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Microchip says it will shut Arizona plant, updates outlook
MICROCHIP Technology, a maker of chips for cars, consumer devices and other products, said it would close a plant in Tempe, Arizona, affecting about 500 employees.The company also said that...
Amazon debuts tools to make data centres less power hungry
AMAZON.COM’s cloud unit is rolling out components it says will make data centres run more efficiently, a move that could help address the growing strain power-hungry server farms are putting...
Nike to shut down virtual sneaker label RTFKT under new CEO
NIKE is shutting down its digital sneaker division RTFKT as the world’s largest athletic-wear company realigns priorities under a new chief executive officer.“Today, we are announcing the plan to wind...

Brewing Love Episode 9 Recap, Review, and Reactions
Brewing Love episode 9, starring Kim Se Jeong, Lee Jong Won, Shin Do Hyun, and Baek Sung Chul, aired on ENA on Monday (December 2) at 10 pm KST. It...

Chester FC Fan Who Was Caught on Camera Making Racist Gestures to Black Player Found Dead as Club Sends Condolences
A man accused of making racist monkey gestures toward a Black footballer during a local derby match was found dead just hours later. The Chester FC fan was caught on...
Castle Water to offer £4 billion equity to rescue Thames Water
Castle Water will offer to inject £4 billion (S$6.82 billion) into Thames Water this week to help save the beleaguered utility from administration, according to a person familiar with the...
US: Wall St opens slightly higher as caution prevails in data-packed week
Wall Street’s main indexes opened flat-to-higher on Monday (Dec 2), with focus on a slew of economic data this week, while Intel shares rose after its CEO retired following its...
St James’s Place to cut around 500 jobs, source says
The cuts represent nearly a sixth of the company’s workforce of around 3,200 peopleBritish wealth manager St James’s Place is planning to make around 500 layoffs in the coming months,...
New US solar tariffs on South-east Asia to raise prices, cut profit margins
A NEW round of US solar panel import tariffs on South-east Asian producers is expected to raise consumer prices and cut into producer profit margins, but was largely anticipated by...
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding bags US$2.6 billion in contracts
This takes the group’s shipbuilding contracts to US$14.3 billion in the year to dateMARITIME vessel maker Yangzijiang Shipbuilding said on Monday (Dec 2) that it has secured another US$2.6 billion...