Nvidia AI chips worth US$1 billion entered China despite US curbs: FT
Nvidia’s advanced artificial intelligence chips worth at least US$1 billion were smuggled to China in the three months after Washington tightened chip export controls, the…
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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Thursday as investors assessed tech earnings and monitored trade negotiations, while losses in shares of IBM, Honeywell and…
Sri Lanka orders Singapore shipowner to pay US$1 billion over marine disaster
The shipping firm initially paid US$7.85 million for the immediate cleanup and as compensation for fishermen who were deprived of their livelihoods Sri Lanka’s highest court on…
Increasing affluence continues to fuel housing demand and prices, but economic uncertainty could test market: Knight Frank
Interest rate cuts, growing affluence and low unemployment rates spell good news for Singapore’s private residential market, but a cocktail of challenges could test the otherwise resilient…
Rising affluence, rate cuts fuelling housing market, but economic uncertainty is a wild card: Knight Frank
Interest rate cuts, growing affluence and low unemployment rates spell good news for Singapore’s private residential market, but a cocktail of challenges could test the otherwise resilient…
Hong Kong Authorities Are Hiding the Truth About Jimmy Lai
It will come as no surprise to those who are familiar with Xi Jinping’s rule that Lai is enduring inhumane treatment. Source link
The End of the Essay? Humanities Departments Enter the AI Age
At a higher level, students must be convinced of the importance of thinking. Source link
Russiagate, Revisited
Trump was the victim of an iniquitous dirty trick in 2016, but Gabbard has presented nothing new about Obama’s involvement. Source link
Republicans Fumbled the Ball on Social Security
They had a chance to institute private accounts 20 years ago but allowed Democrats’ scare tactics to kill the idea. That failure cost us all dearly. Source link
The Tides Turn for Trump’s Maritime Industrial Policy
Instead of promoting the maritime industry, government interventions cripple it. Source link
An Outdoor Sculpture Triumph in the Berkshires
The Clark Art Institute showcases its lovely landscape and work by a roster of international artists. Source link
In Defense of the Traditional Review
Last week, when the Times announced a shakeup of its arts desk that involved reassigning four of its critics—of theatre, TV, pop music, and classical music—to other roles, the reaction in…
UK firms struggle to grow as BOE rate decision approaches
The S&P Global UK Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slowed to 51.0 points from 52.0 in June British business activity grew only weakly in July and employers cut jobs at…
GIC-backed South Korean finance app Toss plans 2026 US listing with over US$10 billion valuation: sources
Toss – a popular South Korean app that provides banking and a host of other financial services – aims to list in the US in the second quarter of 2026 with a valuation of more than US$10…
Fears Grow for Ghislaine Maxwell's Safety in Prison as Date Finalized for Her Testimony
Ghislaine Maxwell is set to testify before lawmakers in early August, according to a leading Republican, amid growing concerns that the notorious convicted sex trafficker might be in…
Lynas sees higher rare earths prices after US backs MP Materials
Prices of rare earths could rally further given growing demand for Western material, reflected in a recent deal by the US that has shown its resolve to rebuild the sector outside China,…
Britain's Lloyds says profits up 5%, even as economic outlook dims
Statutory profit before tax for the first six months of the year was £3.5 billion Lloyds Banking Group reported its profit for the first half of the year rose 5 per cent, beating…
Latest Singapore 1-year T-bill cut-off yield drops to 1.68%
Figure is down from the 2.29 per cent offered in the auction for the previous one-year tranche in April The Republic’s latest one-year tranche of Treasury bills (T-bills) is offering a…
China’s Chery to supply tech to help India’s JSW launch own EVs
China’s Chery Automobile will supply technology and components to billionaire Sajjan Jindal’s JSW Group to help launch a new-energy vehicle brand in India by 2027, according to sources…
Asia: Markets extend gains on US trade deal hopes
Asian markets extended the week’s gains on Thursday on optimism other countries will follow up Japan’s US trade deal with ones of their own, with speculation building that the European…
ST Engineering climbs 8.1% to record high on Q2 contract wins
The counter is up 91.2% year to date from its S$4.66 closing price on Dec 31, 2024 Shares of ST Engineering soared on Thursday (Jul 24) after the group announced that it had bagged S$4.7…
ECB expected to hold rates as more Trump tariffs loom
The European Central Bank looks set to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday while the introduction of higher US tariffs threatened by US President Donald Trump hangs in the balance. A…
Elite UK Reit to convert Scotland property into student housing by Sep 2027
The manager of Elite UK Reit on Thursday (Jul 24) announced that it received planning approval to convert a freehold property in Scotland into a 168-bed purpose built student accommodation…
Appeals Court rules Trump's birthright citizenship order violates Constitution
President Trump's attempt to block the U.S. from recognizing birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants runs afoul of the Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled…