TSMC eyes smaller tech gap between US and Taiwan chipmaking fabs
The company is accelerating the buildout of its capacity in Arizona due to strong demand Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will try to accelerate the transfer of its…
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China warns of ‘penalties’ against carmakers for price war
Other than slashing prices, some automakers have offered incentives such as interest-free loans to entice buyers Chinese regulators warned of “severe penalties” against automakers after…
Trump moves to make tech giants pay for surging power costs
The grid operator serves more than 67 million people from the Mid-Atlantic to the Midwest US President Donald Trump and the governors of several US Northeastern states agreed to push for…
Changi Airport doubles supplemental China flights to 600 ahead of CNY travel surge
Six airlines in Changi Airport will be offering over 600 supplementary flights to as many as 15 Chinese cities to cater to an anticipated increase in travel demand over the coming Chinese…
US firms regain optimism on China after Trump-Xi trade truce
US companies are more upbeat about doing business in China after a trade truce between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to a survey by the American…
SID launches platform for listcos’ board chairs as Value Unlock programme opens for applications
The SID Chairpersons Guild complements the national effort to strengthen the development of Singapore’s equities market Board chairs of companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX)…
Singtel-owned NCS names Sam Liew as CEO as Ng Kuo Pin steps down
Singtel’s subsidiary NCS on Friday (Jan 16) announced that Ng Kuo Pin will step down as chief executive officer on Apr 1 after seven years in the role. Replacing him will be deputy CEO and…
HSBC to conduct ‘strategic review’ of HSBC Life
HSBC said on Friday (Jan 16) that it would conduct a strategic review HSBC Life, its insurance manufacturing business in Singapore. The review will only cover HSBC Life Singapore, and will…
HSBC weighs future of Singapore life insurance business as analysts assess impact on wealth strategy
The bank says this comes under the group’s global ‘ongoing simplification’ drive HSBC said on Friday (Jan 16) that it would conduct a strategic review of HSBC Life, its insurance…
Senate passes three-bill spending package, marking halfway point of delayed appropriations process
The Senate on Thursday cleared a three-bill spending package that passed the House last week, sending the measure to President Trump for his signature. Source link
A long-held tenet of Asia’s markets is suddenly breaking apart
In many ways, the AI infrastructure trade is the biggest swing factor when it comes to the outlook for Asian stocks A breakdown in the relationship between Asia’s stocks and its currencies…
US asks allies to step up measures on Chinese minerals
The US will convene dozens of foreign ministers from allied countries next month to pursue an agreement designed to help reduce their dependencies on Chinese critical minerals. The…
Trump threatens Insurrection Act as protesters, politicians rail against ICE raids in Minneapolis
Another ICE-involved shooting has put Minneapolis on edge, left both a federal officer and a migrant hospitalized, and drawn a new warning Thursday from President Trump, who threatened to…
Fitch warns of eastern European downgrades if Greenland strife cracks Nato
Tensions over Greenland were however, unlikely to affect Denmark’s triple-A rating A raft of European countries could face a one-notch credit rating downgrade if tensions with the US over…
Judge rejects Justice Department's attempt to get California voter roll info
A federal judge shut down the Justice Department's attempt to get voter roll information from California, scolding the Trump administration for turning a pro-voting rights law into what he…
Secondary listings on SGX set to grow in 2026, but regulatory frictions loom
Well-known companies with such listings here include DFI Retail Group, IHH Healthcare, Nio and Prudential With three recent sizeable secondary listings bringing the total on the Singapore…
IMF’s Georgieva says central bank independence critical, backs Powell
International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday underscored the importance of keeping central banks independent and threw her support behind beleaguered Federal Reserve…
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says he wants to stay in job at least five more years
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon wants to stay at his job “at least” five more years, he told an event hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. Dimon, who has led the largest US lender…
Machado gives Trump her Nobel medal in White House meeting on Venezuela's future
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented President Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday during a meeting to discuss her country's future following President…
Chuck Schumer meets with Trump to lobby him on rail project, Obamacare and ICE tactics
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said he met with President Trump at the White House on Thursday to discuss a vital transit program that allows commuters to cross the Hudson River…
CDC studies show value of nationwide wastewater disease surveillance, as potential funding cut looms
Wastewater testing can alert public health officials to measles infections days to months before cases are confirmed by doctors, researchers said in two studies published Thursday by the…
Fed officials back rate-cut pause as inflation concerns linger
Several US Federal Reserve officials speaking on Thursday (Jan 15) signalled a willingness to pause interest-rate cuts at their upcoming policy meeting, citing a labour market that appears…
Former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey now running for Connecticut governor
Betsy McCaughey, a Republican former lieutenant governor of New York who switched parties in an unsuccessful 1998 bid to unseat then-Gov. George Pataki, is now running for governor of…
US stocks: Wall Street ends up as banks gain following results; chips rally with TSMC
US stocks rose on Thursday after two days of declines as Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs shares shot up following upbeat quarterly results, while Taiwan-based chipmaker TSMC’s blockbuster…