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Oil climbs over US$1 on tanker attacks, no progress on peace
Published Sat, Aug 15, 2026 · 08:58 AM[HOUSTON] Crude oil futures climbed over US$1 a barrel on Friday (Aug 14) on tanker attacks and a lack of progress on a...
Netflix plans to close two gaming studios, including one in Hollywood
Netflix said it is in the process of closing two of its gaming studios, as the division is making another round of organizational changes.The Los Gatos, Calif., streamer said it...
US retail sales unexpectedly fall in July
Published Fri, Aug 14, 2026 · 09:21 PM[WASHINGTON] US retail sales unexpectedly fell in July after recent strong gains that were fuelled by large tax refunds, but consumer spending is...
Apple trains its own AI model for China market with Alibaba’s support: sources
Published Fri, Aug 14, 2026 · 01:20 PMAPPLE has trained a large language model specifically for the China market, three people familiar with the matter said, a departure from the...
CXMT overtakes Tencent as most valuable Chinese firm
Crossover reflects investors’ continued preference for AI-linked hardware over traditional internet championsPublished Fri, Aug 14, 2026 · 09:08 AMCXMT has overtaken Hong Kong-listed Tencent Holdings as the world’s most valuable...
Dollar steadies after benign US inflation curbs Fed rate hike bets
Published Thu, Aug 13, 2026 · 08:14 PM[LONDON] The dollar drifted on Thursday (Aug 13) after an overall benign reading of US consumer inflation prompted traders to pare back their...
Meta says it shut down 750,000 under-16 accounts in Australia
Observers are watching for signs of whether the new rules are working but many Australian children have found workaroundsPublished Thu, Aug 13, 2026 · 01:54 PM[HONG KONG] Meta Platforms says...
CDL H1 profit jumps three times to S$301 million on strong condo sales, doubles interim dividend
[SINGAPORE] Property developer City Developments Ltd (CDL) on Thursday (Aug 13) said it tripled its net profit for the first half ended Jun 30 to S$301.6 million, from S$91.2 million...
AEM’s H1 net profit rises 10 times to S$30.8 million on stronger AI chip demand
Earnings per share come in at S$0.0979 for the half-year, from S$0.0098 in the first half of 2025[SINGAPORE] Semiconductor test-equipment maker AEM posted a net profit of S$31 million for...
Google co-founder Sergey Brin spending more than $100 million fighting California wealth tax
The fight over a proposal to tax the assets of California billionaires to fund healthcare is getting more expensive. Google co-founder Sergey Brin has poured $102 million this year into...
