MiniMax shares surge 25% as optimism over Chinese AI firms grows
MiniMax Group shares surged in Hong Kong, buoyed by growing investor confidence in the technology offered by China’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) startups. The stock…
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Private credit & buyout firms: Valuations under pressure
Higher base rates are challenging borrowers’ ability to fulfil interest burdens There are signs of more pressure on private credit loans in 2026, as higher base rates challenged borrowers’…
SIA is sole Singapore company among Fortune’s top 50 admired firms; Wilmar also makes list
National carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) ranked first among its peers in the airline industry on Fortune’s 2026 World’s Most Admired Companies list. The survey assessed nine criteria,…
SIA, Wilmar the only Singapore companies to make Fortune’s most admired firms list
The national carrier is the only company based here to feature within the top 50 of the list National carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) ranked first among its peers in the airline industry…
South Korea bourse CEO sees Kospi at 6,000, vows to cut ‘zombie’ firms
The index’s surge over the past 12 months is the best among more than 90 global equity indexes tracked by Bloomberg The world-beating rally in South Korean stocks is poised to extend as…
Lutnick warns some South Korean, Taiwanese firms may face 100% chip tariffs unless they invest in US
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said South Korean memory chipmakers and Taiwanese companies that are not investing in the US may face up to 100 per cent tariffs unless they commit to…
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…
Australian dollar holds ground as US dollar firms, eyeing small weekly gains
THE Australian dollar held its ground on Friday, lifted by a rebound in global stocks and unfazed by a firmer US dollar on the back of growing expectations that interest rates there will…
BitGo IPO: Date, BTGO share price for crypto firm’s closely watched NYSE public debut
2025 saw several successful public offerings, especially from companies operating in the AI, cryptocurrency, and fintech spaces. What many on Wall Street are anxious to know is whether the…
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…
China warns solar firms on monopoly risks amid consolidation bid
Measures such as raising industry standards and gradually phasing out subsidies are also likely to continue CHINA’S market regulator has warned several producers of polysilicon, a key…
Asian stocks ease, dollar firms ahead of jobs report, ruling on tariffs
Asian stocks drifted lower and the dollar stood tall on Friday ahead of a crucial jobs report, while investors girded for a Supreme Court ruling on the legality of President Donald Trump’s…
Chinese firms dominated global humanoid robot shipments in 2025
The industry’s global sales more than quintupled from 2024, according to Omdia’s figures HUMANOID robot makers in China accounted for the vast majority of the roughly 13,000 units shipped…
Wall St opens lower; defence firms up as Trump calls for budget boost
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Jan 8), as investors turned cautious ahead of Friday’s crucial nonfarm payrolls report, while defence companies advanced after…
Chinese tech firms rise in Hong Kong debut as US-China tech race heats up
The trio’s performance will help gauge whether Hong Kong can extend last year’s IPO resurgence Three newly listed Chinese technology companies ended higher on Thursday (Jan 8), raising a…
China asks tech firms to halt orders for Nvidia’s H200 chips: report
Beijing has asked some Chinese tech companies to halt orders for Nvidia’s H200 chips this week, and is expected to mandate domestic artificial intelligence (AI) chip purchases, the…
Import Costs, Tariff Pressures Suggest Turbulent 2026 For Shoe Firms, But Some Optimism Takes Hold
Shoe companies are bracing for a challenging first half in 2026. According to a Q4 2025 Shoe Executive Business Survey by the Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), higher landed…
The Private Equity Firms That Gobble Up Hospitals and Spit Them Out
If anyone had asked him, which they hadn’t, Jones would have told them that this man needed to go to a different hospital, one that was only five miles away and that has a comprehensive…
Chinese firms make strong Hong Kong debuts, capping bumper listings year
With more than 300 companies filing for IPOs, the momentum is set to carry into 2026 [SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] Several Chinese companies that raised about HK$7 billion (S$1.2 billion) combined…
U.S. bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online
The State Department announced Tuesday it was barring five Europeans it accused of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints. Source link
India insurance move opens pension firms to 100% foreign holding
The move comes amid a surge in foreign investment in Indian banks and deeper reliance on Indian tech hubs India’s move to lift investment caps on the insurance industry also applies to the…
Chinese chip firms line up for Hong Kong listings in coming weeks
At least six Chinese companies related to artificial intelligence are set to go public in Hong Kong in the coming weeks, people familiar with the matter said, building on the strong recent…
Silver tops US$65 for first time; gold firms as US unemployment rate climbs
Silver vaulted past the US$65 mark for the first time on Wednesday (Dec 17), while gold edged higher as weaker US labour data rekindled expectations of interest-rate cuts, pressuring the…
MUFG, SMFG among Japanese firms piling into India for growth
The total volume of deals targeting Indian companies has climbed 15% this year to almost US$90 billion Japanese companies are expanding in India, making it one of the busiest corridors for…