The Straits Times Business News August 16, 2022 10:34 AMMOSCOW (NYTIMES) – Russia has taken another step to ease restrictions that it adopted to protect its economy and financial markets from sanctions and other consequences of its invasion of Ukraine. Go to Source August 16, 2022 – 6:07 am / Twitter: @hoffeldtcom
The Straits Times Business News January 19, 2022 3:57 PMNEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Microsoft is the dominant force in business software and a giant player in cloud computing. On Tuesday (Jan 18), the company made clear that its ambitions were even bigger, saying it planned to buy powerhouse video game player Activision Blizzard for nearly […]Continue reading
The Straits Times Business News January 18, 2022 2:36 PMNEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Laurence D. Fink, the founder and chief executive of the investment giant BlackRock, has become one of the most influential voices in business over the past decade in pushing corporate leaders to think beyond profits, to their social purpose. Go to Source […]Continue reading
The Straits Times Business News November 05, 2021 9:08 AMSINGAPORE ( NYTIMES, BLOOMBERG) – Oil advanced in early Asian trading on Friday (Nov 5) after Opec, Russia and other oil-producing nations shook off pressure from the Biden administration and decided to stick with their previous plan to raise oil production by a modest 400,000 barrels […]Continue reading
The Straits Times Business News November 03, 2021 2:36 PMNEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Since the spring, the social media company formerly known as Facebook has been evaluating where it advertises and how much it spends doing so, taking pitches from agencies that want to help manage its enormous marketing budget. Go to Source November 3, […]Continue reading
The Straits Times Business News September 22, 2021 7:52 AMNEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Google on Tuesday announced it would spend US$2.1 billion to buy a sprawling Manhattan office building on the Hudson River waterfront, paying one of the largest purchase prices in recent years for an office building in the United States and providing a […]Continue reading
The Straits Times Business News August 15, 2021 10:36 PMBAYAMON (NYTIMES) – Coffee roasters have a problem. The cost of the beans that they import has soared this year, leaving roasters anguishing over whether their customers, from grocery stores to cafes to people looking for their daily latte, will tolerate higher prices. Go to Source […]Continue reading
The Straits Times Business News June 21, 2021 9:00 AMNEW YORK (NYTIMES) – As the national economy recovers from the pandemic and begins to take off, New York City is lagging behind, with changing patterns of work and travel threatening the engines that have long powered its jobs and prosperity. Go to Source June 21, […]Continue reading
US retail sales fell in May in latest sign of bumpy recovery: June 16, 2021 8:14 AMWASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – Retail sales fell more than expected last month, the US Commerce Department reported on Tuesday (June 15), a sign of the uneven recovery of the American consumer and a shift in spending patterns as the country […]Continue reading
