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Jetstar Asia shutdown: Income Insurance extends ‘goodwill’ coverage outside of ticket expenses
[SINGAPORE] Income Insurance said on Thursday (Jun 12) that it will offer coverage to eligible customers affected by Jetstar Asia’s upcoming shutdown, even though such events are not typically...
Meta finalises investment in Scale AI, valuing startup at US$29 billion
META Platforms has finalised an investment in Scale AI that values the startup at over US$29 billion, Scale AI said on Thursday.Two sources familiar with the matter said that...
Singapore Airlines tumbles 2.1% after Air India plane crash
SIA holds a 25.1% stake following a merger of its full-service airline Vistara with the Indian national carrier [SINGAPORE] Shares of Singapore Airlines (SIA) dived on Friday (Jun 13)...
‘I got up and ran’: How one man survived the Air India crash that killed 241
AS AIR India Flight AI171 descended toward its doom on Thursday, Ramesh Vishwaskumar sat in the first row of economy class - headed for one of the most harrowing...
Stocks to watch: SIA, Boustead, Ban Leong
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Jun 13).Singapore Airlines (SIA): An Air India plane bound for London crashed moments...
AMD unveils AI server as OpenAI taps its newest chips
[SAN JOSE] Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su on Thursday unveiled a new artificial intelligence server for 2026 that aims to challenge Nvidia’s flagship offerings as OpenAI’s CEO said...
Global EV sales rise in May as China hits 2025 peak: Rho Motion
GLOBAL sales of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose 24 per cent in May compared with the same period a year ago, as strength in China offset slower growth...
Google says it has resolved global service outage impacting multiple platforms
Published Fri, Jun 13, 2025 · 07:03 AMALPHABET’S Google said on Thursday it had resolved a brief global service disruption on its platforms that affected multiple services such as...
Creating Silver Linings: Why We Should Build Opportunity From Adversity
In life’s most challenging moments, we often hear well-meaning advice to “look for the silver lining.” While finding positive aspects under challenging situations has merit, I’ve discovered there’s something...
Air India crash latest test for new Boeing leadership
[NEW YORK] The Boeing leadership was back in crisis mode on Thursday following the deadly crash of an Air India 787-8 Dreamliner jet minutes after take-off earlier in the...
Oil settles lower as traders gauge Middle East tensions
[NEW YORK] Oil prices settled slightly lower on Thursday as traders booked profits from a 4 per cent rally in the prior session, driven by concerns that worsening tensions in the...
Europe: Shares drop as trade optimism wanes, geopolitical tensions rise
EUROPEAN equities logged their fourth consecutive decline on Thursday as trade optimism dimmed, while mounting geopolitical tensions prompted a pullback from risk assets.The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed 0.33 per cent lower...