Toyota braces for 1.4 trillion yen hit from US tariff turmoil
[TOKYO]Toyota Motor lowered its annual guidance as it warned of a 1.4 trillion yen (S$12 billion) hit to its bottomline from US tariffs that have rattled the global automotive industry. The world’s biggest carmaker now sees 3.2 trillion yen in operating income for the fiscal year ending in March 2026, it said on Thursday…
Read MorePensacola Mother Found Guilty of Helping Her Son Kill the Mother of His Child
A jury found Sheila Agee guilty on Wednesday for her role in the 2023 Pensacola Home Depot murder of the teenage mother of her son’s child. Agee, 52, was convicted of principal to first-degree premeditated murder after a three-day trial. The charge comes with a mandatory minimum sentence of life in prison without the possibility…
Read MoreKelly Clarkson Cancels Las Vegas Shows Due to Family Emergency; Shares Emotional Update with Fans
Kelly Clarkson shared heartbreaking news with her fans on Wednesday (August 6) after abruptly cancelling her remaining Las Vegas residency shows in August. She postponed her upcoming concerts due to a family emergency, according to a social media post shared by her on X (formerly Twitter). The unexpected change comes after the Grammy winner previously…
Read MoreWho Is Lindsey Langston? Reigning Miss USA Accuses Rep. Cory Mills of Threatening to Publish Her Explicit Videos and Unclothed Photos
The reigning Miss United States has alleged that Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) threatened to make public sex videos and nude photos of her — and warned that he would go after any men she dated in the future— after she broke off their relationship earlier this year after finding out he was involved with another…
Read MoreSiemens revenue climbs on robust demand for rail products
To improve profitability, the company is pivoting towards software-driven product lines in all its units Published Thu, Aug 7, 2025 · 02:07 PM [FRANKFURT] Siemens’s revenue and orders rose in its fiscal third quarter after robust demand for the German industrial manufacturer’s rail products offset a sharp decline at the software business. Comparable revenue for…
Read MoreFemale Pennsylvania Corrections Officer Accused of Having Sexual Relationships with Multiple Inmates, Stealing Their Identities
A former corrections officer at SCI Forest is facing charges in regards to alleged sexual contact with multiple inmates and her use of the computer database to steal the identities of other inmates, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday. In a press release on Wednesday, Sunday said 35-year-old Kristina Miller, of McKean County, was charged…
Read MoreAnti-LGBTQ Utah Lawmaker Changed Age of Consent Laws to Help Relative Accused of Raping 13-Year-Old
State Sen. J. Stuart Adams, Republican leader of the Utah Senate, who once said that transgender athletes put biological women at risk, has drawn criticism after he changed state laws to keep his relative out of jail. Adams helped change a state law to give his 18-year-old accused relative a lighter sentence after the teen…
Read MoreVietJet to hire more than 5,000 new Thai staff for expansion
Published Thu, Aug 7, 2025 · 12:13 PM [BANGKOK] VietJet Aviation plans to employ more than 5,000 new staff in Thailand as Vietnam’s biggest budget carrier accelerates flight and route expansion to South-east Asia’s most popular travel destination. VietJet Thailand, the Vietnamese airline’s Thai unit, this year will start new direct flights to major Asian…
Read MoreSoko Glam to Launch K-beauty Shops-in-shop at Space NK
Fresh off its acquisition by Ulta Beauty last month, U.K.-based beauty retailer Space NK is welcoming another retailer crossover. The company has joined forces with e-tailer Soko Glam to introduce K-beauty shops-in-shop to 30 of its 83 stores across the U.K. and Ireland. The partnership will kick off Aug. 12, bringing nine Korean beauty brands…
Read MoreUOB resumes guidance for FY2025 with trimmed forecasts amid Q2 earnings miss
[SINGAPORE] UOB has resumed guidance on its full-year 2025 targets after briefly pausing them in the first quarter, but the projections are now broadly lower. The bank now expects net interest margin (NIM) for FY2025 to come in at between 1.85 and 1.9 per cent, down from its earlier forecast of around 2 per cent.…
Read MoreSony lifts outlook on entertainment demand despite tariff threat
The company’s image sensors business faces weak handset demand as well as seismic shifts in the supply chain Published Thu, Aug 7, 2025 · 11:51 AM [TOKYO] Sony Group raised its earnings forecast on Thursday (Aug 7) after a strong showing from its entertainment divisions that outweighed the threat of new US tariffs on chips.…
Read MoreAsia: Markets rise as Trump chip exemptions boost tech giants
[HONG KONG] Asian equities rose on Thursday, with big-name chip firms making big gains after Donald Trump said those investing in the United States would be exempted from a threatened 100-per cent tariff on semiconductors. The advances built on a strong lead from Wall Street and extended the previous day’s rally fuelled by hopes the…
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