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Anthropic kicks off share sale for staffers of up to US$6 billion

China’s DeepSeek trained AI model on Nvidia’s best chip despite US ban, official says

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Trump faces tough legal landscape to oppose tariff refunds

JPMorgan forecasts jump in first-quarter deal fees, trading revenue

Privatisation of Malaysia’s Apex Healthcare a strategic fit for Quadria Capital

Stocks to watch: UOB, OCBC, Keppel, Great Eastern, CAReit, iFast, ValueMax, MoneyMax

What to know about Trump’s tariff refunds after the US Supreme Court decision

Nam Cheong secures US$64.5 million shipbuilding contract, its first in over a decade

Fed unveils plan on eliminating reputation risk in bank exam

FedEx sues US for refund on Trump’s emergency tariffs

Great Eastern Q4 profit up 79% at S$241.4 million

Crypto.com says it won conditional approval for US bank charter

South Korea consumer confidence at three-month high on chip demand

Trump warns countries that ‘play games’ with US trade deals will face higher tariffs

UOB Q4 profit down 7% to S$1.41 billion; declares final dividend of S$0.71 per share

Resilience over returns: How China’s economic model sparks a rethink about global competition

Shaping a human-centric future for AI

‘Best jobs’ in Singapore? Piano teachers strike the right note

Law is a calling and a public institution, not just a technical craft

Malampaya’s new gas find may steady Philippines’ power supply, but cheaper bills remain elusive

Benchmarks necessary as private market assets seek retail participation: MSCI private assets chief

Oil fluctuates with US-Iran nuclear talks to resume this week

EU warns that Trump’s new tariff policy breaks trade agreement

Paramount submits higher offer for Warner Bros Discovery in bid to block Netflix: source

High Star plans US$100 million bond sale for luxury Utah resort

Storm paralyses travel, forcing more than 8,000 US flight disruptions

PayPal attracts takeover interest after stock slump

ECB‘s Lagarde sticks with ‘good place’ mantra

Manulife issues record US$300 million life policy for a single client

Oil companies get US Supreme Court hearing on climate suits

European shares slip as fresh US trade uncertainty sours sentiment

US stocks: Wall Street ends sharply lower amid AI displacement fears and revived tariff angst

Green group files SGX complaint against OCBC over disclosure gaps on coal plants

YESTERDAY

Walmart will pay out 121% of annual bonuses to US corporate staff

Merck to create separate cancer business as Keytruda patent loss looms

Wall Street opens lower as tariff uncertainty hurts risk appetite

Australian PM backs removal of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from royal succession line

Trump renews attack on US Supreme Court, vows other tariffs, licenses

ASML unveils EUV light source advance that could yield 50% more chips by 2030 

Carlsberg said to begin US$700 million IPO process for India unit

Centurion Accommodation Reit posts DPU of S$0.01739 in first results since IPO

Lufthansa keeps unit costs stable in Q4 on cost purge

Sarawak files petition in Malaysia’s top court challenging three federal petroleum laws

Singapore logistics body inks MOUs to tap JS-SEZ, boost sustainability and digital push

Gilead to buy US biotech Arcellx for up to US$7.8 billion

Indonesia posts rare January budget gap as spending jumps 26%

ECB steps up scrutiny of European banks’ AI industry exposure

ValueMax H2 profit rises 14% to S$54.1 million on higher revenue

Software companies face higher borrowing costs, tougher scrutiny as AI threatens businesses

MoneyMax, with H2 2025 profit nearly double at S$42m, declares special dividend

Renault to take full ownership of electric-van joint venture Flexis

IPO candidates head overseas as South-east Asian markets lag

iFast appoints Tan Tia Hong as new group COO

AIA, EPF among potential cornerstone investors for Sunway Healthcare’s RM3 billion IPO: sources

Hedge funds that piled into US Bitcoin funds are first to exit

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Feb 23)

Singapore stocks rise on Monday amid Trump’s latest tariff salvo; STI up 0.5%

DBS initiates coverage on Jardine C&C with ‘buy’ on ‘strategic exposure’ to Vietnam, Indonesia

Seatrium ends 2.3% higher on S$50 million savings target ahead of full-year earnings

Chinese smartphone maker Honor plans humanoid service robot

One Battle After Another wins best film at BAFTAs

Gold enters the storybook stage

Blue Owl redemption halt sparks jitters, but Asian private credit seen largely shielded

Saudi Aramco sells first condensate cargoes from Jafurah gas plant to US, India

South Korea, Brazil agree to expand cooperation in key minerals, trade

Bursa Malaysia to re-classify investor types after calls for transparency

ECB’s Lagarde receives 140,000 euros from Bank for International Settlements

World’s biggest private equity houses struggle to exit China deals

Former coach Macci says Serena Williams certain to make tennis comeback

South-east Asia gets tariff breather as Trump resets duties, but too early for region to rejoice

KKR agrees to buy Singapore-based XCL Education in US$1.3 billion deal: sources

US to stop collecting tariffs deemed illegal by Supreme Court on Feb 24

Singapore growth poised for boost as pace in tech productivity surges: DBS

Uncertainty looms over Indonesia-US trade pact after legal blow in Washington

Australia’s first Trump-branded hotel planned for Gold Coast

Higher work pass salary thresholds for foreigners won’t dent housing market, AI push can power private home prices

Asia sees ‘temporary’ tariff relief, Singapore to benefit despite direct hike: analysts

China, India among winners after US court blocked Trump tariffs

Thai exports jump most in four years on AI-led electronics boom

Sunway, IJM and the politics of consolidation in Malaysia

Singapore core inflation eases to 1% in January, better than expected

SK Hynix boss pledges to boost output of AI memory chips

Bitcoin falls below US$65,000 in latest bout of tariff uncertainty

India’s new lending curbs seen squeezing trading firms

The court says no: the Supreme Court’s rebuke of Trump’s tariff gambit

Capitaland Investment dragged into red by China asset losses: What are the hits and misses?

China monitoring Trump’s new trade moves after US court defeat

Gold rises as dollar falls on US Supreme Court tariff verdict

DBS partners Granite Asia to provide capital, financing for high-growth companies in Asia

Dollar falls as traders sell US assets on trade policy risks

Blue Owl anxiety rattles the US$1.8 trillion private credit market

New Zealand retail spending beats estimates as economy recovers

Oil slides on Iran nuclear talks, fresh US tariff uncertainty

Singapore SMEs brace for choppy trade waters as US tariffs rise to 15%

UK risks being the biggest loser from Trump’s tariff changes

UK graduate jobs drop below 10,000 for first time: report

Singapore’s STI up, Hong Kong stocks surge as Asia rises after Trump’s new tariffs

CapitaLand Ascott Trust expands Japan portfolio with 4.6 billion yen acquisition

Singapore's edge intact amid Trump's 15% tariff threat, but support measures on standby

Quantum tech investor QAI Ventures eyes fresh bets in Singapore, India

Stocks to watch: UOI, Seatrium, Parkway Life Reit, Clas, Raffles Medical, Vicom, Concord New Energy

South Korea’s early exports surge as AI boom fuels chip demand

Seatrium targets over S$50 million in savings through asset divestments

Rolls-Royce to return as much as £1.5 billion to shareholders in buyback: report

US tells partners to honour tariff deals as Trump regroups

Raffles Medical H2 profit rises 21.7% to S$38.5 million; shares hit one-year high of S$1.08

Trump pegs new tariffs to a payments crisis experts doubt exists

Digital Core Reit pivots to ‘offensive’ strategy, targets doubling asset base in 3 years

SGX must find ‘sweet spot’ in culling underperforming firms as regional peers tighten curbs: market experts

Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights

DBS, OCBC, UOB may grab attention as Fed shifts stance, copes with new tariff uncertainty

Nasdaq consolidates below key highs

No more cheap kopi: The price of Johor’s investment boom

Seoul apartment prices gain further ahead of BOK meeting

No tsunami threat after earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes Borneo

India delays US trade talks after Supreme Court rejects Trump tariffs: source

Law enforcement kills armed man seeking to enter Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort: officials

FEB 22

At an AI summit, India tries to find a way between the US and China

Hollywood merger threatens movie theatres just as they recover

Malaysia’s anti-graft chief questioned in shareholding probe

Indonesia faces record share sales to meet free-float goal

Gold gains as traders mull next Trump moves after tariff ruling

Xi gains upper hand before Trump summit after US tariff reversal

Singapore-based Piece Future helps startups leverage unused patents

Champagne, concierges and emergency sand: How the ultra-rich travel

Ascott, Frasers scale up in China rental housing to tap fast-growing market

Data centre S-Reits stay resilient on AI tailwinds

India’s AI summit: Where big ambitions met hard realities

Seniors in over 80,000 private homes can tap subsidies for ageing-friendly fittings from April

Asian economies weigh impact of fresh Trump tariff moves, confusion

China defies global ‘AI scare trade’ as investors chase winners

Customised battery packs for Tesla OBUs meet international safety standards: LTA

DBS to impose 12-hour cooling period for adding new payees, raising daily transfer limits

‘Not how humans act’: How agentic AI is changing cyberattacks

US Justice Department probes Netflix’s power over film-makers in Warner Deal review

Trump doubles down on closing tax loophole for cheap imports

How a US$15 million Chinese pork deal turned into a cautionary tale for foreign investors

Trump’s trade gamble will continue despite US Supreme Court rebuke

Trump says he will increase global tariffs to 15% from 10%

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