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Oil falls 2% on looming supply glut, hopes of Ukraine peace deal
[HOUSTON] Oil prices settled more than 2 per cent lower on Friday (Dec 26) as investors weighed a looming global supply glut, while also keeping an eye on a...
Looming Hormuz blockade threatens Asia’s energy lifeline, unsettling oil market
[SINGAPORE] Oil and liquified natural gas (LNG) buyers in Asia have been unsettled by the Iranian parliament greenlighting a plan to close the Strait of Hormuz. The sea passage...
Samsung sees Q1 profit beating estimates as looming tariffs spur chip sales
[SEOUL] Samsung Electronics on Tuesday estimated a 0.2 per cent drop in first-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, beating analysts’ estimates by far on solid smartphone sales and...
TikTok grabs US market share from Shein despite looming risks
TIKTOK Shop, the Bytedance-owned social media giant’s e-commerce feature, saw its sales outdo competition in the US just before President Donald Trump’s disruptive trade actions.
The popular video app, which...
RedNote Emerges as the Top TikTok Alternative Amid Looming US Ban as Millions Flock to Chinese App Xiaohongshu
With TikTok's U.S. ban potentially going into effect soon, users are exploring alternatives. Unless TikTok's parent company ByteDance sells its U.S. assets by January 19, the app will be...
TikTok asks Supreme Court to temporarily block looming US ban
TIKTOK asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to temporarily block a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the popular online video-sharing platform or shut down...
Core portfolio with US equities could mitigate impact of looming ‘seismic changes’
AS THE global market enters an uncertain inflationary macro environment with Donald Trump “in the driving seat” of the United States (US) for the second time, investors will do...
IEA cuts 2024 oil demand growth view, sees surplus looming
THE International Energy Agency (IEA) on Tuesday (Oct 15) further cut its global oil demand growth forecast for this year citing weakness in China and said the market was...
