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RWS ‘better positioned’ to win back high-rollers from MBS: DBS
Integrated resort on Sentosa could attract higher-value traffic after renovations, launch of luxury hotel [SINGAPORE] While Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has capped off “the greatest quarter” in its latest...
Raffles Education unit’s land in China to be acquired by government for urban planning
The group says it cannot currently assess the impact of the proposed repossession[SINGAPORE] Raffles Education on Thursday (Jan 29) announced that land in China owned by its subsidiary will...
CDLHT posts 0.4% rise in H2 DPS to S$0.0282
Stapled hospitality group records first increase in net property income after five quarters of decline[SINGAPORE] After five consecutive quarters of posting year-on-year declines in net property income (NPI), CDL...
Bitcoin slide below US$85,000 leads to US$1 billion in liquidations
The digital currency is down more than 30 per cent from an all-time high on Oct 6Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 07:28 AMBITCOIN can’t catch a break these...
Apple sales, profit beat Wall Street estimates amid ‘staggering’ iPhone demand
Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 06:22 AMAPPLE beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday (Jan 29), powered by strong demand for its iPhones and a sharp...
US stocks: S&P 500, Nasdaq close down as Big Tech’s soaring AI budgets trigger flight
Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 05:46 AM WALL Street’s main indexes finished lower on Thursday with technology-heavy Nasdaq leading declines as investors were rattled by the latest earnings...
Waymo under scrutiny after hitting child near Santa Monica elementary school
A Waymo self-driving taxi recently struck a child near a Santa Monica elementary school during drop-off hours, triggering an investigation into the incident by the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Bitcoin drops below US$86,000 as traders retreat from risk assets
Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 12:20 AM[NEW YORK] Bitcoin dropped below US$86,000 for the first time in about six weeks amid a pullback in risk assets. The largest cryptocurrency...
Petronas to beef up exploration and production in next three years
This includes maintaining domestic output at close to two million barrels of oil equivalent a day between 2026 and 2028Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 09:56 PM[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s...
China plans space‑based AI data centres, challenging Musk’s SpaceX ambitions
The Chinese nation and the US are competing to become the first to exploit the military and strategic advantages of space dominancePublished Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 09:17 PM[BEIJING]...
CapitaLand Ascott Trust H2 DPS inches up 0.8% to S$0.0358
The rise in H2 FY2025 DPS follows a 4% growth in revenue to S$439.1 million for the half year[SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Ascott Trust (Clas) on Thursday (Jan 29) posted a...
India’s Bharat Petroleum plans Singapore trading hub to cut costs and boost margins
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 08:08 PM[MUMBAI] India’s Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) will open a trading office in Singapore next month, as the state-owned refiner seeks to become...