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Nasdaq 100 gains as weak labour data fuels rate-cut bets
THE Nasdaq 100 rose on Thursday (Sep 4), closing 218.17 points, or 0.93 per cent higher, at 23,633.01, as investors digested weaker-than-expected labour market data ahead of Friday’s closely...
From vision to action: Global Asia Insurance Partnership’s new CEO targets greater coverage in Asia
[SINGAPORE] As the Global Asia Insurance Partnership’s (GAIP) new chief executive officer, Cheng Min Hung is on a mission to tackle one of the region’s most pressing challenges: a...
Don’t be fooled by gold’s recent gleam
Will gold keep running? It is outshining most liquid assets in 2025. Up 20 per cent through Aug 22 and 56 per cent since the end of 2023, its...
China’s WM Motor to restart production after government-backed revival plan
Chinese EV makers have faced years-long price wars as they battle intense competition in an overcrowded sectorPublished Sun, Sep 7, 2025 · 11:00 AM[BEIJING] Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker...
Meta’s backstop is linchpin for US$26 billion AI data-centre deal
[NEW YORK] When Meta Platforms turned to lenders to secure US$26 billion in debt funding for the construction of a sprawling new data centre, one key detail made all...
Bank of America sees two US Fed rate cuts this year vs none before
[NEW YORK] Economists at Bank of America forecast two US Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts this year, in September and December, based on weak August employment data, scrapping what had...
Disney races to keep promises made in launch of ESPN online
[NEW YORK] Three weeks after ESPN launched an online version of its pay-TV network, parent Walt Disney is racing to cut deals with cable providers so viewers can see...
Why I Don’t Promise Marketing Miracles (And Neither Should You)
Let me be straight with you. If I claimed I could look at your business and guarantee a 10x return without breaking a sweat, you should be skeptical. Very...
Top Trump crypto backer Justin Sun says his World Liberty tokens ‘unreasonably’ frozen
[PARIS/BOSTON] Justin Sun, one of the biggest known backers of US President Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture, said on Friday (Sep 5) that his tokens connected to...
China joins big oil in opposition to Trump’s biofuel proposal
[NEW YORK] US oil refiners have found an unlikely ally in their opposition to US President Donald Trump’s proposed changes to biofuel policy: China.A plan to slash incentives for...
