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Tokyo: Nikkei surges to record after election win by fiscal dove Takaichi
[ad_1] [TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share gauge surged past the 46,000 level for the first time on Monday after fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi was elected to lead the ruling party and...
Porsche and Xiaomi face off over custom-model buyers in China
[ad_1] The German luxury-car maker and its Western peers have long enjoyed strong growth in the Asian nation, with renowned precision engineering of combustion-engine vehicles[BERLIN] Chinese automakers are already beating...
Singtel pledges support for troubled long-time unit Optus; transformation ‘will take time’
[ad_1] The group has supported its Australian subsidiary with A$33 billion in investments since 2001, while not receiving dividends in the last five years[SINGAPORE] Amid widespread concern over a September...
Bitcoin rises to a record as ‘debasement’ trade spurs risk rally
[ad_1] BITCOIN set another all-time high as a broader risk rally around the US government shutdown buoyed the world’s largest cryptocurrency.The token climbed to as high as US$125,689 on Sunday...
Federal Reserve’s Miran wants aggressive rate cuts but downplays differences with other officials
[ad_1] FEDERAL Reserve Governor Stephen Miran on Friday again pressed for an aggressive path of rate cuts citing the impact of Trump administration policies on the economy, while other central...
Electric vehicles drive UK new car market to best September since 2020
[ad_1] [LONDON] Britain’s new-car market logged its best September in five years, industry data showed on Saturday, as the crucial “new numberplate” month delivered record electric-vehicle uptake after a summer...
US: Dow, S&P 500 manage record closing highs; Nasdaq falls in volatile session
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] The S&P 500 eked out a record closing high in a volatile session Friday, with interest rate-cut expectations holding up as the US government shutdown went on...
Europe: Shares mark best week since April on boost from banks, healthcare
[ad_1] EUROPEAN shares logged their best weekly showing in five months on Friday with healthcare and miners leading advances on the day as rising bets on a Federal Reserve rate cut...
Employee Appreciation Gifts That They’ll Actually Want
[ad_1] Employees are the life blood of any business. They deserve our thanks for the long hours and hard work they put in so that they can further their careers,...
US: Wall St opens higher as rate-cut hopes drive momentum
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Oct 3) as optimism about an imminent interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve boosted sentiment in the final trading...
Net-Zero Banking Alliance formally winds down after Wall Street exodus
[ad_1] THE world’s biggest climate alliance for banks said on Friday (Oct 3) that it has ceased operations, bringing to a formal end a project that drew net-zero pledges from...
Huawei used TSMC, Samsung, SK Hynix components in top AI chips: TechInsights
[ad_1] [WASHINGTON, DC] Huawei Technologies used advanced components from Asia’s largest technology firms in at least some of its leading Ascend AI processors, a research firm discovered during teardowns, highlighting...