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Dream of owning a flying car? This California company is already selling them
A future with flying cars is no longer science fiction — all you need to order your own is about $200,000 and some hope and patience.The Palo Alto-based company...
Gold tumbles below US$5,000, dragging other metals lower
Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 06:30 PM[LONDON] Gold prices tumbled by more than 7 per cent to break below the US$5,000 mark on Friday (Jan 30) as the...
Clas stays upbeat on US student housing despite 15% drop in segment’s H2 gross profit
Chief executive of Clas’ managers Serena Teo says they will take ‘drastic measures’ to boost occupancy and leasing rates in the next academic year[SINGAPORE] The managers of CapitaLand Ascott...
China plans 200 billion yuan capital injection into biggest insurers: sources
It would be the first time Beijing has used special bonds to inject capital into insurersPublished Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 05:00 PM[BEIJING] China is mulling the sale of...
Yuan set to extend decade‑long win streak into Lunar New Year
Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 04:23 PM[BEIJING] The Chinese yuan, riding its longest weekly rally in more than a decade, is expected to strengthen further as exporters boost...
Japan’s Nintendo and Sony face memory price pressures
Published Fri, Jan 30, 2026 · 11:45 AMNINTENDO and Sony Group will face scrutiny over how soaring memory chip prices driven by AI demand have affected their game console...
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...