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Netflix crushes estimates, renewing faith after July letdown

LOS ANGELES (Oct 17): Netflix Inc.’s Cinderella story isn’t over just yet.

Global Economy

Are we headed for another recession?

SINGAPORE (Sept 7): The outcome of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) has altered the business and economic landscape — for better or worse.

Investing strategies

Old Wall Street strategies are now hugely profitable in China

HONG KONG (Apr 18): Stock pickers may have to reconsider the way they think about China.

Tech

Singapore's largest company by market cap eyes US$105 bil takeover deal

SINGAPORE (Nov 17): Most Malaysians and Singaporeans may not have heard of Penang-born Tan Hock Eng, 65, CEO of Singapore-based, San Jose-run, communications chip firm Broadcom.

Obama making speeches on Wall Street less than a year after leaving White House

(Sept 19): Hillary Clinton says she made a mistake when she gave speeches on Wall Street after leaving government. Taking money from banks, she writes in her new memoir, created the impression she was in their pocket.

Trump administration calls for major revamp of Wall Street rules

(June 13): The Trump administration laid out its highly anticipated plan for overhauling bank rules, calling on the government to ease, though not eliminate, many of the strictures that were imposed on Wall Street after the financial crisis.

Switch it up this year: Buy in May, till November stay

NEW YORK (May 29): "Sell in May and go away" is perhaps the oldest saw on Wall Street, but it appears there's no shortage of US mutual funds doing exactly that this year.

Global Markets

Trump turmoil has Wall Street cheerleaders facing hard questions

(May 18): For the first time, a Wall Street that’s been giddy over Donald Trump is starting to ask some hard questions.

Global Economy

House passes spending bill that omits most Trump priorities

WASHINGTON (May 4): The House passed a shutdown-avoiding US$1.17 trillion ($1.63 trillion) spending bill that President Donald Trump plans to sign even though Democrats were able to defeat most of his wish list, including money for a wall at the US-Mexi
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Global Markets

Wall Street questions if Trump can turn his promises into policy

WASHINGTON (Jan 24): A number of Wall Street analysts are becoming increasingly concerned that President Donald Trump won't be able to follow through on several key proposals that he campaigned on, such as lowering corporate taxes and increasing infra
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