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BMW recalls over 330,000 cars after finding engine fire risk
BMW is recalling at least 331,000 vehicles globally due to a defect in its starter motor, another such setback for the German carmaker…
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Doctors Without Borders suspends work in Gaza City, citing risk to staff
MSF claimed that the Israeli offensive in Gaza City posed an elevated risk to staff, and that airstrikes and tanks were currently less…
Business
Coca-Cola bottler ‘plans plant closures in South Africa with 600 jobs at risk’
Bottling group Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) is reportedly planning to close two factories in a move that could lead to more…
Culture
Markets gear up for series of Fed cuts with bullish bets at risk
Markets have also priced in reductions continuing deep into 2026 to ward off a recession A key question for investors this week is whether…
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Peak number of private equity firms seen running zombie risk
A RECORD number of private equity firms will turn into so-called zombie funds this year, as they struggle to reel in new investor cash,…
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Thousands of Lloyds staff at risk of dismissal in performance overhaul: FT
British lender Lloyds Banking Group will put about 3,000 people deemed among the bottom 5 per cent of performers at risk of dismissal, the…
Culture
Indonesia, Thailand market outlooks buffeted by political risk
Intensifying protests in Indonesia and the latest leadership upheaval in Thailand are ratcheting up political risk in the two largest…
Culture
Trump’s pressure on Fed independence holds global risk, ECB’s Rehn says
President Donald Trump’s escalating attacks on the US Federal Reserve could have substantial and global knock-on effects on the financial…
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TikTok UK shifts to AI moderation, hundreds of jobs at risk
Social media platform TikTok announced on Friday (Aug 22) it will restructure its UK trust and safety operations, putting several hundred…
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Fed minutes show majority of FOMC saw inflation as greater risk
Most US Federal Reserve officials highlighted the risk to inflation as outweighing concerns over the labour market at their meeting last…
Business
Relatives say military pressure puts Israeli hostages in Gaza at risk
Relatives of the Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian militant group Hamas and other Islamist organizations demonstrated on Wednesday…
Business
Afghan who served with UK forces at risk from Taliban if deported, says son
An Afghan man, whose details were accidentally leaked by the UK in a major data breach, has been detained in Pakistan for imminent…
Culture
Tencent’s AI restraint shows risk of Alibaba, JD food war
China’s biggest tech companies are bouncing back after years on the ropes with outsized ambitions to dominate in everything from robots…
Culture
IReit Global sees risk of losing potential lawsuit as ‘remote’, takes no action for now
The manager of IReit Global does not plan to take any steps to mitigate the impact of a potential lawsuit from its main tenant for now,…
Culture
From rubber roots to risk management: Singapore’s 60-year mastery of global trades
Singapore has certainly experienced a remarkable journey from third world to first over the last six decades. In this week’s Brunch, we…
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Trump’s Tariff Plan Suddenly at Risk One Day Before Deadline
“We have agreed to extend, for a 90 Day period, the exact same Deal as we had for the last short period of time, namely, that Mexico will…
Culture
Macquarie ‘Millionaires Factory’ put at risk by investor revolt
[SINGAPORE/MELBOURNE] Macquarie Group’s long vaunted money-making machine for top bankers is showing signs of strain. Known as the…
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Minnesota’s Narrow Democratic Majority Is Suddenly at Risk
Minnesota state Senator Nicole Mitchell announced Monday that she plans to resign, just days after she was convicted of felony burglary.…
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Japan's Nikkei ends at over 11-month high as US stocks rally boosts risk appetite
Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a more than 11-month high on Monday (Jun 30) as investor risk appetite grew after a strong rally in…
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Gold falls to one-month low as trade optimism spurs risk appetite
Gold prices fell to their lowest in more than a month on Monday (Jun 30) as easing trade tensions between the US and China dampened…
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Weaker greenback raises risk of currency mismatch for Asian insurers holding USD assets
A mismatch between the currencies in which insurers’ assets and liabilities are held can put pressure on their capital and ability to…
Business
Send in armed UN troops to protect aid convoys or risk ‘dystopia’, says expert
UN peacekeepers should be routinely deployed to protect aid convoys from attack in places such as Gaza and Sudan, a senior United Nations…
Culture
Oil market, long numb to war risk, confronts weekend of worry
The past two years of escalating tensions in the Middle East have taught oil traders to be sanguine about the risk of disruption to oil…
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Trump said Nippon-US Steel deal has resolvable national security risk
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said on Friday (Jun 13) that concerns over national security risks posed by Nippon Steel’s US$14.9 billion bid…