Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire — here’s what $1 trillion can buy

Catapulted by the market debut of his rocket company SpaceX, Elon Musk is now the world’s first trillionaire. That level of ...
MarketWatch

Apple reports a parade of sales records as earnings top $30 billion for the first time, stock gains

Apple Inc. reported record overall and iPhone holiday sales as well as its best revenue ever in a calendar year Thursday, as the tech giant’s quarterly earnings topped $30 billion for the first time.
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Metro Pacific, GIC close $1-B Java deal

Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), along with partner Singaporean investor GIC, has finalized the $1-billion deal to acquire a 35-percent stake in the company that holds the concession to the ...
CNN

Boeing names new CEO after losses more than triple

Boeing named a new CEO Wednesday after reporting a core operating loss of $1.4 billion in the second quarter — more than triple the loss from a year ago — as increased scrutiny of the safety and ...
CNN

Boeing to pay $443 million to airlines for Max 9 grounding as losses and problems mount

Boeing reported a slightly smaller loss in the first quarter compared to the same time a year ago, but said fixing the problems that got attention after the Alaska Air incident will push back its ...
The Straits Times

Money laundering case: President’s Challenge received over $350k in donations, ComChest got $30k

SINGAPORE - The Community Chest (ComChest) received $30,000 and the President’s Challenge got more than $350,000 from individuals whose names are similar to those of people charged in the $2.8 billion ...
The Straits Times

Record heatwave of up to 45 deg C scorches much of Asia, and it’s going to get worse

A record-smashing heatwave has been scorching South and South-east Asia, with temperatures so searing in places like India’s West Bengal that people there are frying eggs under the heat of the noonday ...