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Every year, about 250,000 U.S. military members leave the service and enter the workforce, and one in five tries to start their own business.

Bankrupt California power producer PG&E Corp is offering US$13.5 billion in compensation to wildfire victims as part of a restructuring plan, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the situation.

<p> China's most ubiquitous company is hiding one of its most valuable assets. That needs to change.</p>

<p>MAINBOARD-LISTED Datapulse Technology has appointed ICP unit Travelodge Hotels Asia (TLA) to manage Hotel Aropa in Seoul, South Korea.</p>

<p>SINGAPORE equities advanced in early morning trade on Tuesday, recovering from the previous day’s losses, despite a fresh escalation of violence in Hong Kong and lingering uncertainty over progress towards a US-China trade deal.</p>

HANGZHOU: Chinese retailer Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's sales for its 24-hour Singles' Day shopping blitz hit a record US$38.4 billion, more than U.S. rival Amazon.com's haul last quarter from online store sales. But sales growth for the annual shopping festival eased to 26 per cent, the weakest ...

<p>INDONESIAN palm oil producer Bumitama Agri on Tuesday posted a 29.7 per cent decline in third-quarter net profit to 189.61 billion rupiah (S$18 million) from 269.89 billion rupiah a year ago.&nbsp;</p>

Burger King on Monday rolled out a meat-free version of its Whopper burger in 25 European countries, using patties made by Unilever Plc to strengthen its foothold in the exploding market for plant-based food served in restaurant chains.

LONDON: European venture capital firm Balderton Capital is launching a US$400 million fund to invest in technology start-ups, bringing its total funds under management to US$3 billion, it said on Tuesday. Total venture capital funding in European start-ups hit a record high of 24.6 billion euros ...

China's Tencent Music Entertainment Group reported better-than-expected third-quarter revenue on Monday, as the music streaming company added more paying users.