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Most Singapore households expect inflation to rise over next year: survey
But fewer households expect finances to worsen over the coming year.[SINGAPORE] Most Singapore households expect domestic and global economic developments to push up inflation over the next year, amid...
First Resources confident of clearing name in haze allegations
[SINGAPORE] Palm oil company First Resources is “confident” that an objective review will establish that it does not engage in land clearing by fire, and has welcomed a thorough,...
US allows dark-fleet oil tankers to shed sanctions amid bid to boost oil supply
Move to convert sanctioned vessels to lawful ones aims to expand fleet available for carrying crudePublished Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 08:24 AM[WASHINGTON] The Trump administration is authorising the...
Nasdaq climbs as chip and AI-linked stocks bounce back
Seven of the S&P 500’s 11 major industry sectors end down as consumer discretionary stocks led gainsPublished Tue, Oct 20, 2026 · 05:51 AM[NEW YORK] The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite...
Mi Material is focused on ‘things that we can control’ as it launches S$215 million SGX IPO
The board intends to recommend 20 per cent of its net profit after tax as dividend[SINGAPORE] The mid-October semiconductor sell-off that hit counters on the Singapore Exchange did little...
Riyadh Airport restricts jet traffic in wake of Houthi attacks
Published Mon, Oct 19, 2026 · 09:48 PMSAUDI Arabia’s main airport will curtail air travel until further notice after continued attacks from Houthi rebels prompted the government to extend...
VietJet hit with global asset freeze in FitzWalter dispute
The court order covers carrier’s existing fleet, as well as aircraft it has ordered but not yet receivedPublished Mon, Oct 19, 2026 · 09:19 PMVIETNAMESE low-cost carrier VietJet Aviation...
Fed sees AI boom adding to inflation headache
[CLEVELAND] The artificial intelligence boom, increasingly acknowledged at the Federal Reserve as helping drive inflation, has left central bankers faced with cooling the rest of the economy to lower price...
Hacker used AI agents and just a few thousand dollars to break into scores of sites
Successful intrusions typically took around 23 hours of poking and prodding for vulnerabilitiesPublished Mon, Oct 19, 2026 · 07:28 PM[WASHINGTON] Over the past couple of weeks, a cybersecurity researcher...
NEA issues notices to three more companies in Indonesia over haze role
There are indications that smoke from fires in Kalimantan had spread to Singapore, NEA said[SINGAPORE] Three more companies have been issued with notices under Singapore’s Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, bringing the total...
