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Intense heat to push biggest US grid’s power use to 12-year high
PJM’s demand growth is rebounding after languishing for the better part of a decade, as new data centres cropped up in Northern Virginia and spread across the gridPublished Sat,...
Oil prices settle lower as US sanctions ease fears of escalation in Iran
[HOUSTON] Oil prices settled down on Friday (Jun 20) as the US imposed new Iran-related sanctions, marking a diplomatic approach that fed hopes of a negotiated agreement, a day...
US: Stocks end week mostly lower
[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks mostly fell on Friday (Jun 20) amid weakness in some semiconductor shares as markets weighed the latest developments in the ongoing war between Iran...
Europe: Shares edge up as US stalls its Middle East moves
[BENGALURU] European stocks snapped a three-day losing streak and closed higher on Friday (Jun 20), as investors’ nerves eased following a stall in US involvement in Middle East tensions.The...
What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Company
Starting Hawke Media over a decade ago was one of the most transformative experiences of my life. If I could go back in time and give myself advice, there...
Four candidates assessed for Fu Yu’s board, with no findings against suitability
[SINGAPORE] Four proposed directors for Fu Yu Corporation have been assessed by an independent party, with no findings made against their suitability for the role, said the company on...
US: Wall St indexes open higher with Trump’s Middle East decision in focus
Published Fri, Jun 20, 2025 · 09:49 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Jun 20), tracking strength in global stocks after President Donald Trump held...
Masayoshi Son pitches US$1 trillion US AI hub to TSMC, Trump team
[TOKYO] SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son is seeking to team up with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to realise what could be his biggest bet yet – a trillion-dollar industrial complex...
China’s Baidu eyes robotaxi expansion to Singapore and Malaysia
The development comes as Tesla prepares to launch its Cybercab robotaxi network within daysPublished Fri, Jun 20, 2025 · 08:45 PM[BEIJING] Baidu is planning to launch its Apollo Go...
Singapore shares end Friday in the red amid mixed regional showing; STI down 0.3%
[SINGAPORE] Local stocks ended lower on Friday (Jun 20), amid a mixed regional performance and growing concerns over a possible US military strike on Iran. The benchmark Straits Times...
