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Over 30 Million Users Benefit From Ant International’s Bettr Credit Tech Solutions

Over 30 Million Users Benefit From Ant International’s Bettr Credit Tech Solutions

Powering the Next Wave of MSME Growth with Digital Platforms in Emerging Markets·    There was a threefold year-on-year increase i..

Ant Group Chairman Eric Jing Outlines Strategy for Inclusive AI, Collaboration on Tokenised Settlement

Ant Group Chairman Eric Jing Outlines Strategy for Inclusive AI, Collaboration on Tokenised Settlement

·    AI-as-a-Service applications will make AI virtual CFO and COO for SMEs·    Public-private collaboration in regulato..

EQUITY RESIDENCES APPOINTS NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT \nTO SUPPORT GLOBAL EXPANSION

EQUITY RESIDENCES APPOINTS NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TO SUPPORT GLOBAL EXPANSION

Experienced luxury real estate executive joins to oversee the company’s growing international vacation home portfolio London and LA JOLLA, Calif. –..

Ant International’s Antom Launches AI‑Powered MSME App for Finance and Business Operations

Ant International’s Antom Launches AI‑Powered MSME App for Finance and Business Operations

·    The EPOS360 App integrates POS system, payments, banking, lending, and growth support into one platform to help MSM..

Ant International launches world’s first iris authentication feature in smart-glasses payment solution

Ant International launches world’s first iris authentication feature in smart-glasses payment solution

·    Alipay+ GlassPay, Ant International’s smart glasses-embedded payment solution, will add iris authentication to its security verificatio..

Eric Jing: Ant Group to Strengthen Support for Hong Kong's Global Finance and Tech Leadership with AI, GoGlobal Services

Eric Jing: Ant Group to Strengthen Support for Hong Kong's Global Finance and Tech Leadership with AI, GoGlobal Services

John Lee, Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR visited the booths of Ant International and Ant Digital Technologies during the 10th annual Hong Kong Finte..

Tesla’s China sales rise to record high in 2024, bucking global decline

Tesla’s China sales rise to record high in 2024, bucking global decline

BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla said on Friday its China sales rose 8.8% to a record high of more than 657,000 ca..

Dollar reigns with support of higher yields

Dollar reigns with support of higher yields

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The Japanese yen traded around five-month lows on Monday against a dollar underpinned by rising U.S. yields as th..

Oil prices set for weekly gain on China stimulus optimism

Oil prices set for weekly gain on China stimulus optimism

(Reuters) –     Oil prices were little changed on Friday but were set for a weekly rise amid optimism economic stimulus efforts ..

Oil climbs more than $1 on reports of Iran preparing strike on Israel

Oil climbs more than $1 on reports of Iran preparing strike on Israel

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices extended gains on Friday, climbing more than $1 a barrel to pare weekly losses,..

More companies planning price hikes in Germany, survey finds

More companies planning price hikes in Germany, survey finds

  BERLIN (Reuters) – Companies in Germany’s industrial, retail and corporate services sectors are planning more price..

Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury tracks ahead of FY24-25 expectations on fantasy-fiction demand

Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury tracks ahead of FY24-25 expectations on fantasy-fiction demand

  (Reuters) -UK’s Bloomsbury Publishing on Thursday said trading in fiscal year 2024-2025 will be ahead of current expectat..

Mike Ashley’s Frasers drops plan to buy luxury brand Mulberry

Mike Ashley’s Frasers drops plan to buy luxury brand Mulberry

  (Reuters) -British sportswear and apparel retailer Frasers Group walked away from its attempts to buy Mulberry on Wednesday, ci..

US tech firms to invest $8.2 billion in UK data centres

US tech firms to invest $8.2 billion in UK data centres

  LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday that U.S. firms ServiceNow, CyrusOne, CloudHQ and CoreWeave would invest a comb..

Stocks, US yields up after Fed minutes; inflation data on deck

Stocks, US yields up after Fed minutes; inflation data on deck

  By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stocks advanced on Wednesday along with U.S. Treasury yields, as minutes from t..

Factbox-2024 Nobel prizes announced this week

Factbox-2024 Nobel prizes announced this week

  STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Nobel prizes are to be announced this week, starting with the award for medicine or physiology ..

Morning Bid: PMIs to pave the way for rate cuts

Morning Bid: PMIs to pave the way for rate cuts

  A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Services PMIs due across Europe on Thursday are likely t..

Labour’s move to tax private education leaves Britain divided

Labour’s move to tax private education leaves Britain divided

  By Sarah Young MALVERN, England (Reuters) – Mark Manwaring-White, 67, had been hoping to retire but a policy introduced b..

Germany plans to reduce Commerzbank stake as stability restored

Germany plans to reduce Commerzbank stake as stability restored

  (Reuters) – Germany intends to reduce its stake in Commerzbank AG as the lender is stable again years after its rescue in..

AI likely to weigh on oil prices over the next decade, Goldman says

AI likely to weigh on oil prices over the next decade, Goldman says

  (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence could hurt oil prices over the next decade by boosting supply by potentially reducing..

Tennis-Draper carries British hopes into U.S. Open quarters

Tennis-Draper carries British hopes into U.S. Open quarters

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jack Draper said he was thrilled to become the first British man to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals sinc..

Sunk superyacht likely to cost insurers at least $150 million, experts say

Sunk superyacht likely to cost insurers at least $150 million, experts say

  By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – Insurers of the Bayesian superyacht that sank this month, kill..

Meyer Burger halts solar plant in Colorado, plans restructuring

Meyer Burger halts solar plant in Colorado, plans restructuring

  ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss solar panel maker Meyer Burger said on Monday it was suspending plans for a plant in Colorado as it ann..

BHP’s return to Argentina marks new hope for untapped copper mines

BHP’s return to Argentina marks new hope for untapped copper mines

  By Daina Beth Solomon and Divya Rajagopal SANTIAGO/TORONTO (Reuters) – A new incentive regime for mining in Argentina is ..

Yen slips, markets brace for US inflation data

Yen slips, markets brace for US inflation data

  By Vidya Ranganathan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The yen was a tad softer against the dollar in trading thinned by a Japanese h..

British royals release photo of Prince George to mark eleventh birthday

British royals release photo of Prince George to mark eleventh birthday

  LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince George turned eleven on Monday, with Kensington Palace publishing a new photogr..

Ransom and AI generated attacks driving cybersecurity investment according to survey by Infosecurity Europe

Ransom and AI generated attacks driving cybersecurity investment according to survey by Infosecurity Europe

Infosecurity Europe, ExCeL London, 21 May 2024: Infosecurity Europe, the most influential information security event running at ExCeL ..

Bayer’s Monsanto wins reversal of $185 million PCBs verdict in Washington court

Bayer’s Monsanto wins reversal of $185 million PCBs verdict in Washington court

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -A Washington state appeals court overturned on Wednesday a $185 million verdict against Bayer’s Mons..

After VW plant victory, UAW sets its sights on Mercedes in Alabama

After VW plant victory, UAW sets its sights on Mercedes in Alabama

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers has made history by winning its first unionization vote at an auto fa..

ECB to set up June rate cut after rapid disinflation

ECB to set up June rate cut after rapid disinflation

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank is all but certain to keep borrowing costs at a record high on Thursday but is likely t..

Xiaomi’s EV buyers face up to seven-month wait for car, app shows

Xiaomi’s EV buyers face up to seven-month wait for car, app shows

BEIJING (Reuters) -Xiaomi is advising would-be buyers of its new SU7 electric sedan that they could face an up to seven-month wait, it..

Syngenta ditches multi-billion dollar China IPO bid

Syngenta ditches multi-billion dollar China IPO bid

BEIJING (Reuters) -Swiss agrichemicals and seeds group Syngenta on Friday withdrew its bid for a multi-billion dollar listing on the S..

India keen on trade deals with Britain, Oman early in Modi’s probable third term, sources say

India keen on trade deals with Britain, Oman early in Modi’s probable third term, sources say

By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to prioritise completion of free trade d..

Big Oil’s climate planning not good enough, investor group says

Big Oil’s climate planning not good enough, investor group says

By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -The current low-carbon transition plans of 10 of Europe’s and North America’s biggest li..

Consumers need better protection against the cost of environmental regulations

Consumers need better protection against the cost of environmental regulations

Tighter environmental regulations can boost industry profits and drive up costs for consumers, finds research from Aalto University Sc..

Cryptoverse: AI tokens outpace record-breaking bitcoin

Cryptoverse: AI tokens outpace record-breaking bitcoin

(Reuters) – The artificial intelligence boom has hit the crypto market with a bang. Coins linked to AI-focused crypto projects h..

AstraZeneca follows rival Boehringer in capping out-of-pocket costs for inhalers

AstraZeneca follows rival Boehringer in capping out-of-pocket costs for inhalers

(Reuters) – Drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Monday it would cap out-of-pocket costs for its inhaled respiratory products at $35 pe..