SIMILAR to previous sessions, markets in Asia traded cautiously as investors geared up to US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s speech in Jackson Hole. That being said, equities in Singapore fared worse than most of…
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JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Mark Carney took aim at the U.S. dollar’s “destabilizing” role in the world economy on Friday and said central banks might need to join together to…
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Sat, Aug 24, 2019 – 5:50 AM THE convergence of the physical and digital worlds has paved the way for Industry 4.0, and the revolution is well afoot in the Asia-Pacific – particularly in manufacturing.…
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Sat, Aug 24, 2019 – 5:50 AM Singapore GUOCOLAND’S net profit attributable to equity holders rose 24 per cent to S$183.7 million for the fourth quarter ended June 30, up from a restated S$147.5 million…
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CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. Steel said on Friday it will idle a plant in Indiana by mid-November as part of the consolidation of its till mill operations in the United States, a move which could…
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Sat, Aug 24, 2019 – 5:50 AM Singapore THE demand for technology jobs in Singapore rose by 20 per cent in the last 12 months, according to a recent Salary Benchmark 2019 report by recruiting…
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FACEBOOK’S Libra (digital currency) project has attracted enormous attention, not all of it positive. Some of the deeply critical reactions were on display recently when Libra representative David Marcus appeared before the US Senate Banking…
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Washington IT OUGHT to be good news that leaders from the Group of Seven (G-7) are gathering for a retreat on the Bay of Biscay as the global economy slows, trade wars escalate and major…
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FILE PHOTO: A General Dynamics NASSCO ship yard entrance is shown in San Diego, California, U.S., June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Dynamics Corp (GD.N) has been awarded a $1.1 billion contract…
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street tumbled on Friday after the U.S.-China trade war escalated in dramatic fashion, with President Donald Trump demanding that American companies seek alternatives to doing business with China after Beijing…
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