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ZURICH (March 19): Siemens will cut 5,600 jobs at its Digital Industries business, the engineering company said on Tuesday, in the latest blow for German industry shaken by weak demand at home and abroad.

The job cuts amount to a little more than 8% of the 68,000 people employed in Digi...

Siemens to cut 8% of jobs at struggling factory automation business

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the underlying economy is healthy and there’s no reason for the US to see a recession, while rejecting the idea of assuring there cannot be a downturn.

Bessent sees no reason for recession, economic data ‘healthy’

Tencent Music Entertainment Group's revenue rose 8.2% in the fourth quarter, as China's biggest music streaming company registered its second straight quarter of growth after a year-long slowdown.

Tencent Music quarterly revenue climbs 8% on stronger streaming demand

Alphabet said on Tuesday it would buy Wiz for US$32 billion (RM142.2 billion) in its biggest deal as the Google parent doubles down on cybersecurity to sharpen its edge in the cloud-computing race against Amazon.com and Microsoft.

Alphabet to buy Wiz for US$32b in its biggest deal to boost cloud security

Apple Inc lost its fight at Germany’s top civil court to overturn a regulator’s decision to put it under tighter antitrust scrutiny alongside other US tech giants.

Apple loses top court fight over German antitrust crackdown

Volkswagen AG’s Audi will cut as many as 7,500 positions in Germany by 2029 as the automaker tries to shore up its flagging profitability.

Audi to cut 7,500 jobs in Germany to become more efficient

Indonesia’s veteran Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said she will stay in her post, dispelling resignation rumours that helped drive the stock market to its biggest slump in three years.

Indonesia’s Indrawati says she is not quitting as finance chief

Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) deputy director general (entrepreneurship) Datuk Zulfikri Osman has been appointed as the new Mara director general.

Zulfikri Osman appointed Mara director general 

Malaysia strongly condemned the killing of eight humanitarian workers from the Malaysian Consultative Council for Islamic Organisations (Mapim) in an airstrike in Gaza last Saturday.

Anwar condemns killing of Mapim humanitarian workers in Gaza 

Zero tolerance for intolerance is a crucial principle that must be firmly embraced in Malaysia, a country rich with cultural and religious diversity, said National Unity Advisory Council member Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.

Lee Lam Thye urges zero tolerance for intolerance, return to core values of Rukun Negara 

An ultra-high net worth Chinese businessman is suing four former staff in Singapore for allegedly misappropriating S$74 million (US$56 million or RM248.9 million), underscoring the vulnerabilities of certain family office structures.

Rich Chinese alleges family office staff in Singapore misused US$56m

Investors slashed exposure to US equities by the most on record in recent weeks as expectations of global economic growth worsened, according to Bank of America Corp.

BofA survey shows biggest ever drop in exposure to US equities

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the underlying economy is healthy and there’s no reason for the US to see a recession, while rejecting the idea of assuring there cannot be a downturn.

Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) deputy director general (entrepreneurship) Datuk Zulfikri Osman has been appointed as the new Mara director general.

Tencent Music Entertainment Group's revenue rose 8.2% in the fourth quarter, as China's biggest music streaming company registered its second straight quarter of growth after a year-long slowdown.

Malaysia strongly condemned the killing of eight humanitarian workers from the Malaysian Consultative Council for Islamic Organisations (Mapim) in an airstrike in Gaza last Saturday.

Xiaomi Corp hiked its 2025 delivery target for electric vehicles to 350,000 units after posting its fastest revenue growth since 2021, reflecting inroads into the Chinese EV market.

Xiaomi raises EV targets after sales grow fastest since 2021

Zero tolerance for intolerance is a crucial principle that must be firmly embraced in Malaysia, a country rich with cultural and religious diversity, said National Unity Advisory Council member Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.

Apple Inc lost its fight at Germany’s top civil court to overturn a regulator’s decision to put it under tighter antitrust scrutiny alongside other US tech giants.

Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global reported on Tuesday a 7.1% rise in fourth-quarter revenue to 52.9 billion yuan (US$7.32 billion or RM32.5 billion), as the company's recovery from a regulatory overhaul of its operations gathered pace.

Didi reports 7.1% revenue rise, swings to 4Q loss 

ZURICH (March 19): Siemens will cut 5,600 jobs at its Digital Industries business, the engineering company said on Tuesday, in the latest blow for German industry shaken by weak demand at home and abroad.

The job cuts amount to a little more than 8% of the 68,000 people employed in Digi...

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