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Bank of Japan debated weak-yen risk, scope for more rate hikes at January meeting, summary shows
BANK of Japan (BOJ) policymakers discussed the likelihood of raising interest rates further with some warning of upside inflation risks…
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Three Years After Ukraine Invasion, Europe Still Deals With Energy Crisis
At a newly built dock along Germany’s Elbe River, tankers from the United States unload liquefied natural gas to fuel factories and homes.…
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Asean’s data centre gold rush to get a boost from DeepSeek’s AI leap: Maybank
DEMAND for Asean data centres is likely to remain resilient as Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek is set to disrupt the…
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Taiwan leads Asia-wide stock tumble as Trump wields tariff weapon; STI sheds 1.5% before recovering
ASIAN markets fell at the open on Monday (Feb 3) after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on goods from China, Canada and Mexico…
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SoftBank’s Son, OpenAI’s Altman to unveil Japan AI thrust
SOFTBANK Group’s founder Masayoshi Son is taking the stage in Tokyo on Monday (Feb 3) with OpenAI chief Sam Altman, part of a global push…
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SoftBank, OpenAI unveil Japan AI joint venture
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said on Monday (Feb 3) he has agreed with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to set up a joint venture in Japan to…
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Hong Kong-listed China stocks brace for Trump tariffs’ impact
CHINESE stocks listed in Hong Kong will come under renewed pressure when they resume trading Bloomberg following a three-session break,…
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Singapore shares fall at Monday’s open; STI down 1.5%
SINGAPORE shares tumbled at the open on Monday (Feb 3) as investors mulled over the impact of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump…
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Global Markets Brace for Fallout From Trump Tariffs
Markets around the world braced for volatile trading on Monday as investors began to assess the potential fallout from President Trump’s…
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Barrenjoey opens Hong Kong office as Australian firm expands
BARRENJOEY has added a Hong Kong office to its growing international footprint as the Australian financial services firm boosts its…
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Plane and Aircraft Tug Collide in Chicago, Critically Injuring Driver
A worker at Chicago O’Hare International Airport was critically injured on Saturday after a vehicle that tows aircraft and a plane…
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Samsung chief Jay Y Lee found not guilty in merger case
The Seoul High Court upheld a lower court’s ruling dismissing all the charges from a case involving a 2015 merger Samsung Electronics…
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OpenAI Unveils New A.I. Agent for Research
A week ago, OpenAI released a tool that can go online to shop for groceries or book a restaurant reservation. Now it is offering A.I.…
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Honda’s motorcycle business is the gem in a messy Nissan union
HONDA Motor’s crusade to shore up car sales by absorbing Nissan Motor could undermine an oft-forgotten but equally vital part of its…
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Trade War Heats Up After Trump Orders Tariffs and Canada Retaliates
The United States and its biggest trading partners were hurtling on Sunday into a new era of protectionism as Canada, Mexico and China…
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UniCredit heats up Italy finance battle with new Generali stake
UNICREDIT has made a surprise new move in the fight to dominate the Italian financial system by unveiling a minority stake in…
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Trump Administration to Remove 4 Major News Outlets From Pentagon Office Space
The Trump administration notified four major news organizations late on Friday that they would have to give up their dedicated office…
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InnoTek shifts gears to AI, EVs to capture industry changes
Already in China, Thailand and Vietnam, the company is mulling a move into Malaysia FACED with a changing disk drive industry more than 15…
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Why Europe will power a big and beautiful 2025 for stocks
WHAT will 2025 bring for stocks? Haze clouded my view in January. Three 2025 outcomes seemed similarly likely: US and world stocks could…
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Trump’s policy moves still biggest risk amid DeepSeek-induced sell-off last week
The AI model’s success may drive the US government to take an even harder line on tariffs and trade restrictions The first Federal Open…
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Trump Tariffs Threaten to Upend Global Economic Order
President Trump’s move this weekend to slap sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China is threatening to fracture the global trading…
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From Groceries to Cars, Tariffs Could Raise Prices for U.S. Consumers
President Trump’s tariffs target countries that are major suppliers of a wide range of goods to the United States. For American families,…
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What Is IEEPA, the Law Trump Used to Impose Tariffs?
President Trump said on Saturday that he would impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China using a decades-old law that gives the president…
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Engine Fire Prompts Evacuation of Houston Flight, Video Shows
A United Airlines flight from Houston to New York was evacuated on Sunday morning because of flames coming from an engine, video shows.…