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SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 27 June 2024 - Chinese tech giant Tencent has consolidated its Singapore office, relocating from 30 Raffles Place to a new flexible working space managed by The Work Project (TWP) at CapitaSky — a 29-storey tower in the Central Business District (CBD). Tencent Consolidates Singapore Office By Moving To TWP’s CapitaSky Coworking Space New Singapore Office Consolidates Tencent Workforce in Prime CBD Location The move, completed in the first week of June 2024 f
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government on Wednesday said it has asked the Tamil Nadu state to submit a "detailed report" after a Reuters story revealed that Apple supplier Foxconn rejected married women from iPhone assembly jobs in the country. In a statement calling for the probe, the federal government's Ministry of Labour and Employment cited the Equal Remuneration Act of 1976, saying the law "clearly stipulates that no discrimination (is) to be made while recruiting men and women workers." The ministry said it has requested a detailed report from the Labour Department of Tamil Nadu, site of a major iPhone factory where Reuters uncovered Foxconn’s practice of shunning married women from jobs.
China's potential imposition of anti-dumping measures on European Union pork imports, a disastrous scenario for the bloc, could benefit Brazil's exporters but also affect the country's ability to compete elsewhere, analysts and industry sources said. Chinese companies have asked for an anti-dumping probe into pork imports from the European Union, state-backed Chinese media have reported. The potential for additional demand from China as a consequence of any anti-dumping measures is welcome for Brazilian exporters.
Tesla is claiming Elon Musk won his legal battle over his $56 billion pay package because shareholders voted for the compensation, despite a judge rescinding it earlier this year, according to a court filing made public on Thursday. The company's filing comes two weeks after Tesla shareholders voted to ratify the 2018 package of stock options. Tesla held the vote following a January ruling by a Delaware judge to void the compensation because Musk improperly controlled the negotiation process and the company misled shareholders about key details.
Adidas said Wednesday two employees had left the company as the German sportswear giant investigates bribery allegations in China.As a result, both employees have left the company."
Chan San San is appointed CEO of Prudential SIngapore, reporting to Dennis Tan, MD of Strategic Business Group, a regional role
BENGALURU (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Friday and were on course for a third straight weekly jump buoyed by growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will soon start cutting interest rates and U.S. inflation data due later in the day. Brent crude futures for August settlement , which expire on Friday, were up 54 cents, or 0.63% to $86.93 a barrel by 0845 GMT. U.S. personal consumption inflation data, the Fed's preferred measure of inflation, is due to be released at 1230 GMT.
"We’re not just bringing leading-edge chip technology and (factories) to the United States, we’re also bolstering the suppliers that make leading-edge manufacturing possible,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said in a statement. Congress in 2022 approved the Chips and Science Act to boost domestic semiconductor output with $52.7 billion in research and manufacturing subsidies. According to the Commerce Department, the project's first phase would support the production of liquid filter membranes and Front Opening Unified Pods (FOUPS), specialized containers invented by Entegris to secure semiconductor wafers when transported during the manufacturing process.
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In the rare earths sector, the EU will struggle to meet most of its ambitious goals in new legislation designed to boost domestic output of critical minerals and reduce dependence on China. Below are some key companies working on rare earths, with production figures in metric tons per year. Neodymium and praseodymium (referred to in the industry by their joint elemental abbreviation, NdPr) are key rare earths needed to make permanent magnets.
Investing.com-- Oil prices settled slightly higher Wednesday, though gains were capped by unexpected build in U.S. inventories and a stronger dollar.
Ten large banks including Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase will pay $46 million to settle a long-running antitrust lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to rig the now $465.9 trillion market for interest rate swaps. Lawyers for investors filed a preliminary settlement to end the eight-year-old nationwide case on Thursday in Manhattan federal court. The settlement requires approval by U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken, and boosts the value of all settlements in the case to $71 million.
David Latin is losing his patience. The chairman of Serica Energy has worked in the oil and gas industry for more than 30 years. He once ran a company that drilled in a war zone.
New boss Murray Auchincloss reverses move away from fossil fuels, which had weighed on company’s share price
The average millennial expects to retire before age 60, but many critics think these expectations are unrealistic for today's standards. Surveys and reports from experts in the finance industry illustrate why early retirement could be a challenge for millennials. YouGov surveyed millennials, with the largest share, about 30%, saying they expect to retire between ages 51 and 60. Another survey by Principal Financial shows that the average millennial expects to retire by age 59. Don't Miss: Are yo
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Facebook owner Meta is considering blocking news content from the platform in Australia if the government makes it pay licensing fees, a company representative told a parliamentary hearing on Friday. Meta's regional policy director Mia Garlick told lawmakers "all options are on the table" when asked if the company would block Australians from sharing news content to avoid paying fees. "There's a large number of channels that people can get news content from," Garlick told the inquiry.
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Investing.com -- Oil prices settled higher Thursday as rising Middle East tensions stoked worries about global supplies disruptions, overshadowing data from a day earlier showing a surprise build in U.S. inventories.
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