Fashion
US FTC probes Instacart’s AI pricing tool, source says; shares drop
Shoppers viewing Instacart prices saw wildly different prices for the same items sourced at the same storesTHE US Federal Trade Commission is probing Instacart, two sources familiar with the...
Sembcorp’s purchase of Australia’s Alinta Energy has green risks
Post-acquisition, the Australian utility may present significant capital expenditures or a slower-than-expected green transition[SINGAPORE] At the heart of Sembcorp’s plan to buy Australian utility Alinta Energy is the chance...
Japanese yen, ringgit, US, Australian dollar driving Singapore’s currency buying frenzy
YouTrip’s 2025 conversion volumes jump over 70%; its peers also report surge in business[SINGAPORE] As foreign exchange rates vacillated in 2025 amid geopolitical volatility and shifting trade policies, Singaporeans...
Binance weighs US strategy as billionaire Zhao regains clout
Binance has positioned Yi He’s promotion, who is Zhao’s partner, as a sign of stabilityCHANGPENG Zhao has unfinished business.The billionaire co-founder of Binance has stepped back into the spotlight,...
European equities muted as tech valuation concerns linger; UK markets outperform
EUROPEAN shares were little changed on Wednesday with losses in technology stocks offsetting strong performance from basic resources amid lingering concerns over sky-high, AI-fuelled tech valuations.UK markets, meanwhile, advanced after...
US stocks closes lower as AI funding jitters drag tech stocks
WALL Street’s main indexes closed lower on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq sinking to three-week lows as nagging worries about the artificial intelligence trade weighed...
Romy Reiner: Rob Reiner’s Daughter Found His Body but Didn’t Realize Her Mom Was Also Killed and Stormed Out of Their Home in Anguish
Romy Reiner was told by paramedics that her mother was dead after she found her Hollywood director father's body, soaked in blood with his throat slit, in his bed...
Oracle data centre plan hit as Blue Owl walks from US$10 billion deal: source
Blue Owl’s discussions with lenders and Oracle for an OpenAI-linked Michigan data centre stall after failed negotiationsOracle’s largest data centre partner, Blue Owl Capital, will not provide funding for...
Acrophyte Hospitality Trust unit to divest Hyatt Place Primacy Parkway hotel for US$7.8 million
[SINGAPORE] ARA USH Chicago, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Acrophyte Hospitality Management Trust (AHT), is selling a hotel in the United States for US$7.8 million.Located in Memphis, Tennessee,...
Singapore stocks slip despite improved 2026 growth outlook; STI down 0.1%
[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Wednesday (Dec 17), even as private-sector economists turned more optimistic about the Republic’s growth outlook for 2026.The benchmark Straits Times Index fell 0.1...
