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Warner Bros Discovery boosts debt buyback to US.5 billion
Warner Bros Discovery boosts debt buyback to US$2.5 billion
WARNER Bros Discovery increased an offer to buy back debt from investors by US$750 million as part of a plan to slash its debt and interest expenses.The owner of...
Ship lost power twice before striking Baltimore bridge: probe
Ship lost power twice before striking Baltimore bridge: probe
THE container ship that collided with a major bridge in Baltimore, collapsing it within seconds, suffered two electricity blackouts in the moments before the disaster, a preliminary report by...
Elon Musk ordered to testify again in US SEC probe of Twitter takeover
Elon Musk ordered to testify again in US SEC probe of Twitter takeover
A US Federal court ordered on Tuesday that Elon Musk must testify again in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation into his US$44 billion takeover of Twitter.The SEC...
US: Nasdaq ends at record high ahead of consumer inflation data
US: Nasdaq ends at record high ahead of consumer inflation data
THE Nasdaq finished at a new record on Tuesday as US stocks rallied, shrugging off data that showed April wholesale inflation that topped expectations.The tech-focused index closed at 16,511.18, up 0.8...
Pro-Palestinian activists protest at Google developer conference amid Israel-Hamas war
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. —  Dozens of protesters blocked the entrance of Google’s developer conference in Mountain View, Calif., for roughly 90 minutes on Tuesday, demanding that the tech giant drop...
Dollar slips after unexpected rise in US producer prices
Dollar slips after unexpected rise in US producer prices
The dollar was slightly lower on Tuesday (May 14) after an initial jump following an unexpected increase in US producer prices in April that indicated inflation remained elevated early...
Who is Stephanie Skinner? Miss USA Runner-Up Declines Crown as Organizational Turmoil Continues
Who is Stephanie Skinner? Miss USA Runner-Up Declines Crown as Organizational Turmoil Continues
In a surprising turn of events for the Miss Teen USA pageant, Stephanie Skinner, the runner-up from New York, has opted out of accepting the crown just days after...
StarHub posts 8.1% rise in Q1 net profit to S.1 million despite flat revenue
StarHub posts 8.1% rise in Q1 net profit to S$40.1 million despite flat revenue
StarHub : CC3 0%on Tuesday (May 14) posted an 8.1 per cent rise in net profit to S$40.1 million for the first quarter ended Mar 31, from S$37.1 million...
ComfortDelGro posts 23.8% rise in net profit on higher fees and fares
ComfortDelGro posts 23.8% rise in net profit on higher fees and fares
LAND transport conglomerate ComfortDelGro : C52 0% on Tuesday (May 14) posted a 23.8 per cent rise in year-on-year net profit to S$40.6 million in Q1 ended Mar 31,...
STI up 0.3% amid a mixed regional showing
STI up 0.3% amid a mixed regional showing
SINGAPORE’S Straits Times Index was 0.3 per cent or 9.69 points higher at 3,313.35 points on Tuesday (May 14), against a mixed bag from regional bourses as market participants...