Entrepreneurship
Syngenta targets up to US$10 billion Hong Kong listing in 2026: sources
Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 06:46 PM[ZURICH/HONG KONG] Syngenta Group is targeting a Hong Kong listing that could raise as much as US$10 billion this year, two sources...
HSBC to cull underperformers as some bankers face zero bonuses
It wants to emulate its Wall Street rivals with a more hard-edged, “eat-what-you-kill” stancePublished Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 04:51 PM[LONDON] HSBC Holdings is preparing to hand some bankers...
US drone makers seek Asia sales as China threat rises
Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 04:43 PM[SINGAPORE] Several US drone firms made their debuts at the Singapore Airshow this week, seeking to expand their business beyond the Pentagon...
Singtel shares fall as much as 3.7% after 2-day rally on STT GDC deal
The telco and KKR will acquire the remaining 82% stake that they do not own in STT GDC[SINGAPORE] Shares of Singtel fell as much as 3.7 per cent after...
Trillion-dollar tech wipeout ensnares all stocks in AI’s path
Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 12:55 PM[SAN FRANCISCO] There have been many artificial intelligence (AI)-driven sell-offs in the three years since ChatGPT burst into the mainstream. Nothing, though,...
AI boom lifts outbound travel as Singapore, Apac economies splurge abroad
Japan, South Korea and China see strong inbound travel amid demand for pop culture tourism [SINGAPORE] Asia-Pacific markets exposed to the artificial intelligence (AI) boom drove outbound spending in 2025,...
Asia shares falter as global tech sell-off spooks investors
Investors have been rotating out of technology giants and into cyclical stocks amid fears of AI disruptions to jobsPublished Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 11:42 AM[SYDNEY] Asian stocks faltered...
AustralianSuper hunts for private equity deals across Asia
The pension fund currently has 5.1% of its balanced portfolio invested in private equityPublished Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 11:35 AM[MELBOURNE] AustralianSuper, the country’s largest pension fund, is hunting...
Qualcomm, Arm hit by concern that memory shortage is spreading
The historic build-out of AI infrastructure is driving the shortage of memory chipsPublished Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 10:27 AM[SAN FRANCISCO] Shares of Qualcomm and Arm Holdings fell steeply...
Gold rises over 1% as geopolitical, economic tensions lift precious metals
Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 09:55 AM[BENGALURU] Gold climbed more than 1 per cent on Thursday (Feb 5), hovering near one-week highs, as geopolitical and economic tensions continued...
Keppel rises 3.2% amid higher H2 net profit, Piyush Gupta’s appointment as chair-designate
[SINGAPORE] Shares of Keppel rose on Thursday (Feb 5) after the asset manager posted a 27.2 per cent increase in second-half earnings and announced ex-DBS chief Piyush Gupta as...
TSMC plans US$17 billion investment in three-nanometre chip production in Japan: report
Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 09:01 AM[TOKYO] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to mass produce advanced three-nanometre chips in Kumamoto in southern Japan with investment totalling US$17...