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Forced TikTok US sale may turbocharge ByteDance’s Asia expansion, with S-E Asia to gain: analysts
Other emerging markets have also been identified as potential beneficiaries of the divestment[SINGAPORE] The forced sale of ByteDance’s TikTok in the United States was intended to curb the Chinese...
Bursa Malaysia Q4 net profit falls 11.8% to RM60.8 million amid muted market sentiment
[KUALA LUMPUR] Bursa Malaysia ended 2025 with lower revenue and profit as muted sentiment and decreased daily trading dampened securities market performance, the company said in a bourse filing...
CAAS to sign nine agreements at Singapore Airshow
The agreements will cover sustainability, innovation and human capital development[SINGAPORE] The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is set to sign nine agreements with various partners at the upcoming...
Singapore, Asia markets end largely higher after Fed pause and MAS hold as focus shifts to earnings
Investor attention is shifting towards fundamentals and AI-linked growth themes in the region[SINGAPORE] Markets in Asia broadly gained ground on Thursday (Jan 29) after the US Federal Reserve opted...
Singapore, Asia markets steady after Fed pause and MAS hold; spotlight turns to earnings
Investor attention is shifting towards fundamentals and AI-linked growth themes in the region[SINGAPORE] Market reactions in Asia were broadly muted on Thursday (Jan 29) after the US Federal Reserve...
From Meta to Samsung, global tech unleashes spending to chase AI
Memory manufacturers are reallocating production lines towards lucrative HBM to satisfy the needs of AI data centresPublished Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 12:48 PM[SEOUL] The world’s largest tech firms...
Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon in talks to invest up to US$60 billion in OpenAI, The Information reports
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 11:40 AMNVIDIA, Amazon and Microsoft are in talks to invest up to US$60 billion in OpenAI, The Information reported on Wednesday.Nvidia, an existing...
RHB lifts ST Engineering target price to S$10.70 on record contract wins
[SINGAPORE] RHB Bank maintained its “buy” call on ST Engineering while raising its target price to S$10.70 from S$9.40, it said in a note on Thursday (Jan 29).The revised...
Australian bourse operator ASX jumps after appointments to its corporate governance advisory group
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 09:36 AMAUSTRALIA’S ASX appointed seven members to its newly constituted advisory group on corporate governance on Thursday, in line with the independent review...
Sony, Singapore’s GIC to invest US$2 billion in music catalogues
The joint venture will give the Japanese entertainment company funds to build up its portfolio of songsPublished Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 08:39 AM[LOS ANGELES] Sony Group and Singapore’s...
Gold nears US$5,600/oz as investors seek safety, silver eyes US$120
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 08:10 AM — Updated Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 09:34 AM[BENGALURU] Spot gold extended its record-breaking rally on Thursday (Jan 29), edging closer...
DBS, OCBC, UOB target prices climb as banks hit record highs
[SINGAPORE] Analysts are ratcheting up target prices for local lenders as their shares and the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) scaled new peaks. OCBC ’s mean target price saw...