BNP Paribas vows more cost cuts after profit tops forecast
BNP reported net income of 2.97 billion euros (S$4.46 billion) for the three months ending in December Paribas nudged up its 2028 profitability target on Thursday (Feb 5) and…
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Hyun Bin’s ‘Made In Korea’ Tops Disney+ Asia Pacific Charts
Disney+ has confirmed that “Made In Korea” has become the streamer’s most-viewed Korean original premiere of 2025 across Asia-Pacific markets, based on viewership figures recorded 28 days…
Gold tops US$5,000 as global upheaval fuels precious metals rally
— Gold surged beyond US$5,000 an ounce for the first time, extending a breakneck rally fuelled by US President Donald Trump’s reshaping of…
JioHotstar’s ‘Special Ops’ Season 2 Tops 2025 India Streaming Charts as Netflix Leads Overall With 20 Entries in Top 50
Espionage thriller “Special Ops” Season 2 emerged as India’s most-watched streaming original in 2025, drawing 29.6 million viewers on JioHotstar, according to Ormax Media’s annual audience…
South Korea’s Kospi stock benchmark tops 5,000 for first time
South Korea’s stock benchmark topped 5,000 points for the first time on Thursday, powered by gains in chipmakers like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, reaching a level promised…
Netflix Tops 325 Million Subscribers, Plans to Boost Content Spending 10% to $20 Billion in 2026
Netflix said it had more than 325 million subscribers worldwide as of the end of 2025 — up from 301.2 million a year prior — as it looks to get even bigger by buying Warner Bros. The…
Francois Ozon’s ‘The Stranger’ Tops France’s Lumières Awards as Richard Linklater Wins Best Director With ‘Nouvelle Vague’
Francois Ozon‘s “The Stranger,” an adaptation of Albert Camus’ literary masterpiece which world premiered at Venice, topped the 31st Lumières Awards, taking best Film, best Actor for…
ASML tops US$500 billion market cap as TSMC plans to spend more
ASML, the world’s biggest maker of equipment used to manufacture computer chips, crossed US$500 billion in market value for the first time on Thursday (Jan 15), after top customer TSMC…
Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘King’ Tops IMDb’s Most Anticipated Indian Films of 2026 List (EXCLUSIVE)
IMDb has revealed its most anticipated Indian films of 2026, with Shah Rukh Khan‘s action thriller “King” claiming the top spot based on global user engagement from the platform’s…
GoFundMe campaign for Ford worker TJ Sabula quickly tops $90K in latest politically charged fundraiser
A GoFundMe page is raising thousands to support a worker at the Ford Rouge Plant in Dearborn, Michigan, after he openly criticized President Trump—to his face. The worker, identified in…
China Box Office: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Tops Final Weekend of 2025
James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” remained the dominant force at the China box office over the Dec. 26–28 frame, adding RMB166.4 million ($23.4 million) to lift its local cumulative…
Vietnam Joins World's Top 25 Trading Economies as Trade Tops US$900 Billion
Vietnam's total trade turnover has exceeded US$900 billion for the first time, marking a major milestone in the country's economic integration with global markets, according to the General…
Powerball’s Christmas Eve jackpot tops $1.7B—but here’s what you’d actually get
It may be a very Merry Christmas for one lucky Powerball winner. The Christmas Eve Powerball jackpot is accumulating like a snowball tumbling down an epic sledding hill. The total is now…
Gold tops US$4,500, silver and platinum hit records in metal markets frenzy
Gold surges more than 70% this year, driven by safe-haven demand, de-dollarisation trends, central bank buying and others Gold surged past US$4,500 per ounce for the first time on…
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…
Aryan Khan’s Netflix Series ‘The Ba*ds of Bollywood’ Tops IMDb’s 2025 Most Popular Indian Shows (EXCLUSIVE)
IMDb has unveiled its annual ranking of the most popular Indian series of 2025, with Aryan Khan‘s “The Ba***ds of Bollywood” claiming the top spot among global viewers. The rankings are…
China’s trade surplus tops $1 trillion for the first time—even with Trump’s tariffs
China’s exports rebounded in November after an unexpected contraction the previous month, pushing its trade surplus past $1 trillion for the first time, according to data released Monday.…
Singtel tops buybacks; Soon Hock and EnGro chairs boost stakes; Sanli eyes growth with placement
Over the five trading sessions from Nov 21 to 27, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of S$552 million extending the S$131 million net outflow…
Alibaba revenue tops estimates with strong instant retail, AI push
The company’s results come against the backdrop of a costly battle in China’s ‘instant retail’ sector Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba beat analysts’ quarterly revenue estimates on Tuesday…
‘Now You See Me 3’ Tops Global Box Office With $75.5 Million, ‘Demon Slayer’ Hits $730 Million, ‘One Battle After Another’ Crosses $200 Million
Lionsgate’s “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” swiped the top spot on global box office charts with $75.5 million. The film, which also took first place in the domestic marketplace, earned…
For the First Time, Saint Laurent Tops Lyst’s Hottest Brands Ranking
LONDON — Despite a 7 percent slip in revenue in the third quarter of 2025, Saint Laurent was able to claim the top spot in the latest Lyst hottest brands ranking for the first time,…
Harley-Davidson tops revenue estimates on demand for custom touring models
Harley-Davidson topped third-quarter revenue estimates on Tuesday (Nov 4) on robust demand for its high-margin custom touring models, which offset the cost of tariffs and a challenging…
Spotify Tops 700 Million Monthly Users in Q3, Revenue Climbs 13%: ‘It All Comes Back to User Fundamentals,’ Says Outgoing CEO Daniel Ek
Spotify saw double-digit growth on its free and paid-subscription tiers for the third quarter of 2025, as the audio streaming delivered results that met or beat Wall Street forecasts. The…
Chevron tops Q3 earnings estimates with record production after Hess deal
Adjusted earnings for the three-month period ended Sep 30 were US$3.6 billion or US$1.85 per share Chevron beat analyst estimates on Friday (Oct 31) as record oil and gas production,…