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Info-Tech Systems forecasts ‘considerable increase’ in consolidated net profit for FY2025
[SINGAPORE] Software provider Info-Tech Systems expects to report a “considerable increase” in its consolidated net profit for FY2025, compared with the full-year ended Dec 31, 2024. The improvement is...
South Korea’s Kospi stock benchmark tops 5,000 for first time
Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 09:01 AM[SEOUL] South Korea’s stock benchmark topped 5,000 points for the first time on Thursday, powered by gains in chipmakers like Samsung Electronics...
Stocks to watch: Seatrium, Toku, AA Reit, HRnetGroup, Info-Tech Systems
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jan 22): Source link
Circles.Life to increase platform fee from S$0.30 to S$0.70 from Feb 1, drawing criticism online
Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 08:30 AM[SINGAPORE] Customers of local telco Circles.Life will need to pay almost double in platform fees from Feb 1, with the move drawing criticism...
The SGX-NYSE tie-up didn’t take off, but conditions today may spell success for SGX-Nasdaq dual listing
Rising interest rates and post-pandemic situation weighed on market in 2022, but that has changed[SINGAPORE] There has been much buzz regarding the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) move to roll out...
A couple of micro-cap SGX companies are surging – but investors should think twice before biting
Acma and Sitra have not offered compelling growth stories, so their share price gains may not be sustainable WHILE most Singaporeans are fretting over their ability to save S$1...
JPMorgan’s Dimon warns of ‘economic disaster’ for US as Trump backs credit card rate cap
Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 06:30 AM[DAVOS, Switzerland] JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned on Wednesday (Jan 21) that a proposal to cap credit card interest rates would...
Oil prices settle higher on force majeure at Kazakh field, slow Venezuela exports
Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 06:01 AM[HOUSTON] Oil prices closed 0.5 per cent higher on Wednesday on optimism around tighter supply after a temporary shutdown at two large fields...
Wall Street opens higher after rout, Trump speech in focus
Published Wed, Jan 21, 2026 · 10:56 PM[NEW YORK] US stocks staged a modest recovery on Wednesday (Jan 21) after the sharpest equities sell-off in three months, as investors...
Asian equities hold ground as Japan bond jitters ease; Wall Street up in early trade
Spillover from Japan’s debt market moves appear limited as regional investors turn to policy signals from Davos[SINGAPORE] Asian equity markets remained on a stable footing on Wednesday (Jan 21),...
OpenAI seeks to increase global AI use in everyday life
It aims to expand the reach of its products and close the gap between countries with and without access to AIPublished Wed, Jan 21, 2026 · 08:46 PM[SAN FRANCISCO]...
US inflation, not geopolitics, remains biggest risk to markets in 2026, says this chief investment strategist
LGT Private Banking’s Stefan Hofer cautions that market volatility will be ‘much higher’ this year[SINGAPORE] A resurgence in US inflation – rather than geopolitical flashpoints or political rhetoric –...