Tariffs starting to bump up product prices, Amazon CEO tells CNBC
Jan 20 : Amazon.com is starting to see an uptick in product prices on its e-commerce platform as sellers respond to cost pressures stemming from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, the tech giant's CEO, Andy Jassy, told CNBC on Tuesday.The company had pulled forward its inventory shipme ...
AI startup Humans& raises $480 million at $4.5 billion valuation in seed round
Jan 20 : AI startup Humans&, founded by former OpenAI, Alphabet and xAI researchers, has raised $480 million in a seed financing round, which values the company at $4.48 billion, it said on Tuesday.The outsized seed round highlights intense investor interest in next-generation AI labs founded by ...
Streaming captures nearly half of US TV viewing in December on 'Stranger Things' boost
Jan 20 : Streaming services captured nearly half of all television viewership in the U.S. in December, powered by Netflix's Christmas Day NFL games and the highly anticipated final season of "Stranger Things," audience measurement firm Nielsen reported on Tuesday.With a record 47.5 pe ...
Wall Street slides as US-Greenland standoff knocks sentiment
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened sharply lower on Tuesday (Jan 20), as investors were spooked by renewed tariff threats from...
AI data centre boom risks roiling global carmaker supply chains
A data centre-driven memory chip shortage is forcing some suppliers to accept price hikes of over 100%
Wall Street slides to near three-week low as Greenland dispute triggers global sell-off
The CBOE Volatility index, also known as Wall Street's fear gauge, touched a two-month high at 19.42 points.
Exclusive-Palantir inks HD Hyundai deal worth hundreds of millions, CEO bullish on Korea
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 20 : Palantir leaders said the U.S. technology company has clinched a large deal to sell more software to HD Hyundai, ramping up its heavy-industry work in South Korea.The agreement is worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Palantir over several years, a person familiar wit ...
Anthropic CEO says selling advanced AI chips to China is ‘crazy’
He says that China remains behind in its AI development and is held back by the embargo on chips
Singapore Airlines launches $500 mil 2.70% notes due 2036 as part of $10 bil multicurrency medium term note programme
Nicole Lim - Singapore Airlines has launched and priced $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.70% notes due 2036 as part of its $10 billion multicurrency medium term note programme. The notes are comprised in Series 012, and DBS, OCBC and UOB are the joint global coordinators. The notes are being offer ...
SIA prices S$500 million 10-year notes at 2.7% fixed rate
Renald Yeo - They will be offered in denominations of S$250,000
Sony to cede control of Bravia TVs to China’s TCL Electronics
TCL will produce televisions carrying the Sony and Bravia names, but using its own display technology
Brazilian digital bank PicPay targets $2.5 billion valuation in US IPO
Jan 20 : PicPay said on Tuesday it was targeting a valuation of up to $2.46 billion in its long-sought U.S. initial public offering, as Brazilian issuers return to New York after years-long drought.The Sao Paulo-based Brazilian digital bank is aiming to raise up to $434.3 million in the IPO by offer ...
Differentiate between ‘genuine homebuyers and investors’: ERA’s Budget 2026 wishlist
Jovi Ho - Real estate agency ERA has released a list of seven housing policy recommendations ahead of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s Budget 2026 speech on Feb 12. Grouped into four categories, ERA’s wishlist comes a week after rival agency PropNex’s six wishes, broadly echoing similar points about makin ...
Meta Singapore chief eyes chat apps as next sales frontier
[SINGAPORE] Artificial intelligence (AI) bots that pitch, prattle and sell you stuff in your WhatsApp and Messenger chats are set to helm the...
Netflix will now pay all cash for Warner Bros to keep Paramount at bay
The new all-cash bid – at US$27.75 a share – has unanimous support from the Warner Bros board
Legal AI startup Ivo raises $55 million in latest funding round
Jan 20 : Artificial intelligence startup Ivo raised $55 million in a funding round, led by existing investor Blackbird, to speed up development of its legal services platform and hire more salespeople to tap growing demand.The Series B round, announced on Tuesday, valued the company at around $355 m ...
Indian AI startup Emergent raises $70 million in round led by SoftBank, Khosla Ventures
BENGALURU, Jan 20 : Indian software application creator startup Emergent has raised $70 million in funding as part of a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund and Khosla Ventures, the company said on Tuesday.The Series B round came four months after the startup raised its $23 million Series A round from ...
Sequoia, Accel-backed Ethos Technologies seeks $1.3 billion valuation in US IPO
Jan 20 : Ethos Technologies, backed by venture capital firms Accel and Sequoia, said on Tuesday it was targeting a valuation of up to $1.26 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, as a surge in insurance company listings extends into 2026.First-time share sales from insurance firms hit a 20-yea ...
Sequoia, Accel-backed Ethos Technologies eyes $1.3 billion valuation in US IPO
Jan 20 : Ethos Technologies, backed by venture capital firms Accel and Sequoia, said on Tuesday it was targeting a valuation of up to $1.26 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, as the insurance IPO momentum extends into 2026.The life insurance technology company and some of its existing shar ...
Thailand lifts cap on forex repatriation to temper baht rally
Thai individuals and businesses can now retain up to US$10 million per transaction in overseas income
Singaporeans expect inflation to increase slightly in 2026 amid trade uncertainties: survey
Therese Soh - Geopolitical uncertainties and higher interest rates are also cited as concerns
Singapore chip manufacturing sector set to boom as global DRAM shortage continues
Young Zhan Heng - Benefits could ‘cascade across the entire value chain’, as demand outstrips supply of the computer memory hardware
China’s Busy Ming bets on bargain snacks in US$428 million Hong Kong IPO
The retailer is now a national player in China’s snack market via small packs and budget pricing
US IT hardware stocks tumble as Morgan Stanley flags slowing demand
Jan 20 : U.S. IT hardware stocks dropped on Tuesday after Morgan Stanley downgraded the sector, warning of slowing demand as companies rein in spending amid economic uncertainty and rising component costs.The Wall Street brokerage said corporate technology leaders dialing back hardware spending plan ...
US IT hardware stocks fall as Morgan Stanley turns cautious on sector
Jan 20 : U.S. IT hardware stocks fell on Tuesday after Morgan Stanley downgraded its view on the industry, warning that companies could drastically reduce their spending budgets as enterprise demand slows and component costs rise.U.S.-listed shares of Logitech and NetApp dropped 6.2 per cent and abo ...
Fraser and Neave issues $125 mil 2.6% notes due 2033 as part of $2 bil multicurrency debt programme
Nicole Lim - Fraser and Neave (F&N) has issued $125 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.6% notes due 2033 as part of its $2 billion multicurrency debt issuance programme. The Series 19 Notes are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by F&N, and UOB is the dealer for the Series 19 Notes. The n ...
Stocks hit with across board selloff as Trump's threats over Greenland unnerves investors
NEW YORK/PARIS, Jan 20 : Global stocks were lower across the board on Tuesday, with a selloff in equities on Wall Street, Europe and Asia, amid increased market volatility after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe over Greenland.Trump said he no longer thought ...
Stocks hit with across board selloff after Trump's tariff threats spook markets
NEW YORK/PARIS, Jan 20 : Global stocks were lower across board on Tuesday, with a selloff in equities on Wall Street, Europe and Asia, amid heightened market volatility after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe over Greenland.Trump said he no longer thought &qu ...
European stocks fall, dollar drops, markets focus on Trump's tariff threats
PARIS, Jan 20 : European stocks fell in early trading on Tuesday, the dollar entered a second day of declines and U.S. Treasury yields hit a four-month high after U.S. President Donald Trump continued his push to take control of Greenland and threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe.Trump said ...
Bain makes binding FineToday bid, eyes Asia beauty market: sources
FineToday operates in 11 Asia markets, including South Korea and Singapore, with China its second-largest after Japan
IHH Healthcare secures shareholder support for long-term incentive framework at EGM
Nicole Lim - IHH Healthcare has secured shareholder support at its EGM for the resolution relating to the group’s long-term incentive framework known as the proposed LTIP. The implementation of the proposed LTIP is designed to strengthen leadership accountability, promote continuity and align management priori ...
UK considers Australia-style social media ban for children
LONDON, Jan 20 : Britain is considering an Australian-style ban on social media to better protect children online, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer warning on Tuesday they risk being pulled into "a world of endless scrolling, anxiety and comparison".Starmer said the government was prepared ...
No option 'off the table' as UK mulls social media ban for children
LONDON, Jan 20 : Britain will consider tightening rules on children's use of social media with no option "off the table," Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday, warning that they risked being pulled into "a world of endless scrolling, anxiety and comparison."Starmer sa ...
Singapore stocks track regional declines; STI down 0.1%
Young Zhan Heng - DFI Retail Group is the top performer on the blue chip index while Seatrium was the worst
