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- Singapore’s Straits Times Index is Southeast Asia’s best performing index for 2024—and it’s all due to its Big Three banks
A share rally in Singapore's biggest banks—DBS, UOB and OCBC—lifted the Straits Times Index to end the year above Malayis'a Kuala Lumpur Composite Index.
- CEOs have never headed for the exits as much as they are this year—here’s why so many are leaving
"The current landscape has a lot of uncertainty baked in, and companies are responding by putting temporary leaders in place."
- Billionaire Steve Ballmer has more than 80% of his portfolio in Microsoft stock and advises everyday investors to ‘keep it simple’
"Microsoft’s outperformed just about every other asset I could have owned. It’s a little hard to say that it hasn’t worked out."
- EU leaders see NATO defense spending goal rising from 2%
A Financial Times report on Friday said Trump’s staff told European officials the US president-elect wants to increase NATO’s spending limit to 5%.
- ‘God Bless America’ fund beats political rivals with 33% gain
The fund’s biggest holding is Tesla Inc., run by Elon Musk, who backed Trump’s election bid.
Technology
- Human versus autonomous car race ends before it begins
A2RL admits that this is a hard problem, and that's refreshing.
- Ars Technica’s top 20 video games of 2024
A relatively light year still had its fair share of interactive standouts.
- Green sea turtle gets relief from “bubble butt” syndrome thanks to 3D printing
Boat collision left Charlotte stranded at the surface and in danger of predation.
- Exploring an undersea terrain sculpted by glaciers and volcanoes
Researchers found a fossilized seascape while studying the impact of a volcanic eruption.
- 12 days of OpenAI: The Ars Technica recap
Did OpenAI's big holiday event live up to the billing?
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