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Singapore overtakes Hong Kong in world financial centres ranking
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/09/2022
» NEW YORK: Singapore has overtaken Hong Kong to become Asia’s top financial centre — and the third in the world — according to a new report that puts New York and London in the first and second spots.
Thailand joins race to lure foreigners in path to economic boom
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/09/2022
» Thailand is rolling out the red carpet for foreign workers, joining a bevy of countries looking to use the immigration route to boost their economies.
50 costliest places for expats to live, work
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/06/2022
» Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive place for employees sent abroad to work, according to a new study comparing the prices of 200 goods and products in more than 400 cities.
Facebook shares collapse after TikTok steals user attention
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/02/2022
» Facebook’s user growth faltered in the latest quarter, the first stagnation in the social network’s history, part of dire earnings that caused Meta Platforms Inc’s stock to collapse 20% in pre-market trading on Thursday, wiping about $200 billion from its market value.
YouTube going to hide 'dislike' counts
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 12/11/2021
» YouTube will no longer show the number of "dislikes" on videos, an attempt to make the platform more hospitable to creators.
Luanda most expensive city for expats
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 22/06/2017
» Hong Kong: Hong Kong is now the second-most expensive city worldwide for expatriates, according to Mercer's latest cost of living survey, after ceding the top spot to Angola's capital Luanda.
Line hunts for acquisitions with $1.3bn IPO war chest
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/08/2016
» TOKYO/SINGAPORE - Line Corp plans to use part of the US$1.3 billion it garnered from last month’s initial public offering to bankroll acquisitions of content and technology, transforming its messaging service into a one-stop shop for Asian social media users.
Switzerland still world's most competitive
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 01/10/2015
» Geneva: Switzerland topped the World Economic Forum's competitiveness rankings for a seventh consecutive year, with Singapore and the United States second and third.
Plan to build a space Internet
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/01/2015
» Because he does not have enough going on, Elon Musk — he of Tesla Motors, SpaceX, SolarCity, and the Hyperloop — is launching another project. Musk wants to build a second Internet in space and one day use it to connect people on Mars to the Web.