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Oil falls 1% ahead of US announcement to impose further sanctions on Iran
Published Mon, Aug 24, 2026 · 07:41 AM[SINGAPORE] Oil prices slipped 1 per cent on Monday (Aug 24) as investors took profit ahead of an expected announcement from Washington...
Gold likely to pull back after recent rally
GOLD rebounded in July and August this year, rising to around US$4,400 per ounce at the time of writing. This represents a 12 per cent swing from the year...
Shein’s valuation plunges 70% to US$27 billion at best in Hong Kong IPO
The decline in valuation follows questions over slowing growth, rising costs and changing market conditionsPublished Mon, Aug 24, 2026 · 06:48 AM — Updated Mon, Aug 24, 2026 ·...
Hugging Face exploring sale valuing it at US$13 billion: report
Published Mon, Aug 24, 2026 · 05:53 AMAI STARTUP Hugging Face has been exploring a sale that could value the company at US$13 billion or more, Business Insider reported...
Gold jumps as Treasury buybacks revive debasement concerns
Bullion’s rally of around 14% so far in August could be tempered by the rebound in energy pricesPublished Sun, Aug 23, 2026 · 05:07 PMGOLD prices climbed to their...
UltraGreen.ai’s big slump: Was it the Singapore market that failed the company, or vice versa?
Companies seeking to be priced on their potential must adopt a culture of transparency and meaningful engagement[SINGAPORE] During the National Day weekend, an independent analyst named Jamal Aliyev sent...
‘We wanted to assure investors of our trajectory’: AEM offers rare EPS guidance amid growing AI demand
It is particularly bullish on the outsourced semiconductor assembly and test segment[SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed AEM is riding a wave of artificial intelligence-driven demand for chip testing, giving it enough visibility...
Alibaba proposes Hong Kong share placement worth US$10 billion
It says the deal would mark the largest primary follow-on offering by a Hong Kong-listed companyPublished Sun, Aug 23, 2026 · 01:51 PMCHINA’S Alibaba on Sunday (Aug 23) announced...
Vingroup among Vietnam stocks to debut on FTSE’s EM Index
The index compiler estimates the upgrade could redirect as much as US$6 billion into the marketPublished Sun, Aug 23, 2026 · 12:07 PMVINGROUP is among more than 100 Vietnamese...
Trump stock disclosure shows more than 1,000 trades in June
He made more than 21,000 securities trades last year, often in bursts tied to market events he createdPublished Sun, Aug 23, 2026 · 11:15 AMUS PRESIDENT Donald Trump made...
Mark Zuckerberg buys an Irish castle
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s latest home purchase appears fit for a billionaire who runs the world’s largest social media empire. Zuckerberg, who is married to Dr. Priscilla Chan...
SpaceX is hiring for natural gas trading to support energy needs
Published Sat, Aug 22, 2026 · 11:41 AM[HOUSTON] Elon Musk’s SpaceX is hiring a trader to build and lead a natural gas trading team to support the space flight...