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China trading curbs may hit HK$250 billion of Hong Kong assets
It comes as more mainland investors chase higher returns in the US and other overseas marketsPublished Mon, May 25, 2026 · 12:47 PMCHINA’S latest crackdown on cross-border stock trading...
Japan’s Nikkei jumps past 65,000 mark for first time on Iran talks optimism
Published Mon, May 25, 2026 · 11:19 AM[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average surged past the 65,000 level for the first time on Monday (May 25), as optimism for a...
Huawei touts chipmaking breakthrough to shorten gap with TSMC
The smaller a transistor becomes, the more can be fitted on a chip, which in turn will become more powerfulPublished Mon, May 25, 2026 · 10:10 AMHUAWEI Technologies said...
Indonesia eyes commodity export policy detail rollout in coming weeks
Danantara Sumberdaya is expected to take control of export contracts, shipping and payments at a later datePublished Mon, May 25, 2026 · 09:51 AM[JAKARTA] Global markets and major trading...
Aspial Lifestyle raises S$84.8 million at S$0.402 apiece
S$60 million is from a private placement while S$24.8 million was obtained from a preferential offering[SINGAPORE] Consumer lifestyle group Aspial Lifestyle has completed a private placement of around 149.3...
Nasdaq 100’s longer-term trend still bullish despite recent increase in volatility
Published Mon, May 25, 2026 · 07:00 AMTHE Nasdaq 100 Index is approaching a significant technical threshold as investors navigate the intersection of strong artificial intelligence-related earnings growth and...
Gold drops as Fed governor says next move likely to be rate hike
Published Mon, May 25, 2026 · 06:34 AM[NEW YORK] Gold declined as traders ramped up bets on US Federal Reserve monetary tightening after governor Christopher Waller warned the Iran...
‘Market has jumped the shark’: Sizzling chip stocks rally showing signs of patterns seen in 2000
MICHAEL Burry – the American investor who rose to fame when his bets against mortgage securities were celebrated in the Hollywood blockbuster The Big Short – recently warned that...
To AI executives, we’re all just ‘meat computers’
This comparison has not landed well with a public anxious about the artificial intelligence future Source link
Nissan unit scraps plan to make EV powertrains in UK: Nikkei
The plan to invest £48.7 million to make up to 340,000 units a year has been cancelledPublished Sun, May 24, 2026 · 08:24 PM[TOKYO] Nissan Motor subsidiary Jatco has...
Lawsuit risk, president’s scorn: Why US companies are tiptoeing into the Trump tariff-refund race
COMPANIES in the US are wary of saying too much about one particular nugget of good news for their bottom line and inflation.Only about 5 per cent of the...
Shareholder change ‘not a new thing’; firm’s strength comes from its talent: Cycle & Carriage MD
The Singapore and Malaysia car retailer’s staying power stems from its management and people, says Wilfrid Foo[SINGAPORE] Right off the bat, the head of automobile distributor Cycle & Carriage...