The Business Times

Chin Hui Leong

DBS Research predicted the Straits Times Index could hit 10,000 by 2040, but just 10 companies control 77 per cent of STI's weight.
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STI at 10,000 by 2040: Which companies will do the heavy lifting?

Pretty much the same 10 companies doing it now. The question is if they can continue to do well, doling out steady,...

You need to understand the business first, make your judgment, then use the checklist to confirm you haven’t missed anything crucial.
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The successful investor’s checklist

A good checklist won’t make you Warren Buffett, but it will prevent you from being consistently wrong

Sats, Singapore's ground handling and catering services provider, organised a Capital Markets Day in 2024 to provide deeper insights into strategy.
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What Trump’s semi-annual reporting push really means for investors

It is not the frequency with which results are posted that matter; the real issue is whether one has chosen companies that...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos embraces the brutal math of innovation. Given a 10% chance of a pay-off of 100 times, you should take that bet every time, he argues, even though you’ll be wrong nine times out of 10.
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From flops to fortune: How tech’s biggest failures create tomorrow’s winners

This holds lessons for patient investors too: today’s billion-dollar write-off may be tomorrow’s trillion-dollar business

The S&P 500 has surged nearly 80 per cent since its 2022 low.
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The market will fall; here’s why that shouldn’t scare you

[SINGAPORE] Here’s what few would tell you about market declines: They’re not the exception; they’re the rule. When we look at Singapore’s...

Nvidia was expected to lose the most with the emergence of DeepSeek. But since then much of the spending on data centres has flowed to Nvidia, whose shares have risen by 39% from the January low.
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Investment myths in a fast-moving stock market

By watching daily stock price movements, you may be receiving the wrong signals and end up learning the wrong lessons

The Taco trade (Trump always chickens out) anticipates a market recovery after Trump backs off from tariff threats.
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Don’t fall for the trap of the Taco trade

This trading ‘strategy’, Trump Always Chickens Out, entails timing the market according to when Trump threatens tariffs or backs out of them

As share prices rise, news of a potential recession appear to have quietened down. But risk may not be off the table.
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Beware the drumbeat of stock prices

[SINGAPORE] US President Donald Trump’s tariffs have weighed on the stock market, driving the Nasdaq Composite Index into a bear market in...

Buying a stock with a growth catalyst and at a good value point can help mitigate risk.
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Seven steps to invest more safely amid tariff turmoil

As an investor, keeping a level head is your best weapon

Meta Platforms' stock fell from US$187 per share in March 2022 to US$88 in November 2022. Today it is trading at above US$265. By investing between March and November 2022, investors would have made substantial gains even if they missed the lowest entry price.
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How to make the most of a market correction

The best strategy in the stock market is to have a calm mind

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