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‘Tangible progress’: SIA defends Air India investment in response to Sias
[SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) said its investment in Air India gives the national carrier access to growth opportunities that cannot be fully realised through a single hub model, where...
Airbus wins major order from Air China to firm regional hold
The deal adds to a series of successful sales campaigns for the European planemakerPublished Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 07:15 PM[BEIJING] Airbus won an order from Air China for...
Singapore stocks fall on Friday as local banks take a hit; STI down 0.5%
Across the broader market, gainers trail losers 226 to 365, after 1.2 billion securities worth S$2.1 billion change handsPublished Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 06:10 PM[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended...
Japan’s Nikkei slides into correction zone on tech selloff, Middle East conflict
Published Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 04:20 PM[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei tumbled into correction territory on Friday (Jul 17), as a global rout in chipmakers and an escalation in the...
Philippine bourse seeks to boost retail trading with new reforms
The aim is to attract retail investors away from online gambling and cryptocurrency tradingPublished Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 04:02 PM[MANILA] The sole stock exchange in the Philippines is...
Financial astrology: Is the STI really hoping for Spain to win the World Cup?
Since 1990, a European winner sees the index rise 8.7%, while a South American winner sees it fall 5.7%[SINGAPORE] On Monday (Jul 20), at 3 am in Singapore, the...
India’s SBI Funds Management attracts US$31 billion in bids in country’s fourth-most-subscribed IPO
India’s largest asset manager oversees funds worth US$131 billion as of March 2026Published Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 01:32 PMINDIA’S SBI Funds Management drew bids worth 3 trillion Indian...
Frasers Property Industrial CEO Reini Otter to step down; Ian Barter named interim leader
[SINGAPORE] Frasers Property announced on Friday (Jul 17) that the CEO of its industrial and logistics arm, Frasers Property Industrial, is set to step down on Dec 17.Reini Otter,...
IPOs of tiny foreign firms nearly vanish in US after pump-and-dump crackdown
2026 sees micro-cap IPOs raise under US$300 million, against US$1.6 billion in all of 2025[WASHINGTON] Initial public offerings of tiny foreign companies in the US have all but disappeared...
Asian stocks slip after AI valuation fears spark Wall Street chip selloff
Published Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 09:25 AMASIAN stocks edged lower on Friday (Jul 17) after a selloff in chipmakers dragged down Wall Street as investors questioned whether massive...
