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BYD’s sales rise for second month, buoyed by exports
Published Wed, Jul 1, 2026 · 08:00 PM[BEIJING] Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD posted a second consecutive month of global sales growth in June, as a surge in exports...
UOB, quantum technologies centre partner to explore quantum computing for derivatives valuation
Large-scale simulation methods are being used currently but they can be time and resource-intensive[SINGAPORE] UOB is working with Singapore’s Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) to assess how quantum computing...
Singapore’s BDx says open to an IPO as AI boom fuels Asia expansion
It is looking at expansion opportunities across Apac, broadly within a five-hour flight radius of SingaporePublished Wed, Jul 1, 2026 · 07:36 PM[SINGAPORE] BDx Data Centers said an initial...
Goldman flags oil surplus even as nations rebuild stockpiles
Crossings through Hormuz have picked up despite attacks on two vessels in recent daysPublished Wed, Jul 1, 2026 · 07:11 PMTHE global oil market is set to swing back...
Gas giants use AI to raise prices, lawsuit says, another algorithmic hit to the cost of living
A federal lawsuit alleging that gas companies in California are colluding to keep prices high through their use of AI-powered software will test the state’s antitrust law at a...
New IPO aspirants signal renewed listing activity on SGX
Flurry points to continued momentum buoyed by government measures to revitalise the local bourse[SINGAPORE] A fresh burst of initial public offering activity hit the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Tuesday...
Cathay Financial apologises, bans bosses from outside roles
This follows the resignation of its banking chief, whose external directorship led to a regulatory breachPublished Wed, Jul 1, 2026 · 04:18 PM[TAIPEI] Taiwan’s biggest financial conglomerate will prohibit...
Vertiv opens Malaysia plant to meet AI data centres’ power needs
It will keep clients’ data centres running in South-east Asia, North Asia, Australia and New ZealandPublished Wed, Jul 1, 2026 · 02:55 PM[SINGAPORE] US data centre equipment maker Vertiv...
Global M&A tops US$2.5 trillion after first-half deals surge
[NEW YORK] The year was tipped to be a potential blockbuster in deals and the first half delivered, setting a pace that is likely to continue in the closing...
Nio delivers 40,597 vehicles in June, up 62.9% year on year
[SINGAPORE] Chinese electric vehicle giant Nio delivered 40,597 vehicles in June, representing a year on year increase of 62.9 per cent.A bourse filing on Wednesday (Jul 1) said that...
OCBC rolls out AI-native banking, to hire 600 relationship managers in wealth push
Its new app uses AI-powered digital avatars to deliver personalised wealth insights to affluent clients[SINGAPORE] OCBC is going big on artificial intelligence even as it increases its human advisers...
Iran war delivers massive swings in Chinese petrochemicals trade
Amid loss of feedstock from the Persian Gulf, Asian petrochemical importers tapped China, which has massive stockpilesPublished Wed, Jul 1, 2026 · 10:32 AMTHE WAR in Iran has rewired...