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Qualcomm in talks to provide custom chip-design services to ByteDance: sources
The negotiations show US tech companies are keen to do business with China, even with growing friction over AI chipsPublished Wed, Jun 24, 2026 · 07:36 PM[CALIFORNIA] Qualcomm is...
JPMorgan appoints new co-heads for South-east Asia investment banking
Kelvin Goh and Alfons Halim will jointly lead this area in a region the bank views as strategically important[SINGAPORE] JPMorgan has appointed two of its senior bankers as co-heads...
SK Hynix seeks 45.45 trillion won with US listing to fund AI boom
Published Wed, Jun 24, 2026 · 05:18 PM[SEOUL] SK Hynix is planning to raise 45.45 trillion won (US$29.4 billion) in a landmark US listing, as companies along the artificial...
Kids sit in windows as Waymo travels through Westside. Witness alerts company; car doesn’t stop
Look, Ma, no hands! Three boys turned a Waymo ride into a wind-in-their-hair joyride late Friday afternoon in Santa Monica.Local resident Rojia Shahsavani, who was out around 6 p.m....
Aluminium’s war shock blunted by dark transits and Chinese supply
Smelters in Indonesia have also been instrumental in keeping the global market in checkTHE Iran war caused one of the biggest supply shocks to ever hit the aluminium market,...
PE owners tap a hot loan market to pay themselves
Dividend recapitalisations are gaining traction as investors seek any kind of debt offering a floating ratePublished Sun, Jun 21, 2026 · 04:53 PM[NEW YORK] Blackstone and Warburg Pincus just...
European stocks tick lower as mining losses weigh
Equities in Europe have been under pressure since the war began due to the inflationary impact of surging oil pricesPublished Sat, Jun 20, 2026 · 07:41 AM[BENGALURU] European shares...
Oil shipments rise in Hormuz although questions grow over Iran’s transit terms
Published Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 11:24 PMOIL shipments through the Strait of Hormuz picked up on Friday (Jun 19) after the United States and Iran signed a ceasefire...
Crude oil ‘caught up in cautious enthusiasm’ over US-Iran peace deal, but analysts don’t expect further price easing soon
Markets are pricing in a normalisation in Hormuz flows, but observers say the process could take around six months[SINGAPORE] While the price of Brent crude oil has eased by...
As Hollywood leans into AI, the real battle is over likeness and who gets paid
When Brian Grazer has an idea for a movie, he now starts with a chatbot. The co-founder of Imagine Entertainment — the company behind “A Beautiful Mind,” “Apollo 13”...
