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European shares muted as investors assess Middle East developments, corporate earnings
Published Fri, Apr 24, 2026 · 05:50 AMEUROPEAN shares were little changed on Thursday as investor worries over collapsed US-Iran peace talks and weak economic data outweighed upbeat corporate...
Why Meta is laying off 10% of its workforce
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is planning to lay off 8,000 employees, or roughly 10% of its workforce, in May, as it seeks to cut costs...
Robot Supreme? Table tennis clanker Ace beats elite human players in AI milestone
A few days ago came the astonishing news that the world record in the half-marathon was obliterated by a 5-foot-5 humanoid robot named Lightning in Beijing.Now a robot named...
Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to about 7% of US workers
Eligible workers include personnel whose years of service plus their age totals 70 or morePublished Fri, Apr 24, 2026 · 12:35 AM[NEW YORK] Microsoft is offering voluntary retirement to...
Vin’s Holdings announces probe into irregular payments linked to ex-employee
Early findings show that the ex-employee overrode internal controls to move S$44,300 to an entity he controlled [SINGAPORE] Automotive group Vin’s Holdings has said that it has uncovered irregular...
Goldman seeks over US$20 million from ex-star banker after 1MDB fraud
The bank claims Leissner transferred some money into accounts and shell entities in his wife’s name[NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs Group says its former star banker Tim Leissner collected more...
iFast Q1 profit up 49.4% to S$28 million
Revenue is up 49% to S$136.8 million; its wealth management and Hong Kong ePension businesses are more profitable [SINGAPORE] Fintech platform iFast Corporation reported a 47.3 per cent jump...
Ascott shuts Newton training centre ahead of lease expiry, lays off 6 staff
[SINGAPORE] Ascott, the wholly owned lodging business unit of CapitaLand Investment, is winding down its hospitality training centre in Newton and laying off six trainers and administrative staff. Responding...
BP chairman overcomes shareholder backlash to win first election
Published Thu, Apr 23, 2026 · 09:45 PM[LONDON] BP chairman Albert Manifold won his first election, overcoming opposition from shareholders who questioned the board’s transparency after a climate resolution...
Wall St opens lower on Middle East impasse, mixed earnings
Published Thu, Apr 23, 2026 · 09:43 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Apr 23), with investors hesitant to extend the recent equities rally in...
Suntec Reit Q1 DPU rises 23.9% to S$0.01936 on strong Singapore office, retail performance
Retail revenue gets boost from higher occupancy and rent at Suntec City mall, says manager[SINGAPORE] Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) recorded a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.01936...
S$8m director pay, Iran war risks among issues raised by Sheng Siong investors ahead of AGM
Asked about declaring special dividend, group says maintaining balance sheet strength is ‘prudent’ [SINGAPORE] Grocery store operator Sheng Siong said it sees further room for margin improvement, although the...