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Margin relief lifts outlook for DBS, OCBC and UOB, extending Singapore bank rally
Tan Nai Lun - Sentiment remains largely positive on the sector amid resilient asset quality, steady capital returns
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News Corp beats quarterly revenue estimates on growth in Dow Jones unit
Its total revenue of US$2.36 billion for the quarter beat analysts’ estimates
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Michael Saylor’s crypto project pounded after US$12.4 billion loss
Strategy holds over 713,000 Bitcoin, valued at about US$46 billion
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Microchip Tech forecasts quarterly profit below estimates as memory shortages bite
Feb 5 : Chipmaker Microchip Technology forecast fourth-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates on Thursday, raising concerns about the impact of a memory-supply crunch on the wider semiconductor industry.Shares of the Chandler, Arizona-based company fell more than 5 per cent in extended trading.A ...
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Reddit forecasts revenue above estimates as AI fuels ad sales
Its daily active unique visitors rose 19 per cent, to 121.4 million in Q4 2025
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Amazon says it will spend US$200 billion this year on AI build-out
Microsoft and Alphabet also spent more heavily than anticipated
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Bitcoin plummets, driving US$2 trillion tumble in crypto market value
Some US$800 billion in value was wiped out in the last month alone
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Oil settles almost 3% down on easing supply concerns ahead of US, Iran talks
[HOUSTON] Oil prices settled down almost 3 per cent on Thursday in choppy trading, after the US and Iran agreed to hold talks...
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European shares fall as investors gauge earnings, ECB keeps rates unchanged
EUROPEAN shares fell on Thursday as the European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged but offered no clues about its next move, while investors...
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US stocks: Wall Street ends sharply down as AI worries weigh
WALL Street ended sharply lower on Thursday, with the Nasdaq dragged to its lowest since November by losses in Microsoft, Amazon and...
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US dollar hits two-week high, pound slumps after BoE holds rates
NEW YORK, Feb 5 : The U.S. dollar hit a two-week high on Thursday as fresh volatility gripped stocks and the pound tumbled after the Bank of England voted by a razor-thin margin to leave UK rates unchanged.The greenback found firmer footing this week as investors turned more risk-averse and finan ...
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Saylor-led Strategy's quarterly losses widen as bitcoin faces another reckoning
Feb 5 : Strategy reported a wider fourth-quarter loss on Thursday, as a turbulent period for digital assets caused the world's largest hoarder of bitcoin to record losses on its holdings.Shares of the Michael Saylor-led company fell 1.3 per cent in after-hours trading, extending heavy selling f ...
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Roblox forecasts strong annual bookings as gaming platform momentum grows
Feb 5 : Roblox forecast fiscal 2026 bookings above Wall Street expectations on Thursday, signaling another year of strong growth in player spending and engagement as the videogame platform aggressively looks to capture 10 per cent of the global gaming market.Shares of the company jumped around 23 pe ...
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Amazon sees 50% boost to capital spending this year; shares tumble
Feb 5 : Amazon on Thursday projected a surge of more than 50 per cent in capital expenditures this year, joining its peers in a spending spree to build out artificial-intelligence infrastructure, and sending its shares down 9 per cent in after-hours trading.It is the latest sign that Big Tech will n ...
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Amazon projects $200 billion in capital spending this year
Feb 5 : Amazon.com on Thursday joined its Big Tech peers in projecting massive capital expenditures in 2026, the freshest sign yet that tech companies will not be hitting the brakes on their hefty AI investments anytime soon.The company said it expects to invest about $200 billion in capital expendi ...
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Workplace romance: When boards must step in
When do workplace relationships cross the line – from being a personal issue to a boardroom concern?
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Bitcoin slump shakes companies that jumped on crypto-hoarding bandwagon
Feb 5 : Turbulence in the cryptocurrency market is dragging down shares of companies that hold bitcoin and other digital assets on their balance sheets, sparking concerns over potential broader strains in the sector. The number of publicly traded companies investing in cryptocurrencies in the hope ...
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Anthropic releases AI upgrade as market punishes software stocks
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 5 : Technology startup Anthropic on Thursday launched what it called an improved artificial intelligence model, days after its product advances helped kick-start a selloff of traditional software stocks.The San Francisco-based lab, which is backed by Amazon.com and Alphabet' ...
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Pirelli board rejects Sinochem's spin-off plan to end dispute over governance
ROME, Feb 5 : The board of Italian tyremaker Pirelli opposes any spin off of its cyber tyre activities, the company said on Thursday, reacting to a plan put forward by Chinese shareholder Sinochem to settle a governance dispute. Directors are against "any project or initiative that might lead t ...
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Black hole continues to belch years after chewing up a star
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 : Scientists are observing the behavior of a supermassive black hole that is displaying exceptionally messy eating habits.Primarily using radio telescopes in New Mexico and South Africa, they are watching the black hole, residing at the center of a galaxy far beyond our Milky Way, ...
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Offer for Low Keng Huat turns unconditional with 95.5% of shares secured
Sharanya Pillai - Managing director Marco Low and his family are taking the company private at S$0.78 per share
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Wall Street opens lower on anxiety over Alphabet’s capex plans
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Feb 5) as investors fretted over Alphabet’s spending plans and Qualcomm’s downbeat...
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OpenAI unveils AI agent service as part of push to attract businesses
The platform is part of a broader effort by OpenAI to seize the enterprise market from its rivals
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First Reit H2 DPU falls 10.3% to S$0.0104 on weaker rupiah and yen
Deon Loke - Distributable income for the second half declines 9.3% to S$22 million, from S$24.3 million
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IQVIA backs AI strategy as analysts question impact on business
Feb 5 : Healthcare data and clinical research provider IQVIA Holdings on Thursday defended its AI strategy against analyst concerns that recent technology advances could displace the company's services, after it forecast annual profit below Wall Street expectations.The questions, posed during a ...
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All signs point to recovery as real estate markets gain momentum in 2026: Nuveen
Louise Kavanagh - In the ever-changing global investment landscape, real estate is poised for a significant resurgence in 2026. The painful reset in private markets now appears firmly behind us and we believe the coming year will represent an attractive vintage for real estate allocations. Throughout 2025, transactio ...
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Indonesia president has ordered firm action against stock market violations, minister says
JAKARTA, Feb 5 : Indonesia's chief economic minister said on Thursday that President Prabowo Subianto has ordered a firm response to any violations of stock market rules. Airlangga Hartarto told a forum Prabowo had instructed officials to respond to the recent market rout as soon as possible. ...
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India monitoring evolving crypto trading to ensure tax compliance, top tax official says
NEW DELHI, Feb 5 : India is talking to cryptocurrency exchanges to assess evolving trading activity as it seeks oversight over newer crypto products, according to a top tax official. India does not regulate cryptocurrencies, but global crypto exchanges such as Binance, Coin DCX, Coinbase and Zebpay ...
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ECB keeps rates unchanged even as choppy markets threaten its 'good place'
It offered no clues about its next move
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China warns of security risks linked to OpenClaw open-source AI agent
The industry ministry cautions that organisations using it should apply robust identity authentication and access controls
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Nio to report first adjusted operating profit for 4QFY2025
Felicia Tan - NYSE-listed Nio Inc, which has a secondary listing on the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) Mainboard, expects to report its first adjusted operating profit for the 4QFY2025 ended Dec 31, 2025. The quarter’s adjusted profit from operations on a non-generally accepted accounting principles (non-GAAP) ba ...
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AI and tech can ease S’pore’s construction bottlenecks
Avtandil Mekudishvili - Singapore’s construction sector is entering a sustained high-growth phase. Public housing, transport infrastructure, healthcare facilities and private developments are all progressing in parallel. According to the Building and Construction Authority (BCA), construction demand is projected to reach ...
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Singapore Paincare Holdings expects net loss for 1HFY2026
Felicia Tan - Singapore Paincare Holdings is expecting to report a net loss for its upcoming results for the 1HFY2026 ended Dec 31, 2025, reversing from a net profit the year before. The net loss is attributed to lower revenue and other income and made worse by higher expenses incurred during the six months. On F ...
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EV maker Nio set to record first adjusted operating profit for Q4 FY2025
Sharanya Pillai - The turnaround is driven by ‘sustained growth’ in sales volume and a favourable product mix