The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), or STI, had been performing reasonably well this year until President Trump announced sweeping tariffs. As the US market plunged for two days in a row, the S&P 500 Index suffered a correction while the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index plunged into a bear market. The STI was not spared,...
Global headlines turned up the heat this week. Donald Trump threw a curveball by proposing a sweeping 10% tariff on all U.S. imports—with even steeper rates for countries like China, Japan, and the EU. If you’re wondering what this means for your investments, you’re not alone. Trade tensions are back on the table, and now’s...
Get a free fractional share worth up to £100.Capital at risk. Terms and conditions apply. Go to website It said it will cost shops 10 per cent more to employ workers due to the changes, and 13 per cent higher for part-time staff. Helen Dickinson, chief executive of the BRC, said: “A recent survey of...
Petrobras completes animal care center required for offshore license Reuters Sat, April 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM UTC 1 min read FILE PHOTO: A logo of Brazil’s state-run Petrobras oil company is seen at their headquarters in Rio de Janeiro RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras has completed work on a...
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms on Saturday released the latest version of its large language model (LLM) Llama, called the Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick. Meta said Llama is a multimodal AI system. Multimodal systems are capable of processing and integrating various types of data including text, video, images and audio, and can convert...
Microsoft AI CEO’s remarks interrupted by pro-Palestinian protester Kanishka Singh Sat, April 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM UTC 2 min read Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman speaks at the company’s 50th anniversary celebration in Redmond By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman’s remarks were interrupted by a pro-Palestinian protesting employee during the...
By Jeffrey Dastin REDMOND, Washington (Reuters) – As Microsoft CEOs past and present gathered here to celebrate the company’s 50th birthday, one leader said he is targeting a particular metric’s improvement to guide his strategy on artificial intelligence. Mustafa Suleyman, chief executive of Microsoft AI, said his consumer and research division is tracking the usual...
Welcome to this week’s edition of top stock market highlights. Trump’s sweeping tariffs Trump is back once again with this favourite tool – tariffs. This time, his decision is much more widespread with a proclamation to slap a 10% tariff on most goods imported into the US. This worldwide assault will see a minimum “baseline”...
TOKYO (Reuters) – Nintendo said it is delaying the start of pre-orders for the Switch 2 gaming device in the United States as it examines the potential impact of tariffs. Pre-orders will not start on April 9 in the U.S. “in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions,” Nintendo said...
(Reuters) -U.S. pharmacy chain Rite Aid is weighing a possible repeat bankruptcy after its recent financial restructuring failed to put the drugstore chain on a sustainable path, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The company has also been pursuing a sale of some or all of its businesses as a potential alternative to a...
