India considering 49% foreign ownership in state-run banks
A is considering allowing foreigners to own as much as 49 per cent stake in its state-run banks as policymakers look to bolster capital at these lenders to fund growth, without…
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SGX-listed gold-linked counters fall on precious metal’s decade-worst plunge
Market watchers expect volatility in the yellow metal to continue in the near term Source link
Higher education needs to change in order to survive the AI economy
A college degree is usually thought of as a ticket to a great job and a secure future. Yet, the job market over the past few years has not been kind to graduates. Rapid changes in…
6 tech-infused items under $30 to keep you warm this winter
February is here. The “New Year, New Me” energy has officially worn off, replaced by a much more realistic “New Year, Same Me, But Freezing” thanks to a very disrespectful wind chill a…
India to spend 100 billion rupees to make biopharma production hub
The funding will be directed towards the research and production of biologics and biosimilar medicines India will invest 100 billion rupees (S$1.4 billion) in biopharmaceutical…
Metals traders lose at least one billion yuan as ‘Hat’ flees China
Chinese metals markets have seen more than their fair share of scandal in recent years Chinese metals traders have racked up losses totalling at least one billion yuan (S$183 million)…
KKR, Singtel & GIC bid for Temasek-backed STT GDC
Should it go through, the deal would be one of Asia’s largest data-centre transactions Temasek-backed data-centre operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is reportedly close to…
Why KKR, Singtel and GIC want Temasek-backed STT GDC
Should the deal go through, it would be one of Asia’s largest data centre transactions Temasek-backed data centre operator ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) is reportedly close to…
Indonesian stocks fall after last week’s dramatic shake-up, US$80 billion rout
Indonesian stocks slid on Monday after a tumultuous week during which a warning from MSCI over transparency concerns triggered an US$80 billion market rout and the country’s top…
Positive takeaways for Singapore Reits from Keppel Reit's dpu dilutive MBFC Tower 3 deal
With demand for office trusts focused in the Republic despite lower yields, more capital should be allocated domestically Investors buy real estate investment trusts (Reits) to earn…
‘Shop in China’ travel boom risks complicating PBOC’s yuan math
Foreign visitors to the capital city of Beijing spent an unprecedented 50.6 billion yuan in 2025 A SURGE in foreign travellers strolling in Beijing’s Summer Palace and binging on…
ST Engineering to design and develop new satellites in Singapore
These will improve high-speed data transfer, disaster response planning and environmental monitoring ST Engineering will design and develop a constellation of four radar satellites in…
Australia set for U-turn to rate hike in break from global trend
Australia’s central bank faces the uncomfortable prospect of going against the global grain and switching back to raising interest rates this week to douse resurgent inflation,…
Trump's deportation surge loses big in Texas court, but prevails in Minnesota
The Justice Department plans to appeal a federal judge's scathing ruling that freed 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father and suggested the Trump administration was acting immorally…
CapitaLand India Trust H2 DPU rises 22% to S$0.039
CapitaLand India Trust recorded a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.039 for its second half ended Dec 31, 2025, up 22 per cent from S$0.032 in the year-ago period. This brought its…
USD Index signals further downside after key technical breakdown
THE US dollar has dominated global headlines in recent months following a steep and persistent decline, fuelling strong rallies across major currencies and precious metals. To assess the…
The Grammys bring more celebrity pushback to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown
Entertainment's awards season has coincided with the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis, forcing artists to decide whether and how to join the growing cultural…
Celebrities rip Trump's immigration crackdown at Grammys
Entertainment's awards season has coincided with the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis, forcing artists to decide whether and how to join the growing cultural…
Misconduct complaint dismissed against judge who handled El Salvador prison deportation case
A federal appeals court judge has dismissed a misconduct complaint filed by the Justice Department against a judge who clashed with President Donald Trump's administration over…
House opposition mounts to spending package needed to end partial shutdown
The government is in a partial shutdown, and the House may struggle this week to pass a second iteration of a funding package needed to end it amid opposition from lawmakers in both…
Fundraising hauls show RNC vastly outpacing Democrats ahead of midterm elections
The Republican National Committee has vastly outpaced Democrats in the crush for cash ahead of the midterm elections, holding a nearly $100 million advantage at the close of 2025,…
Dutch airline KLM resumes flights to Middle East
Airline KLM is resuming flights to Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, it said late on Saturday, after previously announcing it would avoid flying over large parts…
Mayor of Portland, Oregon, demands ICE leave the city after federal agents gas protesters
The mayor of Portland, Oregon, demanded U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leave his city after federal agents launched tear gas at a crowd of demonstrators - including young…
Trump shrugs off Democratic upset in deep-red Texas
President Trump brushed off a surprise Democratic win in a Texas state Senate special election -- even though it happened in a district that tends to be solidly Republican. Source link