Sony, Singapore’s GIC to invest US$2 billion in music catalogues
The joint venture will give the Japanese entertainment company funds to build up its portfolio of songs Sony Group and Singapore’s GIC sovereign wealth fund are forming a joint…
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Nvidia invests US$2 billion more in CoreWeave, offers new chip
The world’s most valuable company has pledged tens of billions of US dollars towards AI companies Nvidia, the dominant maker of artificial intelligence (AI) chips, invested an additional…
China deepens probe into Meta’s landmark US$2 billion buyout of Singapore-based Manus
ING is deepening an investigation into Meta Platforms’ US$2 billion acquisition of Chinese-founded artificial intelligence (AI) startup Manus, raising the risk that regulators…
MSCI rule shift may spur US$2 billion exit from Indonesian stocks
Global funds may withdraw more than US$2 billion from Indonesian equities in coming months if MSCI proceeds with a change to its indexing methodology, underscoring concerns about the…
Thailand approves US$2 billion PCB manufacturing investment by joint venture
Thailand’s investment board said on Monday (Jan 19) it had approved an investment worth US$2.08 billion by a joint venture led by Taiwan’s Zhen Ding Technology, the world’s largest printed…
Pakistan to allow Binance to explore ‘tokenisation’ of up to US$2 billion of assets
The move comes as other countries expand formal licensing rules for crypto exchanges amid broader global regulatory tightening Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with crypto…
BHP strikes US$2 billion funding deal with GIP for iron ore power network
The two firms will form an entity in which BHP will hold a 51% stake and GIP the remaining 49% stake BHP Group said on Tuesday (Dec 8) that BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Fund (GIP)…
DayOne Data Centers seeks US$2 billion in upsized funding deal: sources
Singapore-based DayOne Data Centers is in advanced talks to raise more than US$2 billion in an upsized Series C funding round to help support its expansion in international markets,…
Nvidia takes US$2 billion stake in Synopsys as AI deal spree accelerates
The deal adds to Nvidia’s slew of new partnerships in the artificial intelligence ecosystem Nvidia has invested US$2 billion in chip design software maker Synopsys as part of an expanded…
Buyer of Shell’s refinery has set aside US$2 billion for Singapore investments; more deals on the way
Aster is betting on ‘strategic resilience’ as it invests through the oil and gas down cycle Energy and chemicals player Aster has set aside US$2 billion in investments for the Singapore…
NYSE parent nears deal for US$2 billion stake in crypto-based betting startup Polymarket: sources
INTERCONTINENTAL Exchange, the parent of New York Stock Exchange, is in talks to invest US$2 billion in Polymarket, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Oct 7), citing people…
Citi expects global digital asset trades to hit US$2 trillion a day; DBS sees volume surge in H1
In a white paper released this week, Citi projected that in five years, the world will see US$2 trillion in digital assets held or traded in a single day. The figure, which excludes…
Trump weighs using US$2 billion in Chips Act funding for critical minerals, sources say
THE Trump administration is considering a plan to reallocate at least US$2 billion from the Chips Act to fund critical minerals projects and boost Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s…
Johnson & Johnson to invest US$2 billion to boost US manufacturing as drug tariffs loom
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said on Thursday (Aug 21) it would invest US$2 billion in North Carolina as it aims to expand its US manufacturing presence amid looming drug import duties…
SoftBank to invest US$2 billion in Intel as part of US push
SoftBank Group agreed to buy US$2 billion in Intel stock, a move that extends its US investment effort and offers a vote of confidence in the struggling chipmaker. SoftBank will…
Meta to share AI infrastructure costs via US$2 billion asset sale
Meta Platforms is pressing ahead with efforts to bring in outside partners to help fund the massive infrastructure needed to power artificial intelligence (AI), disclosing plans in a…
Oil falls US$2 a barrel on worries about Opec+ supply, US jobs data
Oil prices US$2 a barrel on Friday (Aug 1) because of jitters about a possible increase in production by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its allies, while a…
Trump Media buys US$2 billion in Bitcoin for crypto treasury plan
Trump Media & Technology Group, the firm behind Truth Social, has acquired about US$2 billion in Bitcoin and related securities as part of its previously announced plan to become…
China venture capital funds tap global investors for US$2 billion in comeback
China’s largest venture capital houses are tapping the market for at least US$2 billion in new funds, re-engaging with the country’s startups in a signal of renewed global investor…
SpaceX to invest US$2 billion in Musk's xAI startup
SpaceX has committed US$2 billion to xAI as part of a US$5 billion equity round, deepening the ties between tech billionaire Elon Musk’s ventures as his artificial intelligence…
Prudential commences third tranche of US$2 billion share buyback scheme
Asia-focused insurer Prudential on Tuesday (Jul 1) announced the commencement of the third and final tranche of its US$2 billion share buyback programme launched in June 2024. This latest…
UBS kicks off share buyback programme of up to US$2 billion
Group is launching a programme to repurchase as much as US$2 billion worth of its own shares, it said in a release on Monday (Jun 30). The buyback is expected to kick off on…
Asian banks fuel more than US$2 billion loan boom in Middle East
Middle East borrowers are ramping up loans that are being syndicated in the Asia-Pacific as they look to diversify fundraising beyond global bond and domestic markets. More than US$2…
S-E Asia tech funding hits US$2 billion in H1 2025, yields unicorn in Sygnum: Tracxn
Digital asset group Sygnum has emerged as the sole new unicorn from South-east Asia in the first half of 2025, data platform Tracxn said in a report released on Thursday (Jun 26). The…