EY Report Urges Retail Firms to Reclaim Their Relevance
The consumer products market is currently at a critical crossroads. Confidence within the industry continues to decline given the cost of living, the volatile nature of the economy and an…
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Footwear Firms Rejiggering Supply Chains Will See Long-Term Benefits
The threat of higher tariffs may have provided firms with an unintended benefit as they took charge of rethinking their supply chains. That’s because U.S. President Donald Trump’s return…
Japan firms exit Tokyo exchange at record pace in delisting rush
Japanese companies are leaving the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) at the fastest pace in over a decade, reflecting a surge in deals and management buyouts as they face more pressure to make…
Hong Kong bourse seeks to woo South-east Asia, Middle East firms for second listings
The Hong Kong stock exchange plans to attract listed companies in South-east Asia and the Middle East, in particular, for second listings in the financial hub, its chief executive said, as…
Law firms have a new way to attract clients and talent: Stand up to Trump
Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. Elite law firms like Paul Weiss and Jenner & Block may not advertise in traditional…
Chinese firms may join group seeking to buy Li Ka-shing’s ports: sources
China’s largest shipping company is among the firms in talks to invest in a multinational consortium seeking to buy billionaire Li Ka-shing’s global ports, according to people familiar…
China stocks soar on AI, US-China trade hopes. Who are the country’s ‘Terrific Ten’ firms?
Chinese stocks have see-sawed since late last year, as investors reacted to factors ranging from government stimulus, artificial intelligence and Trump tariffs. The Asian giant’s companies…
China stocks soar on AI, trade hopes. Which are the country’s ‘Terrific 10’ firms?
Chinese stocks have see-sawed since late last year, as investors reacted to factors ranging from government stimulus, artificial intelligence (AI) and US President Donald Trump’s trade…
What a 55 Percent Tariff on Chinese Goods Could Mean for Footwear Firms
In another twist and turn in President Donald Trump’s trade war, the U.S. and China have revealed the framework for a new deal that would see much lower-than-expected tariffs — if it comes…
China’s WeRide, Malaysia’s Causeway Link among firms bidding to run driverless public buses in S’pore
The local offshoot of Chinese self-driving technology company WeRide and a consortium led by Malaysian bus operator Handal Indah, also known as Causeway Link, are among four companies that…
Doing away with SGX watch list may help the firms focus more on the long term: market watchers
The proposed removal of Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) financial watch list could benefit companies by allowing them to focus on business growth without the burden of public stigma. “This…
Xiaohongshu joins wave of Chinese firms releasing open-source AI models
Xiaohongshu, also known as Rednote, one of the country’s most popular social media platforms, has released an open-source large language model, joining a wave of Chinese tech firms making…
Big Companies Ditch Law Firms That Bent the Knee to Trump
“#Biden clones doubles & robotic engineered soulless mindless entities are what you see. >#Democrats dont know the difference,” the post read, adding dozens of unrelated hashtags such as…
Thank Goodness for Libertarian Law Firms
They’re doing a job that others aren’t doing: standing up to executive overreach and winning. Source link
US firms plan to pass Trump tariff costs to consumers: Federal Reserve minutes
US firms have warned the Federal Reserve that the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs will likely be borne by consumers, according to minutes of the bank’s most recent rate decision.…
Cerberus eyes Chinese firm’s Darwin port: report
China’s Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian has warned Canberra in a statement released on Sunday to tread carefully in its decision-making around the Port of Darwin lease …
Alibaba chair says Asian firms can seek growth outside US
Alibaba Group Holding chairman Joe Tsai said Asian companies can look to inter-Asia opportunities and the European market for growth as tensions between Washington and Beijing persist.…
Chinese firms go on fundraising spree amid rush of easy money
Chinese companies are seizing on a window of opportunity to raise capital as global investors pour money into Asian assets in search of alternatives to the US. The surge in inflows created…
Gold firms on dip buying; US-China trade talks in focus
Gold prices firmed on Friday (May 9), as investors bought bullion following a decline in the previous session, while markets looked ahead to US-China trade talks due this weekend.…
Weakening greenback to benefit Singapore firms with significant exposure to debts, costs in US dollar
Asian currencies have rallied against the US dollar on the back of concerns that US President Donald Trump’s tariff war will hurt the world’s largest economy. But market watchers warn that…
Fearing Trump, Some Law Firms Decline Pro Bono Immigration Cases
Hours after Donald J. Trump was sworn in for a second term, he issued an executive order laying the groundwork for mass deportations of immigrants and denying them legal assistance. Public…
Singapore’s AI large language model Sea-Lion to offer more features as more firms use it in S-E Asia
Singapore’s home-grown large language model (LLM), Sea-Lion, is steadily gaining traction, with some 235,000 downloads so far, bolstered by adoption by large companies such as GoTo Group…
Tiny logistics firm’s shares surge on plan to buy Trump Coin
A small logistics company’s plan to hold US President Donald Trump’s memecoin as a treasury asset is fuelling its blistering stock rally. Freight Technologies said it will use…
Judge cites Shakespeare as she rules Trump's attack on liberal law firms is illegal
Quoting Shakespeare's "kill all the lawyers" line, a federal judge ruled that President Trump strayed well beyond the bounds of propriety when he sought to punish a Democrat-connected law…