Analysts raise price targets on DBS after Q1 earnings
Analysts raised price targets for shares of DBS, following its first quarter results release on Thursday (May 8). The bank’s net profit at S$2.9 billion for the three months ended Mar 31 -…
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Japan's Panasonic targets 10,000 job cuts worldwide
The figure represents around 4% of the firm’s total workforce of nearly 230,000 Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Friday (May 9) it was targeting 10,000 job cuts worldwide…
Gianfranco Rosi’s Naples-Set ‘Below the Clouds’ Boarded by Match Factory as First-Look Image Revealed (EXCLUSIVE)
The Match Factory has boarded “Below the Clouds,” the hotly anticipated new documentary directed by Gianfranco Rosi whose “Fire at Sea” won the 2016 Berlin Golden Bear while his “Sacro…
MAGA Rage Erupts as New Pope’s Views of Trump Prove Unexpectedly Harsh
Right after the news broke that Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the new pope of the Roman Catholic Church, the internet produced lots of evidence that he has promoted articles…
Germany’s DAX Index hits record high after tariffs round trip
Germany’s DAX Index became the first major European gauge to surpass its March record high, recouping all declines sparked by US President Donald Trump’s trade war. The stock index rose as…
Sembcorp, Aster sign over S$650 million in energy and utilities deals for regional projects
Both also ink an MOU to explore strategic initiatives across Singapore, Indonesia and rest of South-east Asia Energy provider Sembcorp Industries and Aster Chemicals and Energy on Friday…
What ChatGPT’s ‘sycophancy’ failure teaches publishers about AI and trust
When OpenAI pulled back its latest ChatGPT release—one that apparently turned the helpful chatbot into a total suck-up—the company took the welcome step of explaining exactly what happened…
Indonesia eyes cut in fuel imports from Singapore as part of tariffs negotiations
Indonesia could shift as much as 60% of its total fuel imports from Singapore to the United States in the early stages Indonesia plans to change the source of some of its fuel…
Eivind Landsvik’s ‘Low Expectations,’ Starring Singer Marie Ulven aka Girl in Red, Boarded by Salaud Morisset (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris- and Berlin-based sales outfit Salaud Morisset has boarded worldwide rights to “Low Expectations,” the first feature by Eivind Landsvik, starring Marie Ulven, better known as the…
OCBC mulls capital management as it closes in on three-year target for S$3 billion incremental revenue
As OCBC reaches the deadline for its three-year target to achieve S$3 billion in incremental revenue by 2025, it is setting its sights on staying resilient in an increasingly uncertain…
Foreign banks sell record Indian sovereign debt as tensions rise
Foreign banks sold a record amount of Indian government bonds on Thursday (May 8), as a growing border conflict with Pakistan weighs on investor sentiment. They sold a net US$1.2 billion…
The Best Curly Hair Products Don't Have to Be Expensive—10 Budget-Friendly Picks Stylists Love
If you ask anyone with curly hair, they'll tell you from personal experience that most hair products out there that promise high-quality results are pricey. Many people are willing to…
Olivia! Addison! Sabrina! Gen Z's New Infatuation With Barely-There Bottoms
Gen Z Says is a bimonthly column chronicling the latest trends in the fashion-and-beauty space through the lens of Who What Wear's own Gen Z editors. Expect a download on the upcoming…
‘Marcella’ Review: A Straightforward Comfort-Food Valentine to an Italian Culinary Queen
If you can read, you can cook, and anyone who doubts that old maxim has Marcella Hazan as a compelling example to explain away. The woman regarded around the world (but most ardently in…
Pranav Mohanlal Indian Horror Film Title Revealed as ‘Dies Irae’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Rising Indian cinema star Pranav Mohanlal‘s upcoming horror-thriller film has unveiled a title. India’s Night Shift Studios has revealed “Dies Irae” (meaning: The Day of Wrath) as the…
China’s top chipmaker SMIC plunges after projecting lower sales
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) plunged on Friday (May 9) after China’s leading chipmaker warned sales could fall as much as 6 per cent this quarter because of…
OCBC keeps 2025 guidance, but loan growth targets could be buffeted by headwinds: CEO Helen Wong
OCBC is keeping its financial targets for 2025, but noted that its loan growth guidance of a mid-single digit will likely see the most headwinds, especially if the market continues to be…
Singapore banks set aside extra allowances to account for heightened uncertainty
The local banking trio have taken extra allowances in their first-quarter 2025 results amid a rise in uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment. DBS, OCBC and UOB each said this was a…
DBS, OCBC, UOB set aside extra allowances to account for heightened uncertainty
The local banking trio have taken extra allowances in their first-quarter 2025 results amid a rise in uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment. DBS, OCBC and UOB each said this was a…
EXCLUSIVE: Kourtney Kardashian Barker’s Lemme Enters Sexual Wellness With Its Latest Product Lemme Play
Lemme is jumping on the sexual wellness train. On Friday, Kourtney Kardashian Barker’s supplement brand is revealing that it will enter the intimacy category with its libido-enhancing…
Nvidia modifies H20 chip for China to overcome US export controls: sources
Nvidia plans to release a downgraded version of its H20 artificial intelligence (AI) chip for China in the next two months, following US export restrictions on the original model, three…
Direct impact of trade tariffs affects about 3% of OCBC’s loan book; portfolio remains ‘resilient’
Current trade tariffs are expected to have a “first-order impact” on 3 per cent of OCBC’s loan book, group chief financial officer Goh Chin Yee said at the bank’s first-quarter earnings…
‘Sharp Corner’ Review: An Against-Type Ben Foster Grounds This Familiar Slow-Burn Psychological Thriller
To watch Jason Buxton’s “Sharp Corner” feels akin to witnessing a car crash in slow-motion. There’s a bleak inevitability to the proceedings and a cruel voyeuristic streak to how we’re…
Netflix’s ‘The Royals’: Rangita Pritish Nandy on Bringing Indian Regals to the Global Stage and Ishaan Khatter’s Shirtless Scenes – ‘It’s a Lot of Times, and Nobody’s Going to be Complaining’
Palaces, power struggles, and a prince who can’t keep his shirt on — Netflix‘s “The Royals” is bringing fictional Indian aristocracy to global screens. Netflix’s latest Indian series…