SINGAPORE – Singapore’s food and beverage (F&B) sector is experiencing an alarming wave of outlet closures, with many heritage brands and long-standing eateries being forced to...
BUSINESS – Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, has broken through the $3 trillion market capitalization mark for the first time, joining Apple, Microsoft, and...
BUSINESS – European aluminium makers are calling for the European Commission to introduce a duty of roughly 30% on aluminium scrap exports. They argue that the...
BUSINESS – The U.S. dollar lost ground across global markets in recent trading, with Asian currencies showing divergent performances. The Japanese yen surged strongly, while the...
BUSINESS – July witnessed the strongest increase in U.S. consumer spending in four months, accompanied by a warming in services-sector inflation, though the Federal Reserve is...
BUSINESS – President Donald Trump announced on August 22, 2025, that the U.S. government would acquire a 10% stake in Intel, as part of a landmark...
BUSINESS – Japan’s economy showed unexpected resilience in the April–June quarter of 2025, expanding at a 1 percent annualized rate, exceeding forecasts despite the backdrop of...
BUSINESS – U.S. President Donald Trump revealed a sweeping policy imposing a 100% tariff on semiconductors imported into the United States. Cited from Al-Jazeera, the announcement,...
BUSINESS – On July 31, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order instituting steep new “reciprocal tariffs” on imports from dozens of countries, ranging from...
BUSINESS – Paramount Global has announced that its $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media is slated for completion by August 7, 2025, following final regulatory clearance from the...