Wee Hur H1 profit falls 42% to S$38.7 million
Property company Wee Hur on Thursday (Aug 14) posted a 42 per cent decline in net profit to S$38.7 million for the six months ended Jun 30, 2025, from S$66.5 million in the year-ago…
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Stocks to watch: Thai Beverage, Golden Agri-Resources, Ho Bee Land, OUE, Straits Trading
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Aug 15): Thai Beverage: The beverage company on Thursday reported a 4 per cent drop in…
Buffett buys US$1.6 billion UnitedHealth stake, sells T-Mobile
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway bought shares of UnitedHealth Group in the second quarter, sending the health insurer’s stock soaring in post-market trading. The chief executive…
Lil Rel Howery and Tabitha Brown to Executive Produce and Star in Holiday Comedy ‘Unexpected Christmas’ (EXCLUSIVE)
‘Tis the season for some funny family drama, as Lil Rel Howery and Tabitha Brown get ready to have an “Unexpected Christmas.” Howery and Brown executive produce and star in the holiday…
Nubank sees more credit growth as quality gauges hold up
Nu Holdings, Latin America’s biggest digital bank, reported a decline in credit quality that was roughly in line with analysts’ expectations, and said that it expects credit growth to…
Cordlife H1 loss narrows to S$4.6 million from S$12.4 million
Cordlife on Friday (Aug 15) posted a net loss of S$4.6 million for its first half ended Jun 30, 2025, trimming its losses from S$12.4 million in the year-ago period. In tandem, its loss…
Cordlife H1 loss narrows to S$4.6 million from S$12.4 million; client claims now total S$8.7 million
Cord-blood bank on Thursday (Aug 14) posted a net loss of S$4.6 million for its first half ended Jun 30, trimming its losses from S$12.4 million in the year-ago period. In tandem, its loss…
AI isn’t killing jobs, it’s changing who gets hired
I began my career in neuroscience—not in business, not in engineering, not in HR. When I became head of product at GitLab, I hadn’t managed a product team before. I didn’t have the…
‘Went Up the Hill’ Review: Vicky Krieps and Dacre Montgomery Are an Exquisitely Haunted Pair in Austere Ghost Story
Maybe because so many of them were cautionary tales, but traditional nursery rhymes can be unnerving as hell when you unpack the meaning beneath the cheery tune. Among the strangest of…
Successful branding campaigns require a human touch
When was the last time a brand didn’t just catch your eye, but moved you—made you feel something real? Today, AI can produce logos, taglines, and campaigns at lightning speed. Algorithms…
‘Americana’ Review: A Neo-Western Tarantino Knockoff Saunters into the Gunfight 30 Years Late
In “Americana,” half a dozen ruthless characters (including a van full of stereotype-defying Native Americans) are desperate to get their hands on a Lakota ghost shirt, a sacred garment…
ANZ reports third-quarter rise in deposits, loans
RALIA’S ANZ Group said on Friday its customer deposits and net loans and advances rose in the third quarter, while credit risk-weighted assets edged higher due to growth in…
Apple rejects Musk claim of App Store bias
APPLE on Thursday rejected Elon Musk’s claim that its digital App Store favours OpenAI’s ChatGPT over his company’s Grok and other rival AI assistants. Musk has accused Apple of giving…
Why the smartest creators are building studios
If the last 10 years were about creators building audiences, the next 10 will be about them building infrastructure. We’re entering the era of the creator-led studio. It’s already…
UOB, BOS among banks with rising clients' alternative asset investments as Asia’s rich take shine to sector
More of Asia’s richest are viewing private-market investments as a core part of their portfolios, say senior private bankers. With allocations ranging from the single digits up to 15 per…
Traders trim Fed-cut bets as wholesale inflation clouds outlook
Wall Street traders dialled back expectations for an interest-rate cut next month, sending Treasury yields higher, after fresh data on wholesale prices signalled tariffs are pushing up…
Apple Watch gets revamped blood oxygen feature
E on Thursday said some of its top smartwatch models are getting a redesigned blood oxygen sensing feature, sidelined for several years by a patent dispute. Software updates…
For just US$1 million, wealthy investors can buy a stake in hedge fund Millennium
For just US$1 million, investors are being offered a slice of one of the world’s largest hedge fund firms. Goldman Sachs is offering clients a stake in Izzy Englander’s Millennium…
From experimentation to transforming customer value
Since ChatGPT was released nearly three years ago, individuals and companies have experimented with reactive AI, composing AI prompts to create articles, tables, translations, to-do lists,…
Oil prices climb 2% to one-week high as Fed rate cut, Trump-Putin talks loom
Oil prices climbed about 2 per cent to a one-week high on Thursday after US President Donald Trump warned of “severe consequences” if his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on…
Europe: Stocks close at two-month highs propelled by earnings, defence stocks
EUROPEAN shares closed at their highest level in more than two months on Thursday, with aerospace and defence stocks and financials providing the biggest boost as investors assessed a…
Citigroup considers custody and payment services for stablecoins, crypto ETFs
Citigroup is exploring providing stablecoin custody and other services, a top executive told Reuters, in a further sign sweeping policy changes in Washington are spurring major financial…
US: Stocks hold steady after wholesale prices jump
Wall Street stocks shook off early losses to finish essentially flat on Thursday as markets digested disappointing inflation data that complicates expectations for lower Federal…
Roblox Sued by State of Louisiana, Which Alleges Platform Facilitates Sexual Exploitation of Kids
Online gaming platform Roblox has faced criticism for years that it doesn’t do enough to protect children using its platform. Now, Louisiana’s attorney general is suing the company,…