(RTTNews) - Royal Philips (PHG, PHGFF.PK, PHIA.AS, PHI1.DE, 1PHIA.MI, PHIA.F), a Dutch health technology company, on Thursday announced a seven-year strategic alliance with WellSpan Health to advance research, innovation, and the deployment of imaging and diagnostic technologies
(RTTNews) - Royal Philips (PHG, PHGFF.PK, PHIA.AS, PHI1.DE, 1PHIA.MI, PHIA.F), a Dutch health technology company, on Thursday announced a seven-year strategic alliance with WellSpan Health to advance research, innovation, and the deployment of imaging and diagnostic technologies
The average debt ratio of China’s district- and county-level local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) remained below that of their municipal-level counterparts in 2025. Photo: VCG The average debt ratio of China’s district- and county-level local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) remained below that of their municipal-level counterparts in 2025, a sign that Beijing’s debt-relief campaign ha...
The average debt ratio of China’s district- and county-level local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) remained below that of their municipal-level counterparts in 2025. Photo: VCG The average debt ratio of China’s district- and county-level local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) remained below that of their municipal-level counterparts in 2025, a sign that Beijing’s debt-relief campaign has helped ease some pressure on the lower-level platforms. The average liability-to-asset ratio for 637 district- and county-level LGFVs was 58.19% in 2025, compared with 59.46% for 234 municipal-level LGFVs, according to a report by Jiangsu Modern Asset Investment Management Consultant Co. Ltd.
SoftBank Group Corp. ’s payments unit is buying the life insurance unit of T&D Holdings Inc. for ¥134.3 billion ($840 million) to broaden its offerings and better compete in Japan’s ballooning fintech market. PayPay Corp. , Japan’s dominant payments app, said it will take a 70.2% stake in privately held T&D Financial Life Insurance Co. in a deal expected to close in October of next year. One Inves...
SoftBank Group Corp. ’s payments unit is buying the life insurance unit of T&D Holdings Inc. for ¥134.3 billion ($840 million) to broaden its offerings and better compete in Japan’s ballooning fintech market. PayPay Corp. , Japan’s dominant payments app, said it will take a 70.2% stake in privately held T&D Financial Life Insurance Co. in a deal expected to close in October of next year. One Investment Management’s OneIM Indigo will acquire a 14.9% stake. A unit of SoftBank’s telecom unit, PayPay is angling for a bigger slice of Japanese households’ near $15 trillion in financial assets . Consumers are spending more time online, spurring double-digit growth in fintech revenues across the industry. The company, which made its market debut in New York in March, is seeking to make further inroads into asset management, according to a release. Launched in 2018, PayPay has amassed more than 70 million users, gaining ground against rivals like e-commerce heavyweight Rakuten Group Inc. ’s Rakuten Pay through heavy marketing, aggressive subsidies and SoftBank’s support in signing on merchants. But Rakuten has a deeper reach through its online marketplace, cash-generating bank and securities arms, and capital tie-up with Mizuho Financial Group Inc. Under the agreement, T&D has an option to sell its remaining 14.9% stake in the life insurer three years after the deal is closed.
There's a lot of debate about the future of AI — not just whether it will produce the returns investors are expecting, but also if AI will lead to mass worker displacement. Big banks are the perfect prism through which to explore some of these questions. Not only are they deploying AI very quickly, but they have a wide range of workers who are using the technology, from back-office employees to ju...
There's a lot of debate about the future of AI — not just whether it will produce the returns investors are expecting, but also if AI will lead to mass worker displacement. Big banks are the perfect prism through which to explore some of these questions. Not only are they deploying AI very quickly, but they have a wide range of workers who are using the technology, from back-office employees to junior analysts to the most senior investment bankers. We spoke with David Solomon, chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, about the impact of AI on the banking business, and why he does not predict a major white collar wipeout. We talk about the outlook for headcount, current conditions in capital markets, and the bank's role in the upcoming SpaceX IPO and Alphabet's historic equity capital raise. He also tells us about his early career in junk bonds and (with his love of electronic dance music) how AI is transforming music production. (Source: Bloomberg)
Siobhan Haughey, one of Hong Kong’s most successful athletes with four Olympic swimming medals, has her sights set on more success in the pool at this September’s Asian Games in Nagoya and Aichi prefecture in Japan. The 28 year-old, who won silver medals in both the women’s 100m and 200m freestyle at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Games and two bronze medals in the same events at the 2024 Paris Games, has...
Siobhan Haughey, one of Hong Kong’s most successful athletes with four Olympic swimming medals, has her sights set on more success in the pool at this September’s Asian Games in Nagoya and Aichi prefecture in Japan. The 28 year-old, who won silver medals in both the women’s 100m and 200m freestyle at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Games and two bronze medals in the same events at the 2024 Paris Games, has continued her winning ways in recent months. Earlier this year, Haughey won several medals at the...