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Trump seeks vows from tech executives to cover data centre costs
Published Tue, Feb 24, 2026 · 01:53 PM[WASHINGTON] White House officials are asking technology companies to pledge that their data centres won’t increase electricity prices and cause other burdens...
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 earningsPublished Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 12:31 PM[SEOUL] Chairman Chey Tae-won of SK Hynix’s parent...
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 ToolPublished Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 11:11 AM[BENGALURU] Gold rose to a...
Seatrium up 4.2% on S$50 million savings target ahead of full-year earnings
[SINGAPORE] Shares of marine and offshore specialist Seatrium rose on Monday (Feb 23) morning on news of its S$50 million savings target in annualised operational cost. The counter was...
Singapore’s STI up, Apac stocks struggle for direction after Trump raises new global tariffs to 15%
The new tariffs can be as high as 15 per cent and can last 150 days without congressional approval[SINGAPORE] Markets in Asia struggled for a firm direction following US...
Singapore’s STI up, Hong Kong stocks surge as Asia rises after Trump’s new tariffs
[SINGAPORE] On Monday (Feb 23), markets in Asia-Pacific largely shrugged off US President Donald Trump’s latest decision to increase global tariffs to 15 per cent from 10 per cent....
Rolls-Royce to return as much as £1.5 billion to shareholders in buyback: report
Published Mon, Feb 23, 2026 · 08:25 AM[BENGALURU] Rolls-Royce Holdings is expected to announce alongside its annual results this week that it will launch a fresh share buyback worth...
Raffles Medical H2 profit rises 21.7% to S$38.5 million; shares surge 5.9% to one-year high
This is mainly due to improved performance from its hospital services and insurance businesses[SINGAPORE] Raffles Medical Group posted a 21.7 per cent rise in net profit to S$38.5 million...
DBS, OCBC, UOB may grab attention as Fed shifts stance, copes with new tariff uncertainty
Even if interest rates are bottoming, the normalisation of net interest margins at the three banks may continue through 2026[SINGAPORE] There was little immediate market reaction last week to...
Hollywood merger threatens movie theatres just as they recover
Netflix’s plan to buy Warner Bros Discovery may squeeze theatrical releases, analysts sayPublished Sun, Feb 22, 2026 · 07:10 PMJUST when beleaguered movie theatres thought the worst was over,...
