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Silicon Valley is driving users to ditch keyboards and spend hours talking to their tech
Gavin McNamara has abandoned his keyboard and spends all day talking rather than typing. He speaks for hours with his computer and phone, sending emails, writing presentations, posting on...
Powell defends independence of Federal Reserve
It will maintain trust in central banks that monetary policy will not be abused for short-term gains that might win electionsUS Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell made a strident...
STI rises 0.4% after Fed pause
Across the broader market, gainers edge out decliners 289 to 288 after 1.6 billion securities worth S$2 billion change hands[SINGAPORE] The Straits Times Index (STI) closed higher on Thursday...
CGSI raises target price on OUE Reit to S$0.41 on better-than-expected 2025 earnings, positive outlook
Analysts keep ‘add’ call management’s positive view on rental revisions for commercial assets [SINGAPORE] CGS international raised its target price for OUE Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) to S$0.41...
Jardine C&C group MD Benjamin Birks to step down in April
Successor has not yet been named, but will be announced in due course.[SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed Jardine Cycle & Carriage (Jardine C&C) group managing director Benjamin Birks will step down from...
Britain’s Lloyds’ annual profit rises 12%, upgrades guidance
Its profit before tax for 2025: £6.7 billion, up from £5.97 billion the year before and better than the £6.4 billion average of analysts’ forecastsPublished Thu, Jan 29, 2026...
Forced TikTok US sale may turbocharge ByteDance’s Asia expansion, with S-E Asia to gain: analysts
Other emerging markets have also been identified as potential beneficiaries of the divestment[SINGAPORE] The forced sale of ByteDance’s TikTok in the United States was intended to curb the Chinese...
Bursa Malaysia pivots to larger IPOs as it plays down MSCI-related risks
The exchange’s Q4 net profit is down 11.7% at RM60.8 million amid muted market sentiment[KUALA LUMPUR] Bursa Malaysia is pivoting towards larger, higher-quality initial public offerings (IPOs) to deepen...
Deutsche Bank posts biggest annual profit in nearly two decades a day after police search
The biggest profit since 2007 is a welcome milestone for the bank after a rocky decadePublished Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 03:23 PM[FRANKFURT] Deutsche Bank on Thursday (Jan 29)...
Meta must have facial recognition measures for notable Facebook users in Singapore or risk S$1 million fine
This is to reduce scam advertisements, accounts, profiles and business pages that impersonate two sets of peoplePublished Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 01:53 PM[SINGAPORE] The police have issued a...
