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Oil prices climb more than 3% on fears of new US-Iran combat
About a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes through the straitPublished Sat, May 16, 2026 · 08:49 AM[HOUSTON] Oil prices gained more than 3...
Yen’s week-long slide puts traders on guard for intervention
The currency has now retraced more than half of the gains triggered by multiple rounds of interventionPublished Fri, May 15, 2026 · 10:01 AM[TOKYO] Currency traders are increasingly alert...
Aspial Lifestyle proposes S$84.8 million rights and placement issue to fund pawnbroking, lending businesses
Under the preferential offering, 61.7 million new shares will be offered to eligible shareholders[SINGAPORE] Consumer lifestyle group Aspial Lifestyle on Thursday (May 14) announced a proposed equity fundraising exercise...
European shares gain on tech optimism; Mideast developments in focus
Published Thu, May 14, 2026 · 03:37 PMEUROPEAN shares rose on Thursday, as artificial intelligence-driven optimism offset lingering concerns about a deadlock in US-Iran peace talks, while a high...
As Iran war jolts Air India, Lufthansa and Cathay pounce on fast-growing market
Published Thu, May 14, 2026 · 12:43 PM[NEW DELHI] Air India’s thousands of flight cuts due to the Iran war and Pakistan’s airspace ban have become a boon for...
Thai rate panel warns against broad economic stimulus as war unfolds
The Bank of Thailand expects economic growth to decelerate sharply to 1.5 per cent this year from 2.4 per cent last yearPublished Wed, May 13, 2026 · 01:18 PM[BANGKOK]...
SIA Engineering expects ‘moderate’ impact from Middle East war – for now
Base maintenance demand is ‘still strong’, with the group getting more enquiries about slot availability[SINGAPORE] SIA Engineering is not spared from rising electricity cost and diesel prices, but the...
Fears of an AI breakthrough force the U.S. and China to talk
CHONGQING, China — Three years ago, in the idyllic town of Woodside south of San Francisco, the United States and China held their first high-level talks on the dangers posed by...
US stocks: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit fresh peaks as tech stocks, jobs data lift sentiment
Published Fri, May 8, 2026 · 10:51 PMTHE S&P 500 and the Nasdaq reached record highs on Friday, driven by gains in Nvidia and other technology stocks, while a...
Middle Eastern banks tap China growth by beefing up presence in Hong Kong
Gulf lenders have been expanding outside of their home turfs in the Middle East and beyond in recent yearsPublished Fri, May 8, 2026 · 11:29 AM[HONG KONG] The UAE’s...
