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Brookfield builds decarbonisation platform in South-east Asia
This marks its first renewables investments in the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand[SINGAPORE] Brookfield Asset Management has made its first renewables investments in the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand as it...
Couple rakes in US$9 billion as AI circuit board shares soar 530%
[HONG KONG] When Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang hosted a private banquet for suppliers in Taiwan in May, the room was packed with some of the biggest names...
Gold drifts higher on US rate cut expectations
Markets are pricing in an 84% chance of a Fed rate cut next month, compared to 50% last week, according to CME Group data[BENGALURU] Gold prices nudged higher during...
New Zealand central bank cuts cash rate by 25 bps to 2.25%
Policymakers signal likely end to easing cycle as economy shows early signs of picking up[AUCKLAND] New Zealand’s central bank cut its benchmark official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis...
Brookfield, GIC to weigh buyout of National Storage Reit: sources
The volume of mergers and acquisitions involving Australian companies as either targets or sellers has fallen to around US$70 billion this year[LONDON] Brookfield Asset Management and Singapore’s GIC are...
Stocks to watch: Singtel, Nio, ThaiBev, Seatrium, ComfortDelGro, Coliwoo, NoonTalk
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Nov 26): Source link
Australia’s Optus suffers emergency call outage
[SYDNEY] Australian telco Optus said on Wednesday it had suffered an emergency call outage near Melbourne impacting around 14,000 users, two months after a broader disruption that probably caused...
Google, the sleeping giant in global AI race, now ‘fully awake’
Several tech companies have plotted ways to develop their own semiconductors or forge ties that make them less reliant on Nvidia’s bestsellers[LONDON] Since the launch of ChatGPT three years...
Apple set to become world’s top phone maker, overtaking Samsung
The upcoming 2026 debut of a foldable iPhone and a budget-friendly iPhone 17e will both help sales[HONG KONG] Apple will retake its crown as the world’s largest smartphone maker...
Gambling, prediction markets create new credit risks, Bank of America warns
The bank says that there are already worrisome signs in some indicators of consumer stress, citing a US News survey[NEW YORK] Bank of America (BOA) is sounding the alarm...
‘Guaranteed Human’: Audio giant iHeartMedia says real people, not AI personalities, are at the controls
As media executives wrestle with the use of artificial intelligence, radio giant iHeartMedia wants to stand out.“We don’t use AI-generated personalities. We don’t play AI music that features synthetic...
