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Jury finds Musk misled Twitter shareholders
Published on 21/03/2026
» SAN FRANCISCO - A US federal jury has found Elon Musk liable for claims he defrauded Twitter shareholders by trying to drive down the social media company’s stock price so he could renegotiate or back out of a $44-billion takeover in 2022.
OPEC+ expected to open taps more despite price slump
AFP, Published on 26/05/2025
» LONDON - Despite oil trading low at $60, OPEC+ this week is expected to continue to further open the taps.
Hong Kong wealth gap narrows, but rival Singapore sees 23% increase
South China Morning Post, Published on 12/07/2024
» HONG KONG: Wealth inequality in Hong Kong dropped by 6% over the past 15 years but rival Singapore recorded an almost 23% increase over the same period, a report by a multinational bank has found.
Ethical leadership in the boardroom
Business, Sorayuth Vathanavisuth, Published on 04/01/2024
» Imagine you are a director on a corporate board. What proper practices should you adopt as guidelines for your own directorship?
US credit downgrade 'entirely unwarranted': Yellen
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» MCLEAN (UNITED STATES): A US credit downgrade by Fitch was "entirely unwarranted," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday, pushing back against the second-ever decrease by a major ratings agency following repeated debt limit standoffs in Washington.
The nobility of perfume
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/11/2022
» 'The shift to creating new prestige luxury perfumes leads to extraordinary personalisation, intimate with emotion", says Marc Chaya, chief executive and co-creator of Maison Francis Kurkdjian.
Petrol stations: running out of road?
AFP, Published on 26/09/2022
» PARIS: A vintage pump in the Vietnamese hills; a Madrid petrol station topped with a giant sombrero; a multi-coloured futuristic fuel outlet in Dubai -– whatever its form the humble filling stop, emblem of our modern societies, would appear to be running out of road.
Jack Ma gives up power, escapes Beijing’s crosshairs
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/07/2022
» Jack Ma is taking a weeks-long tour in Europe after largely disappearing from public view for almost two years, adding to signs that China’s government is easing pressure on the entrepreneur as he steps back from a business empire that had made him one of the country’s most powerful people.
Why is Thailand going through yet another dry Songkran?
Business, Janine Phakdeetham, Published on 13/04/2022
» Splashing has been banned during Songkran for a third consecutive year, frustrating some tourism operators. The decision was based on an increase in Covid-19 cases.
What Does Inflation Mean for U.S. Businesses? For Some, Bigger Profits
Business, Theo Francis & Kristin Broughton, Published on 16/11/2021
» Companies are paying higher wages, spending more for materials and absorbing record freight costs, pushing up economic inflation gauges. They are also reporting some of their best profitability in years.