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Amazon boss Bezos launches $10bn fund to combat climate change
AFP, Published on 18/02/2020
» WASHINGTON: Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon and the world's richest man, said Monday he was committing US$10 billion to a new fund to tackle climate change.
April roll-out for stimulus floated
Business, Chatrudee Theparat and Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/02/2020
» The government looks poised to introduce a fresh economic stimulus package after the economy slipped to a five-year low in growth last year and a possible contraction in the first quarter of this year.
Exim predicts no growth in exports
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/02/2020
» State-owned Export-Import Bank (Exim) of Thailand cut its export forecast for this year to a range of no growth to a 2% contraction, assuming the coronavirus epidemic and the trade war will ravage the country's outbound shipments.
BoT: Loan growth may lag GDP uptick in 2020
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 18/02/2020
» Banking loan growth could slow to levels below economic growth, while the bad loan ratio is expected to surpass 3% this year as the economy falters, says a senior official at the central bank.
Mining giant BHP warns coronavirus could impact demand
AFP, Published on 18/02/2020
» SYDNEY: BHP, the world's biggest miner, warned Tuesday that demand for resources could be hit by the novel coronavirus outbreak in China unless the epidemic is contained by the end of March.
Amazon's Bezos launches $10bn fund to combat climate change
AFP, Published on 18/02/2020
» WASHINGTON: His company is often criticised for its environmental record, but Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and the world's richest man, said Monday that he was committing $10 billion to a new fund to tackle climate change.
Apple to miss revenue forecast as iPhone supply hit by coronavirus
AFP, Published on 18/02/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple is to miss its revenue forecast for the March quarter due to the coronavirus epidemic, the US tech giant said Monday, warning that iPhone supplies worldwide would also be impacted, underlining the economic cost of the health crisis.
HSBC 2019 pre-tax profits drop by a third to $13.3 billion
AFP, Published on 18/02/2020
» HONG KONG: HSBC on Tuesday announced further cost-cutting and restructuring pains after profits slid by a third last year and as its interim chief warned the global banking giant was still "not delivering acceptable returns".
Kia unleashes new Sorento with electrified power
Richard Leu, Published on 18/02/2020
» Mid-size SUV evolves with brand’s family look and more luxurious interior.
Canadians aboard cruise ship 'infected' : Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/02/2020
» Canada said 32 of its citizens aboard the stricken Diamond Princess have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a tweet from the Toronto Star.