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Heavyweight stocks disrupted by new technologies, shifting consumer behaviour
SINGAPORE (June 17): New technologies and shifting consumer behaviour are destroying the reliable returns once offered by some widely owned heavyweight stocks.
June 17, 2017
Tech
The remaking of Sony
This article appears in Issue 783 (June 12) of The Edge Singapore which is on sale now
June 14, 2017
Tech titans take top three spots for companies Singaporeans want to work for
SINGAPORE (May 23): Google, Facebook and Apple topped the three companies Singaporeans want to work for, believing they will obtain a happier work life, according to a JobStreet.com survey.
May 23, 2017
Tech
UK tells WhatsApp to open up to intelligence services
LONDON (March 27): UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd said Facebook Inc.’s WhatsApp messaging system should open its encryption to security services and urged online companies to be more aggressive in shutting down sites exploited by terrorists.
March 27, 2017
Global Markets
Nike put in hot seat for false marketing by Chinese TV show
HONG KONG (March 16): Nike Inc. was chided by a consumer-protection show on state-run television in China, giving a black eye to the athletic brand in its second-biggest market.
March 16, 2017
Tech
3 smartphone vendors which fared even better than Apple in the Chinese market last year
SINGAPORE (Feb 6): In 2016, Apple Inc. saw a y-o-y decline in the Chinese market for the first time ever – even as the smartphone market in China saw both y-o-y and q-o-q growth over the past year, according to a recent report by International Data Corp
February 06, 2017
Google steals Apple’s No. 1 spot as world’s most valuable brand
SINGAPORE (Feb 2): Apple Inc. is no longer the most valuable brand in the world, according to the latest edition of the Brand Finance Global 500 report.
February 02, 2017
Tech
Apple iPhone price under pressure as buyers seek cheaper devices
SAN FRANCISCO (Jan 27): Apple Inc. results next week will likely show iPhone sales growing again, bucking a year of declines. That’s the good news.
January 27, 2017
Tech
Apple is trumping Trump in Taiwan with Asia’s only currency gain
HONG KONG (Jan 25): Taiwan is proving a surprising investment winner under Donald Trump.
January 25, 2017