Posts by Liam Redmond
US moves away from critical mineral price floors: sources
Other countries, including Australia, have also considered price floors for critical minerals Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 08:25 AM THE Trump administration is stepping back from plans to guarantee a minimum price for US critical minerals projects, a tacit acknowledgement of a lack of congressional funding and the complexity of setting market pricing, multiple…
Read MoreStocks to watch: Sembcorp, Mapletree Industrial Trust, Ho Bee Land
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jan 29): Sembcorp Industries : The company on Wednesday said that its wholly owned subsidiary Sembcorp Power will supply memory chip giant Micron with an additional 150 megawatts of power to support a new Woodlands plant in capturing artificial…
Read MoreGold nears US$5,600/oz as investors seek safety, silver eyes US$120
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 08:10 AM — Updated Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 09:34 AM [BENGALURU] Spot gold extended its record-breaking rally on Thursday (Jan 29), edging closer to the US$5,600-per-ounce level as investors sought safety amid geopolitical and economic strains, while silver came within a whisker of breaching the US$120 mark. Spot…
Read MoreStream It Or Skip It: ‘Anaconda’ on VOD, a self-referential giant snake movie about the previous giant snake movie
Paul Rudd and Jack Black plays guys remaking Anaconda in this remake of Anaconda, appropriately titled Anaconda (now streaming on VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video). Got that? So, Today I Learned that Anaconda is an expansive franchise consisting of the 1997 original with Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube and Whatever the Hell Jon Voight’s Accent…
Read MoreDBS, OCBC, UOB target prices climb as banks hit record highs
[SINGAPORE] Analysts are ratcheting up target prices for local lenders as their shares and the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) scaled new peaks. OCBC ’s mean target price saw the sharpest revision over the past week, with the 17-analyst consensus estimate rising 3.1 per cent to S$20.70. Sentiment remains bullish, with nine analysts holding “buy”…
Read MoreNomura beats Goldman to top spot in a record year for Japan M&A
Foreign securities firms have secured numerous deals involving investments in the US, fuelled by the AI and semiconductor boom Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 07:22 AM [TOKYO] Nomura Holdings took back the top spot in advising on Japanese mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2025 when deals related to the country hit a record. Japan’s…
Read MoreSamsung sees strong AI demand after profit triples to record high
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 07:19 AM — Updated Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 09:06 AM [SEOUL] Samsung Electronics said its operating profit more than tripled to a record high in the fourth quarter and forecast strong chip demand ahead, as the race to build artificial intelligence strains chip supply and boosts prices. The…
Read MoreSingapore’s AI growth lies in infrastructure: OCBC
OCBC Investment Research analysts name 10 SGX-listed companies that will do well amid the boom in AI [SINGAPORE] As the United States and China fight for dominance in the artificial intelligence (AI) space through software solutions, Singapore is finding its own niche in the physical arena. In a sector update, analysts at OCBC Investment Research…
Read MoreAlex Pretti appears to spit at ICE, kick out tail light in previous Minneapolis confrontation before he was shot by Border Patrol
Harrowing new footage appears to show Alex Pretti spitting at ICE agents and smashing the taillights of their black SUV during a chaotic confrontation more than a week before he was fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis. The video, which the BBC said it has verified, apparently captured the ICU nurse screaming at a…
Read MoreTesla revenue beats estimates despite weaker vehicle deliveries
The company’s vehicle business has been under strain as rivals roll out newer models, often at lower prices Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 06:49 AM [SAN FRANCISCO] Tesla beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday (Jan 28) despite the Elon Musk-led automaker delivering fewer-than-expected vehicles in the holiday quarter. The Austin, Texas-based…
Read MoreSpaceX weighs June 2026 IPO at US$1.5 trillion valuation: report
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 06:30 AM [BENGALURU] Elon Musk’s SpaceX is weighing a mid-June initial public offering (IPO), aiming to raise as much as US$50 billion at a valuation of roughly US$1.5 trillion, the Financial Times said on Wednesday (Jan 28), citing sources familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the…
Read MoreMicrosoft capital spending jumps, cloud revenue fails to impress
The tie-up with OpenAI, once an edge, now faces risks as Google’s Gemini wins clients like Apple Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 06:28 AM — Updated Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 03:14 PM [SAN FRANCISCO] Microsoft said on Wednesday (Jan 29) it had spent a record amount on artificial intelligence in the last quarter…
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