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Amazon plans smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone flop
[SAN FRANCISCO] In 2014, Amazon introduced its first smartphone, hoping to take on Apple and Samsung. Instead, the Fire Phone – overseen directly by founder Jeff Bezos – was...
Blackstone private credit fund has first monthly loss since 2022
Published Sat, Mar 21, 2026 · 09:59 AM[LOS ANGELES] Blackstone’s flagship private credit fund posted its first monthly loss in more than three years, one of the clearest signs...
Oil closes at highest since 2022 on outlook for prolonged war
Published Sat, Mar 21, 2026 · 08:57 AM[NEW YORK] The global oil benchmark settled at the highest level since mid-2022 with fears over further escalation in the Iran war...
Europe: Shares log third straight weekly loss as Mideast war fuels inflation fears
Published Sat, Mar 21, 2026 · 08:28 AM[BENGALURU] European equities fell for a third straight week, their longest streak of losses in almost a year, as the deepening conflict...
US: Wall Street skids as Middle East turmoil fans inflation fear
Published Sat, Mar 21, 2026 · 08:20 AM[SAN FRANCISCO] Wall Street ended sharply lower on Friday (Mar 20), with the S&P 500 closing at its lowest in six months,...
China to allow more banks to handle digital yuan: sources
Published Sat, Mar 21, 2026 · 08:00 AM[SHANGHAI/BEIJING] China will allow a dozen additional banks to handle its digital yuan, three people with knowledge of the plans said, as...
Industry body for remisiers marks 40 years amid Singapore equities rally
Industry leaders note the profession’s expanding influence in the local equities market[SINGAPORE] Remisiers here are looking to rebound with “stronger networks and sharper skills” amid the popularity of fintech...
UBS gets final nod for US bank licence amid growth push
Published Fri, Mar 20, 2026 · 11:54 PM[ZURICH] UBS Group has been given the green light for a full-blown US bank licence in a boost for the bank’s ambitions...
CBS News cuts 6% of workers, citing changes in the industry
Published Fri, Mar 20, 2026 · 10:59 PM[NEW YORK] Paramount Skydance’s CBS News cut 6 per cent of its workforce on Friday (Mar 20) as it seeks to adapt...
Iran war could be first ‘stress test’ for Singapore’s centralised gas buyer
LNG markets could get more volatile, especially if the conflict extends into the mid-year[SINGAPORE] The escalating conflict in the Middle East has put Singapore’s energy safeguards in the spotlight,...
