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London retains top spot in own global financial centre survey for sixth year
Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 09:52 AM[LONDON] London remains the world’s top financial centre ahead of New York, the City of London Corporation’s annual survey based on public...
STI, Asian markets rebound after Trump backs off on tariffs
[SINGAPORE] Asian markets rebounded on Thursday (Jan 22) morning as Wall Street closed higher after news that a Greenland deal framework has been reached.US President Donald Trump said that...
UOB up 2.2% at 9-month high; Macquarie lifts target price to S$41 ahead of Q4 earnings
It has potential for a ‘relative-value catch up play’, with headwinds set to abate this earnings season [SINGAPORE] Shares of UOB rose on Thursday (Jan 22) after Macquarie upgraded...
South Korea’s Kospi stock benchmark tops 5,000 for first time
Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 09:01 AM[SEOUL] South Korea’s stock benchmark topped 5,000 points for the first time on Thursday, powered by gains in chipmakers like Samsung Electronics...
Stocks to watch: Seatrium, Toku, AA Reit, HRnetGroup, Info-Tech Systems
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jan 22): Source link
Lululemon founder slams board after see-through leggings fiasco
Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 08:42 AMLULULEMON Athletica founder Chip Wilson lashed out over the company’s latest product flop, calling it a “total operational failure” that he blamed...
Circles.Life to increase platform fee from S$0.30 to S$0.70 from Feb 1, drawing criticism online
Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 08:30 AM[SINGAPORE] Customers of local telco Circles.Life will need to pay almost double in platform fees from Feb 1, with the move drawing criticism...
Seatrium unit faces 130 million euros in claims from consortium partner amid arbitration proceedings
The group says it is currently ‘unable to definitively ascertain the financial impact, if any’[SINGAPORE] Seatrium New Energy (SNE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Seatrium , and Norwegian energy...
US House panel advances bill to give Congress authority over AI chip exports
Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 07:25 AM[NEW YORK] The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly advanced a bill that would give Congress power over...
Trump says he may be down to one candidate to head the Fed
Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 06:35 AM[DAVOS, Switzerland] US President Donald Trump on Wednesday indicated he was close to choosing the new chair of the Federal Reserve, adding...
US inflation, not geopolitics, remains biggest risk to markets in 2026, says this chief investment strategist
LGT Private Banking’s Stefan Hofer cautions that market volatility will be ‘much higher’ this year[SINGAPORE] A resurgence in US inflation – rather than geopolitical flashpoints or political rhetoric –...
