18 hours ago
Why the Mac Mini is out of stock: A look at Singapore’s OpenClaw buzz
David Li Zuowei - A new AI agent has taken the world by storm. Is this a new hype cycle or the start of a tech...
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18 hours ago
How Microsoft is rebuilding the economics of AI from the chip up
Nurdianah Md Nur - At a sufficient scale, building AI on top of third-party silicon becomes a structural problem. Compute is expensive, supply is constrained and others set the pricing. Every hyperscaler running large AI workloads faces some version of this constraint. Microsoft has spent nearly a decade engineering a ...
18 hours ago
Winking Studios to acquire Studios Ampera and appoints gaming industry veteran as Chief Revenue Officer
Teo Zheng Long - Winking Studio (SGX: WKS ) announces that it has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire Studios Ampera, which is a Quebec-based studio founded by Claude Bordeleau, formerly a senior leader of Keywords Studios. Upon completion, Claude will be appointed as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) for W ...
18 hours ago
JP Morgan downgrades Keppel to neutral with lower price target
The Edge Singapore - On March 27, JP Morgan issued a report downgrading Keppel to neutral from overweight, cutting its end-2026 target of $13.10 to a June-2027 target of $12.00. The eight-week extension for the M1-Simba completion and volatile geopolitical backdrop may point to delays in Keppel’s monetisation plans. ...
18 hours ago
Accelerating Asean’s next decade of growth
Gilbert Ng - Asean integration has never been short on ambition. Over the past two decades, progress has been made through trade agreements, regulatory alignment and cross-border initiatives that have steadily lowered barriers to commerce and investment and boosted competitiveness. Initiatives such as the Asean ...
18 hours ago
Preparing for your first trip to China
Daryl Guppy - For many months, China has remained as a centre of stability in an increasingly unstable world. The business world is increasingly recognising this, and as noted over previous weeks, there is a flood of business people flying to China to renew old contacts or as first-timers looking to make new busi ...
18 hours ago
Nikkei poised for fourth weekly loss as Mideast war spurs risk-off mood
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Friday, and was on track for a fourth straight weekly decline, as fading hopes for...
18 hours ago
GXS Bank: The strategy behind a digital-first bank
Raphael Lim - 1. What makes GXS Bank different from traditional banks, and what is one misconception people commonly have about digital banks in Singapore? GXS Bank is a technology-led digital bank, bringing together the strengths of human expertise and empathy with new technologies, such as AI, that can help us ...
18 hours ago
Asian stocks extend global rout; bonds hammered as war drags on
SYDNEY: Asian stock markets were swept up in a global rout on Friday (Mar 27), tracking Wall Street lower as the threat of a protracted energy shock out of the war-torn Middle East sent borrowing costs spiralling higher.Investors took a modicum of comfort from United States President Donald Trump� ...
18 hours ago
Gold set for fourth weekly fall as Middle East war boosts rate-hike bets
Bullion has fallen more than 2% so far this week
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Crude oil and market volatility: what investors need to know
Hei Tung Sam - Crude oil, also known as “Black Gold”, has played a significant role in advancing human civilisation. It has powered economies during times of peace, albeit highly contested during periods of conflict. Crude oil, as a commodity, has contributed to the rise of nations but the decline of others. T ...
19 hours ago
Understanding price and value in the context of investing, Part 1
Thiveyen Kathirrasan - There are many ways to describe the idea of investing, but two concepts usually stand out. They are the price and the value of the investment. It is essential that investors understand what each concept means individually and how they relate to one another to make potentially better investment decis ...
19 hours ago
Trump’s tariffs will loom large over the US midterms, whatever happens in Iran
Shawn Donnan / Bloomberg Businessweek - As any student of American history could tell you, tariffs can be politically deadly. US President John Quincy Adams was turfed out the same year he signed into law what became known as the “tariff of abominations.” During William McKinley’s stint as a Republican representative from Ohio, his ...
19 hours ago
Chinese fast fashion brand to take over mega Hong Kong H&M store
For global labels in the city, the competition from mainland retailers represents a fresh challenge
19 hours ago
Australian, NZ dollars hit two-month trough as global outlook darkens
[SYDNEY] The Australian and New Zealand dollars were pinned near two-month lows on Friday as fears of a lengthy energy shock from...
19 hours ago
China, Japan and India drive long-term gold prices, says WGC's Tait
Ravinyaa Ravimalar and Kuek Ser Kwang Zhe - David Tait shut down Credit Suisse’s gold trading business when he was its global head of macro products group in 2014. Never did he think he would take the helm of the World Gold Council (WGC) as CEO five years later and become a proponent of gold as a strategic investment asset on the back of in ...
19 hours ago
Cyclone triggers outages at major Australian LNG plants
The two affected gas plants collectively supply more than five per cent of the world's liquefied natural gas, according to Chevron figures.
19 hours ago
Chocolate shrinkflation: Upstream, midstream or downstream, who can better pass on costs to their customers?
Lin Daoyi - From 2023 onwards, if consumers think that their favourite chocolate treat has shrunk and become more costly, they may not be wrong. The International Cacao Organisation (ICCO) noted in its August 2023 report the possibility of “chocolate shrinkflation”. Shrinkflation is the phenomenon in which ...
19 hours ago
US judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting for now
March 26 : A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic, the latest turn in the Claude maker's high-stakes fight with the military over AI safety on the battlefield. Anthropic's lawsuit in California federal court alleges that Defense Secretary ...
19 hours ago
Dollar rides haven demand as Middle East talks ring hollow
HONG KONG, March 27 : The dollar pushed higher toward multi-month peaks on Friday as investors sought safety in the shadow of an intensifying Middle East war and mounting doubts over any path to de-escalation. Markets were on edge following another rollercoaster week as U.S. President Donald Trump a ...
19 hours ago
Dollar cashes in on safe-haven demand, set for best month since July
LONDON, March 27 : The dollar headed for its strongest monthly gain in almost a year on Friday, driven by investors seeking safety as the Middle East war intensifies and hopes of de-escalation fade.Markets were on edge after another volatile week as U.S. President Donald Trump again extended a deadl ...
19 hours ago
Keppel shares fall as much as 4.6% on M1-Simba deal delay
Shikhar Gupta - The counter falls as low as S$11.70 in early trading
19 hours ago
China’s top chipmaker has supplied chipmaking tech to Iran military, US officials say
The Chinese government maintains that it carries out normal commercial trade with Teheran
19 hours ago
Grab’s long-term story intact amid ongoing merger deal, AI push and robotaxi rollout
Khairani Afifi Noordin - Following its first full-year profitability since its 2021 stock market debut, analysts remain positive on Grab, citing sustainable revenue growth. This is amid the company’s acquisition of Delivery Hero’s foodpanda operations in Taiwan, its focus on AI utilisation, the acquisition of the invest ...
19 hours ago
Oil prices fall as Trump pauses attacks on Iranian energy plants
PERTH, March 27 : Oil prices fell in early trade on Friday and were down over a volatile week after U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with Iran to end the war were going "very well" and announced he would pause attacks on the country's energy plants for 10 days. Brent futures fel ...
19 hours ago
Oil rises but heads for first weekly decline since Iran war began
LONDON, March 27 : Oil prices rose on Friday but were on track for their first weekly decline since February 9 as U.S. President Donald Trump extended a pause in attacks on Iran's energy plants, though investors remain cagey about prospects for ceasefire in the month-old war.Brent crude futures ...
19 hours ago
Oil up nearly 3% but set for first weekly decline since start of Iran war
LONDON, March 27 : Oil prices rose on Friday but were set for their first weekly decline since February 9 as U.S. President Donald Trump extended a pause in attacks on Iran's energy plants, though investors remain cagey about prospects for ceasefire in the month-old war.Brent crude futures rose ...
19 hours ago
Oil up 2.5% but set for first weekly decline since start of Iran war
LONDON, March 27 : Oil prices rose on Friday but were set for their first weekly decline since February 9 as U.S. President Donald Trump extended a pause in attacks on Iran's energy plants, though investors remain cagey about prospects for ceasefire in the month-old war.Brent crude futures rose ...
20 hours ago
Trade war reveals HPH Trust’s resilience; Shenzhen port terminals to help drive growth
The Edge Singapore - Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust), which owns container terminals in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, has maintained a resilient profile even as the US-initiated trade war has changed shipping patterns. At present, with the growing importance of Shenzhen as one of China’s key ports, Gilbert Lopez a ...
20 hours ago
Aoxin Q&M proposes 150 million yuan acquisition to expand into central China
Deon Loke - It has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to acquire a dental group there
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Japan finance minister warns of oil-driven FX speculation, vows decisive action
TOKYO, March 27 : Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday that the government was ready to take decisive steps on foreign exchange, warning against speculative trading linked to oil markets."We are seeing speculative moves (in the currency market), particularly those being dri ...
20 hours ago
Broker's Digest: LHN, Addvalue, Manulife US REIT, Frencken, Nam Cheong, TeleChoice, CLCT, Singtel
The Edge Singapore - LHNPrice target: UOB Kay Hian ‘buy’ 71 cents
20 hours ago
Trump signature to appear on US currency, the first for a sitting US president
The first US$100 bills with Trump’s signature and that of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be printed in June
20 hours ago
Trump signature to appear on US currency, ending 165-year tradition
The first US$100 bills with Trump’s signature and that of US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be printed in June