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Seatrium to sell ship-owning unit to Brazilian vessel operator for US$59.7 million
This is in line with its strategy of divesting non-core assets to enhance capital and operational efficiencies [SINGAPORE] Seatrium is selling its entire stake in its wholly owned indirect...
Trump says Nvidia’s Blackwell AI chip not for ‘other people’
Nvidia has not sought US export licenses for the Chinese market because of Beijing’s stance on the company, CEO Jensen Huang says[NEW YORK] Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Nvidia’s most...
Asia: Most markets rise on lingering trader optimism
[HONG KONG] Most stocks rose in Asian trade on Monday (Nov 3) after a busy last week, with optimism supported by another AI-led tech rally on Wall Street.Investors returned...
The human cost of Xiaomi’s rapid pivot from smartphones to EVs
The company still has a long way to go before it could break into the elite club of automakers[SINGAPORE] Months before he dropped to the floor in agony while...
Stocks to watch: Jardine Matheson, Nio, CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Yangzijiang Financial, Wee Hur, Nam Lee, Fu Yu
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Nov 3): Jardine Matheson : The London-listed conglomerate intends to repurchase up to...
Nio’s October deliveries surge 92.6% to 40,397 electric vehicles
[SINGAPORE] Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Nio announced on Sunday (Nov 2) that it delivered 40,397 vehicles in October this year, up 92.6 per cent year on year. This...
Beyond chatbots, AI is giving companies a major efficiency boost
[LAS VEGAS] Companies’ uses of artificial intelligence (AI) are going beyond chatbots and into the areas of automation and agents.For instance, since deploying agentic AI to respond to customer...
Fu Yu terminates group CEO David Seow for ‘gross default and misconduct’
An interim committee has been set up to oversee all operational matters pending successor search[SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed Fu Yu Corp has terminated group chief executive officer David Seow for gross...
Emerging market stocks rise every month this year for the first time since 1993
The surge is driven by factors including strong gains in many AI-focused Asian tech stocks and a weaker US dollarTHE emerging-market (EM) equity benchmark gained for a 10th consecutive...
Meta opens flagship store in West Hollywood to showcase AI glasses, VR headsets
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, opened a new flagship store in Los Angeles where people can try out their smart glasses and virtual reality headsets while...
Fed’s Waller calls for December rate cut, as hawks press for policy pause
[SAN FRANCISCO] A clutch of Federal Reserve bank presidents on Friday (Oct 31) aired their discomfort with the US central bank’s decision to cut interest rates this week, even...