SINGAPORE: The Government is prepared to ask President Halimah Yacob for approval to draw further on the country’s past reserves if necessary, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said in Parliament on Thursday (Oct 15). Rounding up a two-day debate on the Government's strategy to emerge ...
REUTERS: Citigroup Inc Vice Chairman Ray McGuire will leave the bank after 15 years in various roles to pursue his "lifelong passion for public service", according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday. McGuire, who was also most recently Citi's chairman of banking, capital markets and advisery ......
A mixed martial arts specialist is challenging a Pakistani ban on TikTok, the video sharing app on which he was pinning his hopes of gaining a mass audience and helping people get fit.
The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, which could heighten fears the COVID-19 pandemic was inflicting lasting damage to the labor market.
The Facebook-backed Libra cryptocurrency project has appointed a former HSBC executive as chief financial officer of a unit tasked with managing the planned digital currency's payments system, it said on Thursday.
U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday as an unexpected rise in weekly jobless claims exacerbated fears of a stalling economic recovery, a day after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin dashed hopes for more fiscal aid before the election.
Roche said any lingering affects of a logistics glitch in Britain should be "cleared out" by the weekend, after the Swiss drugmaker delivered 80 tonnes of diagnostics equipment to the National Health Service (NHS) to help solve the problem.
Fisker Inc, which is going public through a merger with a so-called blank check company, said on Thursday auto supplier Magna International Inc will supply the vehicle platform and build the electric carmaker's Ocean SUV.
U.S. import prices rose in September, with prices outside petroleum products posting strong gains, suggesting a weakening dollar was lifting imported inflation.
Nokia has created an automated system that uses a thermal camera and real-time video analytics to determine if a person has COVID-19 symptoms and is wearing a mask, part of efforts to protect employees as they return to work.
