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Banks drag STI below 5,000 post-Budget, but analysts see ample ‘fiscal dry powder’
The scaled-back handouts leave room for future support; the new measures could enable the continued recovery of the capital market [SINGAPORE] The Singapore market pulled back on Friday (Feb...
Malaysia’s solar leader to ramp up output as battery prices drop
Solarvest currently has around 1.2 GW of capacity in the South-east Asian countryPublished Fri, Feb 13, 2026 · 09:27 AM[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s biggest solar company Solarvest Holdings plans to...
Global EV sales hampered by China, US slowdown in January
Published Fri, Feb 13, 2026 · 09:11 AMGLOBAL EV registrations fell 3 per cent in January as the introduction of a purchase tax and lower EV subsidies in China...
Stocks to watch: iFast, BRC Asia, Lum Chang, Lum Chang Creations, Creative Technology
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Feb 13): Source link
Blackstone leads the race to unlock US$7 trillion of cash in Japan
The firm and rivals are trying to coax them to put more of it in private equity and credit[TOKYO] Steve Schwarzman has become an unlikely fixture in Japanese media...
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser’s pay rises to US$42 million after banner year
Published Fri, Feb 13, 2026 · 06:59 AMCITIGROUP said on Thursday it had approved US$42 million for CEO Jane Fraser’s total compensation for 2025, up nearly 22 per cent...
Oil prices fall on supply forecast, easing risk
Published Fri, Feb 13, 2026 · 06:09 AM[HOUSTON] Oil prices dropped on Thursday due to falling demand, retreating fears of renewed Middle East conflict and expected increases in supply.Brent crude oil futures settled...
European shares retreat from record highs as financials, industrials tumble
Published Fri, Feb 13, 2026 · 05:55 AMEUROPEAN shares fell on Thursday, erasing earlier gains that pushed markets to record highs, as financial and industrial stocks tumbled and investors digested...
Wall St rises as markets assess economic data
Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 10:41 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes inched higher on Thursday (Feb 12), a day after robust jobs growth and a dip in...
Mercedes flags more margin pressure ahead, tough road in China
Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 09:24 PM[STUTTGART, Germany] Mercedes-Benz said on Thursday (Feb 12) that the profit margin at its autos division could fall further this year, indicating...
Instagram boss defends app from witness stand in trial over alleged harms to kids
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge threatened to throw grieving mothers out of court Wednesday if they couldn’t stop crying during testimony from Instagram boss Adam Mosseri, who...
Meta, TikTok and others agree to teen safety ratings
Meta, TikTok and Snap will be rated on their teen safety efforts amid rising concern about whether the world’s largest social media platforms are doing enough to protect the...