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Boeing close to 500-jet order with Trump-Xi summit
Published Sat, Mar 7, 2026 · 12:11 PM[LOS ANGELES] Boeing is closing in on one of the largest sales in its history, a 500-aircraft order for 737 Max jets...
US airlines brace for second year of turmoil as fuel costs surge
Published Sat, Mar 7, 2026 · 11:39 AM[NEW YORK] US airlines were preparing to put aside the chaos caused by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs this year and the...
Crisis management for Singapore banks, fund managers in Dubai as conflict sparks anxiety among clients
[SINGAPORE] It has been a week of crisis management and client reassurance for private bankers in Dubai, as Iranian missile strikes tested confidence in the Gulf’s financial hub.Many fielded...
Indonesia to block children under 16 from social media
Published Sat, Mar 7, 2026 · 10:55 AM[BANGKOK] Indonesia said on Friday (Mar 6) that it would bar anyone younger than 16 from access to social media, joining a...
Oracle and OpenAI end plans to expand flagship data centre
Published Sat, Mar 7, 2026 · 10:32 AM[SAN FRANCISCO] Oracle and OpenAI have scrapped plans to expand a flagship artificial intelligence (AI) data centre in Texas after negotiations dragged...
South Korean EV battery maker SK lays off 958 workers in Georgia
The company says that it’s pursuing customers in the automotive and stationary storage spacePublished Sat, Mar 7, 2026 · 10:02 AM[NEW YORK] The battery unit of SK Innovation is...
Fed faced with hard choice on weak jobs, high inflation
The central bank aims for 2% inflation, though it has not met that goal for the past five yearsPublished Sat, Mar 7, 2026 · 09:40 AM[NEW YORK] Fresh signs...
Online sellers brace as Gulf logistics grinds to near halt after US-Israel strikes
The region has become an important destination for Chinese and Western e-commerce exporters alikePublished Sat, Mar 7, 2026 · 09:17 AMTHE escalating military confrontation among the US, Israel and...
Pop Mart sues 3D-printer firm in Labubu copyright fight
Published Sat, Mar 7, 2026 · 08:54 AMPOP Mart International Group has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Shenzhen-based Bambu Lab, a leading maker of consumer 3D printers, escalating...
Panama Canal saw 2.8% transit increase through January despite tensions
Analysts expect an increasing passage of vessels carrying US LNG through Panama to reach destinations in AsiaPublished Sat, Mar 7, 2026 · 08:27 AM[PANAMA CITY] The Panama Canal, the...
US stocks close down as oil spikes 12%, job market weakens
The increase in oil prices has fuelled expectations of higher input costs and pressure on corporate profitsPublished Sat, Mar 7, 2026 · 07:22 AM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s three main...
Europe stocks mark biggest weekly drop in almost a year as Middle East conflict persists
The Stoxx volatility index has spiked to its highest level since April earlier in the week and remained elevated on FridayPublished Sat, Mar 7, 2026 · 07:12 AM[BENGALURU] Europe’s...