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BOJ finds US tariff hit to exports limited for now
[TOKYO] The impact on Japan’s output and exports from US tariffs is limited for the time being but many companies are worried about the risk of tariffs weakening global...
Dutch firm moves to privatise Grand Venture Technology at S$0.94 apiece
[SINGAPORE] A Dutch firm is looking to take Grand Venture Technology private by way of scheme of arrangement, said the precision engineering solutons company in a joint announcement with...
Dutch firm moves to privatise Grand Venture Technology at S$0.94 per share
[SINGAPORE] A Netherlands-incorporated firm is looking to privatise precision engineering solutions company Grand Venture Technology at S$0.94 a share, both companies said on Thursday (Jul 10). Aalberts Advanced Mechatronics...
TSMC revenue climbs 39% in latest sign of AI spending boom
For 2025, investors remain wary about the impact of tariffs on the global economy and the electronics sectorPublished Thu, Jul 10, 2025 · 02:22 PM[TAIPEI] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s...
Japan’s carmakers slash export prices to US to offset tariff hit
While Japanese automakers have announced some price increases, the country’s strategy of not raising prices too much has shown up in other dataPublished Thu, Jul 10, 2025 · 01:51...
Asia: Stocks mostly rise on trade deal optimism
[HONG KONG] Asian markets mostly rose on Thursday on optimism that governments will hammer out deals to avoid the worst of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs even after he broadened...
OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome
[SAN FRANCISCO] OpenAI is close to releasing an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered web browser that will challenge Alphabet’s market-dominating Google Chrome, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.The browser...
China lenders rush to sell riskiest debt to catch low yields
Chinese authorities have pushed through the mergers of hundreds of smaller, mostly rural banks, while the larger behemoths are struggling to generate profits due to record-low marginsPublished Thu, Jul...
Singapore’s future bankers vie for coveted spots at university finance clubs
[SINGAPORE] At Singapore’s universities, undergraduates are fighting for the golden ticket they believe will get them a coveted banking job years later: membership in a campus finance club.Lengthy interview rounds and...
Chinese tycoons are turning Indonesia into an aluminium giant
[LONDON/SINGAPORE] Chinese tycoons are turbo-charging Indonesia’s aluminium industry with multi-billion dollar projects that rival the vast bets made on the country’s nickel riches roughly a decade ago, and threaten...
