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Charities need to make money, too
Vivien Ang - As the giving landscape evolves, these organisations need to be more entrepreneurial without losing their core purpose
Business Headlines & Market News
Business Headlines and Stock Market News by Singapore Financial News Publishers
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LG Energy Solution cancels 3.9 trillion won battery order with Freudenberg
SEOUL, Dec 26 : South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution has cancelled a 3.9 trillion won ($2.7 billion) contract with Freudenberg Battery Power Systems, the company said in a regulatory filing on Friday. LG said it cancelled the contract after the customer scrappe ...
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Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib Razak ordered to serve 15 years in jail, fined RM11.4 billion in 1MDB case
He was convicted on multiple counts of abuse of power and money laundering
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Malaysia court finds ex-PM Najib Razak guilty of abuse of power in biggest 1MDB trial
[KUALA LUMPUR] Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty of abuse of power on Friday (Dec 26) in the...
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Keppel Data Centre Campus gets conditional approval for 10-year lease extension
Therese Soh - This is part of the sale of two hyperscale data centres in the campus to Keppel DC Reit
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Thai central bank undertakes 'heavy' baht intervention to ease volatility, chief says
BANGKOK, Dec 26 : Thailand's central bank has aggressively acted to ease volatility in the baht the central bank chief said on Friday, with the currency surging to its highest level against the dollar in more than four years.The baht has gained 10.3 per cent against the dollar so far this year ...
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Thai central bank sees loan guarantee scheme raising credit by $3.2 billion over 1-2 years
BANGKOK, Dec 26 : Thailand's loan guarantee scheme is expected to boost new credit by 100 billion baht ($3.22 billion) over the next one to two years, the country's central bank said on Friday, part of the government's efforts to support smaller firms.The scheme, which will b ...
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Data centre race: Singapore betting on quality over scale, say observers
Shikhar Gupta - As the AI race heats up, the city-state is pursuing a ‘sustainable’ data centre strategy – but what stands in the way...
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Shopee, Lazada are laying the ground for AI shopping agents. Is a brutal price war looming?
RELYING on artificial intelligence (AI) for gift selection this holiday season may be a stretch, but the e-commerce industry’s move towards AI...
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China’s Polar Silk Road takes shape, putting Singapore’s maritime future in focus
Tay Peck Gek - The opening up of Arctic routes and shortening of Asia-Europe voyages could have implications for established shipping hubs, including the city-state
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US growth, inflation and market strategy: Franklin Templeton
Samantha Chiew - A volatile mix of policy shocks and technological optimism is shaping Franklin Templeton’s outlook for the US in 2026. Changes in tariff policy have unsettled trade assumptions, stagflation concerns have lingered, and a prolonged government shutdown has complicated the economic read by disrupting ...
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Green debt sales hit record levels in 2025 despite climate backlash
Europe has also rolled back some of its toughest environmental rules amid concerns about growth and competitiveness
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Korea Zinc confirms payment completion for 2.85 trillion won new shares issuance
SEOUL, Dec 26 : South Korea's Korea Zinc announced in a regulatory filing on Friday that payment for 2.85 trillion won ($1.95 billion) worth of new shares has been completed. The buyer is Crucible JV, the company said.
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Singapore factory output rises 14.3% in November, moderating from October’s growth
Paige Lim - All clusters except for general manufacturing recorded growth for the month
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Vietnam’s Vingroup to withdraw bid for US$67 billion North-South high-speed railway
The government has said the winner of the project will be announced in January
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Ten lessons from a history of disruptions
There are many common reasons how and why business disruptions happen, and are resisted
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The economy needs a little bit of unfairness
In some ways, a lack of fairness actually powers the economy forward
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Copper hits record in China, jumps in New York on supply concern
Metals have made big gains in December
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Asia markets edge up amid thinned holiday trade
Geopolitical worries have grown as Washington pressures Caracas
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Gold, silver hit record highs on geopolitical tensions, Fed rate-cut bets
Bullion has staged a stellar rally in 2025, climbing 72% so far and shattering multiple record highs
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IndiGo crisis reveals why India’s new air safety rules are vital
The company operates more than 2,000 flights a day
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Sembcorp completes purchase of 300 MW solar asset ahead of schedule
Lin Daoyi - Sembcorp Industries announced on Boxing Day that its subsidiary Sembcorp Green Infra has completed the acquisition of a 100% stake in Indian solar operator ReNew Sun Bright earlier than expected. The deal, worth $246 million, was first announced on Oct 8 and estimated to be completed in 1H2026. It i ...
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Shine, market, shine
The Edge Singapore - Market activity finally picked up in 2025, with the positive momentum expected to continue in 2026. Brokers share what’s hot and what’s not The year 2025 will go down as a vintage year for Singapore market participants find themselves in a better mood as concerted efforts to revive Singapore equ ...
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Singapore in 2026: Keep calm and carry on
Manu Bhaskaran - A year ago, as we put our thoughts together on Singapore’s prospects for 2025, we expected a period of significant turbulence that would hinder our growth outlook. In the end, there was indeed significant turbulence in geopolitics, trade, financial markets and technology. But things did not fall a ...
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Philippines’ public agency increases stake in GIC-backed Emperador to above 5%
Lin Daoyi - In a bourse filing on Dec 26, Emperador Inc has announced that the Philippines’ Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has acquired 131,300,000 shares in the company over the past 60 days. As a result, the GSIS has become a substantial shareholder and now holds a total of 823,196,500 shares, o ...
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With market review measures in place, is Singapore’s delisting wave finally peaking?
Samantha Chiew - Up till early this year, Singapore’s equity market went through a stark shrinkage. There was a clear trend of delistings outpacing new listings on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), as controlling shareholders of companies lost patience with the valuations accorded to their companies. IPO sentiment has ...
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Spot silver extends rally to hit $75 per ounce for first time
Dec 26 : Spot silver climbed to $75 an ounce on Friday, supported by robust industrial and investment demand, tightening inventories, geopolitical tensions and expectations of further U.S. interest rate cuts.Silver prices rose 3.5 per cent to $74.46 per ounce by 0229 GMT, after ...
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Addvalue Technologies’ near five-fold surge to space leads SGX stocks this year
Teo Zheng Long and Samantha Chiew - Singapore’s capital market participants will remember 2025 with some fond-ness. While the year started rather calmly, news, chatter and noise caused waves in the markets as the year went by. Trade tensions and tariffs aside, what really caused market sentiment to rise this year were efforts made b ...
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MetaOptics’ five-fold post-IPO gain leads this year’s crop of new issues
Teo Zheng Long - With renewed interest in the Singapore market, momentum in the fundraising activities is picking up as well. The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is finally seeing a return of new and meaningful IPOs this year. This year, there were a total of 13 IPOs, versus just four in 2024. With the most recent new list ...
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Singapore considering sixth desalination plant to safeguard water security
PUB says a tender will be called on Dec 26 for a study for such a facility
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Oil rises as market weighs Venezuela supply risks
Brent and WTI prices are on track to drop about 16% and 18%, respectively, this year
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Structural growth driving generous dividends from banks
Goola Warden - Local banks are emerging as a hybrid of sorts, trapped in the sweet spot between growth stocks and yield stocks. Whether banks can continue with their generous dividends and capital returns will depend on their growth prospects. The local banks’ minimum payout ratios are 50% of net profit. Hence, ...
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Boom or bust? Analysts have wildly different views on South Korean chip players like SK Hynix
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - South Korea’s flagship Kospi index has been on a tear in 2025, driven by the country’s corporate “Value-Up” programme to boost shareholder returns as well as its critical role in chip manufacturing. Memory chip makers like SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics have seen their stocks go up by 217% ...
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Analysts see upside for Pop Mart, but Labubu collectors think otherwise
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - Ripple Sim bought her first Labubu dolls in August 2024 and hasn’t stopped since. The event stylist reports spending over $3,000 on her collection, which includes more than 50 Labubu figures in various sizes and costumes. That’s not including all the other toys she has bought from Pop Mart. The ...