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Apple at 50: How a garage startup became a $3.5-trillion titan
[ad_1] Fifty years ago, Steve Wozniak knew he built a great personal computer, but the young engineer couldn’t convince his employer, Hewlett-Packard, to buy into the big idea. “Five times...
How the landmark verdict against Meta and YouTube could hit their businesses
[ad_1] A Los Angeles jury dealt a blow to social media giants Meta and YouTube this week when it found that the platforms were negligent for designing addictive features that...
Middle East conflict widens as Israeli, US strikes again hit Iran; oil soars, shares slide
[ad_1] [DUBAI] Israeli and US forces pounded targets across Iran on Tuesday, prompting Iranian retaliatory strikes around the Gulf as the conflict spread to Lebanon, rattled global markets and sent...
US stocks: Wall Street indexes end lower as Middle East conflict fans inflation fears
[ad_1] Published Wed, Mar 4, 2026 · 05:47 AM[NEW YORK] US stocks fell on Tuesday as investors worried about how long the Middle East conflict may persist, but indexes ended well off...
Wall Street falls 2% as Middle East conflict stokes inflation worries
[ad_1] Published Tue, Mar 3, 2026 · 10:45 PM — Updated Tue, Mar 3, 2026 · 11:29 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes fell more than 2 per cent on...
Wilmar's Indonesian executive gets 6-year jail term, fine over bribing judges
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Singapore agribusiness Wilmar International said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday (Mar 3) that its Indonesian unit’s head of social security legal has been handed a six-year jail...
Bitcoin plunges as risk of prolonged Iran war weighs on crypto
[ad_1] Published Tue, Mar 3, 2026 · 08:36 PM[NEW YORK] Bitcoin tumbled to erase a brief rally above US$70,000, dragged down along with other risk assets by concerns about a...
Sea Q4 earnings up 72.9% at US$410.9 million; CEO Forrest Li says 'strategic choices' drove growth
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Technology company Sea on Tuesday (Mar 3) posted a net profit of US$410.9 million for its fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, up 72.9 per cent from the...
Buyback plans aren't enough to soothe investors after US software-sector rout
[ad_1] Published Tue, Mar 3, 2026 · 07:21 PM[NEW YORK] US software companies have stepped up their stock buyback plans during a months-long rout. Investors and strategists are skeptical that...
iFast issues S$120 million worth of 2.75% fixed-rate notes
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] iFast on Tuesday (Mar 3) issued S$120 million worth of fixed-rate notes due in 2031, pursuant to its S$300 million multicurrency debt issuance programme. The Singapore Exchange Securities...
Vertex Ventures leads tech startup myFirst's US$8 million Series A funding round
[ad_1] The child-friendly digital ecosystem presents a global opportunity, says the venture capital firm[SINGAPORE] Children’s technology brand myFirst has raised more than US$8 million in its Series A funding round,...
