Companies & Markets

NEWS ANALYSIS

A RM11 billion takeover battle is testing Malay economic clout. Malaysia PM Anwar now holds all the cards

A Sunway-IJM merger would create a top 10 largest entity on the local bourse

Analysts believe construction players such as Soilbuild will be key beneficiaries of Singapore's public housing mandate.
HOCK LOCK SIEW

Barging blindly into Singapore’s construction boom could be a bust for some investors

Those dipping their toes in now are no longer buying the boom, but betting that these companies can manage their costs

MiniMax's listing ceremony at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company's shares have risen at least 300% since its listing in January.

MiniMax shares surge 25% as optimism over Chinese AI firms grows

The company last week released an upgrade to its flagship model dubbed M2.5

Disney has alleged that Seedance is reproducing, distributing and creating derivative works featuring Spider-Man, Darth Vader and other characters, a source says.

ByteDance pledges to prevent unauthorised IP use on AI video tool

Disney has sent a cease-and-desist letter accusing the Chinese company of using its characters to train and power the tool without permission

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Among STI constituents, Jardine Matheson Holdings led the gainers, rising 2.5%, or US$1.94, to US$78.14.

Singapore stocks end almost flat before Chinese New Year; STI inches up 0.02%

Across the broader market, gainers outnumber decliners 294 to 197, with 765.9 million securities worth S$954.9 million traded

Cargo loads were flat year on year, while capacity fell 2% due to scheduled freighter aircraft maintenance and fleet redeployment.

SIA Group’s passenger traffic up 0.7% in January

Singapore Airlines and Scoot carried 3.7 million passengers in January, 4.1% higher year on year

Eleanor Seet, president and head of Asia ex-Japan at Amova Asset Management, sees both opportunities and challenges for Singapore’s equities markets over the next five to 10 years.

Amova bets on ‘new Singapore sectors’ as MAS expands EQDP

It believes these industries represent the structural future of the country’s economy

The Pentagon’s moves come at a fraught time in Washington’s debate over China tech policy.

Alibaba leads tech slide after Pentagon briefly shows blacklist

The 1260H list now includes more than 130 entities accused of working with the Chinese military