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07:00 PM
Singapore

Temasek-backed UK industrial AI firm PhysicsX sets up Apac hub in Singapore

Temasek’s Azalea, SeaTown, Seviora Capital to merge in 2027

06:45 PM
Singapore

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Oct 8)

06:44 PM
Property

OUE Reit confirms IOI Properties, CapitaLand in talks for One Raffles Place; no binding deal yet

06:21 PM
ESG

Singapore may only import half of 2035 clean energy target: report

Singapore banks lead STI to fall 3.5% on Thursday

Architect-influencer Cliff Tan has 7 million followers. Why won’t he scale his business?

Uniqlo on track to overtake H&M, eyes Zara for global No. 1

06:02 PM
Lifestyle

President’s Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards 2026 introduces youth category to encourage lifelong giving

06:00 PM
Food & Drink

Unsung sushi at Ryujin

05:49 PM
Singapore

The Straits Times to publish special weekly edition in October in support of ReadSG

In search of the elusive unicorn for SGX’s Global Listing Board

StarHub to acquire MyRepublic’s mobile business amid ongoing telco consolidation

More interest rate hikes needed, but there is ‘flexibility’ about the pace: Fed’s Waller

05:17 PM
Property

IOI Properties and CapitaLand Investment closer to acquiring One Raffles Place in joint bid

TSMC’s Q3 revenue surges to record, beating market forecast

05:00 PM
Singapore

LTA proposes combining car COE categories, adding rebate-surcharge system

‘Take some pain today for growth tomorrow’: Why policymakers should heed IMF’s call

04:48 PM
Lifestyle

Meet the 7-year-old making his racing debut in Thailand. Better yet, join him

Metro Pacific tightens grip on Philippine power giant Meralco as San Miguel trims stake

Tencent mulls US$5 billion bond offering as AI push ramps up

European shares dip as banks hit over 3-month low, oil prices weigh

03:24 PM
Property

Rate hike fears seen weighing on UK housing market

China’s funding of development institutions up sharply: study

02:55 PM
Singapore

Singapore Grand Prix entertainment may be curbed if haze worsens, FIA says

Goldman Sachs says middle managers at risk as new hires oversee AI

Vietnam says its trade deal negotiations with US are largely completed

US opens direct talks with Myanmar’s generals, reversing years of isolation 

Gold prices recover from two-month low as US dollar rally stalls

Malaysia builds a new ‘Silicon Island’ to house its AI ambitions

Malaysian chip firm SQAI said to plan US$73 million IPO in early 2027

China-based suspect in South Korea bank hacks used AI, Claude tools: CrowdStrike report

What’s taking Hongkong Land fund so long to seal Marina One deal?

12:00 PM
Singapore

‘We will not stop hiring’: UOB CEO on plans to recruit 1,000 graduates as AI reshapes entry-level work

‘I gave up my dream to realise the dreams of others’: Cambodian law graduate-turned-NGO co-founder

‘Reinvented’ PC: Microsoft says new laptop with Nvidia chip outperforms MacBooks on AI tasks

Amazon’s fresh job cuts hit retail division; under 1,000 white collar staff affected, source says

Malaysian chip designers eye new business through Japanese foundry Rapidus

Nvidia-backed Firmus said to close books as mega IPO struggles

10:21 AM
SGSME

From cakes to clicks: Gen Z couple turns cake content into an 18% revenue boost

Japan, South Korea shares fall as Asian stocks drop on inflation fears, oil gains

Oil gains on report Trump may order Iran strikes before midterms

Samsung reaches new profit record with memory chip windfall

Revolut to set up CBD office in Collyer Quay, puts S$350 million into Singapore expansion

SK Hynix’s flash memory unit Solidigm said to pick banks for US IPO in 2027

Stocks to watch: SIA, CapitaLand Investment

Attacks on tankers in Hormuz hit highest of any week since start of Iran war, sources say

Why legacy car companies should go goodwill hunting

The right dominates South America – but their mandate is weaker than it looks

Banks cannot fight modern scams with fragmented data

06:53 AM
Technology

Broadcom plans US$50 billion financing for OpenAI chips, WSJ says

Saudi airports strikes kill three as Yemen fighting escalates; Syria to provide Hormuz-bypass option

European shares slip after three-day gain as rise in oil, yields weigh

Wall Street ends lower, off record highs, as Treasury yields climb

YESTERDAY

US Vice-President Vance says Iran must cut enrichment to end war

US stocks: Wall Street opens lower as bond yields and oil rebound; Fed minutes in focus

Bitcoin falls as US$650 million in risky crypto bets wiped out

Assets of Tokenize Xchange founder and his ex-wife frozen by court order

Thailand at ‘last paragraph’ of US trade agreement: PM Anutin

09:36 PM
Property

US 30-year mortgage rate hits highest in nearly three years

US dollar gains as oil climbs and investors focus on the Fed

08:52 PM
Singapore

Crystal Jade closes four more outlets, cuts 120 jobs ahead of proposed sale

China warns EU it has tools ready if trade tensions escalate

08:17 PM
Singapore

No cap on autonomous vehicles given growing transport needs: Jeffrey Siow

Europe stocks retreat after three-day rally as rising yields, oil prices dent sentiment

07:07 PM
Singapore

EnterpriseSG to invest S$120 million over 5 years to support SME innovation

Tharman, IMF chief warn of structural risks from global public debt

OCBC sheds S$8 billion in value as shares close nearly 6% down; analysts cautious on banks

06:29 PM
Singapore

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Oct 7)

US$7 trillion data-centre boom is creating gaps in insurance cover within Apac: report

06:17 PM
Singapore

Car COE premiums resist slow market to remain above S$130,000

Singapore shares fall; OCBC, UOB lead STI’s 1.6% decline on Wednesday

Vietnam’s central bank says inflation is higher than targeted but remains under control

HSBC plans job cuts across UK wealth business in AI push: report

SIA, Air India expand code-share flights, reciprocal mileage perks

South Korea unveils US$747 billion energy transition plan through 2035

04:47 PM
Singapore

COE premiums fall across most categories; Cat A ends at S$130,001

04:45 PM
Singapore

Strong fundamentals support Singapore’s bond market despite US Treasury yield movements

04:15 PM
Singapore

F&B sector will have to use tech and other means to beat manpower crunch: Low Yen Ling

‘I’m getting fed up’: voters line up before dawn as early voting for US midterms begins in Ohio

Lubrizol expands Singapore R&D hub to boost innovation in specialty chemicals sector

Jardine Matheson S-E Asia downgraded to ‘underperform’ by Macquarie; counter closes 7.7% lower

Shell sees refining margins hitting record high in third quarter

03:14 PM
Singapore

Major data centres to meet stricter security, resilience rules with the passing of new Bill

02:47 PM
Singapore

Existing guidelines apply to agentic AI risks; government reviewing safeguards: MDDI

02:42 PM
Property

Spain’s housing crisis bursts into the spotlight at snap election

02:29 PM
Property

Goodman’s Japanese data centre comes under fire following Sydney site setback

MAS rolls out AI risk management guidelines for Singapore’s financial sector

India’s central bank lifts rates for first time in nearly four years

‘Biggest paradigm shift since WWII’: Global CEO panel discusses new world order with AI, sees opportunities 

Indonesia’s IPOs slow to a trickle after regulator raises listing bar

Gold slips as US dollar gains; investors await Fed minutes for rate clues

South Korea, Hong Kong tech shares fall as Asian stocks decline despite Wall Street rally

AI bubble may burst soon amid financing concentration, rising rates: Ray Dalio

The spectre of market contagion is haunting Europe

South Korean investors suffer US$1.7 billion losses from leveraged ETFs

Jurong Island energy storage system not part of core power reserves: Tan See Leng

The lucrative business of cooling off in a hotter world

Singapore’s mobility playbook: Why the world’s top-ranked city must still accelerate

Growing Singapore’s secretive billions: What GIC reveals at its first public exhibition

‘Diverging’ trajectories: Taiwan dethrones South Korea atop global markets as AI trade widens

11:09 AM
Property

Brookfield denies accusation it cut Soilbuild out of Mapletree deal

FTSE Russell keeps Indonesia’s market status unchanged, continues reform review

Singapore data centre operator DayOne opts for US IPO at likely US$20 billion valuation

Oil advances as vessel attacks challenge rising Hormuz shipments

Musk’s SpaceX in talks to borrow US$40 billion to buy Nvidia chips

An autonomous-vehicle future must work for drivers too

Malaysia PM Anwar set to boost budget spending as election speculation grows

Japan’s real wages rise again, aided by Takaichi’s relief

Stock to watch: ESR-Reit

07:50 AM
Technology

Apple’s smart home push includes doorbell, lock, thermostat co-developed with LG

Singapore’s super-aged society needs new ways of funding healthcare

South-east Asia’s green transition has the ‘hardware’ – but who will operate it?

When financial advice is only a click away, investors must be wary

‘Legitimate concern’: JPMorgan CEO Dimon says Anthropic’s Mythos pushed cyber risk up 10 times

US Treasuries yields fall from 2002 high as oil prices dip

‘Fear and uncertainty’: Iran ramps up ship attacks in Hormuz as oil, gas flows climb

European shares rise as retreating bond yields and oil prices boost risk appetite

S&P 500, Nasdaq reach record closing highs as focus pivots to earnings

OCT 06

Paramount completes US$110 billion Warner Bros merger, creating Hollywood giant Skydance

US stocks: S&P 500 hits intraday record high as AI rally continues

Gold liquidity deep enough for Asian, Western hubs to coexist, Hong Kong and Singapore say

Scalability of digital assets hinges on ‘boring’ risk-management systems: summit participants

US trade deficit widens in August amid strong imports

Greenback steady as euro trades around 17-month low amid French debt worries

Middle East oil flows of around 14 million barrels a day help avert US$200-a-barrel oil: Vitol CEO

South Korea investigates possible use of AI in hacks on its banks

ESR-Reit recovers around 75% of outstanding arrears from Australia rent default

DBS tops trades in smaller board lots on debut of revised SGX framework

06:43 PM
Lifestyle

Meet luxury’s movers and shakers at BTLuxe Edit conference

06:26 PM
Singapore

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Oct 6)

Bain, GIC explore IPO or sale of Japan’s WHI at valuation of about US$3.2 billion: sources

Singapore shares track Wall Street gains on Tuesday; STI up 0.7%

Wall Street bonuses poised to hit record as annual profits forecast to top US$90 billion

South Asia growth holds firm, but energy shock, weather pose risks: World Bank

European shares rise to near one-week highs

04:22 PM
Property

Prime London homes are increasingly on the front lines of extreme weather

04:09 PM
Singapore

Parliament approves increases to salaries of President, Speaker of Parliament and Deputy Speakers

Singapore firms’ payment delays worsen for third straight quarter in Q3: SCCB

Vietnam’s northern provinces, not Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City, are powering near 10% GDP growth

Indonesian parliament agrees higher severance benefits in new labour law

Takaichi defends absence from G7 online call after criticism

Top Glove Q4 profit surges 352.6% to RM157.6 million as demand-supply balance improves

AI appears to have been used in bank hacks: South Korea’s Lee

03:02 PM
Singapore

North-South Corridor delay: Higher costs likely, surface works will be prioritised, says Jeffrey Siow

The rate cut that never came, and the case for bonds

The Formula 1 mindset that can help investors go further

Singapore stocks in Q4 2026: A steady anchor in an AI-heavy world

Why consumer AI agents could be the next big investment shift

Hong Kong property developer New World seeks more time to pay bonds with exchange offer

BOJ may signal underlying inflation has hit 2% goal: sources

The Web isn’t ready for millions of rule-bending bots

China, Japan may pull back from US debt, billionaire investor Ray Dalio warns

‘Herd mentality’ seen in private-market fund flows; Asia offers diversification: Lombard Odier

DeepSeek to raise at least US$12 billion in Tencent-backed funding

As Japan’s population shrinks, a city is accused of padding census numbers

MAS’ third EQDP shot of S$1.45 billion a catalyst for small and mid-caps to catch up: JPMorgan

Thai inflation accelerates again with floods adding price risk

Retrenched PMETs who return on lower pay see median 25% wage cut

Fire-safety specialist Deluge Corp aims to raise S$23 million in IPO at S$0.60 a share

Nvidia-backed startup Reflection unveils open-weight AI model said to rival China offerings

Gold inches lower as firmer US dollar, higher yields weigh

Banks chase risky chip loans in Asia’s US$8.2 trillion AI buildout

12:09 PM
Property

8 public officers referred to police over property buys near unannounced MRT stations: Chan Chun Sing

12:00 PM
Motoring

Cashing in on the circuit

The bond market’s balancing act is perfectly normal

OCBC initiates EGP Energy with ‘buy’, target price of S$1.05

EMA launches tender for energy infrastructure cluster on Pulau Tekong; could include LNG terminal

Moonshot said to eye Hong Kong IPO in early 2027 after value hits US$50 billion

Oil holds decline on signs of increased Middle East shipments

09:08 AM
Lifestyle

World’s biggest business class coming to British Airways’ A380s amid upscale travel rush

Trader Radiant World misses salary payments for Singapore and other staff in September

Stocks to watch: Civmec, Aspial Lifestyle

Musk is a trillionaire again as SpaceX claws back post-IPO slump

Are Americans really warming to China?

Citi targets globally ambitious firms as geopolitical de-risking drives Singapore flows

Shell to mark 135 years in Singapore with major energy and innovation forum on Oct 9

Go ahead, let AI write your performance review

OpenAI in US$30 billion round talks with UAE funds, BlackRock

Iraq seeks more tankers to control its Hormuz oil transits

Saudi East-West oil pipeline is said to be flowing as normal

Asean faces widening electricity security challenges amid rising demand: IEA report

Europe's Stoxx 600 gains on banks boost; French stocks slide on fiscal fears

Nasdaq notches record high close as investors focus on earnings

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