Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund posts record gain of HK$331 billion
Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund reported a record investment gain of HK$331 billion (US$42.4 billion) in 2025, helped by rising global markets. The fund delivered an investment gain of…
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The rise of weather influencers
“Snow Will Fall Too Fast for Plows,” “ICE STORM APOCALYPSE,” and “Another Big Storm May Be Coming …” were all headlines posted on YouTube this past weekend as the biggest snowstorm in…
OCBC taps Citi to roll out securities lending for clients, following Maybank’s earlier move
This covers retail and corporate customers of OCBC Securities and clients of Bank of Singapore OCBC has rolled out a securities lending programme that will allow customers to lend out…
Ringgit rises to 2018 high buoyed by Trump
Central bank says economic fundamentals and government reforms will provide long-term support to ringgit The Malaysian ringgit rose to its strongest in nearly eight years amid…
China’s four-year energy spree has eclipsed entire US power grid
A is undertaking an energy-building boom unlike anything the world has ever seen, as Beijing seeks to ensure supply for power-hungry facilities that are key to dominating…
Singapore Airlines adds flights for March to October season, adjusts schedules for Singapore Airshow
Some flights will be cancelled or rescheduled between Jan 29 and Feb 8 due to the airshow Singapore Airlines (SIA) will increase flight frequencies and boost passenger capacity on selected…
China gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips, sources say
A has approved its first batch of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips for import, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, marking a shift in position as…
China approves first batch of Nvidia H200 chip imports: sources
— China has approved its first batch of Nvidia H200 artificial intelligence chip imports, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters,…
DOJ says it will finish review of Epstein files 'in the near term'
The Justice Department said it has now conducted a page-by-page review of "millions" of pages of documents from its files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and said it…
China to favour Brazilian soybean imports in H1 despite renewed US inflows
China is expected to boost imports of Brazilian soybeans in the first half of 2026, as record production and competitive prices propel shipments, reinforcing South America’s…
Indonesian equities plunge after MSCI flags ownership, free float concerns
Global index provider cites persistent ‘fundamental investability issues’ and concerns over coordinated efforts to distort prices Jakarta stocks tumbled on Wednesday (Jan 28) after global…
Amazon bungles Wednesday layoff plan with misfired internal email
Amazon on Tuesday appeared to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs planned for Wednesday morning by sending a commiseration email and…
SoftBank in talks to invest up to US$30 billion more in OpenAI, source says
BANK is in discussions to invest up to an additional US$30 billion in OpenAI, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The investment would form part of a…
Man tackled after spraying unknown substance on Ilhan Omar at town hall in Minneapolis
A man wearing a black jacket was tackled to the ground after spraying an unknown substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis on Tuesday. Source link
Hidden risks build at Vietnam banks on mounting debt guarantees
The country needs to balance economic growth targets with steps to curtail side effects from debt-fuelled expansion Vietnamese lenders are providing more pledges to cover…
Keppel, Chandra Asri’s Aster to assess development of Jurong Island sustainable aviation fuel plant
The proposed facility will have a planned production capacity of up to 100,000 tonnes of the fuel a year Keppel, through its infrastructure division, has entered into an agreement with…
Stocks to watch: ST Engineering, Keppel, Hong Leong Asia, Sasseur Reit
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Jan 28): Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering):The group’s total…
Shein could face EU investigation but no interim measure, commission official says
Chinese fast-fashion online retailer Shein could face an EU investigation on the sale of illegal products on its platform, but is unlikely to be hit with an order to suspend its…
S-Reits set for first DPU recovery in four years: Julius Baer
Singapore’s retail and office sectors are well placed to benefit in 2026, says analyst For the first time in four years, Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) should see…
Trump says his administration will let E15 gasoline be sold permanently
President Trump said Tuesday in Iowa that his administration will allow a higher-ethanol gasoline blend known as E15 to be sold permanently, a move that could boost the state's corn…
LVMH suffers sluggish sales of high-end fashion and handbags
Some companies in the sector have been more resilient, such as Cartier owner Richemont Sales at LVMH’s key fashion unit fell over the holiday season as the Louis Vuitton owner…
The Annual Census Update Shows a Redder America
Declining net migration and a continuing shift to the red states is redrawing America’s political map. Source link
Trump Thinks This Is the Main Issue With Alex Pretti’s Death
Normally, the FBI would handle such an investigation, considering that it has the lab facilities and investigators experienced with shootings. In fact, Border Patrol agents requested the…
Immigration agency officials to testify before House and Senate
Top officials from ICE, Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are set to testify before the House and Senate Homeland Security committees next month,…