Fashion

London metals index at record high on aluminium ‘black hole’ fear
Published Fri, Apr 17, 2026 · 12:05 PMINDUSTRIAL metals jumped to a record high on the London Metal Exchange (LME), driven by gains in aluminium after the Middle East...
OpenAI to spend more than US$20 billion on Cerebras chips, receive stake: The Information
Published Fri, Apr 17, 2026 · 11:55 AMOPENAI has agreed to pay chip startup Cerebras more than US$20 billion over the next three years to use servers powered by...
OCBC is said to emerge as lead bidder for HSBC Indonesia assets
The Singaporean bank has a presence in Indonesia with its Jakarta-listed subsidiary Bank OCBC NISP TbkPublished Fri, Apr 17, 2026 · 11:41 AM[HONG KONG/SINGAPORE] OCBC has emerged as the...
Robotic legs help elderly Hong Kong fire survivors climb back for belongings
The complex’s apartment towers have 31 floors, making the climb difficult for many elderly former residentsPublished Fri, Apr 17, 2026 · 11:19 AM[HONG KONG] More than four months after...
Charles Schwab revenue misses estimates even as client assets climb
The firm has reported a 39% increase in daily average trades in March compared with a year earlierPublished Fri, Apr 17, 2026 · 11:01 AM[NEW YORK] Charles Schwab reported...
Australian shares fall as doubts over US-Iran deal persist; banks, miners drag
Published Fri, Apr 17, 2026 · 10:47 AMAUSTRALIAN shares slipped on Friday, dragged by miners and banks, while domestic fuel supply concerns and doubts over whether upcoming US-Iran peace...
Allbirds sinks as 582% AI surge comes to screeching halt
Published Fri, Apr 17, 2026 · 10:39 AM[CHICAGO] Allbirds’ surprising pivot from wool sneakers to artificial intelligence infrastructure is looking more like a flash in the pan for the...
Stellantis invests 100 million euros to keep site near Paris open
Published Fri, Apr 17, 2026 · 10:15 AM[PARIS] Stellantis plans to invest 100 million euros (S$150 million) to transform its Poissy car-assembly plant near Paris, an initiative to keep...
Australia rules out fuel restrictions after fire at its largest refinery
Published Fri, Apr 17, 2026 · 10:00 AM[SYDNEY] Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday a fire at the larger of the country’s two oil refineries would not trigger any...
China fund beating 98% of peers bets on AI chain, healthcare
Chinese AI firms’ worldwide recognition has extended far beyond the big tech namesPublished Fri, Apr 17, 2026 · 09:46 AMA TOP-PERFORMING China Asset Management fund manager says the country’s...
Honda to shut two plants in China jointly owned with GAC, Dongfeng, magazine says
Published Fri, Apr 17, 2026 · 09:34 AM[TOKYO] Honda Motor will shut two internal combustion engine car plants in China and slash annual production capacity in the country to...
Gold heads for fourth weekly gain on optimism for US-Iran truce
Published Fri, Apr 17, 2026 · 09:28 AM[SINGAPORE] Gold headed for a fourth weekly gain after US President Donald Trump expressed optimism that the US and Iran could agree...