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YouTrip functions mostly restored after major outage report
[SINGAPORE] Multi-currency e-wallet YouTrip reported that most of its services were restored at around 3.45 pm on Monday (Oct 19), following a major service outage at noon.“Most of YouTrip...
Asian stocks skid, Wall Street and bonds aided by oil slip
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eases 0.3% as markets face tech concernsPublished Mon, Oct 19, 2026 · 09:37 AM[SYDNEY] Asian share markets slipped on Monday (Oct...
Asian stocks slip, Wall Street and bonds benefit from oil dip
Tech fears hamper regional markets as MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slides 0.2%Published Mon, Oct 19, 2026 · 09:37 AM — Updated Mon, Oct 19, 2026...
Indofood Agri tracking hot spots, says no legal notices received over haze
The company’s defensive stance echoes rebuttals from other Singapore-listed palm oil players under scrutiny[SINGAPORE] Indofood Agri Resources said that it “continuously monitors and identifies” hot spots on its plantations...
Stocks to watch: Bumitama Agri, Wee Hur Holdings, Indofood Agri Resources
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Oct 19): Bumitama Agri : The company said on Friday that preliminary investigations...
Philadelphia Semiconductor Index’s bullish momentum stalling
THE Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) is a modified capitalisation-weighted index which tracks the performance of US-listed equities in the semiconductor sector. Following a 27 per cent rebound from Jul...
Oil slips as Trump’s sanction waiver may lead to more Russian fuel supplies
Published Mon, Oct 19, 2026 · 06:33 AM — Updated Mon, Oct 19, 2026 · 08:28 AM[SINGAPORE] Oil prices slipped on Monday (Oct 19) after US President Donald Trump...
Bond market’s big short bet gets wakeup call as AI trade wobbles
This threatens to wrong-foot investors who are heavily positioned for 2026’s bond slump to deepenPublished Mon, Oct 19, 2026 · 06:24 AM[NEW YORK] US Treasuries are showing tentative signs...
As AI rally wobbles, stock market’s spotlight turns to earnings
The upcoming week of quarterly reports includes semiconductor companies Lam Research and Texas InstrumentsPublished Sun, Oct 18, 2026 · 10:05 PM[NEW YORK] Stumbles in the market-leading artificial intelligence trade...
MAS, SGX must address our IPO problem
If we are to have a vibrant IPO scene, firms have to perform well after their offerings into the long term Source link
The SEC should protect investors, not private funds
There are reasons these investments have been off-limits to ordinary investors, and those issues still existIN A potential test of the law of unintended consequences, the US’ Securities and...
Greenback falls as Fed hike bets fade, AI jitters linger
Published Sun, Oct 18, 2026 · 04:14 PM[NEW YORK] The US dollar was lower on Friday (Oct 16) and on track for its first weekly fall last week in...