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Oracle shares drop the most since 2001 on mounting AI spending
The stock has already lost about a third of its value through Wednesday’s close since a record high on Sep 10 [NEW YORK] Oracle shares fell the most in...
S&P 500, Nasdaq opens lower on Oracle AI spending jitters
[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Thursday (Dec 11) as fresh worries over Oracle’s hefty AI spending plans overshadow optimism over a less hawkish...
Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI, licenses Mickey Mouse to Sora AI platform
OpenAI said Thursday it reached a licensing deal with the Walt Disney Co. to use more than 200 popular Disney characters including Mickey Mouse, characters from “Frozen” and Yoda...
Opec says Opec+ raised output in November, leaves demand view steady
[LONDON] Opec said on Thursday (Dec 11) that the wider Opec+ oil producer group nudged up output in November as eight Opec+ members pressed ahead with another production increase,...
Filipino typhoon survivors sue Shell over climate change
Typhoon Rai struck in December 2021, killing over 400 people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless[LONDON] The survivors of a deadly 2021 typhoon in the Philippines have filed a...
Instacart is charging different prices to different customers in a dangerous AI experiment, report says
The grocery delivery service Instacart is using artificial intelligence to experiment with prices and charge some shoppers more than others for the same items, a new study found. The...
Can Manulife US Reit recover? Unitholders seek answers ahead of EGM
The real estate investment trust’s manager answers pointed questions from unitholders[SINGAPORE] Long-suffering unitholders have grilled Manulife US Reit’s manager on its recovery plan – including the interest the sponsor...
India’s equity mutual fund inflows rebound in November on strong earnings, low inflation
[MUMBAI] Equity mutual fund inflows into the Indian stock market rebounded after three months in November, as improved corporate earnings, stable economic growth and benign inflation powered blue-chips to...
CLI closes second onshore sub-fund; targets 1.48 billion yuan in funds under management
It is under the CLI RMB Master Fund with CapitaMall Xinduxin, as the seed asset[SINGAPORE] Global real asset manager CapitaLand Investment (CLI) said on Thursday (Dec 11) that it closed its...
DBS bullish on developers, hikes up target prices for CDL, UOL, GuocoLand  
The increase comes on lower interest rates and plans by developers to recycle capital and rejuvenate assets [SINGAPORE] DBS Research has taken a bullish stance on Singapore property counters,...
Vietnam amends law to ban exports of raw rare earth minerals
Only companies with government approval will be permitted to exploit, process and use rare earths[HANOI] Vietnam’s parliament moved to ban exports of raw rare earth resources as part of...
Asian traders cheer US rate cut but gains tempered by outlook
MOST Asian markets rose on Thursday as traders welcomed the Federal Reserve’s third straight interest rate cut, though the euphoria was tempered by an indication officials could hold off...