Fashion
Court hears of more luxury-car purchases by alleged nickel fraudster
[SINGAPORE] Alleged nickel fraudster Ng Yu Zhi bought a vintage Mercedes Benz for his girlfriend Qian Yijun for S$288,000 – half a year after he bought her another Mercedes...
China’s Duality Biotherapeutics shares rise 130% in Hong Kong debut
[SYDNEY] Duality Biotherapeutics stock more than doubled on its Hong Kong debut on Tuesday (Apr 15), after the Chinese firm raised US$213 million in an initial public offering (IPO)...
Star Entertainment posts loss, says revenue continues to fall
[SYDNEY] Star Entertainment Group finally released its long-delayed first-half results, showing it posted a A$136 million (S$114 million) loss and that trading conditions continue to deteriorate across its casinos....
Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan lead US$16.5 billion bank borrowing spree
[NEW YORK] Morgan Stanley and rival JPMorgan Chase are raising a combined US$14 billion in the US investment-grade market on Monday (Apr 14), the first of the six biggest...
Australia central bank to reconsider policy at May meeting, move not predetermined
[SYDNEY] Australia’s central bank considered it premature to cut interest rates this month in response to global uncertainty over US tariffs, but would reconsider the outlook at its May...
New Zealand central banker says inflation hit from higher tariffs ‘more ambiguous’
Since the start of April, global markets have been rocked by volatility, while policymakers have been grappling with heightened recession risks[WELLINGTON] Higher tariffs and uncertainty about global trade policy...
China suppliers mock tariffs with Nike, Lululemon deals on TikTok
[NEW YORK] TikTok users in the US are being inundated with videos from Chinese influencers encouraging American buyers to overcome punitive Trump tariffs by buying direct from the “world’s...
Confusion grips Big Tech over exemptions from Trump tariffs
WASHINGTON — American technology companies hoping for relief from President Trump’s trade war with China grappled with further uncertainty Monday, left to decipher whether a government policy exempting businesses that are...
US: Stocks gain as markets hope trade deals more likely
[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks finished solidly higher on Monday (Apr 14) as markets greeted more conciliatory signs from the Trump administration on trade, including exemptions for key electronics.“The...
Melania Trump-Backed Meme Coin Crashes 96%, Faces Insider Sell-Off Allegations
A cryptocurrency previously associated with USA's First Lady Melania Trump is now facing significant criticism. Its meme token, "Official Melania Meme," based on Solana, has dropped 96% from its all-time peak....
