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Microsoft charts US$10 billion of outlays in AI-eager Japan
It will invest in cybersecurity partnerships and train a million AI engineers through 2029Published Fri, Apr 3, 2026 · 05:34 PM[TOKYO] Microsoft unveiled a four-year, US$10 billion investment package...
BOJ keeps rate‑hike door open even as Iran war squeezes firms
The degree and timing of future increases will depend on economic, price and financial conditionsPublished Fri, Apr 3, 2026 · 03:45 PM[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan will keep raising...
Hedge funds walloped by a month of turmoil sparked by war
Published Fri, Apr 3, 2026 · 03:43 PM[LONDON] Some of the world’s biggest hedge funds known for delivering steady returns lost money in March as the war in the...
Trump will impose 100% tariff on some patented drugs
Published Fri, Apr 3, 2026 · 03:21 PM[WASHINGTON, DC] The Trump administration will impose tariffs of as much as 100 per cent on certain imported medicines, albeit with several...
Japanese firms reduce share buybacks for first time since 2020
Published Fri, Apr 3, 2026 · 03:04 PM[TOKYO] Japanese firms announced fewer share buyback programmes in the fiscal year ended Tuesday (Mar 31), marking the first decline since 2020. Listed...
Starbucks dangles US$1,200 bonuses for fast, friendly baristas
Published Fri, Apr 3, 2026 · 01:53 PM[CHICAGO] Starbucks wants to entice baristas to be friendlier and faster, and it’s offering new payouts to make it happen.US hourly workers,...
Wall Street money managers hunker down as Iran war rages on
Published Fri, Apr 3, 2026 · 12:34 PM[NEW YORK] Five weeks of war with Iran have wiped trillions off global stocks, pushed oil past US$100 and kept it there...
Bitcoin lingers near lower bound of trading range amid conflict
Published Fri, Apr 3, 2026 · 11:03 AM[NEW YORK] Bitcoin traded near the lower bound of its more-than-a-month-long trading range amid continued uncertainty about the fallout from the conflict...
Privatisation reset puts ‘simplified’ ESR on growth path from Singapore
It has pulled US$700 million in foreign capital to Singapore over the last two years, and aims to double core AUM to more than US$80 billion by 2030[SINGAPORE] Real...
US$14.8 million in prepayments to vendors reason behind Mirxes’ missed 2025 results deadline; independent probe set up
The committee appoints independent professional advisers to review background, details of transactions [SINGAPORE] Local biotech Mirxes has disclosed that auditors flagged 14 transactions worth a combined US$14.8 million in prepayments...
US$14.8 million in prepayments to vendors behind Mirxes’ missed 2025 results deadline; independent probe set up
The investigation committee will oversee a review of 14 transactions and ‘associated subsequent events’[SINGAPORE] Local biotech firm Mirxes on Thursday (Apr 2) revealed that it failed to meet its...
