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Comcast unit sues Warner Bros for breach on TV show deals
COMCAST’S European Sky pay-television unit sued Warner Bros, alleging the film and TV company breached an agreement to share co-production opportunities on projects like a Harry Potter TV series.The...
OpenAI is growing fast and burning through piles of money
OPENAI, the San Francisco startup behind ChatGPT, has been telling investors that it is making billions from its chatbot and that it expects to make a lot more in...
Rate cuts set gold on track for best quarter in eight years
GOLD prices were heading for their best quarter in more than eight years on Friday (Sep 27), having hit a series of record highs in recent sessions as the...
Dollar weakens after inflation data, yen surges on Ishiba win
THE dollar fell on Friday (Sep 27) after a reading of US inflation signalled price pressures continue to ebb, while the yen strengthened against the greenback after Shigeru Ishiba,...
US: Dow closes at record high as tame inflation report also lifts small caps
THE blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high as a subdued inflation report stoked hopes for more Federal Reserve rate cuts, which also boosted small-cap stocks...
China-linked stocks climb on bevy of stimulus measures
US-LISTED shares of Chinese firms and China-focused funds jumped on Friday (Sep 27) and are set for another day of strong gains, aided by the latest in a line...
Yen bounces back as veteran lawmaker Ishiba wins PM contest
THE yen regained strength on Friday (Sep 27), bouncing back from earlier losses, after Japan’s former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba won the leadership contest of the country’s ruling Liberal...
News Corp-owned REA sweetens takeover offer for UK’s Rightmove to US$8.3 billion
AUSTRALIA’S REA Group, owned by Rupert Murdoch controlled-News Corp, bumped up its takeover bid for Rightmove to £6.2 billion (S$10.6 billion) on Friday (Sep 27), after the UK company...
Australia’s Star plunges after US$1.2 billion loss; responds to show-cause notice
SHARES in Australian casino operator Star Entertainment slumped more than 50 per cent to a record low on Friday (Sep 27), as it resumed trading a day after posting...
Construction companies must dig deeper to improve productivity amid rising temperatures
Besides focusing on worker safety, they can also look at quantifying impact of heat on productivity AS RISING temperatures impede the progress of construction projects in Singapore, companies here...
