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Aviation must adopt F1’s innovation speed, says SATS CEO Kerry Mok
Sats CEO Kerry Mok argues that the sector can no longer afford decade-long development cycles[SINGAPORE] The aviation industry must change more quickly and adopt the relentless “race-by-race” innovation cycle...
Baidu approves US$5 billion share buyback, first dividend
The Internet company joins larger peers Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group Holding in enhancing shareholder returnsPublished Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 10:56 AMBAIDU announced a three-year stock buyback programme...
‘We want to be a dominant player’: DBS targets S$100 billion in cross-border flows by 2030
The lender plans to roll out same-day outbound remittances from China by the second half of 2026 [SINGAPORE] DBS is aiming to reach S$100 billion in consumer cross-border flows...
Choppy markets threaten ECB’s ‘good place’ but rates still firmly on hold
The euro zone’s central bank has been on hold since ending a year-long run of rate cuts in JunePublished Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 09:14 AM[FRANKFURT] The European Central...
Boeing to cut around 300 defence division supply chain jobs
The workforce reduction comes at a time when companies are paring jobs and closely monitoring headcountPublished Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 08:07 AM[LOS ANGELES] Boeing is eliminating about 300...
Oil prices climb 3% as market awaits US-Iran talks
Opec members Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Iraq export most of their crude via the Strait of Hormuz, mainly to AsiaPublished Thu, Feb 5, 2026...
European stocks close at record high even as tech, healthcare drag
Denmark’s stock index has slid 6.7%, marking its steepest one-day fall since July 2025Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 05:55 AM[BENGALURU] European shares closed at a record high on...
US software stocks hit by Anthropic wake-up call on AI disruption
Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 12:02 AM[NEW YORK] US software stocks extended their slide on Wednesday, driven by fears of disruption caused by artificial intelligence, with some analysts...
Washington Post begins widespread layoffs, sharply shrinking storied newspaper’s reach
The cuts come days after the newspaper scaled back its coverage of the 2026 Winter OlympicsPublished Wed, Feb 4, 2026 · 11:09 PM — Updated Thu, Feb 5, 2026...
Dow edges up as Lilly, Super Micro earnings cushion software jitters
Published Wed, Feb 4, 2026 · 10:42 PM[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 opened largely flat and the Dow marginally higher on Wednesday (Feb 4), following upbeat results from Eli...
