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Honor Device pledges US$10 billion for AI in bid to be more than a phone maker
The company joins a rush towards AI across industries, which has been especially pronounced in China following the breakthrough debut of DeepSeek’s reasoning chatbotHONOR Device, one of China’s biggest...
Samsung broadens AI phone lineup with US$300 5G Galaxy models
The company’s new lineup adds a trio of 6.7-inch 5G handsets with AI improvements in photo editing and Circle to SearchSAMSUNG Electronics is expanding its range of devices supporting...
Energy majors hold back on renewables, focus more on fossil fuels: research report
The shift comes amid profit-margin concerns, headwinds in wind and hydrogen powerENERGY giants – such as BP, Shell, TotalEnergies and Equinor – are holding back on renewable energy commitments...
Marco Polo Marine bets on renewables for future growth
THE pivot to the renewable energy sector for Macro Polo Marine (MPM) was something that CEO Sean Lee has been pondering for a while.
In the quest to turn around...
Euro falls to more than 2-week low after Trump, Zelensky meeting
THE euro dropped on Friday (Feb 28), after a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump went up in flames, dashing hopes any peace deal...
Investors are scouring emerging markets for Trump-proof bets
FROM China’s artificial-intelligence successes to Dubai’s immigrant-led boom and rising prospects of debt restructuring in Venezuela and Lebanon, the winning emerging-market trades of 2025 all help investors withstand President...
Singapore corporate insolvencies reach highest level since 2010
COMPANIES in Singapore were forced to wind-up in record numbers last year, as compulsory liquidations in the city-state soared.
As many as 307 firms were shuttered in 2024, up...
Kwek vs Kwek: CDL court hearing, trading status in spotlight this week
A REAL-LIFE Succession feud imploded from within property giant City Developments Ltd (CDL) last week, with a father-and-son tussle throwing the Kwek family-controlled group into crisis. Explosive statements from...
Q&M Dental’s H2 net profit falls 22% to S$4.8 million on lab licence expiry
MAINBOARD-LISTED Q&M Dental Group’s net profit for the second half ended Dec 31, 2024, fell 22 per cent to S$4.8 million, from S$6.2 million in the corresponding year-ago period....
Focus on corporate governance as Singapore shifts to more disclosure-based regulatory regime
MARKET watchers said market integrity, investor protections and minority shareholders could be affected by the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) equities market review group’s recommendation to shift towards a...
