“Support is working to resolve the issue in...
China’s tech giants move AI model training overseas to access Nvidia chips: report
China’s tech giants move AI model training overseas to access Nvidia chips: report
November 27, 2025
Alibaba and ByteDance are among the tech firms training their newest large language models in South-east Asian data centres[BEIJING] Top Chinese firms are training their artificial intelligence models abroad...
China’s low-cost auto parts flood Europe’s biggest car market
China’s low-cost auto parts flood Europe’s biggest car market
November 27, 2025
Seven in 10 European parts makers now face direct competition from Chinese imports: survey[FRANKFURT] Chinese automotive suppliers are inundating Germany with low-cost components, piling pressure on local manufacturers that...
Chinese LNG demand looks set to disappoint for yet another year
Chinese LNG demand looks set to disappoint for yet another year
November 27, 2025
[BEIJING] Chinese liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports are at risk of another weak year as disappointing industrial demand and persistently high global prices look set to reduce purchases.Imports will...
Snapchat is nearing 1 billion monthly users. Why can’t it turn a profit?
November 26, 2025
Snapchat, an app whose disappearing messages and silly face filters made chatting with loved ones more casual, is close to a milestone that few social media platforms achieve: reaching...
Commentary: California’s first partner pushes to regulate AI while Trump and tech bros thunder forward
November 26, 2025
California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom recently convened a meeting that might rank among the top sweat-inducing nightmare scenarios for Silicon Valley’s tech bros — a group of the...