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Oil prices climb on worries of possible Iran-US conflict
Published Sat, Feb 7, 2026 · 09:07 AM[HOUSTON] Oil prices settled higher on Friday (Feb 6), reversing earlier losses as traders worried that this week’s talks between the US...
7 reasons founders confuse lean with cheap
At some point early on, almost every founder convinces themselves they are being “lean” when what they are really doing is just avoiding spending money. Not only does this...
China flexes its muscle at Singapore Airshow as US isolated
Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 11:17 PM[SINGAPORE] China used this week’s Singapore Airshow to flex its military and aviation muscle, drawing heavy attention from regional delegations as Beijing...
Creative CEO to also be its chairman; cousin Chew Kian Giap added to board
Late founder Sim Wong Hoo’s brother will relinquish his director role from Feb 17[SINGAPORE] Creative Technology’s chief executive Sim Li Ern – a nephew of late founder Sim Wong...
Wall Street rebounds after week-long tech rout, Amazon down on AI capex jump
Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 10:42 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Feb 6) following a bruising sell-off in technology shares through the week,...
Frasers Property logs S$1.4 billion in pre-sold residential revenue, boosted by China sales
[SINGAPORE] Frasers Property recorded S$1.4 billion in pre-sold residential revenue across Singapore, Australia, Thailand and China as at Dec 31, 2025, the developer said in its Q1 business update...
Chairman of Malaysia’s IJM Corp detained in anti-graft probe
The arrest happened at the agency’s headquarters following a raid on the suspect’s homePublished Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 08:30 PM[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s anti-graft body briefly detained the chairman...
Australian laser maker EOS opens production centre in Singapore
The centre will produce EOS’s 100 kilowatt-class laser weapon system for Dutch and Korean customersPublished Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 08:08 PM[SINGAPORE] Australia’s Electro Optic Systems (EOS) opened a...
World’s largest pig breeder Muyuan up 3.9% in Hong Kong debut; Han’s CNC jumps nearly 15%
Muyuan’s HK$10.7 billion listing proceeds makes it the largest IPO since Zijin Gold International’s debut last SeptemberPublished Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 07:57 PM[SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] The shares of China’s...
Singapore stocks end lower on Friday, snapping three-day record streak; STI down 0.8%
[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Friday (Feb 6), paring earlier gains to snap a three-day record run.The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.8 per cent, or 41.46...
