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Australia to prioritise antimony, gallium, rare earths in A$1.2 billion reserve
[MELBOURNE] Australia will prioritise antimony, gallium and rare earth elements as part of its A$1.2 billion (S$1 billion) strategic reserve, it said on Monday (Jan 12), as its Treasurer...
Gold, silver notch record highs on safe-haven demand, Fed rate-cut bets
[BENGALURU] Gold broke through US$4,600/ounce for the first time on Monday (Jan 12), while silver also jumped to an all-time high, bolstered by geopolitical and economic uncertainties and growing...
Fed served with DOJ subpoenas, Powell vows to stand firm
Trump has also sought to fire the central bank governor Lisa Cook, another extraordinary step[WASHINGTON] US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said that the US central bank had been...
Nam Lee’s Joanna Yong ceases to be chairman
The requisitioning shareholders’ rationale for the removal has yet to be announced[SINGAPORE] Shareholders of Nam Lee Pressed Metal Industries voted on Friday (Jan 9) to remove Joanna Yong as...
‘One of the best years ever’: DBS’ equities head sees buoyant 2026 for Singapore IPOs
Art Karoonyavanich says the bank is involved with ‘quite a number’ of companies that could go public this year[SINGAPORE] Initial public offering (IPO) volumes on the Singapore bourse in...
E-commerce platforms such as Shopee expand into insurance amid tighter regulatory scrutiny
Questions around governance and oversight of the digital sales channels come into sharper focus[SINGAPORE] E-commerce giant Shopee is expanding beyond retail and featuring insurance offerings on its platform.The offerings...
Maersk explores more ethanol use for green fuel to cut reliance on China
[COPENHAGEN] Danish shipping company Maersk is looking at increasing its use of ethanol as a fuel, which could reduce its dependence on China and boost the industry’s decarbonisation efforts,...
‘Buy the dip’ might be the worst advice you’ve ever heard
In both bull and bear markets, this tactic might be hazardous to investors Source link
Stellantis scraps US plug-in hybrid sales, citing weak demand
The automaker’s pullback comes as Detroit carmakers reassess electric-vehicle spending amid policy changes under US President Donald TrumpCHRYSLER parent Stellantis said on Friday (Jan 9) that it will stop...
OpenAI, SoftBank invest US$1 billion in SB Energy as Stargate buildout expands
The data centre construction boom has also prompted major players, including Meta Platforms[BENGALURU] OpenAI and SoftBank Group will invest US$500 million each in SB Energy to expand data centre...
Apple shares on pace to match longest losing streak since 1991
The company and other computer and device makers have been under pressure from rising prices for components such as memory chips[SAN FRANCISCO] Apple shares are on pace to tie...
Trafigura readies first Venezuelan oil ship as part of mega sale
Traders have been notifying US refiners to gauge interest for the oil, with sales expected to kick off on Monday[HOUSTON] Commodities trader Trafigura Group is getting ready to load...