US: Stocks rise again on more benign Trump tone on China
Wall Street stocks posted solid gains for a second straight session on Wednesday (Apr 23) as markets continued to cheer the Trump administration’s more conciliatory tone on trade…
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over
What, exactly, does a social network do? Is it a website that connects people with one another online, a digital gathering place where we can consume content posted by our friends? That’s…
What America Means to Latin Americans
On his first day back in office, President Trump issued an executive order to change the name of the body of water that had been known since the mid-sixteenth century as the Gulf of Mexico…
Warner Bros. Discovery's Max joins the password-sharing crackdown
The password sharing crackdown has come for Max users. On Tuesday, the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streaming service said it is implementing an option for its subscribers to add friends…
US: Wall Street jumps at open as Trump says he has no plans to fire Powell
Wall Street’s main indexes rallied at the open on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump dialled back on his threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and raised…
Mapletree Logistics Trust’s Q4 DPU falls 11.6%; manager warns trade tensions could weigh on performance
Lower revenue contribution from China and weak regional currencies crimped Mapletree Logistics Trust’s (MLT) earnings for its fourth quarter, with distribution per unit (DPU) falling 11.6…
Boeing reports small quarterly loss, confirms 2025 plane output targets
It reported a loss of US$123 million in Q1, smaller than the US$343 million loss in the year-ago period Boeing reported a smaller than expected quarterly loss on Wednesday (Apr…
Keppel enters joint venture to develop 19 plots of land in Tianjin
Agreement includes Keppel’s divestment of 30% stake in property developer Tianjin Fulong Keppel Ltd said its wholly owned subsidiaries have entered into an agreement with Tianjin Shunhua…
High-90s support for all resolutions at CDL’s annual general meeting
All resolutions tabled at City Developments Ltd’s (CDL’s) annual general meeting (AGM) on Wednesday (Apr 23) were passed, with support level in the high-90s range. All were ordinary…
YouTube turns 20 years old. How it changed TV as we know it
The grainy 19-second YouTube video that started it all hardly had the makings of a viral sensation. Shot at the San Diego Zoo, the primitive video clip showed Jawed Karim, the platform’s…
The Torment of a Neighbor’s Noise in “Beeps”
Kirk Johnson’s documentary short follows two young men, one of whom is driven to distraction by a nearby dying smoke alarm, on their quest to make things right. Source link
Singapore shares close higher on Wednesday amid potential easing of trade tensions; STI up 1%
Stocks on the Singapore bourse ended higher on Wednesday (Apr 23), tracking gains in the region. The uptick followed remarks from US President Donald Trump, who signalled no plans to…
Netflix raises price in Singapore as analysts remain neutral on counter
Netflix has raised its subscription prices in Singapore by S$2 to S$4, even as analysts remain neutral on the counter. The prices of the three subscription plans will go from S$13.98 to…
PSA weighs selling 20% stake in CK Hutchison’s ports business: sources
International is exploring the sale of its 20 per cent stake in CK Hutchison’s ports business, two people with knowledge of the matter said, joining the Hong Kong conglomerate…
Xiaomi delays release of first SUV after fatal road accident
Investors are betting on EVs to drive the company’s business, with China’s smartphone market suffering from fierce competition and sluggish growth Xiaomi pushed back the debut of…
Asia: Markets rally as Trump comments ease Fed, China trade fears
Asian stocks rallied with Wall Street on Wednesday (Apr 23) after Donald Trump said he had “no intention” of firing the head of the Federal Reserve and that eye-watering tariffs on China…
SK Hynix likely unseated Samsung as Dram leader with AI boost
SK Hynix’s upcoming earnings results will likely show it replaced Samsung Electronics as the world’s top Dram vendor for the first time in the two companies’ decades-long rivalry, thanks…
Gold eases as Trump backs off from threats to fire Fed chair
Gold prices declined on Wednesday (Apr 23) after US President Donald Trump backed off threats to fire the Federal Reserve chair and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hinted at…
Keppel Reit Q1 distributable income falls 3.5% to S$48.4 million
Keppel Reit reported on Wednesday (Apr 23) that its distributable income from operations fell 3.5 per cent to S$48.4 million on the year in Q1 2025, from S$50.2 million previously.…
Tesla says profits plunge 71%, warns of ‘changing political sentiment’
Tesla reported a 71 per cent drop in first-quarter profits on Tuesday (Apr 22) in results that lagged analyst estimates as Elon Musk’s automaker warned of a hit to demand due to “changing…
Tesla profit falls in the wake of brand controversy and tariffs
Tesla is off to a bumpy start this year. The electric vehicle giant’s profit plunged 71% in the first quarter to $409 million as the company faced a flurry of setbacks, including looming…
Trump says he has no intention of firing Fed chief Powell
President Donald Trump said he had no intention of firing Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell despite his frustration with the central bank not moving more quickly to slash…
Oil prices settle up nearly 2% on new Iran sanctions, equities rally
Oil prices settled more than US$1 per barrel higher on Tuesday (Apr 22) as new US sanctions against Iran and rising equity markets helped spark a recovery rally from the prior session’s…
South-east Asia’s place in the sun just got dimmer
[SINGAPORE, VIETNAM, MALAYSIA] Washington has fired another shot in the clean energy trade war with South-east Asia in the crosshairs – a move that could dim the region’s standing in the…