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SINGAPORE: The minimum interest rate for Central Provident Fund (CPF) accounts will remain unchanged "in view of the continuing low interest rate environment", the board of Singapore's retirement savings scheme announced on Friday (Sep 20). The prevailing floor of 4 per cent - due to expire at the ...

Asian share prices inched higher on Friday as economic stimulus around the world eased fears of economic deceleration while crude oil prices climbed on concerns that last weekend's attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities still pose supply risks.

SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Thursday (Sep 19) announced a record-high boost to its green electricity purchases, saying the deals will spur construction of millions of solar panels and hundreds of wind turbines. The US-based internet giant increased its wind and solar energy portfolio by more than 40 ...

Asian share prices inched higher on Friday as economic stimulus around the world eased fears of economic deceleration while crude oil prices climbed on concerns that last weekend's attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities still pose supply risks.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg met with President Donald Trump on Thursday during a fence-mending visit to Washington where the chief executive faced aggressive questioning from lawmakers about the social network's failures to protect consumer privacy.

WASHINGTON: Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday (Sep 19) met US President Donald Trump and members of Congress on a political reconnaissance mission to Washington, where he rejected calls to break up the world's biggest social network. Zuckerberg's visit comes as Facebook faces a ...

US authorities for the first time filed a complaint against South Korea under environmental rules of the free trade pact between Seoul and Washington, over illegal fishing, the government announced Thursday.

WASHINGTON: Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg met privately with members of Congress on Thursday (Sep 19) on a political reconnaissance mission to Washington, where he rejected calls for him to break up the world's biggest social network. Zuckerberg's visit with policymakers comes as ...

NEW YORK: At least three new U.S. stock exchanges are expected in 2020, executives from the companies said on Thursday, potentially lowering trading costs as the upstarts try to take business from the incumbents, while also adding complexity to the marketplace. There are currently 13 U.S. stock ...

WASHINGTON: South Korean shipbuilding and industrial firm Hyundai Heavy Industries will pay a US$47 million fine for illegally importing and selling dirty diesel engines in violation of American environmental rules, US authorities announced on Thursday (Sep 19). Between 2012 and 2015, the company ...