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BT said Britain's decision to limit Huawei's role in building 5G and fibre networks would increase the cost of its gigabit-communications plan by about 500 million pounds (US$657 million) over five years.

SINGAPORE: A notice circulating online that claims the closure of Fitness First Singapore outlets due to the Wuhan virus outbreak is "bogus", the gym chain said on Thursday (Jan 30). "It has come to our attention that a bogus notice has been circulating through various messaging apps claiming that ...

China and Hong Kong appear to be the worst hit in the short-term, but the overall economic cost may be less than SARS, says Mark Humphery-Jenner.

Avast Plc said on Thursday that will it not be providing data to its Jumpshot data analytics business anymore, a day after the cybersecurity company said it was reviewing options for the division following reports of data privacy concerns.

Swedish truck maker AB Volvo reported a smaller-than-expected fall in fourth-quarter earnings in the face of slowing demand and unveiled plans on Thursday for a payout to shareholders that blew past market expectations.

Mitsubishi Motors Corp said on Thursday there was no reason to believe it had committed fraud as suspected in a German investigation into the Japanese automaker over illegal emissions defeating devices used in its diesel vehicles.

U.S. refineries and petrochemical plants are cutting back on insurance because several years of severe accidents have driven up the cost of coverage, industry and insurance sources said.

Bayer is considering stopping sales of the weedkiller glyphosate to private users who apply it in their gardens, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Thursday, citing financial and corporate sources.

The U.S. economy likely maintained a moderate pace of growth in the fourth quarter, and probably again fell short of attaining the Trump administration's coveted but elusive 3per cent annual growth target because of slumping business investment amid damaging trade tensions.

SINGAPORE: Unemployment rates edged up last year amid economic challenges, in what Manpower Minister Josephine Teo said was a "concern" but not "alarming". Singapore's annual average overall unemployment rate rose to 2.3 per cent last year from 2.1 per cent in 2018, holding steady in the last ...