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Warren Buffett: billionaire investor with simple tastes
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» NEW YORK - Admired for his investing prowess and a taste for the simple things in life rather than luxury, billionaire Warren Buffett has won public affection even as he amassed a fortune for the ages -- riches that the "Oracle of Omaha" has pledged to give away.
BGLNG completes first LNG import
Business, Published on 28/08/2024
» B.Grimm LNG Ltd (BGLNG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of B.Grimm Power Plc (BGRIM), has imported its first LNG cargo, becoming the first private LNG shipper in Thailand to import LNG for sale to small power producers (SPPs).
Global ‘operating profit’ reporting standardised
Reuters, Published on 09/04/2024
» LONDON - Companies will have to publish standardised operating profit figures from 2027 under new requirements from a global accounting rule-setter to help end what billionaire investor Warren Buffett has called “misleading” numbers.
'Experience economy' can drive tourism growth
Business, Published on 05/09/2023
» The return of popular international artists and live concerts to Bangkok offers multiple benefits to the Thai economy, according to Traveloka, one of Southeast Asia's largest travel, services and lifestyle apps.
English winemakers toast summer heatwaves
AFP, Published on 12/10/2022
» APPLEDORE (UNITED KINGDOM) - Under a blue sky, seasonal workers ran their secateurs along long rows of grapevines, harvesting a variety of pinot noir grown during the summer heatwave.
HSBC executive in climate row quits, attacks corporate ‘cancel culture’
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/07/2022
» The HSBC Holdings Plc executive at the centre of a row over climate change risks has resigned from the bank as he issued a broadside against corporate “cancel culture.”
'Fortnite' Maker Valued at Nearly $32 Billion in Funding Round
Business, Denny Jacob, Published on 13/04/2022
» 'Fortnite" creator Epic Games Inc. raised $2 billion, the most for any gaming company in two decades, from investors including Sony Group Corp.
SoftBank's $40 bn sale of chip group Arm to Nvidia collapses
AFP, Published on 08/02/2022
» TOKYO - Japan's SoftBank confirmed Tuesday that the $40 billion sale of chip business Arm to Nvidia had collapsed because of "significant regulatory challenges" over concerns about competitiveness, and said it planned to now take the unit public.
Markets steady after initial omicron shock
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Pornkamon Teerapiboonkun, Published on 04/12/2021
» Recap: European shares edged higher yesterday while global markets steadied after a tumultuous week induced by the the new Omicron Covid-19 variant and the prospect of accelerated stimulus tapering by the US Federal Reserve.
Bitcoin tops $60,000 on US fund approval hopes
AFP, Published on 16/10/2021
» NEW YORK: Bitcoin breached the $60,000 mark for the first time since April on growing optimism that American regulators will greenlight the first US futures exchange-traded fund for the cryptocurrency.