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STI crosses 5,000 mark for first time to a new record
Its gains follow measures to revive Singapore’s stock market, a strong Singdollar and a pivot from US-dollar assets[SINGAPORE] After days of fluctuations, the Straits Times Index (STI) surpassed the...
Japan’s Nikkei surges past 58,000 for first time as Takaichi trade rally continues
Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 09:06 AM[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average surged past the 58,000 mark for the first time, continuing a scorching rally since Prime Minister Sanae...
Stocks to watch: Singtel, StarHub, FEHT, Thomson Medical, Starhill Global Reit, Prime US Reit, Soilbuild
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Feb 12): Singtel : Its third-quarter net profit rose 43.5 per cent to...
Far East Hospitality Trust H2 DPS down 7.7% at S$0.0192
[SINGAPORE] The manager of Far East Hospitality Trust (FEHT) on Thursday (Feb 12) posted a distribution per stapled security of S$0.0192 for its second half ended Dec 31, 2025,...
McDonald’s beats quarterly global sales estimates as value bets pay off
The fast food chain is also delving deeper into the fast-growing beverage segmentPublished Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 06:18 AMMCDONALD’S topped Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter global comparable sales...
ANZ Group cash profit jumps 17% as cost cuts take hold
The Australian bank said more than 60 per cent of the 3,500 job cuts it previously announced had taken placePublished Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 06:07 AMANZ Group said...
TotalEnergies halves buybacks as low oil, gas prices weigh on profits
It echoes similar moves by its peers – BP has completely suspended buybacks, and Equinor has reduced them by 70%Published Wed, Feb 11, 2026 · 11:45 PM[PARIS] TotalEnergies will...
Wall St gains after stronger-than-expected jobs report
Published Wed, Feb 11, 2026 · 10:42 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Feb 11) following a stronger-than-expected jobs data that pointed to a resilient...
Soilbuild Construction bags new contracts totalling S$158 million
The deals enhance revenue visibility and bring group’s order book value to around S$1.07 billion as at end-December [SINGAPORE] Soilbuild Construction has secured new contracts with an aggregate value...
Deutsche Bank looks to boost loans for rich clients’ sports bets
Billionaires with sports investments include India’s Mukesh Ambani, France’s Bernard Arnault and Josh Harris in the USPublished Wed, Feb 11, 2026 · 08:32 PM[FRANKFURT] Deutsche Bank is ramping up...
Super Bowl spots spark fight over whether we’re ready for ads from our chatbots
The chatbot wars entered the Super Bowl this year.At Super Bowl LX, a ChatGPT competitor paid millions of dollars for commercials mocking the leading artificial intelligence chatbot’s plans to...
Singapore stocks continue rally on Wednesday, up 0.4 per cent
SGX leads the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index; the best performer on the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index is UOB Kay Hian [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Wednesday...