https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/amova-adds-frencken-and-ui-boustead-reit-positions Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Companies & Markets /companies-markets/amova-adds-frencken-and-ui-boustead-reit-positions Seven primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$26.2 million from Jul 31 to Aug 6 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/zoom-looks-beyond-video-calls-singapore-workers-return-office Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Young Zhan Heng Companies & Markets /companies-markets/zoom-looks-beyond-video-calls-singapore-workers-return-office Video meetings now sit within a broader portfolio that includes phone calls, face-to-face meetings and even hybrid meetings, says Carlos Quaderi https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/south-korea-stock-volatility-eases-leveraged-trades-unwind-amid-regulatory-curbs Sun, 09 Aug 2026 03:34:51 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/south-korea-stock-volatility-eases-leveraged-trades-unwind-amid-regulatory-curbs Morgan Stanley estimates the deleveraging process is more than half over https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/former-sk-hynix-employee-jailed-leaking-information-chinese-firm-report Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:44:54 +0000 Companies & Markets /companies-markets/former-sk-hynix-employee-jailed-leaking-information-chinese-firm-report Classified information on CMOS image sensors was leaked to the Chinese firm in 2022 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/berkshire-accelerates-buybacks-lowers-cash-stake-profit-tops-forecasts Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:22:11 +0000 Companies & Markets /companies-markets/berkshire-accelerates-buybacks-lowers-cash-stake-profit-tops-forecasts Quarterly operating profit rose 16% to US$12.98 billion, net income more than doubled to US$25.67 billion https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sk-hynix-said-mull-options-us3-billion-chongqing-plant Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:25:47 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/sk-hynix-said-mull-options-us3-billion-chongqing-plant A potential stake sale may value the facility at about US$3 billion https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/us-fed-split-rate-hikes-deepens-five-years-high-inflation-tests-patience Sat, 08 Aug 2026 05:58:40 +0000 International Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /international/us-fed-split-rate-hikes-deepens-five-years-high-inflation-tests-patience A minority see a case for raising rates after the US central bank held its July benchmark rate steady, policymakers suggest https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/nvidia-invest-us3-billion-stargate-data-centre-developer-lancium-information Sat, 08 Aug 2026 03:15:00 +0000 Companies & Markets Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/nvidia-invest-us3-billion-stargate-data-centre-developer-lancium-information The chipmaker will invest an initial US$2 billion for a roughly 20% stake in the company behind the Stargate data centre campus https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/openai-flags-possible-critical-cybersecurity-risk-upcoming-model-tightens-controls Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:15:00 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International Startups & Tech Technology /international/global/openai-flags-possible-critical-cybersecurity-risk-upcoming-model-tightens-controls This prompts the startup to pause some internal development and trigger safety protocols https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/sp-closes-record-high-soft-jobs-report-eases-rate-hike-concerns Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:40:16 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/sp-closes-record-high-soft-jobs-report-eases-rate-hike-concerns Nonfarm payrolls drop by 23,000 jobs in July, below estimates, US Labour Department says https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/europes-stoxx-600-ends-week-all-time-high-earnings-support-soft-us-jobs-data Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:31:32 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/europes-stoxx-600-ends-week-all-time-high-earnings-support-soft-us-jobs-data The pan-European Stoxx 600 closes 0.3% up at a record 660.25 points https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/brent-climbs-us1-uncertainty-over-end-iran-war Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:06:23 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/brent-climbs-us1-uncertainty-over-end-iran-war Brent crude futures settle at US$83.55 a barrel, gaining US$1.06 or 1.3% https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/when-good-ipos-go-bad-why-listings-stumble-and-how-evaluate-them Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Companies & Markets /companies-markets/when-good-ipos-go-bad-why-listings-stumble-and-how-evaluate-them Many recent IPOs face a structural disadvantage because they are relatively small companies https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/5-takeaways-singapore-banks-q2-results-diverging-outlooks-china-tax-rules-emerge-new-watchpoint Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Renald Yeo Companies & Markets Banking & Finance /companies-markets/5-takeaways-singapore-banks-q2-results-diverging-outlooks-china-tax-rules-emerge-new-watchpoint DBS and OCBC upgraded parts of their full-year outlook, while UOB turned more cautious on fees https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/beijing-further-relaxes-home-buying-curbs-property-boost-bid Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:46:03 +0000 International Companies & Markets Global /international/beijing-further-relaxes-home-buying-curbs-property-boost-bid [BEIJING] Beijing’s municipal authorities have announced further measures to relax home-buying curbs as they try to prop up flailing home prices in... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sp-500-nasdaq-open-higher-surprise-payrolls-fall-quells-rate-hike-fears Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:04:50 +0000 Ilyas Salim Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/sp-500-nasdaq-open-higher-surprise-payrolls-fall-quells-rate-hike-fears [NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Friday (Aug 7) after data showed the US economy unexpectedly shed... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/ho-bee-land-h1-profit-rises-3-s51-1-million-higher-development-sales Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:50:56 +0000 Tessa Oh Companies & Markets Reits & Property /companies-markets/ho-bee-land-h1-profit-rises-3-s51-1-million-higher-development-sales Earnings per share are at S$0.077 for the half-year, up from S$0.075 the year before https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-end-higher-led-yangzijiang-shipbuilding-sti-1-1 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:00:40 +0000 Companies & Markets /companies-markets/singapore-stocks-end-higher-led-yangzijiang-shipbuilding-sti-1-1 The shipbuilder is also the most actively traded stock on the benchmark index, with 53.2 million shares changing hands https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/netlink-nbn-trust-posts-22-4-drop-q1-profit-s18-1-million-higher-depreciation Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:39:36 +0000 Young Zhan Heng Companies & Markets Telcos, Media & Tech /companies-markets/netlink-nbn-trust-posts-22-4-drop-q1-profit-s18-1-million-higher-depreciation Group revenue falls 1.4% to S$101.3 million, from S$102.8 million https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/st-engineering-bags-new-contracts-worth-s2-9-billion-q2-2026 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:37:56 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Companies & Markets /companies-markets/st-engineering-bags-new-contracts-worth-s2-9-billion-q2-2026 Its digital systems business wins counter-drone and video intelligence contracts https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/uob-kay-hian-h1-net-profit-jumps-66-s164-7-million-higher-volume Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:21:26 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Banking & Finance Companies & Markets /companies-markets/banking-finance/uob-kay-hian-h1-net-profit-jumps-66-s164-7-million-higher-volume Earnings per share are S$0.1686 for the half-year, up from S$0.106 previously https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/fn-nine-month-net-profit-10-4-s130-6-million-despite-revenue-drag Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:10:31 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Companies & Markets /companies-markets/fn-nine-month-net-profit-10-4-s130-6-million-despite-revenue-drag Income for the nine months falls 6% to S$1.7 billion due to forex headwinds and geopolitical disruptions https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/deutsche-bank-kbc-freeze-some-radiant-world-funds-singapore Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:17:24 +0000 Companies & Markets Banking & Finance Energy & Commodities /companies-markets/deutsche-bank-kbc-freeze-some-radiant-world-funds-singapore This comes amid concerns that Radiant World provided banks with falsified documents about iron ore trades https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/high-court-rejects-bid-bring-st-engineering-unit-trademark-infringement-suit-over-rsaf-aircraft Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:16:43 +0000 Low Youjin Companies & Markets Singapore /companies-markets/high-court-rejects-bid-bring-st-engineering-unit-trademark-infringement-suit-over-rsaf-aircraft United Shipping Services has sought to hold the subsidiary jointly responsible for any violation https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/singapore-grants-approvals-import-900-mw-malaysian-solar-power-including-linggiu-reservoir-facility Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Sharanya Pillai Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets Economy & Policy ESG International Singapore /companies-markets/energy-commodities/singapore-grants-approvals-import-900-mw-malaysian-solar-power-including-linggiu-reservoir-facility The awardees are Singapore’s Sembcorp Utilities and a unit of Malaysian developer Ditrolic Energy https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/indonesian-rubber-growers-bet-farm-oil-palm Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:53:41 +0000 Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities /companies-markets/indonesian-rubber-growers-bet-farm-oil-palm Agriculture ministry data shows the land area for rubber plantations in Indonesia declined 17% over the last five years https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/volkswagen-must-cut-costs-faster-change-chairman-says Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:23:22 +0000 Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /companies-markets/volkswagen-must-cut-costs-faster-change-chairman-says VOLKSWAGEN’S controlling families dialled up the pressure on the German auto group’s stakeholders on Friday (Aug 7), backing management’s push for a... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/chinas-top-ai-model-evaded-testing-environment-researchers-say Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:59:06 +0000 Companies & Markets Telcos, Media & Tech /companies-markets/chinas-top-ai-model-evaded-testing-environment-researchers-say CHINESE firm Moonshot’s latest artificial intelligence model broke out of a cyber-testing environment, researchers said, in the latest incident that raises concerns... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapores-competition-watchdog-clears-texas-instruments-proposed-acquisition-silicon-labs Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:45:09 +0000 Deon Loke Companies & Markets New Articles /companies-markets/singapores-competition-watchdog-clears-texas-instruments-proposed-acquisition-silicon-labs CCS concludes it will not lead to substantial lessening of competition across global semiconductor markets https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/china-central-bank-adds-gold-hong-kong-amid-trading-hub-push Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:25:45 +0000 Banking & Finance Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities /companies-markets/banking-finance/china-central-bank-adds-gold-hong-kong-amid-trading-hub-push This accelerates a longer-term trend where the People’s Bank of China moves gold reserves back home from London https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/consumer-healthcare/ex-sakae-director-ong-siew-kwee-handed-10-5-year-jail-term-misappropriating-s15-8-million-lying Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:09:36 +0000 Tay Peck Gek Consumer & Healthcare Companies & Markets /companies-markets/consumer-healthcare/ex-sakae-director-ong-siew-kwee-handed-10-5-year-jail-term-misappropriating-s15-8-million-lying He is out on S$1 million bail pending appeal https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/chinas-crude-oil-purchases-rebound-july-near-decade-low Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:37:35 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/chinas-crude-oil-purchases-rebound-july-near-decade-low Oil flows from the Persian Gulf rise after an interim peace deal between the US and Iran in June https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/chinese-ai-chipmakers-poised-gain-beijings-tech-push Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:10:17 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/chinese-ai-chipmakers-poised-gain-beijings-tech-push The country’s firms raise orders after Beijing mandates local tech firms find alternatives to Nvidia products https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/dbs-sees-choppy-q3-sti-investors-pivot-singapore-banks-listcos-are-unlocking-value Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:46:18 +0000 Deon Loke Companies & Markets /companies-markets/dbs-sees-choppy-q3-sti-investors-pivot-singapore-banks-listcos-are-unlocking-value Brokerage expects growing interest in alternative themes such as EQDP beneficiaries https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/japans-april-yen-intervention-set-daily-record-pressure-persists Fri, 07 Aug 2026 03:53:58 +0000 Banking & Finance Companies & Markets /companies-markets/banking-finance/japans-april-yen-intervention-set-daily-record-pressure-persists It may have spent as much as US$58.97 billion on Jul 30 and US$36.58 billion on the next day propping up the... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-sale-euros-yen-intervention-blindsided-europe-report Fri, 07 Aug 2026 03:50:15 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-sale-euros-yen-intervention-blindsided-europe-report Some ECB officials viewed the US using euros, instead of US dollars, as an unprecedented breach of longstanding conventions https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asian-stocks-gain-south-korean-tech-shares-advance Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:45:27 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asian-stocks-gain-south-korean-tech-shares-advance The MSCI Asia Pacific equities gauge climbs 0.2% as South Korean shares rise 1.3% https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/yen-surrenders-nearly-half-its-gains-us-japan-intervention-traders-speculate-fresh-action Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:39:39 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/yen-surrenders-nearly-half-its-gains-us-japan-intervention-traders-speculate-fresh-action Pullback underscores the limits of intervention in reversing the yen’s longer-term decline https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/openais-new-device-will-be-hockey-puck-sized-and-cost-over-us300 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:14:59 +0000 Companies & Markets Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/openais-new-device-will-be-hockey-puck-sized-and-cost-over-us300 OpenAI is looking to break new ground with the product, slated for release in 2027 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/ocbc-shares-close-3-3-after-hitting-all-time-high-q2-earnings-uob-down-2-7 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:39:28 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Banking & Finance /companies-markets/ocbc-shares-close-3-3-after-hitting-all-time-high-q2-earnings-uob-down-2-7 UOB’s net profit climbs 10% to S$1.48 billion; OCBC’s is up 22% at S$2.22 billion https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/yangzijiang-shipbuilding-shares-jump-6-6-after-strong-h1-earnings-report Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:33:44 +0000 Deon Loke Companies & Markets /companies-markets/yangzijiang-shipbuilding-shares-jump-6-6-after-strong-h1-earnings-report The company posts a 28.4% rise in net profit to US$800 million https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/stocks-watch-uob-ocbc-starhub-sgx-yangzijiang-shipbuilding-venture-justco Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:48:15 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/stocks-watch-uob-ocbc-starhub-sgx-yangzijiang-shipbuilding-venture-justco [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Aug 7): https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-heads-best-week-january-us-jobs-data-focus Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:41:28 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-heads-best-week-january-us-jobs-data-focus Spot gold is up 1.1% at US$4,285.89 per ounce by 0635 GMT https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/over-600-companies-likely-be-culled-topixs-biggest-overhaul-analysts Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:25:15 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/over-600-companies-likely-be-culled-topixs-biggest-overhaul-analysts There has been long-standing investor criticism that the Japanese benchmark includes too many small and illiquid stocks https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/petrobras-profit-jumps-80-tops-estimates-iran-war-driven-oil-rally Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:08:09 +0000 Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities /companies-markets/petrobras-profit-jumps-80-tops-estimates-iran-war-driven-oil-rally This comes as supply disruptions from the Middle East conflict lift prices for crude, petrol and diesel https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/spacex-stock-climbs-shares-available-trading-more-double Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:52:09 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International /international/global/spacex-stock-climbs-shares-available-trading-more-double Expiration of lock-ups increases shares available to trade https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/size-banking-not-everything-uob-pursues-capital-light-strategy-q2-profit-rises-trims-fee-growth Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:07:33 +0000 Tan Nai Lun Companies & Markets Banking & Finance /companies-markets/size-banking-not-everything-uob-pursues-capital-light-strategy-q2-profit-rises-trims-fee-growth Lender declares a dividend of S$0.88 per share for the period https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/alphabet-raises-us25-billion-sought-after-bond-sale Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:45:34 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/alphabet-raises-us25-billion-sought-after-bond-sale The offering draws roughly US$115 billion of peak demand, according to people with knowledge of the matter https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/ocbc-raises-2026-loan-growth-forecast-after-q2-profit-jumps-22-lifts-dividend Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:42:46 +0000 Renald Yeo Companies & Markets Banking & Finance /companies-markets/ocbc-raises-2026-loan-growth-forecast-after-q2-profit-jumps-22-lifts-dividend Higher guidance comes as wealth, trading and insurance offset pressure from lower interest rates https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-rises-concerns-over-strait-hormuz-reopening-plans Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:08:18 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-rises-concerns-over-strait-hormuz-reopening-plans Analysts said the events that have unfolded this week signalled that the hostilities between Iran and the US are not yet over https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-extend-run-record-highs-earnings-us-iran-optimism Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:54:56 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-extend-run-record-highs-earnings-us-iran-optimism Company results drove much of the day’s gains https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-fall-investors-eye-middle-east-talks-earnings Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:47:00 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-fall-investors-eye-middle-east-talks-earnings All three major US indices closed lower on the day https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sgx-has-ipo-pipeline-around-50-companies-various-stages-readiness-amid-record-results Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:09:23 +0000 Ranamita Chakraborty Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/sgx-has-ipo-pipeline-around-50-companies-various-stages-readiness-amid-record-results It reports a 7.8% rise in FY2026 net profit to S$698.4 million, driven by gains across all segments https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/deepseek-invests-us20-8-million-unitrees-shanghai-ipo Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:35:24 +0000 Companies & Markets Telcos, Media & Tech /companies-markets/deepseek-invests-us20-8-million-unitrees-shanghai-ipo The companies say they will combine DeepSeek’s expertise in AI models with Unitree’s work in mechanical engineering https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sp-500-nasdaq-open-lower-tech-stocks-weigh-middle-east-focus Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:06:37 +0000 Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/sp-500-nasdaq-open-lower-tech-stocks-weigh-middle-east-focus [NEW YORK] The benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Thursday (Aug 6), weighed by a drop in technology stocks... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/alphabet-looks-raise-us25-billion-latest-bond-sale-source-says Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:33:18 +0000 Companies & Markets Telcos, Media & Tech /companies-markets/alphabet-looks-raise-us25-billion-latest-bond-sale-source-says It is offering notes in as many as 10 parts, with maturities ranging from two to 40 years, sources say https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/us-dollar-ticks-markets-await-iran-deal-news-look-towards-payrolls Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:57:09 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/us-dollar-ticks-markets-await-iran-deal-news-look-towards-payrolls [LONDON] Currency markets drifted on Thursday (Aug 6) with the Japanese yen retracing some intervention-led gains and the US dollar edging away... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/yangzijiang-shipbuilding-h1-net-profit-rises-28-4-us800-million-higher-margin-vessels Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:27:50 +0000 Tessa Oh Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /companies-markets/yangzijiang-shipbuilding-h1-net-profit-rises-28-4-us800-million-higher-margin-vessels Earnings per share stands at 136.4 fen, up from 106.02 fen https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-rise-blue-chip-gains-sti-1 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:50:40 +0000 Tessa Oh Companies & Markets /companies-markets/singapore-stocks-rise-blue-chip-gains-sti-1 Across the broader market, gainers trail losers 239 to 338, with 896.7 million securities worth S$2.1 billion traded https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/reits-property/centurion-accommodation-reit-eyes-sponsor-pipeline-acquisitions-h1-results-beat-ipo-forecast Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:50:00 +0000 Jeanne Mah Reits & Property Companies & Markets /companies-markets/reits-property/centurion-accommodation-reit-eyes-sponsor-pipeline-acquisitions-h1-results-beat-ipo-forecast The Reit may look at Centurion Corporation’s development assets, including the upcoming Kranji Close dormitory https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/justco-sets-50-dividend-payout-2027-h1-loss-halves Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:39:47 +0000 Ry-Anne Lim Shikhar Gupta Companies & Markets /companies-markets/justco-sets-50-dividend-payout-2027-h1-loss-halves Its losses shrink by 52% to US$839,000 in the first results since its IPO https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sgx-records-all-time-highs-revenue-net-profit-fy2026 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:21:26 +0000 Ranamita Chakraborty Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/sgx-records-all-time-highs-revenue-net-profit-fy2026 Net profit up 7.8% at S$698.4 million; revenue rises 13.9% to S$1.5 billion https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/starhub-take-myrepublics-4g-customers-its-network-under-expanded-agreement Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:14:19 +0000 Benjamin Cher Companies & Markets Telcos, Media & Tech /companies-markets/starhub-take-myrepublics-4g-customers-its-network-under-expanded-agreement This follows their wholesale partnership set up in 2022 and StarHub’s acquisition of MyRepublic Broadband last August https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/venture-q2-net-profit-10-3-s63-million-increases-interim-dividend Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:13:25 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Companies & Markets /companies-markets/venture-q2-net-profit-10-3-s63-million-increases-interim-dividend Earnings for the first half of 2026 grow 5.6% to S$119.3 million https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/honda-outsources-new-vehicle-programme-indias-tata-technologies-cut-costs Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:47:11 +0000 Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /companies-markets/honda-outsources-new-vehicle-programme-indias-tata-technologies-cut-costs The platform is expected to support multiple car models, sources say https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/nintendo-tops-estimates-us-tariff-refunds-and-switch-2-games Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:22:55 +0000 Companies & Markets /companies-markets/nintendo-tops-estimates-us-tariff-refunds-and-switch-2-games Sales of Switch 2 software over the period were led by Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream and Pokemon Pokopia https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/softbanks-q1-profit-falls-18-beats-expectations-chip-boost Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:20:06 +0000 Companies & Markets Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/softbanks-q1-profit-falls-18-beats-expectations-chip-boost The tech investor has booked gains from its bets on Intel, whose shares more than tripled during the quarter https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/openai-asks-judge-toss-apple-suit-alleging-trade-secret-theft Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:56:40 +0000 Companies & Markets Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/openai-asks-judge-toss-apple-suit-alleging-trade-secret-theft Lawyers for the ChatGPT maker say the suit falsely portrays the actions of its employees https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/psas-automated-tuas-port-hits-25-million-teus-amid-us90-billion-capacity-race Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:48:24 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/psas-automated-tuas-port-hits-25-million-teus-amid-us90-billion-capacity-race The facility currently operates 14 berths and remains on schedule to expand to 18 by 2027 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/dbs-names-seven-deep-value-stock-picks-ride-singapores-value-unlocking-theme Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:27:49 +0000 Deon Loke Companies & Markets New Articles /companies-markets/dbs-names-seven-deep-value-stock-picks-ride-singapores-value-unlocking-theme The market is rewarding companies that show a credible route to monetise underutilised assets, analysts say https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/samsung-sk-hynix-shareholders-call-bigger-payouts-ai-cash-mountain Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:25:25 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/samsung-sk-hynix-shareholders-call-bigger-payouts-ai-cash-mountain At present, both Samsung and SK Hynix target shareholder returns equivalent to half of free cash flow https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/indonesia-government-take-over-state-firms-stake-us7-3-billion-china-funded-high-speed-railway Thu, 06 Aug 2026 05:10:28 +0000 Asean Companies & Markets International Transport & Logistics /international/asean/indonesia-government-take-over-state-firms-stake-us7-3-billion-china-funded-high-speed-railway The authority will buy a 60% stake in the project while Chinese state firms continue to hold 40% interest https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sinopec-steps-russian-oil-imports-offset-mideast-supply-cuts-traders-and-tracker-say Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:57:13 +0000 Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities /companies-markets/sinopec-steps-russian-oil-imports-offset-mideast-supply-cuts-traders-and-tracker-say The purchases help the firm maintain relatively stable throughput and ship surplus fuel on strong export margins https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/yen-struggles-keep-intervention-gains-us-dollar-near-6-week-low-iran-deal-concerns-payroll-jitters Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:55:07 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/yen-struggles-keep-intervention-gains-us-dollar-near-6-week-low-iran-deal-concerns-payroll-jitters Markets remained watchful as tensions continued to play out in the Gulf https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/qantas-pilots-union-reach-provisional-agreement-pay-talks Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:50:21 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/qantas-pilots-union-reach-provisional-agreement-pay-talks The deal with pilots comes as a Qantas ground workers’ union said that around 650 staff would soon vote on industrial action https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/prudential-aia-and-other-hk-insurers-shares-slump-report-china-tax-offshore-insurance-income Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:24:30 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/prudential-aia-and-other-hk-insurers-shares-slump-report-china-tax-offshore-insurance-income The tax news sparked fears that sales of insurance policies and ​other financial products could slow https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/us-feds-daly-says-central-bank-was-right-hold-rates-steady-july-policy-meeting Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:59:11 +0000 Banking & Finance Companies & Markets /companies-markets/banking-finance/us-feds-daly-says-central-bank-was-right-hold-rates-steady-july-policy-meeting She said there are “good reasons” to believe that supply-driven shocks that have hit the US economy will not have a lasting... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asia-multi-strategy-hedge-funds-see-big-monthly-drawdowns-amid-brutal-sell-ai-stocks Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:43:02 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asia-multi-strategy-hedge-funds-see-big-monthly-drawdowns-amid-brutal-sell-ai-stocks Concerns over AI spending, Middle East conflict sparked heavy selling in semiconductor stocks, hammering Asian chip giants https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/bain-capital-buy-bubble-tea-chain-gong-cha-amid-fb-investment-push Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:52:16 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies Consumer & Healthcare /companies-markets/bain-capital-buy-bubble-tea-chain-gong-cha-amid-fb-investment-push The sale may fetch up to US$2 billion, a May report indicates, though the US private equity firm did not disclose values https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/gordon-tangs-acrophyte-trust-tumbles-14-3-after-distribution-suspended Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:28:21 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Reits & Property /companies-markets/gordon-tangs-acrophyte-trust-tumbles-14-3-after-distribution-suspended Hospitality trust’s H1 distributable income dips 35.8% to US$1.8 million; distribution suspended until H2 2028 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/major-us-hedge-funds-targeted-wave-attempted-cyberattacks Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:16:12 +0000 Companies & Markets /companies-markets/major-us-hedge-funds-targeted-wave-attempted-cyberattacks Recent spree unfolded as US authorities were also racing to contain cyberattacks on water systems https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/australian-shares-hit-record-high-miners-rally-us-iran-optimism Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:13:34 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/australian-shares-hit-record-high-miners-rally-us-iran-optimism Mining companies jumped 2.2 per cent to their highest level since Jun 19 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asia-shares-fall-tech-pullback-after-ai-fuelled-rally-sk-hynix-plunges-10 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 02:08:13 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asia-shares-fall-tech-pullback-after-ai-fuelled-rally-sk-hynix-plunges-10 SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics lead the declines https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/sandisk-forecasts-upbeat-quarterly-revenue-ai-driven-demand Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:53:44 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/sandisk-forecasts-upbeat-quarterly-revenue-ai-driven-demand The company forecast first-quarter revenue between US$10.30 billion and US$10.80 billion https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/openai-accounted-likely-70-microsofts-ai-sales-disclosures-show Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:38:13 +0000 Companies & Markets Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/openai-accounted-likely-70-microsofts-ai-sales-disclosures-show The software giant logs US$24.1 billion in sales from the AI firm for the latest fiscal year ended June https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/dbs-shares-close-2-1-after-hitting-all-time-high-q2-earnings Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:36:58 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Banking & Finance /companies-markets/dbs-shares-close-2-1-after-hitting-all-time-high-q2-earnings Bank’s profit is up 9% at record S$3.08 billion, driving its shares as high as S$75.80 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/seismic-shift-google-ai-veterans-depart-biggest-reorganisation-ai-efforts Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:31:16 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International Telcos, Media & Tech /international/global/seismic-shift-google-ai-veterans-depart-biggest-reorganisation-ai-efforts Leadership changes may make it harder for Google to recruit top talent and compete with rivals https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/cgsi-securities-singapore-launches-first-active-etf-tracking-sgxs-small-and-mid-cap-stocks Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/cgsi-securities-singapore-launches-first-active-etf-tracking-sgxs-small-and-mid-cap-stocks It is expected to list on the mainboard on Sep 3 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/meta-ai-model-hacks-another-company-during-testing Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:49:26 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/meta-ai-model-hacks-another-company-during-testing Meta had inadvertently given its AI model access to the open internet https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/stocks-watch-dbs-keppel-capitaland-ascendas-reit-capitaland-ascott-trust-careit-cse-global-coliwoo Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:36:20 +0000 Deon Loke Shikhar Gupta Companies & Markets New Articles /companies-markets/stocks-watch-dbs-keppel-capitaland-ascendas-reit-capitaland-ascott-trust-careit-cse-global-coliwoo [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Aug 6): https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/tech-trade-may-see-bigger-retail-influence-after-july-rout-jpmorgan-says Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:22:45 +0000 Technology Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/tech-trade-may-see-bigger-retail-influence-after-july-rout-jpmorgan-says Hedge funds’ capacity to hold tech exposures may be structurally reduced https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capitaland-ascott-trust-acquire-coliwoo-midtown-s134-million Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:18:49 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Reits & Property /companies-markets/capitaland-ascott-trust-acquire-coliwoo-midtown-s134-million The deal is expected to increase the trust’s pro forma distribution per stapled security by 2.4% https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/us-feds-cook-ready-raise-rates-if-inflation-doesnt-start-easing Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:17:59 +0000 Banking & Finance Companies & Markets /companies-markets/banking-finance/us-feds-cook-ready-raise-rates-if-inflation-doesnt-start-easing US inflation in June versus the same month a year before stood at 3.7% https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/ozempic-maker-novo-nordisk-underwhelms-investors-soft-wegovy-pill-sales Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:47 +0000 Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/ozempic-maker-novo-nordisk-underwhelms-investors-soft-wegovy-pill-sales Revenue for the popular weight loss drug disappoints at US$494 million – no better than analysts’ estimates https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-hits-highest-level-jun-18-strait-hormuz-reopening-hopes Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:36:55 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-hits-highest-level-jun-18-strait-hormuz-reopening-hopes Markets are now fully pricing in a single US rate increase by the end of 2026 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/jpmorgan-ceo-dimon-leads-new-cross-industry-effort-tackle-ai-risks Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:17:46 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/jpmorgan-ceo-dimon-leads-new-cross-industry-effort-tackle-ai-risks AI concerns have grown as businesses race to deploy the technology https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/corporate-governance-value-era Wed, 05 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Companies & Markets /companies-markets/corporate-governance-value-era There is significant room for improvement in disclosures relevant to shareholder value creation https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-prices-slip-iran-cites-progress-oman-hormuz-shipping-agreement Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:54:44 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-prices-slip-iran-cites-progress-oman-hormuz-shipping-agreement US officials have repeatedly insisted they would never agree to Iran controlling access to Hormuz https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/dbs-raises-2026-guidance-wealth-business-powers-growth-q2-despite-lower-rates Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:45:32 +0000 Renald Yeo Companies & Markets Banking & Finance /companies-markets/dbs-raises-2026-guidance-wealth-business-powers-growth-q2-despite-lower-rates The team is ‘firing on all cylinders’ after record profit in the quarter, says CEO Tan Su Shan https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-mark-fresh-record-close-earnings-offset-middle-east-uncertainty Wed, 05 Aug 2026 22:01:30 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-mark-fresh-record-close-earnings-offset-middle-east-uncertainty The Stoxx 600 have touched record highs in three of the past four sessions