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Google Cloud and Digital Industry Singapore launch programme to spearhead AI development among companies
[SINGAPORE] Digitally-mature companies keen on doing more in the area of artificial intelligence (AI) will now have the opportunity to tap a new programme. The AI Cloud Take-Off Programme launched...
Maybank downgrades Thai retail sector on weak sales, consumption
[SINGAPORE] Maybank Investment Bank has downgraded Thailand’s retail sector to “neutral” amid weak consumption and falling same-store sales growth (SSSG). The bank’s analyst, Suttatip Peerasub, added in a note on...
Emirates to hire 5,000 cabin crew amid expansion drive
[SINGAPORE] Dubai’s Emirates airline is looking to hire 5,000 new cabin crew globally this year, with a recruitment roadshow set in Singapore next week, as the group embarks on...
Singapore shares fall on Friday amid Middle East tensions; STI down 0.3%
Dip mirrors loss in global equity markets on fears Israel’s strikes on Iran could stoke wider regional conflict [SINGAPORE] Local stocks ended lower on Friday (Jun 13), in line...
Novo Nordisk overtakes SAP as Europe’s most valuable company
Published Fri, Jun 13, 2025 · 05:38 PM[COPENHAGEN] Novo Nordisk reclaimed its position as Europe’s most valuable public company, overtaking software developer SAP. Shares in the Danish drugmaker climbed as...
Chinese firms may join group seeking to buy Li Ka-shing’s ports: sources
[HONG KONG] China’s largest shipping company is among the firms in talks to invest in a multinational consortium seeking to buy billionaire Li Ka-shing’s global ports, according to people...
Middle East tensions hit Asian and Asean markets; oil and gold prices spike
[SINGAPORE] A wave of geopolitical panic swept across Asian markets on Friday (Jun 13), after Israel launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, stoking fears of a wider...
OCBC users hit by log-in, payment issues; services restored by 2.30 pm
More than 1,000 outage reports are lodged on tracking site Downdetector from around 11 am[SINGAPORE] Customers of OCBC experienced difficulties making payments via the bank’s mobile app and Internet...
Pop Mart’s 200% stock rally spurs rush to hike price targets
Published Fri, Jun 13, 2025 · 01:06 PM — Updated Fri, Jun 13, 2025 · 08:54 PMWALL Street analysts are rushing to raise price targets on Pop Mart International...
Gold tops one-month high as Middle East tensions spur safe-haven demand
GOLD prices climbed on Friday to their highest point in more than a month, on track for a weekly gain, as investors sought safe-haven assets after Israel’s strike on Iran...
