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South Korea shares fall at the close as political tensions continue; Asia markets mixed
SOUTH Korean shares continued to fall by the close on Wednesday (Dec 4), after the country’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law overnight. Yoon then lifted the decree...
McDonald’s E coli outbreak tied to fresh onions is over
AN E COLI outbreak that ensnared McDonald’s is over, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday (Dec 3).Fresh, slivered onions at McDonald’s were the...
I got a butt massage by an AI robot in L.A. Here’s how it went
My first meeting with Aescape, the AI-powered massage robot, was benign enough — if a bit eerie. As if HAL had gotten a job in the Valley. I stepped...
Meta seeks nuclear power developers for reactors to start in early 2030s
META said on Tuesday (Dec 3) it is seeking proposals from nuclear power developers to help meet its artificial intelligence and environment goals, becoming the latest big tech company...
Salesforce’s third-quarter revenue beats on strong cloud demand
SALESFORCE beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue on Tuesday (Dec 3) and raised the lower end of its annual revenue forecast, helped by robust spending on its enterprise...
Danish brewer Carlsberg sells Russian business
Danish brewer Carlsberg announced on Tuesday (Dec 3) an agreement to sell its shares in its Russian unit, a day after President Vladimir Putin signed a decree ending state...
ExxonMobil considering sale of Singapore petrol stations for US$1 billion: sources
THE largest bloc of petrol stations in Singapore may soon hit the market. US energy major ExxonMobil – which is believed to have 59 petrol stations under the Esso...
‘I want you to be my agent.’ What to know about Trump’s ties with Hollywood power player Ari Emanuel
Last month, President-elect Donald Trump entered a sold-out Madison Square Garden to attend the mixed martial arts extravaganza UFC 309. Kid Rock’s “American Bad Ass” played and the crowd...
Indonesia expects US$1 billion investment commitment from Apple in a week
[JAKARTA] Indonesia is expecting to get a US$1 billion investment commitment from tech firm Apple in a week, its investment minister said on Tuesday (Dec 3), following the ban...
US: Wall St opens slightly lower ahead of data, Fed commentary