Posts by Liam Redmond
Indonesia faces record share sales to meet free-float goal
The push is aimed at heading off a potential downgrade to frontier market status by MSCI Published Sun, Feb 22, 2026 · 06:25 PM [JAKARTA] Indonesia is bracing for a record amount of share sales to meet tougher free-float rules aimed at heading off a potential downgrade to frontier market status by MSCI. The Indonesia…
Read MoreGold gains as traders mull next Trump moves after tariff ruling
Published Sun, Feb 22, 2026 · 05:36 PM [LONDON] Gold advanced as the dollar slid, with investors weighing the White House’s next steps on tariffs after the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. The Supreme Court said Trump exceeded his authority by invoking a federal emergency powers law to impose…
Read MoreData centre S-Reits stay resilient on AI tailwinds
[SINGAPORE] Pure-play data centre (DC) real estate investment trusts in Singapore (S-Reits) have delivered resilient financial performance in their latest results ended December, with high occupancy and strong rental reversion amid cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) adoption. The three pure-play DC S-Reits – Keppel DC Reit, Digital Core Reit and NTT DC Reit – also…
Read MoreChina defies global ‘AI scare trade’ as investors chase winners
Bullish ratings from Wall Street banks including Morgan Stanley are fuelling the optimism Published Sun, Feb 22, 2026 · 12:51 PM US MARKETS are gripped by the “AI scare trade”, with investors selling software firms and wealth managers on concern that rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) will erode established business models. In China, the…
Read MoreCustomised battery packs for Tesla OBUs meet international safety standards: LTA
Published Sun, Feb 22, 2026 · 12:11 PM [SINGAPORE] In early February, the Tesla Owners Club Singapore wrote to the Land Transport Authority (LTA), voicing safety concerns over the installation of external lithium battery systems to power on-board units (OBUs) that must be installed in all vehicles here by the end of 2026. The letter…
Read MoreUS Justice Department probes Netflix’s power over film-makers in Warner Deal review
The broad scope is a strong sign that it will take months before the United States decides whether to challenge the deal in court Published Sun, Feb 22, 2026 · 10:57 AM THE US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) investigation of Netflix’s proposed US$72 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery includes scrutiny of the streaming giant’s…
Read MoreHow a US$15 million Chinese pork deal turned into a cautionary tale for foreign investors
Behind-the-scenes moves, including a surprise restructuring, have left Chuming Group’s backers vexed and puzzled WHEN a group of foreign investors put millions of dollars into a once-leading Chinese pork processor in 2007, they probably did not expect that the investment would lead them into a years-long legal battle. The investors said they were effectively locked…
Read MoreInfluencers want to adopt the ‘analog lifestyle’ for 2026. Here’s how to join them
At the dawn of 2026, social media influencers at home and abroad proclaimed it the year of the “analog lifestyle,” a call to reduce digital connectivity as smart tech and screen time dominate a person’s attention span. Selly Tan, an influencer from California, said people are “craving something real again,” and vowed to print her…
Read MoreSmart money is winning as tariff whiplash, AI grip Wall Street
[NEW YORK] A noisy, unsettled Wall Street is doing what years of simply owning the index rarely has: made the smart money look smart again. In a market rattled by tariff whiplash, artificial intelligence disruption fears, a brewing Middle East conflict and stretched valuations, getting tactical has paid off in ways that a decade of…
Read MoreCyber stocks slide as Anthropic unveils Claude security tool
Published Sat, Feb 21, 2026 · 03:35 PM [CHICAGO] Shares of cybersecurity software companies tumbled Friday (Feb 20) after Anthropic introduced a new security feature into its Claude artificial intelligence model. Crowdstrike was among the biggest decliners, falling 8 per cent, while Cloudflare slumped 8.1 per cent. Meanwhile, Zscaler dropped 5.5 per cent, SailPoint shed…
Read MoreNeymar says he may retire by end-2026
Published Sat, Feb 21, 2026 · 02:41 PM [BENGALURU] Brazil striker Neymar, who extended his contract with his childhood club Santos last month, said that he may retire by the end of the year. The 34-year-old forward returned to his boyhood club Santos in January 2025 and played a key role in their survival in…
Read MoreOpenAI expects compute spend of around US$600 billion through 2030: source
Published Sat, Feb 21, 2026 · 12:53 PM [MEXICO CITY] OpenAI is targeting roughly US$600 billion in total compute spend through 2030, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday (Feb 20), as the ChatGPT maker lays groundwork for an initial public offering that could value it at up to US$1 trillion. OpenAI’s…
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