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US: Stocks rise, S&P 500 ends just shy of record
Published Fri, Jun 27, 2025 · 06:12 AM[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks rose on Thursday with tech equities leading, after the White House signalled President Donald Trump could extend a July...
Avoiding Stupid People and Becoming a Finisher
We all have the power to make choices in life. We can choose to be stupid or we can choose to be smart. But one piece of advice I’ve...
Wall Street forecasts windfall for big US banks from Fed plan to ease leverage rule
[BENGALURU] Large US global banks can expect as much as US$6 trillion in additional balance sheet capacity and billions in freed up capital under a Federal Reserve plan to...
S-E Asia’s e-commerce platform gross merchandise value growth rate eases: report
[SINGAPORE] South-east Asia’s total e-commerce platform gross merchandise value (GMV) grew at a slower rate of 12 per cent year on year in 2024, as the leading platforms focused...
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open near record peak as Micron results boost chip stocks
Published Thu, Jun 26, 2025 · 09:44 PM]NEW YORK] Wall Street’s S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes opened near a record high on Thursday (Jun 26) as robust earnings from...
Salesforce CEO says 30% of internal work is being handled by AI
Tech leaders have been increasingly vocal about the potential for AI to replace human workersPublished Thu, Jun 26, 2025 · 08:39 PM[NEW YORK] Salesforce chief executive officer Marc Benioff...
Amazon Web Services and Digital Industry Singapore launch programme to spur AI transformation
[SINGAPORE] Amazon Web Services (AWS) and government agency Digital Industry Singapore (DISG) on Thursday (Jun 26) launched a programme to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) transformation among enterprises over the...
Singapore stocks rise on Thursday amid mixed regional trading, STI up 0.3%
[SINGAPORE] Local stocks ended higher on Thursday (Jun 26), amid mixed trading in the region.
The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rose 0.3 per cent or 12.48 points to 3,938.46....
Singapore Savings Bond demand falls short; 10-year average return drops to 2.49%
In comparison, the previous issuance for June saw a total of S$302.9 million in applications, versus S$500 million on offer[SINGAPORE] The latest Singapore Savings Bonds (SSBs) allotted on Thursday...
Singapore Savings Bonds fully allocated; 10-year average return drops to 2.49%
In comparison, the previous issuance for June saw a total of S$302.9 million in applications, versus S$500 million on offer[SINGAPORE] The latest Singapore Savings Bonds (SSBs) allotted on Thursday...
