Stocks rally, dollar higher in wake of US jobs numbers
NEW YORK, Jan 9 : Major stock indexes jumped to record highs and the dollar was also up on Friday after data showed the U.S. economy created fewer jobs than expected in December, which did little to change rate cut expectations from the Federal Reserve this year.The S&P 500, Dow and the STOXX ...
50,000 jobs added in December, missing estimates; unemployment rate eases to 4.4%
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast 60,000 jobs added
Germany plans measures to combat harmful AI image manipulation
BERLIN, Jan 9 : Germany's justice ministry plans to present measures in the near future that would allow authorities to more effectively combat the use of artificial intelligence to manipulate images in ways that violate personal rights, a spokesperson said on Friday. Grok, the built-in AI c ...
This STI-laggard has broken out and looks set for higher levels; who will follow?
Goola Warden - CapitaLand Investment (CLI) ranked among the top 11 worst performers in the Straits Times Index last year. However, the stock has made an auspicious start in the first full trading week of 2026 from purely a technical perspective. Prices broke out of a base formation at $2.72 on Jan 2, indicating an ...
China’s GigaDevice Semiconductor locks top-end pricing in HK$4.68 billion Hong Kong listing
Shanghai-listed company seeks to raise funds in Hong Kong’s booming IPO market
Stablecoin firm Rain valued at $1.95 billion in latest fundraise
Jan 9 : Stablecoin firm Rain said on Friday it had raised $250 million in a funding round led by ICONIQ, valuing the company at $1.95 billion, as investor interest in the crypto sector continues to grow.Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies designed to hold a steady value by being pegged to assets suc ...
Philippines central bank sees inflation rising toward target
It could bring an end to its easing cycle soon
Exclusive-Philippines cenbank sees inflation rising toward target, rate cut cycle near end
Jan 9 : The Philippines' central bank will keep weighing a feeble growth outlook against gradually rising inflation to set monetary policy in a balancing act that could bring an end to its easing cycle soon, Deputy Governor Zeno Abenoja said on Friday."Inflation has the greatest weight ...
Schrodinger to offer Eli Lilly's AI drug discovery platform on its software
Jan 9 : Schrodinger said on Friday it is collaborating with Eli Lilly to offer the pharmaceutical major's AI-based platform, TuneLab, on its drug designing software.Integration of Lilly's TuneLab into Schrodinger's LiveDesign will give biotech companies direct access to the artificial ...
Subsidiary of AnAn International to acquire 60% equity in French company with interests in renewable energy company
Nicole Lim - A subsidiary of AnAn International has proposed to acquire 60% of equity interest in an investment holding company in France, which holds 100% interest in Jean & Barthes SAS. The investment holding company, known as FJB SAS, has an issued and paid-up capital of EUR432,000, comprising 43,220 ordi ...
EU considers making WhatsApp more responsible for tackling harmful content, spokesperson says
BRUSSELS, Jan 9 : Meta Platform's messaging unit WhatsApp will likely be subject to tough online content rules targeting illegal and harmful content after it met the user threshold under this regulation, a European Commission spokesperson said on Friday. WhatsApp had about 51.7 million average ...
ASTI Holdings proposes placement of 128 mil new ordinary shares for 2.5 cents per share raising $3.2 mil
Nicole Lim - ASTI Holdings has proposed the placement of 128 million new ordinary shares in the capital of the company for 2.5 cents per share, raising up to $3.2 million. The placement shares represent about 19.55% of the existing issued and paid-up share capital of the semiconductor manufacturing services comp ...
Former Credit Suisse VP jailed 13 years for forging transactions costing bank S$14m in compensation
[SINGAPORE] While employed at Credit Suisse, a woman forged at least 112 letters to perform unauthorised transactions on her clients’ accounts, which...
TSMC Q4 revenue jumps more than 20%, beating forecast
Demand for the company’s products leaps in response to surging interest in AI applications
Meta strikes nuclear power agreements with three companies
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 : Meta Platforms said on Friday it struck 20-year agreements to buy power from three Vistra nuclear plants in the U.S. heartland and develop projects with two companies hoping to build small modular reactors. Shares of Oklo surged nearly 20 per cent, whereas Vistra rose about 8 ...
Is S$5 billion enough? Panel weighs impact of EQDP on Singapore equity valuations
Ranamita Chakraborty - There is agreement that the sum has kickstarted things, and that the challenge would be to keep up the momentum built in...
More Singapore drivers plan to return to petrol cars as EV interest dips: EY study
Shikhar Gupta - Respondents cite lingering anxieties over charging infrastructure and hidden costs
China curbs rare earth exports to Japanese companies after dual-use ban
[BEIJING] China has begun restricting exports to Japanese companies of rare earths and powerful magnets containing them, the Wall Street Journal reported...
Singapore stocks track regional gains; STI up 0.1%
Young Zhan Heng - Across the broader market, gainers edge out losers 289 to 236, with 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.5 billion changing hands
Asia’s stocks jump early, and investors are asking if it will last
Claressa Monteiro - Will AI still dominate in 2026? Why are markets shrugging off the Venezuelan crisis? Can the STI really hit 5,000? HSBC’s Herald...
TSMC fourth-quarter revenue jumps 20%, beats forecasts
TAIPEI, Jan 9 : TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, on Friday reported a 20.45 per cent increase in fourth-quarter revenue from a year earlier, beating the market forecast, as demand for the company's products leapt in response to surging interest in AI applications.The compan ...
The tech that will invade our lives in 2026
From talking computers to self-driving cars, here are the trends to watch
MAS, SGX RegCo propose rule changes to pave way for SGX-Nasdaq dual-listing bridge
Benjamin Cher - The amendments aim to enable earlier engagement of retail investors and align IPO timelines across Singapore, US
Thai central bank to expand authority to scrutinise online gold trading
Bank of Thailand has blamed gold traders for driving up the baht
Shanghai benchmark hits 10-year high as easing deflation lifts sentiment
[SHANGHAI] Mainland China and Hong Kong stocks advanced on Friday (Jan 9), with the Shanghai benchmark topping the psychologically important 4,100 points...
JP Morgan sees UOB holding better than OCBC
The Edge Singapore - In a report dated Jan 9, JP Morgan continues to prefer DBS Group Holdings over Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and United Overseas Bank. Interestingly, the report says it prefers UOB to OCBC. “Our pecking order in the sector is DBS > UOB > OCBC into 4Q2025 results, post our discussions with ban ...
Unit of Bursa-listed Khind Holdings partners Coliwoo for redeveloped resort at 159 Jalan Loyang Besar
Jovi Ho - Khind Systems Singapore (KSS), the engineering and project division of Malaysia-listed Khind Holdings Berhad, has entered a rent-to-own partnership with Singapore-listed co-living operator Coliwoo. According to a Jan 8 announcement, the collaboration supports Coliwoo’s redevelopment of a state-own ...
Thomson Medical’s regional ambitions find a potent tonic in Vietnam
Jamille Tran - The Singapore group is targeting patient flows across the growing Mekong sub-region
Brokers initiate ‘buy’ on Coliwoo with bullish stance on growth opportunities
Samantha Chiew - Maybank Securities and Tickers Financial are both initiating “buy” calls on recently listed co-living operator Coliwoo Holdings with target prices of 74 cents and 70 cents respectively. Coliwoo is one of the largest co-living players in Singapore, with about 2,933 rooms spread across 25 strategi ...
SGX’s securities daily average value for 2025 jumps 21% – the highest since 2010
Shikhar Gupta - December's securities market turnover value up 29% at S$25.8 billion
SGX December securities turnover value up 29% on 2025 momentum
Shikhar Gupta - Volume is 26% higher year on year at 24.5 billion shares
China vs Singapore – the divergent impact of AI on labour markets
The divergence between the two countries serves as a warning and a blueprint
‘Search funds’ to buy SMEs spring up in the Asia-Pacific, but will they succeed?
Paige Lim - Australia and Japan lead in successful acquisitions, while search funds are emerging elsewhere – though structural obstacles could hamper growth
OpenAI to roll out new ChatGPT health feature, with Singapore included in initial access
Renald Yeo - ChatGPT Health is ‘not intended for diagnosis or treatment’, company stresses
