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/international/global/empty-offices-ties-blacklisted-firms-inside-chinese-companies-us-cleared-nvidia-chips Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:48:09 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International Telcos, Media & Tech /international/global/empty-offices-ties-blacklisted-firms-inside-chinese-companies-us-cleared-nvidia-chips Approvals raise questions about how rigorously the Trump administration is policing who can get their hands on the chips https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/china-recruited-exec-singapore-data-centre-firm-spy-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-us-intelligence Sun, 08 Nov 2026 01:20:03 +0000 International Companies & Markets Global Telcos, Media & Tech /international/china-recruited-exec-singapore-data-centre-firm-spy-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-us-intelligence China’s interest in Jensen Huang has been a focus of US spy agencies https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/data-centre-sector-politically-salient-singapore-takes-practical-approach-regulation-tan-kiat-how Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:02:21 +0000 Sharanya Pillai Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/data-centre-sector-politically-salient-singapore-takes-practical-approach-regulation-tan-kiat-how The Republic is not out to compete ‘for every megawatt’ of capacity, aims to strengthen regional capabilities https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/ex-st-engineering-singtel-executive-low-ka-hoe-succeed-tong-yew-heng-netlink-nbn-trust-ceo Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:47:40 +0000 Derryn Wong Companies & Markets Telcos, Media & Tech /companies-markets/ex-st-engineering-singtel-executive-low-ka-hoe-succeed-tong-yew-heng-netlink-nbn-trust-ceo The appointment will take effect from April 2027 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/m1-hit-data-breach Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:02:09 +0000 Ariel Quek Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/m1-hit-data-breach No payment card details, financial or banking information, or customer account access have been compromised https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-drops-worlds-top-10-richest-after-chips-sell Fri, 06 Nov 2026 04:42:14 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International Telcos, Media & Tech /international/global/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-drops-worlds-top-10-richest-after-chips-sell Other big losers included SpaceX’s Elon Musk and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/ai-backlash-could-threaten-anthropic-ipo-timing-potential-investors-say Fri, 06 Nov 2026 02:35:25 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/ai-backlash-could-threaten-anthropic-ipo-timing-potential-investors-say At one point, its IPO was expected to take place in October this year https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/apple-raises-us7-5-billion-investment-grade-debt-offering Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:24:17 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/apple-raises-us7-5-billion-investment-grade-debt-offering Proceeds will fund the company’s general corporate expenses, including its share buyback programme https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-ceos-shift-focus-ai-returns-very-low-tolerance-inefficiency-microsoft-executive Thu, 05 Nov 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Young Zhan Heng Companies & Markets Telcos, Media & Tech /companies-markets/singapore-ceos-shift-focus-ai-returns-very-low-tolerance-inefficiency-microsoft-executive But, its still early days to see financial gains from the technology, says commercial business chief Judson Althoff https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/arms-third-quarter-revenue-forecast-above-estimates-investors-unimpressed Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:43:14 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/arms-third-quarter-revenue-forecast-above-estimates-investors-unimpressed It expects to sell US$2 billion worth of its CPU, the AGI CPU, in fiscal 2027 and 2028 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/qualcomms-smartphone-chip-sales-miss-estimates-shares-fall Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:26:20 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/qualcomms-smartphone-chip-sales-miss-estimates-shares-fall Adjusted sales in Q4 fell 7% to US$10.44 billion, beating estimates of US$10.11 billion https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/canva-announces-layoffs-job-changes-about-22-workforce Wed, 04 Nov 2026 02:32:39 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/canva-announces-layoffs-job-changes-about-22-workforce The revamp leaves the company in a delicate financial balance https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/meta-raises-us15-billion-five-part-us-bond-sale-fund-ai-expansion Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:50:02 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/meta-raises-us15-billion-five-part-us-bond-sale-fund-ai-expansion The debt sale comes days after it expanded plans for what could become a US$97.5 billion equity raise https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/hong-kong-deal-boom-slows-most-ipos-abandoned-2008 Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:22:37 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/hong-kong-deal-boom-slows-most-ipos-abandoned-2008 About one in four deals didn’t reach completion this year https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/block-raises-full-year-profit-outlook-cash-app-drives-q3-growth Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:13:46 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Banking & Finance Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/block-raises-full-year-profit-outlook-cash-app-drives-q3-growth It forecasts gross profit of US$3.32 billion in Q4 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/amd-forecasts-quarterly-revenue-above-estimates-data-centre-growth-accelerates Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:23:59 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/amd-forecasts-quarterly-revenue-above-estimates-data-centre-growth-accelerates The stock has more than doubled so far this year https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/big-ticket-tech-deals-needed-keep-pace-ai-growth-boom-financial-leaders-say Tue, 03 Nov 2026 05:42:17 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/big-ticket-tech-deals-needed-keep-pace-ai-growth-boom-financial-leaders-say Fundraising by Asia-Pacific tech companies more than tripled to US$125.8 billion in the first three quarters of 2026 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/oracle-taps-investors-us20-billion-finance-ai-expansion Tue, 03 Nov 2026 01:25:04 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/oracle-taps-investors-us20-billion-finance-ai-expansion The software giant seeks to more than triple its revenue by fiscal 2030 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/apple-forecasts-rising-costs-lower-services-shares-slip Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:56:07 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/apple-forecasts-rising-costs-lower-services-shares-slip Fiscal fourth-quarter sales stood at US$114.48 billion, above analyst estimates of US$113.39 billion https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapores-data-centre-operator-stt-gdc-eyes-us2-4-billion-loan-adds-ai-debt-binge Mon, 02 Nov 2026 04:44:29 +0000 Companies & Markets Telcos, Media & Tech /companies-markets/singapores-data-centre-operator-stt-gdc-eyes-us2-4-billion-loan-adds-ai-debt-binge Proceeds will be used as financing for STT GDC’s assets https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/australian-outback-data-centre-pulls-timeline-after-regulator-stalls Sun, 01 Nov 2026 21:55:06 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/australian-outback-data-centre-pulls-timeline-after-regulator-stalls The regulator said it would seek advice from the federal government