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SINGAPORE: Singapore said on Monday (Feb 17) its non-oil domestic exports declined in January, as it cut its growth forecast for the year partly due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Exports declined 3.3 per cent in January, after a 2.4 per cent expansion in December following nine months of contraction ...

With the COVID-19 outbreak in China continuing to spread, McDonald's, Starbucks and other fast-food companies are ramping up "contactless" pickup and delivery services to keep their workers and customers safe, the companies said.

SINGAPORE: After seeing its economy grow at a decade-low of 0.7 per cent last year, Singapore is expecting possibly even slower growth in 2020 and has downgraded its gross domestic product (GDP) forecast amid concerns about the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Economic growth for this year is now ...

U.S. printer maker Xerox Holdings Corp is hosting a dinner for HP Inc shareholders this week as it seeks investor support to overcome the personal computer maker's resistance to its US$35 billion takeover bid, according to people familiar with the matter.

A slew of grants, programmes and high-level political attention on the start-up scene has given aspiring entrepreneurs in Singapore a boost, says Oon Tian Sern.

Nissan's new CEO Makoto Uchida doesn't have time to work his way into the job. He is effectively on probation and has a matter of months to show he can revive the ailing automaker, according to three people familiar with the thinking of some on the company's board.

New York on Sunday dropped its fight against the US$40 billion merger of U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp , saying the state would not appeal a judge's approval of the deal.

British Airways said on Sunday its Chief Operating Officer, Klaus Goersch, and its Director of People, Angela Williams, were leaving the company.

DUBAI: The coronavirus epidemic could damage global economic growth this year, the IMF head said on Sunday (Feb 16), but a sharp and rapid economic rebound could follow. "There may be a cut that we are still hoping would be in the 0.1 to 0.2 percentage space," the managing director...

A German court on Sunday ordered Tesla Inc to stop clearing forest land near the capital Berlin to build its first European car and battery factory, a victory for local environmental activists.