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Qantas boss says demand for premium class seats at record levels
Qantas boss says demand for premium class seats at record levels
QANTAS Airways chief executive officer Vanessa Hudson said premium-class bookings are at record levels as air travel brushes off a global cost-of-living crisis.Demand for seats in the airline’s first,...
American Express’ premium customers help it surpass profit expectations
American Express’ premium customers help it surpass profit expectations
AMERICAN Express’s first-quarter profit vaulted past Wall Street estimates on Friday (Apr 19), driven by an affluent customer base that increased spending as recession fears ebbed. Amid a turbulent landscape...
Oil prices fall after Iran attack as market draws down risk premium
Oil prices fall after Iran attack as market draws down risk premium
OIL prices fell during trade on Monday, as market participants dialled back risk premiums following Iran’s attack on Israel late on Saturday which the Israeli government said caused limited...
ESR-Logos Reit to divest Australia property at 7.4% premium in A.5 million deal 
ESR-Logos Reit to divest Australia property at 7.4% premium in A$65.5 million deal 
ESR-Logos Real Estate Investment Trust : J91U 0% (Reit) is divesting a logistics property in Australia for A$65.5 million (S$57.7 million). On Thursday (Apr 11), the Reit manager said its sale...
Huawei says Chery’s Luxeed S7 premium EV starts mass delivery
Huawei says Chery’s Luxeed S7 premium EV starts mass delivery
THE Luxeed S7 electric sedan, developed by Chinese tech giant Huawei and Chery Auto, has started mass delivery after a shortage of semiconductors and production issues delayed production and...
Musk’s xAI to enable chatbot Grok for all premium subscribers of X
Musk’s xAI to enable chatbot Grok for all premium subscribers of X
ELON Musk said on Tuesday (Mar 26) artificial intelligence (AI) startup xAI’s chatbot, Grok, will be enabled for all premium subscribers of social media platform X, formerly Twitter. He...
Using your premium credit card may cost more after Visa-Mastercard deal
Using your premium credit card may cost more after Visa-Mastercard deal
PICTURE this: A customer walks into a grocery store just looking to buy a carton of milk and a dozen eggs. But when they get to checkout, they are...
Insurer AIA new business value up 33% for FY2023 on strong premium sales
Insurer AIA new business value up 33% for FY2023 on strong premium sales
ASIA-FOCUSED insurer AIA Group reported a 33 per cent rise in FY2023 value of new business (VONB), driven by strong sales growth across its key markets. The insurer’s VONB,...
Elon Musk’s X Introduces ‘Articles’ Feature for Premium Users to Post Long-Form Content; Plans to Roll Out YouTube-Like Streaming App
Since the day Elon Musk has taken over social media platform X, earlier known as Twitter, it has gone through several changes, the latest being two new features. The...
Budweiser banks on premium beer as Chinese seek little luxuries
Budweiser banks on premium beer as Chinese seek little luxuries
BUDWEISER Brewing APAC plans to expand sales of its premium products beyond restaurants and bars, seizing on consumers’ desire for life’s little luxuries even as they shy away from...