Europe’s STOXX 600 hits record high on earnings boost; ECB in focus
Pan-European index is at 626.36 by 0945 GMT, with all major regional benchmarks in the black STOXX 600 rose 0.8 per cent to hit a record high on Wednesday (Feb 18) as defence…
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Japan’s Streaming Market Hits $7.2 Billion as Netflix, Prime Video and U-Next Dominate, Report Finds
Japan‘s premium video-on-demand sector achieved $7.2 billion in total revenue during 2025, marking a 15% year-over-year increase, according to a new report from Media Partners Asia. The…
Apac commercial real estate investment hits US$40.3 billion in Q4, capping strongest year since 2021: JLL
The increase pushed full-year investment 12% higher year on year to US$147.6 billion Asia-Pacific’s commercial real estate market ended 2025 on a high note, with investments in the fourth…
Transcript: Trump ICE Rants Get Truly Weird as Crushing Fox Poll Hits
And, you know, I am a pop-culture aficionado and I have just been so, like, entertained by folks who are like, Click here to learn why I didn’t date this person. Then you click on it and…
Trump Tirade over Protests Goes Off Rails as Crushing Fox Poll Hits
Donald Trump appears in deep denial about how widely hated his ICE raids have become. He let out a strange, rambling tirade to reporters about how the “silent majority” is still behind…
Singapore bank lending hits fastest monthly growth since Dec 2024; full-year lending at multi-year high
For the whole of 2025, bank lending up 5.8% at S$10.26 trillion, MAS data indicates Singapore’s bank lending in December 2025 charted the highest monthly increase since December 2024,…
Top Latin America Fest Guadalajara Goes to Berlin With Best of Fest Hits From Mexico’s ‘Amelie’ to Diego Luna Passion Project, the Standout ‘State of Silence’
To celebrate 40 years, Mexico’s Guadalajara Film Festival, based out of Mexico’s second biggest city and Guillermo del Toro’s home town, is doing what it has always done: taking Mexican…
Transcript: Trumpworld Fractures over Protests as Brutal ICE Poll Hits
Because what’s actually happening is—and you can see this in Minneapolis—if there are social assumptions about diversity, about liberals not being sincere, about their belief in…
Trump Advisers Quietly Turn on Stephen Miller as Brutal ICE Poll Hits
After we recorded this episode, we noticed that Axios is reporting that anger is rising at Stephen Miller inside Donald Trump’s inner circle. Some White House officials blame Miller for…
Alex Honnold’s ‘Skyscraper Live’ Hits 6.2 Million Views on Netflix
“Skyscraper Live,” a stream of Alex Honnold‘s free solo climb of one of the tallest buildings in the world, reached 6.2 million views on Netflix. The climb, which took place at the Taipei…
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
https://newrepublic.com/article/205740/transcript-dem-senator-harsh-takedown-trump-breaking-pointAs the country absorbs the shock of Alex Pretti’s murder by federal agents in Minneapolis,…
Singapore dollar hits 11-year high against greenback
Singdollar breaches 1.27 level to strongest since 2014, driven by intervention rumors The Singapore dollar strengthened to its strongest level against the greenback since late 2014 on…
Malaysian ringgit hits highest since 2018 on AI, growth optimism
The Malaysian ringgit rose to the strongest level in more than seven years, buoyed by optimism over the country’s ties to the artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain and the…
Trump Explodes in Wild Fury After Poll Hits Him with Worst Results Yet
Donald Trump exploded in fury on Thursday at polling and media companies. He raged over “Fake and Fraudulent Polling,” said this should be a “criminal offense,” lashed out at numerous news…
UOB soars over 3% to hit record as OCBC also hits a high; STI jumps 1%
Shares of OCBC Bank and UOB hit record highs on Friday (Jan 23), driving the Straits Times Index (STI) to an all-new peak. UOB shares rose 3.1 per cent to S$38.79 as at 10.26 am, while…
China, Indonesia, Malaysia top Changi Airport markets in 2025; total passenger traffic hits record
China, Indonesia and Malaysia were Changi Airport’s top passenger markets in 2025, the airport operator said on Thursday (Jan 22), amid a record 69.98 million passengers passing…
Gaza Peace Process Hits ‘Phase Two’ Trouble
Trump’s dream of transforming Gaza into a seaside resort community will come to nothing if Hamas resists pacification. Source link
Transcript: Angry Trump’s Threats Go Haywire as Damning ICE Video Hits
Sargent: Just to close this out, I think the way I would put that is that they think the supercharging of all these violent tensions and malignancies among Americans, among ethnic group…
Indonesia’s rupiah hits record low on central bank independence worries
Indonesia’s rupiah hit a record low against the dollar on Tuesday as investors fretted about the country’s central bank independence after President Prabowo Subianto nominated his nephew…
CEO revenue confidence hits five-year low: PwC survey
There was a sharp divide between those already seeing benefits from AI adoption and those who did not [DAVOS, Switzerland] Only three in 10 chief executives are confident in their…
China’s aluminium output hits record, steel below one billion tonnes
CHINESE aluminium output rose to an all-time high last year, climbing above the country’s capacity limit, while steel fell to a seven-year low, underscoring dramatically different…
Billionaires’ wealth hits new peak as their clout grows: Oxfam
BILLIONAIRE wealth surged at three times its recent pace last year to reach its highest level on record, deepening economic and political divides that threaten democratic stability,…
Trump hits 8 European countries with 10% tariff for not backing U.S. acquisition of Greenland
President Trump said Saturday on social media that he would impose a 10% import tax on eight European countries until "a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland."…
China’s electricity use hits record in 2025, surpasses 10 trillion kWh
China’s electricity consumption climbed 5 per cent to a record high last year, surpassing 10 trillion kilowatt-hours for the first time, the National Energy Administration said on…