Business
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Pennsylvania Olive Garden Cook Commits Suicide by Diving Head First into Restaurant’s Deep Fryer
An Olive Garden employee has reportedly died by suicide after an incident involving kitchen deep fryers. As reported by The Smoking Gun, last Friday (Jan. 30), a male cook at…
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Luckin Coffee’s PE owner gains more control over Chinese chain
The company’s American depositary receipts have gained 24% in the past 12 months Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 12:51 PM [HONG KONG] Centurium Capital consolidated its holding in Luckin…
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Nancy Guthrie: Teens Charged in Arizona Home Invasion Linked to $66 Million-Dollar Cryptocurrency Plot on Same Day as Suspected Kidnapping
As the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie enters into its sixth day, federal and local investigators are looking into all possible links to the mysterious disappearance of the “Today” show…
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Who Is Derrick Callella? Man Who Sent Bitcoin Ransom Note to Nancy Guthrie’s Family Is Ex-LA County Staff Who Stole Unemployment Benefits
A California man accused of sending fake ransom messages to the family of Savannah Guthrie regarding her missing mother has been arrested and formally charged, according to a criminal complaint…
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Japan’s Kirin sells Four Roses bourbon as US whisky market cools
Concerns over the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs also continue to weigh on the sector Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 12:05 PM [TOKYO] Japanese brewer Kirin Holdings…
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Singapore bets on K-pop’s soft power for long-term tourism and branding gains
Upcoming BTS concerts expected to lift tourism, though economic impact may be shy of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour effect [SINGAPORE] Exclusive concert deals, destination partnerships and a K-pop training academy…
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Former Japan currency chief says FX intervention should be backed by rate hikes
Nakao warned that the yen could weaken further if the BOJ was slow to raise interest rates Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 11:22 AM [TOKYO] Currency intervention using Japan’s…
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Gold, silver extend losses on global tech rout, firmer dollar
Investors expect at least two 25-basis-point rate cuts in 2026, with the first one expected in June Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 11:12 AM [BENGALURU] Gold and silver extended…
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Inside Singapore’s largest silver vault: How is the metal stored and handled?
[SINGAPORE] It’s not just gold; interest in silver has also picked up among investors here and globally. The white metal’s price crossed US$100 per troy ounce on Jan 23. Since…
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Uber ordered to pay US$8.5 million in trial over driver sex assault claims
The company maintains that its drivers are independent contractors rather than employees Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 10:48 AM A US jury ordered Uber on Thursday to pay US$8.5…
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AI race sends Big Tech’s capital spending to stratospheric high
Each tech giant has laid out a slightly different route to recouping their investments [WASHINGTON] Four of the biggest US technology companies together have forecast capital expenditures that will reach…
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Singapore, Asia markets bleed as Wall Street rout deepens; YZJ Shipbuilding sinks over 5%
[SINGAPORE] Asian markets took a beating at the open on Friday (Feb 6) after a new round of heavy selling hit US tech stocks and crypto. Yangzijiang Shipbuilding was the…
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Singapore, Asia markets bleed as Wall Street rout deepens; YZJ Shipbuilding sinks over 5%
Shipbuilder’s shares likely affected by a drop in Maersk earnings, potential layoffs [SINGAPORE] Asian markets took a beating at the open on Friday (Feb 6) after a new round of…
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Singapore, Asia markets mostly down after Wall Street tech rout
[SINGAPORE] Asian markets ended the week largely in the red on Friday (Feb 6), taking the cue from the US markets on Thursday, when tech stocks and crypto slumped over…
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Rolls-Royce admits Thai Airways shortfall, plots aggressive regional comeback
RR is rolling out the final phase of its upgraded Boeing 787 engine, the Trent 1000 XE, this quarter [SINGAPORE] After years of damage control over its Boeing 787 engines,…
