S&P 500, Dow open slightly higher with big tech results
The S&P 500 and the Dow opened slightly higher on Monday (Jan 26), as investors braced for a heavyweight run of earnings along with a closely watched Federal Reserve monetary…
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OUE Reit H2 DPU up 10.6% at S$0.0125
However, revenue falls 4.2% due to no contributions from Lippo Plaza Shanghai, which the Reit had divested The manager of OUE Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) on Monday (Jan 26) posted…
Keppel Infrastructure Trust secures S$100 million loan facility
The trustee-manager of Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT) on Monday (Jan 26) announced that it has obtained a S$100 million loan facility. It has also secured 50 million euros (S$75.3…
Low Keng Huat privatisation crosses 90% threshold
Consistent Record’s final offer of S$0.78 a share is 8.3% or S$0.06 higher than its initial price Mainboard-listed construction and property developer Low Keng Huat (LKH) is set to be…
Congress Can Change the Cancer Story with a Vote
An early-detection blood test, if covered by Medicare, could save money and lives. Source link
President Trump Can Make the Americas Great Again
After several years of a U.S. in retreat, the Monroe Doctrine is experiencing a resurgence. Source link
Save Bayh–Dole’s $2 Trillion Impact on American Innovation
A proposed 50 percent royalty seizure would be a death knell for our system of academic technology transfer. Source link
Why 2026 Marks the Dawn of Nationwide School Choice
Trump’s new federal school choice program includes an irresistible pathway for taxpayers to help kids. Source link
Reeling Minnesota
The latest immigration-enforcement-related shooting deserves a credible investigation. Source link
We Don’t Need Politicians to Know That Life Is Worth Living
The March for Life has very little to do with JD Vance or Donald Trump. Source link
“Infinite Jest” Has Turned Thirty. Have We Forgotten How to Read It?
In 2023, the writer Patricia Lockwood chafed at Wallace’s supposed sainthood in a long piece for the London Review of Books. The essay, in its ambivalence, did things other than chafe;…
Easter Island and the Allure of “Lost Civilizations”
She also formed a bond with a Rapanui prophetess named Angata, the leader of an uprising against the sheep-ranching operation then dominating the island, which took place during the…
Mapletree Logistics Trust Q3 DPU falls to S$0.01816
Amount distributable to unitholders declines 8.5% year on year to S$92.7 million in Q3 Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.01816 for the third…
Banking trio ends lower, weighing on STI
Across the broader market, decliners outnumber gainers 310 to 259 after 1.6 billion securities worth S$1.7 billion change hands Singapore shares finished mixed on Monday (Jan 26), with the…
SoftBank stops talks to buy data centre firm Switch
O] SoftBank Group has halted talks about an acquisition of US data centre operator Switch, a setback to founder Masayoshi Son’s ambition to roll out Stargate AI…
Blackstone eyes more hiring in Asia to tap private market demand
The alternative asset manager sees huge potential from bringing private markets to individual investors Blackstone is planning to hire more people across Asia to tap growing…
SGX-listed pawnbrokers, stocks ride gold rally as precious metal breaks US$5,000 level
Pawnbrokers have emerged as beneficiaries of gold’s historic rally, as the yellow metal crossed the psychological US$5,000 mark and set yet another record. After already gaining much in…
Japan says in close coordination with US on forex as yen intervention risks mount
Top Japanese authorities said on Monday they have been in close coordination with the United States on foreign exchange, but declined to confirm news reports of rate checks that…
Morgan Stanley looks to expand in Asia as markets deregulate
Morgan Stanley is pushing to expand its footprint in Asia, betting on a more favourable business outlook and growing opportunities in deregulated economies, according to Gokul…
Yen surges as intervention risks lurk
The yen firmed 0.5 per cent to 154.84 per dollar as of 0052 GMT, after sharp spikes on Friday sparked speculation over potential intervention. The New York Federal Reserve…
Oil little changed as supply concerns temper US winter output disruptions
— Oil prices were little changed on Monday after climbing more than 2 per cent in the previous session, as supply concerns kept a lid on…
Malaysian ringgit hits highest since 2018 on AI, growth optimism
The Malaysian ringgit rose to the strongest level in more than seven years, buoyed by optimism over the country’s ties to the artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain and the…
China’s low birthrate isn’t doomsday for formula milk suppliers
Falling birthrates, a phenomenon across richer countries, are obviously a drag on firms that make products for children China’s shockingly low birthrate is not quite the calamity…
Gold rushes to record high above US$5,000/oz
Gold surged to a record high above US$5,000 an ounce on Monday (Jan 26), extending a historic rally as investors piled into the safe-haven asset amid rising geopolitical tensions.…