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Singapore is accelerating its artificial intelligence strategy with sweeping measures aimed at reshaping businesses, upgrading worker skills, and strengthening financial markets. Presenting the national Budget on Thursday, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced a national AI council, new tax incentives, workforce programmes, and expanded access to AI tools. The initiatives reflect a coordinated effort to embed

Restaurant Brands International delivered stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue as Burger King’s international business gained momentum and helped offset weaker performance in parts of its portfolio. The fast food group, which also owns Tim Hortons and Popeyes, reported solid global sales growth even as overall profit declined from a year earlier. International expansion, especially in

US stock index futures moved modestly higher on Thursday after a stronger-than-expected labor market report eased fears of an economic slowdown, though investors grew more cautious about the outlook for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts. Markets are now focused on upcoming inflation data and corporate earnings for further direction. The January jobs report showed payroll growth

AppLovin stock price retreated by over 6% in the extended hours after the technology giant published its financial results and maintained a positive outlook despite the rising fears of AI disruption. APP dropped to $429 after ending the day at $455. AppLovin growth accelerated  AppLovin, a top software in the advertising industry, has come under

VeChain’s VET token rose on the day as buyers attempted to recover from recent lows, gaining about 9% over the past 24 hours alongside a 26% increase in trading volume. The token rebounded from levels near $0.007 and was trading above $0.008 at the time of writing. Data from CoinMarketCap showed that VET’s move reflected

Cisco stock (NASDAQ: CSCO) slumped over 7% in the pre-market trading on Thursday despite its latest quarter ticking all the right boxes on headline numbers. The networking giant posted double-digit revenue and profit growth, topping Wall Street forecasts, but a softer-than-hoped gross margin and only in-line guidance. The move underlined how sensitive investors have become

JasmyCoin (JASMY) is one of the best performers in the market as it hit the $0.0061 resistance level earlier today. The coin found support at a key level earlier this week. The rally is fueled by growing bullish sentiment, with Santiment data indicating that certain whales are accumulating JASMY tokens. The technical analysis also suggests

X is moving deeper into financial services as its long-awaited payments platform, X Money, enters internal testing and prepares for a wider rollout. The initiative marks a major step in Elon Musk’s effort to transform X from a social media network into a financial ecosystem. By combining messaging, payments, and asset management, the platform aims

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits declined less than expected last week, suggesting the US labor market remains resilient despite signs of cooling hiring momentum and recent weather-related disruptions. Seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 227,000 in the week ending February 7, the Labor Department said on Thursday.

Australian shares surged past the key 9,000 mark for the first time on Thursday, lifted by financials and a string of upbeat corporate earnings. The S&P/ASX 200 index gained 1.1% to 9,019.10, marking an all-time high and closing record. The benchmark has risen in seven of the past 15 sessions this month, extending a rally