BNP Paribas vows more cost cuts after profit tops forecast

BNP Paribas vows more cost cuts after profit tops forecast

[ad_1] BNP reported net income of 2.97 billion euros (S$4.46 billion) for the three months ending in December Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 05:18 PM [PARIS] BNP Paribas nudged up its 2028 profitability target on Thursday (Feb 5) and pledged more cost cuts, after reporting a better-than-expected fourth quarter profit despite a mediocre performance…

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Grab to equip 10,000 drivers, merchants with AI skills by 2028

Grab to equip 10,000 drivers, merchants with AI skills by 2028

[ad_1] This aligns with efforts by policymakers to future-proof workers as AI reshapes business models and jobs [SINGAPORE] Grab aims to train 10,000 drivers and merchants on its platform with artificial intelligence (AI) skills by 2028, the company said on Thursday (Feb 5). The target was announced during a visit to Grab’s one-north office by…

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Bitcoin slumps with key US$70,000 level in sight

Bitcoin slumps with key US,000 level in sight

[ad_1] Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 03:32 PM [SINGAPORE] Bitcoin was on the cusp of breaking below the key US$70,000 level on Thursday (Feb 5) as a slide in the world’s largest cryptocurrency showed no signs of stopping. Bitcoin tumbled more than 3 per cent in the Asian session to US$70,052.38, its lowest level…

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Trillion-dollar tech wipeout ensnares all stocks in AI’s path

Trillion-dollar tech wipeout ensnares all stocks in AI’s path

[ad_1] Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 12:55 PM [SAN FRANCISCO] There have been many artificial intelligence (AI)-driven sell-offs in the three years since ChatGPT burst into the mainstream. Nothing, though, quite rivals the rout rippling through stock and credit markets this week. For one, there’s the sheer speed and breadth of it. In the…

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Asia shares falter as global tech sell-off spooks investors

Trillion-dollar tech wipeout ensnares all stocks in AI’s path

[ad_1] Investors have been rotating out of technology giants and into cyclical stocks amid fears of AI disruptions to jobs Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 11:42 AM [SYDNEY] Asian stocks faltered as concerns about the exploding costs of artificial intelligence (AI) investment hounded the tech sector, though Wall Street futures were trying to make…

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Labor unions urge Gov. Gavin Newsom, California lawmakers to rein in artificial intelligence

Labor unions urge Gov. Gavin Newsom, California lawmakers to rein in artificial intelligence

[ad_1] SACRAMENTO — National union leaders, including the head of one of California’s largest labor organizations, on Wednesday urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to protect workers as artificial intelligence threatens to replace or surveil employees — and warned that a failure to do so could hurt his presidential ambitions. “This is a priority for the entire nation,” Lorena…

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