19 hours ago
Singapore stocks rise on Monday amid Trump’s latest tariff salvo; STI up 0.5%
Benicia Tan - The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index remains almost flat at 1,520.5
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19 hours ago
DBS initiates coverage on Jardine C&C with ‘buy’ on ‘strategic exposure’ to Vietnam, Indonesia
Therese Soh - Astra International, which is 50.1% owned by the group, is expected to post consensus-beating earnings for FY2026, says DBS
19 hours ago
SingFinance 2HFY2025 net profit up 2% despite provisions
The Edge Singapore - Due to lower financing costs, Sing Investments & Finance was able to report a slight increase of 2% y-o-y for its 2HFY2025 bottom line, despite a lower topline and a jump in provision for credit allowances. For the half year ended Dec 31 2025, net profit after tax was $20.6 million, versus $20.3 ...
19 hours ago
Boustead likely to pay special dividend following IPO of UI Boustead REIT
The Edge Singapore - UI Boustead REIT’s preliminary prospectus is likely to be lodged on Feb 26, following Boustead Singapore’s EGM on Feb 25. UI Boustead REIT’s IPO portfolio is likely to comprise 23 properties of which 21 are in Singapore and two in Japan. Total gross floor area is estimated at 5.9 million sq ft ...
19 hours ago
Singapore researchers partner with Nobel Laureate’s start-up to tackle quantum hardware bottleneck
Nurdianah Md Nur - Singapore is deepening its push in the global quantum race by partnering with Qolab, a start-up co-founded by 2025 Physics Nobel Laureate Professor John M. Martinis, to tackle a key engineering bottleneck. Researchers at the National Quantum Federated Foundry (NQFF) have signed a collaboration agree ...
20 hours ago
Chinese smartphone maker Honor plans humanoid service robot
The robot will make its debut at the MWC Barcelona tech conference
20 hours ago
Blue Owl redemption halt sparks jitters, but Asian private credit seen largely shielded
Benjamin Cher - With such funds being closed-end in this region, systemic risk is lower: analysts
20 hours ago
Education, healthcare most promising sectors for AI adoption, says OpenAI executive
OpenAI’s head of startups Marc Manara sees outsized potential in both industries – and says Singapore is doing well in positioning itself as an AI hub.
21 hours ago
South-east Asia gets tariff breather as Trump resets duties, but too early for region to rejoice
Evan See - Most of the region’s economies now face tariff rates that are lower by up to 3.5 percentage points, analyst notes
21 hours ago
KKR agrees to buy Singapore-based XCL Education in US$1.3 billion deal: sources
KKR outbid other investment firms for the stake held by TPG
22 hours ago
Oil at six-month high with nuclear talks and US tariffs in focus
LONDON, Feb 23 : Oil prices reached a six-month high on Monday as the U.S. and Iran prepared for a third round of nuclear talks while increased economic uncertainty was also in focus after the latest U.S. tariff upheaval.Brent crude futures were up 62 cents or nearly 0.9 per cent at $72.38 a barrel, ...
22 hours ago
Oil hovers near six-month high with nuclear talks and US tariffs in focus
LONDON, Feb 23 : Oil prices steadied near a six-month high on Monday as the U.S. and Iran prepared for a third round of nuclear talks while increased economic uncertainty was also in focus after the latest U.S. tariff upheaval.Brent crude futures were up 9 cents at $71.85 a barrel by 1308 GMT while ...
22 hours ago
Oil steadies as US-Iran talks offset US tariff uncertainty
LONDON, Feb 23 : Oil prices steadied on Monday as the U.S. and Iran prepared for a third round of nuclear talks, easing fears of potential conflict and partly offsetting economic uncertainty after the latest tariff measures from U.S. President Donald Trump.Brent crude futures were down 4 cents at $ ...
22 hours ago
Oil edges lower on US tariff uncertainty and US-Iran talks
LONDON, Feb 23 : Oil prices moved slightly lower on Monday as the U.S. and Iran prepared for a third round of nuclear talks, easing fears of potential conflict, while President Donald Trump's latest tariff measures created uncertainty for global growth and fuel demand.Brent crude futures were ...
22 hours ago
Oil drops as US tariff uncertainty clouds demand, Iran nuclear talks eyed
LONDON, Feb 23 : Oil prices fell over 1 per cent on Monday as the U.S. and Iran prepared for a third round of nuclear talks, easing fears of an escalating conflict, while President Donald Trump's fresh tariff hikes created uncertainty for global growth and fuel demand.Brent crude futures slid 7 ...
22 hours ago
Oil drops as US and Iran prepare for further nuclear talks
NEW DELHI, Feb 23 : Oil prices fell about 1 per cent on Monday as the U.S. and Iran prepared for a third round of nuclear talks, easing fears of an escalating conflict, while President Donald Trump's fresh tariff hikes created uncertainty for global growth and fuel demand.Brent crude futures sl ...
22 hours ago
Uncertainty looms over Indonesia-US trade pact after legal blow in Washington
Elisa Valenta - Analysts say the Supreme Court ruling gives Indonesia room to reassess its commitments
23 hours ago
Higher work pass salary thresholds for foreigners won’t dent housing market, AI push can power private home prices
Leslie Yee - Singapore’s AI ambitions can benefit top local and global talent
24 hours ago
Asia sees ‘temporary’ tariff relief, Singapore to benefit despite direct hike: analysts
Shikhar Gupta - The fluid tariff situation is also not expected to derail the 2026 tech boom
24 hours ago
Asia sees ‘temporary’ tariff relief, trade-hub Singapore to benefit despite direct hike: analysts
Shikhar Gupta - The fluid tariff situation is also not expected to derail the 2026 tech boom
1 day ago
PhillipCapital and UOB KayHian maintaining ‘buy’ on United Hampshire US REIT following recent FY2025 results
Teo Zheng Long - Both PhillipCapital and UOB KayHian are keeping their respective “buy” calls on United Hampshire US REIT (SGX: ODBU ) (UHREIT) following its recent FY2025 results. In his Feb 23 report, Darren Chan of PhillipCapital highlighted that UHREIT’s 2HFY2025 and FY2025 distribution per unit (DPU) of 2 ...
1 day ago
Singapore core inflation eases to 1% in January, better than expected
Low Youjin - Headline inflation rises to 1.4% from 1.2% in December; economists had forecast core inflation to rise
1 day ago
Singapore core inflation eases to 1% in January, below expectations
Low Youjin - Headline inflation rises to 1.4% from 1.2% in December
1 day ago
SK Hynix boss pledges to boost output of AI memory chips
The chipmaker’s share price has more than quadrupled over the past year on record earnings
1 day ago
India’s new lending curbs seen squeezing trading firms
The Reserve Bank of India’s initiative, due to take effect from Apr 1
1 day ago
Capitaland Investment dragged into red by China asset losses: What are the hits and misses?
Deon Loke - Over the past five years, valuations of its assets in the country were down about S$1.6 billion
1 day ago
CapitaLand Investment’s China drubbing: more misses than hits
Deon Loke - Over the past five years, valuations of its assets in the country were down about S$1.6 billion
1 day ago
Maybank and RHB analysts reiterate optimism on Marco Polo Marine
Lin Daoyi - Maybank Securities and RHB Bank Singapore remain confident in Marco Polo Marine (MPM) after it reported revenue grew 27% y-o-y to $32.8 million for 1QFY2026 ended Dec 31, 2025. Believing MPM is entering a “rapid” growth phase from FY2026 to FY2030, Maybank analyst Jarick Seet is maintaining his ...
1 day ago
Singapore’s push toward reliable, trusted AI
Dr Marko Erman - In defence, aviation and cybersecurity, milliseconds can mean the difference between safety and disaster. In these mission-critical environments, artificial intelligence (AI) must perform not just efficiently, but flawlessly. A chatbot can recover from a typo or malfunction, but an air-traffic contr ...
1 day ago
JP Morgan raises CICT’s target price to $2.75 following surprise DPU growth in 2HFY2025
The Edge Singapore - CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT) announced a positive beat for its distributions per unit (DPU) for FY2025. This was due to a full year contribution from its ownership of 50% of ION Orchard, coupled with CapitaSpring’s contributions in the fourth quarter of last year. In January 2026, ...
1 day ago
Gold rises as dollar falls on US Supreme Court tariff verdict
Markets currently expect three 25-basis-point rate cuts from the Federal Reserve this year, according to CME’s FedWatch Tool
1 day ago
Asian stocks rally after Trump's Supreme Court tariffs blow
HONG KONG: Asian stocks rose while the dollar fell Monday (Feb 23) after the US Supreme Court struck down a large part of President Donald Trump's tariff policy that had sent shockwaves through the global economy last year.The rally was led by tech firms, which have been at the forefront of reg ...
1 day ago
DBS, Granite Asia team up to back Asia's next-gen companies; close US$110 mil AI IPO fund
Felicia Tan - DBS Bank has entered into a three-year partnership with multi-asset investment platform, Granite Asia, to provide support for Asia’s next-generation companies. The partnership, said to be the first of its kind in the region, will combine investment and financing solutions, widen access to capital ...
1 day ago
DBS partners Granite Asia to provide capital, financing for high-growth companies in Asia
Genevieve Cua - Collaboration opens up investment opportunities for DBS wealth clients