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Qantas logs record first-half profit on strong travel demand, new aircraft

The Netherlands Bank (DNB) is to oversee an enhancement of cyber and physical defences, for itself and the country’s lenders, in the face of heightened geopolitical volatility.In an announcement on February 24, the bank said it had studied how different scenarios would impact the Netherlands’ economy, commercial banks and DNB itself. The scenarios included cyber attacks, disruption to logistics chains, longer power outages, and “economic and physical warfare”.DNB said it had identified key Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.To access these options, along with all…

Key takeaways:Bitcoin bulls need a 9% rally from current levels to take the advantage in Friday’s $10.5 billion options expiry.The 90% correlation between Bitcoin and the Nasdaq 100 Index shows that tech investor sentiment drives market confidence.Bitcoin (BTC) price surged to an eight-day high on Wednesday, successfully forming a double bottom near the $62,500 level. Despite these recent gains, Bitcoin price remains 21% lower than it was one month ago, suggesting bulls are unlikely to come out ahead during Friday’s $10.5 billion monthly BTC options expiry. Whether bulls can flip the tables at the last minute and shift momentum back…

In a market where investors have been quick to punish software stocks, Snowflake’s report didn’t offer enough to excite Wall Street.

Free NewsletterGet the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your InboxChinese New Year marks more than the start of a new lunar cycle. For many Singapore SMEs, it represents a reset and a chance to reflect on festive trading performance and set the tone for the months ahead.Now that the celebrations have concluded and we enter the Year of the Fire Horse, the focus shifts from managing peak demand to planning for sustainable growth. The horse symbolises energy, drive and forward momentum. The Fire Horse will no doubt bring with it some disruption and ambiguity for customers, businesses and…

A French utility has agreed to buy the owner of the electricity cables and power lines across London, the south-east and the east of England in a deal worth £10.5bn.Paris-headquartered Engie said on Wednesday that it had struck a deal to buy UK Power Networks (UKPN) in a “major milestone” for the company’s ambition to become the “best energy transition utility”.Engie will buy the electricity network operator, which operates about 192,000km of power lines serving 8.5 million customers across London and southern and eastern England, from a Hong Kong-based conglomerate founded by billionaire business magnate Li Ka-shing, which has owned…

IMF’s Georgieva says tariffs lifted goods inflation, backs gradual Fed easing and deficit action.Summary:Goods inflation partly tariff-drivenFed funds at 3.25%–3.5% consistent with full employmentUS debt requires determined fiscal actionIMF shares concern on trade deficitsCurrent account deficit “too big”No formal view yet on tariff court rulingCourt implications to be incorporated into Article IVIMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said US goods inflation has been “somewhat affected” by tariffs, underscoring the lingering price effects of trade policy even as broader inflation moderates.Speaking alongside the Fund’s Article IV review of the United States, Georgieva indicated that bringing the federal funds rate down to a…

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 20, 2026.Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSalesforce shares tumbled 5% in extended trading on Wednesday after the customer service software maker reported healthy results, although its fiscal 2027 revenue view trailed Wall Street projections.Here’s how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus:Earnings per share: $3.81 adjusted vs. $3.04 expectedRevenue: $11.20 billion vs. $11.18 billion expectedSalesforce’s revenue grew 12% year over year in its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended on Jan. 31, according to a statement. It’s the company’s fastest growth rate in two years.The company…

Five assembly lines with multiple shifts operated at Whirlpool’s manufacturing plant in Amana just five years ago, a union official said during a news conference today. By this summer, the plant will operate one assembly line with one shift of workers, said Kerry Waddell, an assisting business representative for District 6 of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers. “What we’ve seen is a systematic disassembly of the entire plant,” Waddell said. While assembly lines at the Amana plant have been shut down “we’ve seen the Mexico facility grow and produce units that we used to make and sell…

Bitcoin BTC$68,348.88 snapped back near $69,000 on Wednesday, rallying more than 10% from Tuesday’s low as crypto markets staged a broad relief rally after a prolonged stretch of pessimism.Ethereum’s ether (ETH), DOGE$0.09290, native tokens of Solana (SOL) and ADA$0.2663 all posted double-digit gains, extending a move that caught many traders leaning the wrong way.Digital asset stocks, battered lower in the past months amid falling crypto prices, also enjoyed a relief rally. Stablecoin issuer Circle (CRCL) surged 34% after its earnings report, while crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) jumped 14%. Strategy (MSTR), the largest corporate holder of bitcoin, climbed 9%, and the…