Gold, silver emerge as top choices for first-time investors at OCBC amid economic uncertainties
The bank’s precious metals investor base grew 2.5 times year-on-year in 2025, reflecting demand for gold and silver paper bullion, it said in a press release on Thursday (Feb 19).
Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths dies in Thailand after falling from Pattaya condo balcony
Thai police said Quentin Griffiths had been involved in two ongoing court cases that might have caused him stress.
Around 22,000 civil servants to get salary bumps of 2% to 9% from Aug 1
Chloe Lim - The adjustments are aimed at keeping pace with market standards and enabling the Public Service to continue to attract and retain talent
COE: Mainstream car premium exceeds that of large cars for the first time in almost 6 years
Derryn Wong - Category B drops more than 5% to S$105,001 on recent deregistration rebate changes, but more uncertainty lies ahead, say observers
CGSI sees more upside in Food Empire, lifts target price to $4
Felicia Tan - CGS International (CGSI) analyst William Tng has raised his target price on Food Empire to $4 after the stock opened 20 cents higher at $3.22 on Feb 20, surpassing his previous target of $3.18. “Given the rally in its share price in 2025, (+159%), Food Empire’s three standard deviations (s.d.) a ...
GIC-backed JustCo aims to double market presence with three-brand push
Samantha Chiew - Co-working operator JustCo is pushing a multi-brand expansion plan in the near term. CEO and founder Kong Wan Sing says he aims to double the group’s market presence in the next three years across its three brands — The Boring Office, a no-frills space with just the essentials; the flagship prem ...
OCBC upgrades, CGSI maintains bullishness on SIA Engineering after 9MFY2026 update
Lin Daoyi - Analysts are upbeat over SIA Engineering Co’s (SIAEC) outlook after the company reported a net profit of $125.2 million for the 9MFY2026 ended Dec 31, 2025, 17% higher y-o-y. SIAEC’s 3QFY2026 net profit rose by 9.7% y-o-y to $41.9 million. OCBC Investment Research’s Ada Lim has upgraded her ra ...
Jollibee signs deal to buy South Korean hot pot chain for US$87 million
The company plans to spin off its business outside the Philippines and list it in the US
Aiming for the right blend: C-beauty’s challenge to K-beauty can’t be brushed off
Tan Nai Lun - Lower prices, rapid launches and a strong social media game support growth of Chinese cosmetic and skincare brands in S-E Asia
An ‘Irrational’ Year of the Fire Horse and ‘DBS at $80’
Lin Daoyi - Market analysts rely on intricate models to parse the way ahead for markets, drawing on a range of metrics to create a quantifiable basis for their views and make better sense of what might be around the corner. However, for fengshui master Ken Koh, the word “irrational” will define the Year of ...
OUE Reit, UOB gauging market interest for One Raffles Place as part of asset strategy
Therese Soh - There is ‘no assurance that any binding agreement or any transaction will materialise’, says the Reit’s manager
Our 2026 picks: Addvalue Technologies - Right time, right space
Felicia Tan - Mainboard-listed Addvalue Technologies, one of the few locally listed stocks with direct exposure to satellites, is poised to benefit from rising global interest in the space economy. In 2025, this stock gained 454.5%, making Addvalue one of the top-performing stocks last year. Addvalue’s fortunes ...
Our 2026 picks: AvePoint — AI play with a focus on data governance, management
Nurdianah Md Nur - With concerns rising about a potential AI bubble, investors are reconsidering whether valuations reflect fundamentals or sentiment. Unlike many AI-linked peers, AvePoint, listed first on Nasdaq and then the Singapore Exchange (SGX), focuses on data management challenges that arise during AI deployme ...
Trump threatens Iran with force
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom WestbrookTraders were hunkering down into the weekend, with threats flying between the U.S. and Iran, and nerves rippling through markets from listed private equity funds.PMI surveys, U.S. PCE and GDP data and a smattering of corporate ...
Our 2026 picks: Coliwoo
Samantha Chiew - Strong co-living pipeline to deliver strong return Coliwoo is one of the newer entrants on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), having listed in November 2025. Admittedly, the counter’s share price performance has been somewhat lacklustre since listing. However, with a strong pipeline ahead and a parent ...
Our 2026 picks: Credit Bureau Asia — This low-profile data provider is one steady performer
Lin Daoyi - Since its November 2020 listing, Credit Bureau Asia (CBA) has maintained a very low profile, attracting scant coverage from brokers. Yet it is an epitome of steady growth, be it revenue, net income, return on equity (ROE) or dividends, that suits investors with the patience to collect steady returns ...
Amazon's cloud unit hit by at least two outages involving AI tools, FT says
Feb 20 : Amazon's cloud unit has suffered at least two outages stemming from errors involving its own AI tools, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.
Our 2026 picks: Ever Glory United Holdings - M&E engineer in spotlight with M&As, diversification
Felicia Tan - Through a series of strategic acquisitions and the construction boom, Ever Glory United Holdings is emerging as one of the fastest-growing mechanical and electrical (M&E) engineering stocks on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). When the company first listed on the Catalist board in May 2023 at 22 cen ...
Burning question: Why are most CNY new notes bound for the incinerator?
Deon Loke - Excess notes are burnt, not long after they leave the red packet
The price of prosperity: Why your CNY new notes face the incinerator
Deon Loke - Excess notes are burnt, not long after they leave the red packet
Indonesia sees US$11 billion in share sales for free-float aim
Indonesian authorities have pledged to satisfy MSCI’s concerns by March
Our 2026 picks: Haw Par Corporation — ‘Crouching Tiger’ stock offers more than a balm
Lin Daoyi - For generations since its invention in the 1870s, Tiger Balm has been a trusted household medicinal balm for Asian families. Not just grandma’s secret remedy for body aches and soreness, Tiger Balm has transcended its Asian roots to become globally recognised and beloved by families, athletes and ...
Nvidia close to investing US$30 billion in OpenAI’s mega funding round: source
SoftBank Group and Amazon are likely to take part too
Our 2026 picks: Hiap Tong Corporation - Cheapest valuation, but will the market give it a re-rating chance?
Teo Zheng Long - Apart from the construction players benefitting from this whole infrastructure upcycle, the supporting cast, such as the building material suppliers, and also the niche segment of crane operators, which are an integral part of the ecosystem, are reaping the benefits from this as well. In the Singapo ...
OUE REIT and UOB conduct exercise to determine interest in One Raffles Place
The Edge Singapore - OUE REIT's manager has announced that OUB Centre Ltd, which holds 81.54% of One Raffles Place (ORP) and is an indirect subsidiary of OUE REIT, is conducting an exercise together with United Overseas Bank, which holds the remaining 18.46% interest in the property, to determine market interest fo ...
China AI startups surge after holiday in rotation from big tech
Wall Street analysts are also optimistic on MiniMax
Our 2026 picks: HL Global Enterprises - Undervalued despite big names, a remake might be what it needs
Teo Zheng Long - Numerous undervalued companies are out of the market’s radar and long forgotten. But surprisingly, this company, in particular, with the backing of established shareholders, has long been overlooked by investors and analysts. Founded in 1961, HL Global Enterprises (SGX: AVX ) (HL Global) is primar ...
Huationg Global ‘under-the-radar’, UOBKH initiates ‘buy’ at $1.15 TP
Douglas Toh - UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) analysts Heidi Mo and Tang Kai Jie have initiated coverage on civil engineering player Huationg Global. The group has a 40-year track record, having evolved from a subcontractor into a Building and Construction Authority (BCA) A1-graded main contractor qualified to bid for publi ...
Our 2026 picks: Hock Lian Seng Holdings - Is a potential revaluation in the cards for this builder?
Teo Zheng Long - Singapore’s construction sector has been booming. Major infrastructure projects such as Changi Airport’s Terminal 5, the Tuas Megaport, the North-South Corridor, various new HDB housing developments, the expansion of the two integrated resorts and more are feeding this boom. According to the Bui ...
Our 2026 picks: Keppel — STI laggard no more after rising from the ashes
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - For global asset manager and operator Keppel, 2016 was a year it would rather not revisit. Social media users hopping on the viral “2026 is the new 2016” throwback trend see the year as an ode to a simpler and happier time before Covid-19 struck. To them, 2016 was a year that was chock-full of p ...
Our 2026 picks: PC Partner — GPU manufacturer flying under the radar
Jovi Ho - Electronics manufacturer PC Partner Group is an often-overlooked, relatively new addition to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) universe. PC Partner has long-standing partnerships with Nvidia and AMD, the two dominant GPU suppliers globally, which allows the company to access the latest graphics processor ...
Singapore’s Tada ramps up US push, eyes Africa as Grab-GoTo merger looms
Benjamin Cher - The company is looking to raise US$100 million in investment to support its growth in existing and new markets
Our 2026 picks: Singapore Land Group — a cheaper proxy to Singapore's land
Goola Warden - Property groups UOL Group and Singapore Land Group (SingLand) come as a pair. However, UOL has narrowed its trading price discount to its net asset value more than SingLand has. Since the start of the year, UOL is up 28%, while SingLand, UOL’s 50.37%-owned subsidiary, is up more than 23%. SingLand ...
Toymaker Funko attracts deal-minded investor Pleasant Lake
The company’s shares have fallen 67% in the past year
