SINGAPORE: Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is among candidates shortlisted to succeed Christine Lagarde as International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief, the New York Times (NYT) reported on Wednesday (Jul 3). Speculation over the IMF's top job has intensified since Ms Lagarde announced on ...
Indian companies supplying U.S.-made technology components to Chinese telecom firm Huawei Technologies may face penalties under U.S. regulations, the Economic Times reported.
SEATTLE: Boeing said on Wednesday (Jul 3) it would give US$100 million over multiple years to local governments and non-profit organisations to help families and communities affected by the deadly crashes of its 737 MAX planes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. The move appears to be a step toward ...
French car parts company Valeo has won 500 million euros (US$564 million) worth of orders for its 'Lidar' car sensor products, Valeo executive Marc Vrecko told Reuters in an interview, highlighting the potential growth of Lidar.
Australia's competition regulator said on Thursday it is suing the local unit of South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, alleging it misled consumers by promoting its Galaxy smartphones as water resistant.
SYDNEY: Australia's competition regulator said on Thursday (Jul 4) it is suing the local unit of South Korea's Samsung Electronics, alleging it misled consumers by promoting its Galaxy smartphones as water resistant. The suit, which if successful could result in multimillion-dollar fines, centres ...
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook said on Wednesday (Jul 3) an issue with uploading or sending media files on its apps and platforms has been resolved. Earlier in the day, many users globally were not able to send and receive images, videos and other files over its social media platforms including WhatsApp...
SYDNEY: Australia's conservative government looked set to secure the required support on Thursday (Jul 4) to pass A$158 billion (US$77.5 billion) worth of tax cuts over the next decade, a fillip to an economy that is threatening to stall. The plan was approved by Australia's lower house of ...
Oil prices inched lower on Thursday after solid gains the day before, pressured by data showing a smaller-than-expected decline in U.S. crude stockpiles.
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday (Jul 3) approved a US$6 billion, three-year loan for Pakistan to help right the South Asian nation's economy. With the IMF board's approval, the fund released US$1 billion to Pakistan immediately and will unlock from other ...
