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Nikkei ends at over 2-week high as Trump lowers tariffs on Japanese automobiles
Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a more-than two-week high on Friday (Sep 5) as auto shares rose after US President Donald Trump…
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Citi expects global digital asset trades to hit US$2 trillion a day; DBS sees volume surge in H1
In a white paper released this week, Citi projected that in five years, the world will see US$2 trillion of digital assets held or traded…
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Former Wisconsin School Teacher Charged with Sexually Assaulting Teen While She was His Nanny
A former school teacher in Hudson, Wisconsin, was charged earlier this year with sexually pursuing a grade-school boy, is facing new…
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AI driving efficiency up and costs down at creative agencies: advertising mogul Martin Sorrell
Artificial intelligence (AI) is sweeping across the advertising and marketing industry – and challenging the traditional agency model…
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Tencent-backed Airwallex acquires OpenPay to harness its billing capabilities
Fintech company Airwallex has acquired OpenPay, a San Francisco-based billing platform that provides subscription management, payment…
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Tencent-backed Airwallex acquires OpenPay, in a move that pits it against Stripe Billing
Fintech company Airwallex has acquired OpenPay, a San Francisco-based billing platform that provides subscription management, payment…
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Landscaper Saves Illinois Woman from Husband Who was Trying to Kill Her by Smothering Her with a Pillow
A suburban woman is alive after a landscaper intervened when her husband allegedly tried to smother her to death with a pillow, police…
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Joe Biden Sparks Health Concern After He Is Seen with Massive Head Wound as Former President's Struggles with Cancer Continue
Former President Joe Biden sparked concern after he was seen massive gash on his head while greeting people in Delaware over Labor Day…
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Asia: Markets rally as Chinese stocks selloff eases
ASIAN markets mostly gained on Friday after an intense selloff of Chinese equities stalled this week, with rumours the country’s financial…
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Donna Adelson Convicted of Hiring Hitmen to Kill Her Former Son-in-Law Amid Bitter Custody Battle with Her Daughter
A Florida grandmother has been convicted of orchestrating the murder of her daughter's ex-husband, who was killed by hitmen amid a bitter…
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Singapore swim school Fitness Champs splashes into Nasdaq with US$15 million IPO
As a former competitive swimmer who was waiting to enter university, Joyce Lee started freelancing as a swimming instructor in 1999 to…
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Qantas trims executive bonuses by 15% for fiscal 2025 over cyber hack
RALIA’S Qantas Airways has cut short-term bonuses for its top executives and CEO by 15 per cent in fiscal 2025 after a cyber hack earlier…
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OpenAI set to start mass production of its own AI chips with Broadcom, FT reports
AI is set to produce its own artificial intelligence chip for the first time next year, as the ChatGPT maker attempts to address…
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Broadcom to help OpenAI create AI chip to take on Nvidia
Broadcom is helping OpenAI design and produce an artificial intelligence accelerator from 2026, getting into a lucrative sphere dominated…
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Starbucks China valued at about US$5 billion by bidders, sources say
Most of the bidders seeking to buy a portion of Starbucks’ China operations have submitted offers valuing the business at as much as US$5…
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Starbucks China reportedly valued at about US$5 billion by bidders
Most of the bidders seeking to buy a portion of Starbucks’ China operations have submitted offers valuing the business at as much as US$5…
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Stocks to watch: ST Engineering, Olam, Yangzijiang Financial, Stoneweg Europe Stapled Trust
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Sep 5): ST Engineering: Over the next…
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Why China’s world-beating stock rally is making investors anxious
WHEN a quiet resurgence in Chinese equities developed into a world-beating rally, it took many seasoned market watchers by surprise.…
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Asia-Pacific’s aerospace MRO players must be adaptable, collaborate for growth: panellists
Adaptability and ecosystem-wide collaboration are key to the growth of Asia-Pacific’s aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)…
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The tech and trends driving growth in aerospace MRO
Featuring leaders from both the private and public sectors, The Business Times roundtable on aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul…
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Aerospace advancements create jobs that ‘Singaporeans will want to take up’: EDB vice-president
Technological progress in aerospace is creating attractive jobs, but also increasing the need for upskilling, said panellists in a Sep 3…
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Apac aviation boom presents ‘tremendous opportunity’ for maintenance, repair and overhaul
The strong growth of Asia-Pacific’s (Apac) aviation sector “presents tremendous opportunity” for the region’s maintenance, repair and…
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Boeing says will hire replacements for striking US defence workers
NG is launching a recruitment drive to find “permanent” manufacturing workers to replace US union employees who went on strike last month,…
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Warner Bros. Discovery sues AI firm for Batman, Superman copyright infringement
Warner Bros. Discovery has joined a key copyright infringement case that could test the legal bounds of using artificial intelligence to…