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Starbucks beats Q1 global comparable sales estimate as demand rebounds
Comparable sales rose 4% in North America, marking their first gains in nearly two yearsPublished Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 09:54 PM[NEW YORK] Starbucks reported a bigger-than-expected rise in...
Ho Bee Land appoints Li Xiangrun as new CFO
[SINGAPORE] Ho Bee Land has promoted its current head of finance, Li Xiangrun, to chief financial officer effective Feb 1.The position is currently not filled, according to the property...
Malaysia’s Johor Peatland Fire Prompts Water Bombing as Singapore Monitors Haze Risk
Johor's fire and rescue department will carry out water bombing operations on Wednesday, January 28, to contain a peatland fire in Pengerang that has been burning since last Friday,...
Singapore shares mixed; Straits Times Index declines
[SINGAPORE] Singapore shares closed lower on Wednesday (Jan 28), with the Straits Times Index (STI) failing to sustain its momentum a day earlier amid a mixed showing regionally.The 30-constituent...
Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund posts record gain of HK$331 billion
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 05:36 PM[HONG KONG] Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund reported a record investment gain of HK$331 billion (US$42.4 billion) in 2025, helped by rising global...
As the dollar dives, one of Asia-Pacific’s top-performing currencies is trouncing the Singdollar
The Australian dollar surged to its strongest position against the greenback in over two years[SINGAPORE] The US dollar (USD) skidded to a four-year low on Wednesday (Jan 28), sparking...
China’s four-year energy spree has eclipsed entire US power grid
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 01:02 PMCHINA is undertaking an energy-building boom unlike anything the world has ever seen, as Beijing seeks to ensure supply for power-hungry facilities...
China approves first batch of Nvidia H200 chip imports: sources
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 12:21 PM — Updated Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 03:55 PM[BEIJING] China has approved its first batch of Nvidia H200 artificial intelligence chip...
China gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips, sources say
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 12:21 PMCHINA has approved its first batch of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips for import, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters,...
Amazon bungles Wednesday layoff plan with misfired internal email
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 10:15 AM[SAN FRANCISCO] Amazon on Tuesday (Jan 27) appeared to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs planned for Wednesday...
