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UPS in talks with startup Figure AI to deploy humanoid robots
A growing number of startups and Big Tech firms are seizing on recent advances in AI technology to develop robots that look and move more like peoplePublished Tue, Apr...
XPeng Motors: A car company that doesn’t really want to be one in the first place
[HONG KONG] Right before He Xiaopeng went on stage to launch the 2025 XPeng X9 car, he battled what he called a “miserable” cold.“I slept for 30 out of...
US: Stocks open higher as busy week for earnings, data kicks off
Published Mon, Apr 28, 2025 · 09:47 PM[new york] Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Monday (Apr 28), as investors braced for a week packed with key...
China’s Sinopec partners with Saudi Aramco’s unit in 28.8 billion yuan JV
Published Mon, Apr 28, 2025 · 08:32 PM[BENGALURU] China’s state-run Sinopec said on Monday (Apr 28) it had signed an agreement with a unit of Saudi Aramco to establish...
LMIRT Q1 net property income dips 2.4% to S$29.2 million
[SINGAPORE] Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust (LMIRT) on Monday (Apr 28) posted a 2.4 per cent decline in net property income to S$29.2 million for the first quarter ended...
Investing in influencers – Azure Capital partners Gushcloud in fund to support creators, with up to 12.5% returns
[SINGAPORE] The Azure-Gushcloud Entertainment Finance Fund, launched in February 2025, has hit its initial target of raising S$10 million from investors.The fund promises investors a return of 12.5 per...
CapitaLand Ascendas Reit reports positive rental reversions despite dip in occupancy in Q1
[SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (Clar) reported a growth in portfolio rental reversions of 11 per cent in the first quarter of 2025, despite occupancy dipping, in...
Sats’ WFS opens US$270 million cargo terminal at JFK Airport
[NEW YORK] Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has partnered the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and global investment manager Realterm to open a US$270 million cargo terminal...
Singapore stocks close lower on Monday; STI falls 0.3%
The biggest decliner on the index is UOB, and the top gainer is Yangzijiang Shipbuilding[SINGAPORE] Shares on the Singapore market ended lower on Monday (Apr 28), after the city-state’s...
40 die, hundreds injured as explosion rocks Iranian port
[TEHRAN] Firefighters in Iran battled raging fires on Monday (Apr 28) at the country’s largest commercial port, two days after a massive explosion killed at least 40 people, state...
Latest NZ$2.80-per-share offer by CDL unit still ‘too low and inadequate’: M&C New Zealand
[SINGAPORE] The independent directors of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand (MCK) do not recommend shareholders of MCK to accept the increase of CDL Hotels Holdings New Zealand’s (CDLHH...
Aster Chemicals to bid for Exxon Mobil’s Singapore fuel stations, sources say
Published Mon, Apr 28, 2025 · 03:45 PM[SINGAPORE] Aster Chemicals and Energy, the new operator of the Bukom refining complex, is planning to bid for ExxonMobil’s petrol stations in...