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Pinterest to cut up to 15% of its workforce as focus on AI intensifies
[ad_1] Pinterest said Tuesday it’s planning to slash up to 15% of its workforce.The San Francisco-based image-sharing platform used for inspiration for home decor, fashion and other interests is laying...
Singapore shares mixed; Straits Times Index declines
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Singapore shares closed lower on Wednesday (Jan 28), with the Straits Times Index (STI) failing to sustain its momentum a day earlier amid a mixed showing regionally.The 30-constituent...
Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund posts record gain of HK$331 billion
[ad_1] Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 05:36 PM[HONG KONG] Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund reported a record investment gain of HK$331 billion (S$53.5 billion) in 2025, helped by rising global...
As the greenback dives, one of Asia-Pacific’s top-performing currencies is trouncing the Singdollar
[ad_1] The Australian dollar surged to its strongest position against the greenback in over two years[SINGAPORE] The US dollar skidded to a four-year low on Wednesday (Jan 28), sparking a...
ASML reports big orders beat as AI drives chipmaker demand, to lay off 1,700
[ad_1] The orders beat comes as several of the chipmaker’s customers raise investment plansPublished Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 04:05 PM[AMSTERDAM] ASML reported stronger-than-expected bookings in the fourth quarter on...
Singapore-based Digital Edge to build US$4.5 billion data centre campus in Indonesia
[ad_1] Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 02:01 PM[HONG KONG] Digital Edge, an Asian digital infrastructure firm backed by alternative asset manager Stonepeak Partners, plans to invest US$4.5 billion to...
China’s four-year energy spree has eclipsed entire US power grid
[ad_1] Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 01:02 PMCHINA is undertaking an energy-building boom unlike anything the world has ever seen, as Beijing seeks to ensure supply for power-hungry facilities...
BYD weighs India expansion as hundreds of car orders pile up
[ad_1] The automaker has approached Indian auto sector regulators to flag how import limits could constrain growthPublished Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 11:49 AM[DELHI] BYD is weighing options to expand...
‘Swiftest pace of expansion’: RHB lifts OCBC target price to S$21.30 on Q4 earnings growth forecast
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] RHB has raised its target price for OCBC to S$21.30, driven by forecasts that the bank will post single-digit year-on-year earnings growth at its upcoming Q4 results release...
Gold prices dip after rising nearly 3% to fresh record
[ad_1] The Fed is expected to hold rates steady at its January monetary policy meeting, currently underwayPublished Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 09:50 AM[BENGALURU] Gold prices dipped on Wednesday (Jan...
Some in Bank of Japan saw need to watch weak-yen impact on prices in timing rate hike: December minutes
[ad_1] Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 08:52 AM[TOKYO] A few Bank of Japan board members said the central bank must be mindful of the impact a weak yen could...
Keppel, Chandra Asri’s Aster to assess development of Jurong Island sustainable aviation fuel plant
[ad_1] The proposed plant will have a planned production capacity of up to 100,000 tonnes of the fuel a year [SINGAPORE] Keppel , through its infrastructure division, has entered an...