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/capital-markets-currencies/greenback-falls-fed-hike-bets-fade-ai-jitters-linger Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:14:36 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/greenback-falls-fed-hike-bets-fade-ai-jitters-linger [NEW YORK] The US dollar was lower on Friday (Oct 16) and on track for its first weekly fall last week in... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/cracks-emerge-ai-borrowing-boom-coreweave-oracle-and-softbank-debt-worries-grow Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:58:51 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/cracks-emerge-ai-borrowing-boom-coreweave-oracle-and-softbank-debt-worries-grow Another worry: the increasing number of data centres that are being delayed by permitting issues https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/ai-funding-fears-puncture-rally-asias-high-flying-picks-and-shovels-stocks Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:49:30 +0000 Global Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets International /international/global/ai-funding-fears-puncture-rally-asias-high-flying-picks-and-shovels-stocks Growing concern over whether hyperscalers, neo-cloud operators can keep financing the infrastructure needed to deploy them https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/chinese-stocks-turn-biggest-losers-global-ai-trade-stumbles Sat, 17 Oct 2026 04:11:03 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/chinese-stocks-turn-biggest-losers-global-ai-trade-stumbles Underperformance of tech stocks poses a challenge for authorities keen to use capital markets to fuel firms’ growth https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/travel-platform-klook-technology-files-withdraw-us-listing Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:14:32 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/travel-platform-klook-technology-files-withdraw-us-listing The Hong Kong-based company had filed for a US IPO in November last year https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/europe-shares-close-out-best-week-june-earnings-soften-blow-tech-sell Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:28:58 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/europe-shares-close-out-best-week-june-earnings-soften-blow-tech-sell There has been a sell-off in big tech names on concerns over increased reliance on debt to develop AI infrastructure https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-down-sharply-worries-about-ai-trade-high-oil-prices-weigh Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:18:53 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-down-sharply-worries-about-ai-trade-high-oil-prices-weigh Investors are also watching oil prices jump more than 3% due to Middle East supply worries https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/china-moves-prop-equity-market-selling-curbs-buybacks Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:34:00 +0000 International Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /international/china-moves-prop-equity-market-selling-curbs-buybacks Regulators are also calling on the so-called national team to accelerate stock buys https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-rise-0-2-friday-exports-surge-palm-oil-counters-slide Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:54:09 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/singapore-stocks-rise-0-2-friday-exports-surge-palm-oil-counters-slide Yangzijiang Shipbuilding leads the gainers on the STI, rising 3.6% to S$5.21 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/fund-managers-quit-trade-their-own-money-taiwan-stock-boom Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:15:27 +0000 Companies & Markets Banking & Finance Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/fund-managers-quit-trade-their-own-money-taiwan-stock-boom [TAIWAN] The world’s biggest equity rally is creating an unusual bout of Fomo among Taiwan’s professional stock pickers. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-watch-sia-capitaland-india-trust-first-resources Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:29:32 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-watch-sia-capitaland-india-trust-first-resources [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Oct 16): https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/chinas-plan-make-yuan-global-currency-enters-faster-phase Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:44:40 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/chinas-plan-make-yuan-global-currency-enters-faster-phase Beijing is focused on developing the infrastructure needed to expand the yuan’s use in global financing and investment https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-hit-more-two-week-high-sturdy-earnings-lift-sentiment Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:52:43 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-hit-more-two-week-high-sturdy-earnings-lift-sentiment [BENGALURU] European shares hit their highest in more than two weeks on Thursday (Oct 15), helped by solid earnings and a surge... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/sp-500-ends-higher-traders-shift-ai-healthcare Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:45:07 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/sp-500-ends-higher-traders-shift-ai-healthcare [BENGALURU] The S&P 500 ended higher on Thursday (Oct 15), springing back from early losses as investors concerned about artificial intelligence stocks... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/nasdaq-nears-one-month-low-ai-stocks-slide-debt-concerns Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:56:17 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/nasdaq-nears-one-month-low-ai-stocks-slide-debt-concerns The three major indices opened mixed on Thursday https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-shares-fall-global-chip-rout-hits-regional-markets-sti-down-0-4 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:17:51 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/singapore-shares-fall-global-chip-rout-hits-regional-markets-sti-down-0-4 The worst performer on the blue-chip index is Seatrium https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-slip-tech-rout-offsets-earnings-support Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:49:18 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-slip-tech-rout-offsets-earnings-support The technology sector fell 2.7% https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/tsmc-posts-6th-straight-quarter-record-profit-market-cap-jumps-double-samsung-electronics Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:23:08 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/tsmc-posts-6th-straight-quarter-record-profit-market-cap-jumps-double-samsung-electronics Booming infrastructure spending in tech is driving the earnings jump https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/tsmc-sk-hynix-among-5-new-sdrs-be-launched-sgx Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:45:53 +0000 Chloe Lim Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/tsmc-sk-hynix-among-5-new-sdrs-be-launched-sgx The companies cut across the AI value chain, and will begin trading on Oct 16 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/south-korea-shares-fall-asian-stocks-slide-global-sell-chip-rout Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:25:27 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/south-korea-shares-fall-asian-stocks-slide-global-sell-chip-rout MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge falls 2.2% https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/why-tech-data-centre-ipos-are-facing-delays-and-what-investors-can-expect-market-now Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:06:46 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies Telcos, Media & Tech /companies-markets/why-tech-data-centre-ipos-are-facing-delays-and-what-investors-can-expect-market-now Market volatility and rising interest rates are some reasons for the pause on listings https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/noontalk-needs-continued-financial-support-ceo-dasmond-koh-auditors-warn Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:32:04 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/noontalk-needs-continued-financial-support-ceo-dasmond-koh-auditors-warn The auditing team flags factors that could cast doubt on the firm’s ability to continue operating https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/stocks-watch-hpl-aims-apac-reit-zico-advanced-systems-automation-comfortdelgro Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:42:41 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/stocks-watch-hpl-aims-apac-reit-zico-advanced-systems-automation-comfortdelgro [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Oct 15): https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/anthropic-revenue-jumps-us16-8-billion-quarter-ipo Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:59:48 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/anthropic-revenue-jumps-us16-8-billion-quarter-ipo The Claude maker says it reached profitability in Q3 on an adjusted basis https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-edge-after-solid-asml-results-healthcare-gains Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:53:43 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-edge-after-solid-asml-results-healthcare-gains The pan-European Stoxx 600 index gains 0.43% to 637.75 points https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/nasdaq-ends-sharply-lower-hot-inflation-data-stirs-rate-hike-worries Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:48:37 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/nasdaq-ends-sharply-lower-hot-inflation-data-stirs-rate-hike-worries Eight of the 11 S&P 500 sector indices decline, led by information tech and communication services https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-edge-lower-investors-digest-mas-hold-stronger-gdp Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:15:55 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/singapore-stocks-edge-lower-investors-digest-mas-hold-stronger-gdp STI slips 0.1% or 7.17 points to 5,423.33; Jardine Matheson is top blue-chip gainer https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/aem-shares-continue-fall-cse-tumbles-7-2 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:34:42 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Telcos, Media & Tech Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/aem-shares-continue-fall-cse-tumbles-7-2 UMS Integration and Frencken shares are also down on Wednesday https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/dbs-downgrades-sgx-hold-lowers-target-price-s20 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:05:56 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/dbs-downgrades-sgx-hold-lowers-target-price-s20 Easing growth momentum in equities and derivatives has left the stock’s valuation looking ‘lofty’ https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asian-stocks-gain-us-cpi-data-oil-climbs Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:32:01 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/asian-stocks-gain-us-cpi-data-oil-climbs MSCI’s Asia Pacific equities index rises 0.6% https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-watch-kore-us-reit-parkway-life-reit-raffles-education-vins-holdings Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:42:55 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-watch-kore-us-reit-parkway-life-reit-raffles-education-vins-holdings [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Oct 14): https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/chip-sell-pulls-european-stocks-back-one-week-high Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:57:54 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/chip-sell-pulls-european-stocks-back-one-week-high The Stoxx 600 benchmark dips 0.1% to 635.01 points at the close https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/nasdaq-ends-down-chipmakers-fall-and-bank-earnings-roll Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:53:50 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/nasdaq-ends-down-chipmakers-fall-and-bank-earnings-roll Expectations of a strong earnings season have offset worries about the US war with Iran https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-sp-500-opens-lower-after-bank-earnings-chips-weigh Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:47:46 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-sp-500-opens-lower-after-bank-earnings-chips-weigh The three major indices opened mixed on Tuesday https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-shares-rise-0-3-tuesday-jardine-matheson-banks-gain Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:18:05 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/singapore-shares-rise-0-3-tuesday-jardine-matheson-banks-gain Hongkong Land leads the gainers on the blue-chip index, rising 2.5% https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-edge-higher-lower-oil-prices-lift-sentiment Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:20:17 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-edge-higher-lower-oil-prices-lift-sentiment EUROPEAN shares rose on Tuesday (Oct 13) as lower oil prices lifted appetite, though technology stocks came under pressure after reports of advances by... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/indias-rupee-recovery-faces-test-oil-prices-capital-outflows Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:10:44 +0000 Jasmine I S Global Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets International New Articles /international/global/indias-rupee-recovery-faces-test-oil-prices-capital-outflows Currency’s rebound comes after Reserve Bank of India’s curb on US dollar demand https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/south-korea-shares-fall-asian-stocks-decline-tracking-us-chip-losses Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:13:27 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/south-korea-shares-fall-asian-stocks-decline-tracking-us-chip-losses The MSCI Asia Pacific Index drops 0.3% after a US gauge of chipmakers fell 2.7% on Oct 12 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/europes-stoxx-600-ends-higher-bank-stocks-cushion-oil-price-hit Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:58:47 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/europes-stoxx-600-ends-higher-bank-stocks-cushion-oil-price-hit The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closes 0.65% higher at 635.65 points https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/nasdaq-falls-ahead-earnings-economic-data-while-oil-rallies Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:50:56 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/nasdaq-falls-ahead-earnings-economic-data-while-oil-rallies In coming days, US investors will focus on corporateearnings, with major US banks https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-wall-street-steady-open-oil-jumps-ahead-key-earnings Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:02:59 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-wall-street-steady-open-oil-jumps-ahead-key-earnings The three major indices opened mixed for the day https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-shares-rise-banks-rebound-after-sell-sti-0-3 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:32:50 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/singapore-shares-rise-banks-rebound-after-sell-sti-0-3 The gains follow a sharp retreat in the previous week, when the blue-chip index fell 4.1% https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-rise-lower-oil-prices-bank-strength-ahead-earnings Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:12:30 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-rise-lower-oil-prices-bank-strength-ahead-earnings EUROPEAN shares rose on Monday (Oct 12), led by banking stocks as oil prices eased on hopes of Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire, while... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/crypto-alternative-assets/apac-institutional-investors-call-greater-regulatory-clarity-digital-assets-report Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:19:45 +0000 Chloe Lim Crypto & Alternative Assets Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets Wealth /wealth/crypto-alternative-assets/apac-institutional-investors-call-greater-regulatory-clarity-digital-assets-report They hope principles that undergird traditional markets will extend into digital markets https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/startups-tech/technology/market-has-spoken-dbs-ceo-tan-su-shan-says-market-repricing-ai-financing-risks Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:54:50 +0000 Technology Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets Startups & Tech /startups-tech/technology/market-has-spoken-dbs-ceo-tan-su-shan-says-market-repricing-ai-financing-risks She notes that weaker firms may see their credit ratings revised downwards https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/south-korea-stocks-fall-while-asian-shares-stay-cautious-earnings-loom-oil-slips Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:31:32 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/south-korea-stocks-fall-while-asian-shares-stay-cautious-earnings-loom-oil-slips Trade is thin with Japan markets shut and the US on a partial holiday ahead of the earnings season https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/moonshot-execs-talks-settle-dispute-shareholder-ahead-planned-ipo-people-say Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:53:42 +0000 International Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets Startups & Tech Technology /international/moonshot-execs-talks-settle-dispute-shareholder-ahead-planned-ipo-people-say While the dispute is not expected to jeopardise the offering, it may complicate the listing process https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-watch-sgx-ums-integration Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:47:06 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-watch-sgx-ums-integration [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Oct 12): https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/global-bond-sell-may-mean-fewer-rate-hikes-central-banks Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:05:05 +0000 Global Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets International /international/global/global-bond-sell-may-mean-fewer-rate-hikes-central-banks Yields surge to multi-year highs after weeks of selling, tightening financial conditions https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/amazon-talks-buy-us7-billion-ai-startup-decart-wsj-reports Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:51:58 +0000 Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies Startups Startups & Tech Technology /companies-markets/amazon-talks-buy-us7-billion-ai-startup-decart-wsj-reports The purchase could wrap up soon if the negotiations do not collapse, the journal says