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Singapore stocks close higher as STI briefly reaches 4,300; index up 0.5%
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Stocks on the local bourse closed higher on Tuesday (Sep 2) as the Straits Times Index (STI) briefly traded above 4,300 points for the first time. The new...
DBS’ plan to buy Alliance Bank stake is said to have stalled
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] DBS Group Holdings’ plan to buy a stake in Alliance Bank Malaysia has stalled as Singapore’s biggest bank has yet to get regulatory approval to commence talks, according...
Rothschild boosts Middle East wealth efforts with Liechtenstein deal
[ad_1] [DUBAI] Rothschild is set to take over the United Arab Emirates subsidiary of the Liechtensteinische Landesbank (LLB), bolstering its presence in one of the world’s hottest markets for wealth...
Asia: Gold glitters to new high as stocks mixed
[ad_1] Published Tue, Sep 2, 2025 · 12:21 PMGOLD climbed to a new record on Tuesday as investors sought out safe havens, while Japan’s Nikkei and the Hang Seng pushed...
BOJ should keep raising interest rates, Deputy Governor Himino says
[ad_1] [KUSHIRO, Japan] Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said on Tuesday the central bank should keep raising interest rates but warned that global economic uncertainty remains high, suggesting...
Crypto finds gateway into Australia’s A$4.3 trillion pensions pot
[ad_1] [MELBOURNE] Australia’s A$4.3 trillion (S$2.8 trillion) retirement system, long regarded as one of the world’s best-regulated savings pools, is emerging as a new frontier for crypto.Coinbase Global and OKX,...
Superfood Kitchen to liquidate with closure of last outlet in Raffles City
[ad_1] It has been incurring accumulated losses; negotiations with potential buyer did not go through[SINGAPORE] Local eatery Superfood Kitchen will enter voluntary liquidation with operations at its last outlet, in...
US makes it harder for SK Hynix, Samsung to make chips in China
[ad_1] THE United States is making it more difficult for chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix to produce chips in China by revoking authorisations that allowed the companies to receive American...
WhatsApp finds new hacking campaign targeting fewer than 200 people
[ad_1] Published Sat, Aug 30, 2025 · 07:28 AM[WASHINGTON] WhatsApp said Friday (Aug 29) it discovered an advanced cyberespionage effort that took advantage of a chain of security vulnerabilities in...
Look out, Hollywood. Video game franchises dominate Gen Alpha’s attention
[ad_1] Want to get Generation Alpha into movie theaters? Look to video games. Kids still like to go to the movies, according to a high-profile new research report. But the...
