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Hans Patuwo gets GoTo shareholders’ nod as CEO amid investor push for Grab deal
[JAKARTA] Shareholders of Indonesia’s digital giant GoTo Group have approved the appointment of Hans Patuwo as president director and chief executive officer. The appointment was approved at GoTo’s annual...
Apollo weighs potential US$12 billion sale of Atlas Air
[NEW YORK] Apollo Global Management is exploring a potential sale of its aviation company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, according to sources familiar with the matter.The US investment firm is...
S&P Global shifts Genting companies’ outlook to negative on weaker credit quality forecasts
Group capital expenditure could double in 2026, with earnings ‘unlikely’ to keep pace [SINGAPORE] S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook for the Genting group of companies to “negative”, citing...
Japan’s Mizuho to buy majority of India’s Avendus from KKR for up to 81 billion yen
[TOKYO] Japan’s Mizuho Securities on Wednesday (Dec 17) said that it will buy a majority stake in Indian investment bank Avendus from US investment firm KKR for up to...
Oil jumps as Trump orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela
[TOKYO] Oil prices climbed sharply on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, raising fresh...
China lowers EU pork tariffs in final ruling after 18-month probe
Importers will receive a refund on the difference between the rates paid since September.[BEIJING/MADRID] China on Tuesday (Dec 16) sharply reduced tariffs on European Union pork imports worth over...
Singapore inventor wins High Court suit against rivals who passed off similar doors as his design
The Malaysian company by Ng’s former employee Goh Song Guan, manufactures a similar slide-and-swing door known as “SD Door”[SINGAPORE] A Singapore inventor behind a space-saving door system widely used...
China chipmaker MetaX debuts after wildly oversubscribed IPO
CHINA will have another major chip debut on Wednesday (Dec 17), eagerly watched by stock-market investors after the stellar gains by its peer Moore Threads Technology earlier this month.MetaX...
Grok spews misinformation about deadly Australia shooting
ELON Musk’s AI chatbot Grok churned out misinformation about Australia’s Bondi Beach mass shooting, misidentifying a key figure who saved lives and falsely claiming that a victim staged his injuries, researchers...
Stand Strong Show Up For Hanukkah
Hanukkah is not just candles and songs. It’s a story about resilience. Right now, with fresh threats and shaken communities, that story matters. My take is simple: we must...
