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Big tech is armed, waiting to repel US antitrust onslaught
(June 10): Investors were caught off guard by the sudden US assault on technology giants last week, but behind the scenes, the industry’s biggest companies have been preparing for this moment of reckoning for months.
June 07, 2019
Data privacy
Amazon workers are listening to what you tell Alexa
SINGAPORE (Apr 15): Tens of millions of people use smart speakers and their voice software to play games, find music or trawl for trivia. Millions more are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones into their homes out of concern that
April 15, 2019
Disruption and Digitalisation
Singapore malls try big gambit before online shopping catches on
(Nov 24): Online shopping in Singapore is lacklustre even after Amazon Inc debuted its Prime service in mid-2017. The island’s malls are trying hard to keep it that way.
November 25, 2018
Tech
Forget Elon Musk, focus on 'Mobility as a Service'
SINGAPORE (Sept 3): For nearly three weeks in August, the drama of electric car and energy storage firm -Tesla going private had dominated the business headlines. Did maverick CEO Elon Musk really have the “funding secured” as he claimed in his twee
September 05, 2018
Broker's Calls
Sheng Siong likely to see stellar FY19F as growth momentum continues: DBS
SINGAPORE (July 31): DBS Group Research is maintaining its “buy” call on Sheng Siong Group (SSG) with a higher target price of $1.26, implying 25 times FY19F earnings.
July 31, 2018
Tech
3 reasons why tech is still in a secular uptrend
SINGAPORE (Apr 23): With FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google) stocks retreating from their 2018 highs and tech valuations settling, how should global investors react?
April 23, 2018
Broker's Calls
Pleasant margin surprise from Hi-P; COO resignation calls for concern
SINGAPORE (Feb 19): Hi-P on Feb 13 reported that its 4Q17 earnings more than doubled to $59.6 million y-o-y, which brought FY17 earnings to $121.5 million, 122.8% higher y-o-y.
February 19, 2018
Singapore Budget
Online shoppers in Singapore may have to pay tax
(Feb 12): Singapore may unveil an e-commerce tax in next week’s budget, setting the tone for a region that’s grappling with online retail’s assault on brick-and-mortar vendors.
February 12, 2018
Amazon, Berkshire, JP Morgan team up to cut healthcare costs in US
(Jan 31): Amazon.com Inc, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Tuesday they will form a company to cut health costs for hundreds of thousands of their US employees, setting up a major challenge to an inefficient US healthcare system.
January 31, 2018
Tech
How a 77-year-old Singapore CEO fixed a US$100 mil blunder
SINGAPORE (Dec 20): In 2015, Yao Hsiao Tung was 75 and looking to slow down. He’d begun seeking his successor as chief executive officer of Hi-P International Ltd., a contract manufacturer for customers including Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. But an an
December 20, 2017