SGX December securities turnover value up 29% on 2025 momentum
The trading value of securities on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) climbed 29 per cent year on year in December, driven by “sustained stock market momentum” throughout 2025. The bourse…
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Fear of the unknown preventing firms from embarking on sustainability journey: SMF
The manufacturing body has therefore rolled out programmes to help them overcome the obstacles Fear of the unknown is one factor stopping somecompanies from moving forward in their…
BYD creates new Linghui sub-brand aimed at ride-hailing market
Among other new models disclosed in the filings, Luxeed registered its first multi-purpose van BYD has created a new sub-brand, called Linghui, that will house some re-badged models…
China’s industrial buyers shun copper after prices hit record
A SIGNIFICANT chunk of Chinese copper demand has all but evaporated after the metal’s stunning surge to record levels. Copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) burst through US$13,000 a…
Gold falls as commodity index adjustments weigh ahead of US jobs data
Gold fell on Friday (Jan 9) as commodity index readjustments and a firm US dollar kept the pressure on prices in the near term, with investors positioning ahead of the US non-farm payrolls…
Nevada Gov. Lombardo leads ballot initiative to keep biological males out of girls' sports
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo is heading a petition drive to bar biological males from girls' scholastic sports, seeking to put the issue directly before the voters after being thwarted by the…
Cathay Pacific seeks savings, cuts some jobs in efficiency push
Cathay Pacific Airways has asked all departments to identify savings and efficiencies in an attempt to rein in expenses, as Hong Kong’s flagship carrier prepares for a slower rate of…
Stocks to watch: China Aviation Oil, Geo Energy
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Jan 9): China Aviation Oil (CAO): Its parent China National Aviation Fuel (CNAF) will…
Venezuela helps vault Rubio to quarterback of Trump's foreign policy team
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is a football fan - he played in college, supports the Miami Dolphins, and his son is a running back for the University of Florida Gators. Now, he is…
Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say
Federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, a day after an officer shot and killed a driver in Minnesota, authorities…
Federal immigration officer shoots 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say
A federal immigration officer shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, a day after an ICE officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis. Source link
Trump moves to address housing costs by ordering feds to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds
In a move he says will lower monthly mortgage costs and put more money in homeowners' pockets, President Trump has directed the federal government to purchase $200 billion in mortgage…
Colorado AG accuses Trump of 'revenge campaign' for state refusal to free convicted elections clerk
Colorado's attorney general accused the Trump administration on Thursday of waging a "revenge campaign" by choking off funds and ending federal programs over the state's refusal to accede…
New VR documentary puts you in the devastation of the L.A. fires — and might help you heal
A snapshot of fire-ravaged Altadena is laid out before me, hovering like a diorama. My eyes zero in on a red door, its frame one of the few surviving remnants of a home. I pull it closer…
Vance says Renee Good's fatal shooting by ICE officer in Minneapolis was 'tragedy of her own making'
The White House rejected Democrats' demands to pull immigration enforcement out of Minnesota in the wake of the ICE shooting this week, saying that would "give in to terrorism," and blamed…
London player Colt targets data centre migration to expand Singapore market share
It views global connectivity as its competitive advantage, and identifies opportunities in SGX data centre migration Data centre migrations are an opportunity for global challengers to…
After delays, the missing Jan. 6 plaque will be displayed at the Capitol
The Senate has agreed to display a plaque honoring the police who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, rebuffing House Speaker Mike Johnson who has said the commemorative…
Panama says it cancelled flag of US-seized oil tanker a year ago
Panama’s maritime authority on Thursday said it had cancelled in January of last year the flag of the M Sophia, a Venezuela-linked oil tanker seized by the US military this week. The US…
House rebukes GOP leaders with passage of Obamacare subsidies extension
House Democrats on Thursday secured an unlikely win with the passage of a bill to re-up their COVID-era expansion of Obamacare subsidies for three years. Source link
Vice President Vance calls killing of Minneapolis woman by ICE officer 'a tragedy of her own making'
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday blamed a federal immigration officer's fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman on "a left-wing network," Democrats, the news media and the woman who was…
The shooting outside a Utah church grew out of a dispute between funeral goers, police say
A complicated crime scene and uncooperative witnesses hindered Salt Lake City police efforts to investigate a shooting outside funeral services at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day…
White House ballroom planners propose second story over historic colonnade, new visitors center
Planners developing a massive ballroom on the East side of the White House want to expand the project to include other additions and amenities, among them a second story on the West Wing…
Oil settles up 3% on Venezuela news, supply worries in Russia, Iraq and Iran
Oil prices climbed over 3 per cent on Thursday after two straight days of declines, settling at a two-week high as investors assessed developments in Venezuela and worried about supplies…
European stocks’ early-2026 rally hits speed bump as retail reality check drags
EUROPEAN stocks fell on Thursday, dragged down by a selloff in tech and disappointing updates from several heavyweight retailers, while weaker gold and copper prices weighed on broader…