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Koh Brothers shares continue tumble over significant exposure from major legal disputes
The total amount in potential liabilities comes to a fifth of Koh Eco’s market capitalisation[SINGAPORE] Shares of Koh Brothers Eco Engineering (Koh Eco) fell further on Wednesday (Aug 19),...
Revolut sets sights on Australia’s cut-throat mortgage market
Fintech wins Australian banking licence in July, its first in Asia-Pacific; it has launched savings accounts and credit cardsPublished Tue, Aug 18, 2026 · 03:41 PM[SYDNEY] European fintech Revolut...
Shein eyes company valuation of around US$25 billion in Hong Kong IPO
Published Mon, Aug 17, 2026 · 03:45 PM[HONG KONG] Online fast-fashion retailer Shein is eyeing a company valuation of around US$25 billion in its Hong Kong IPO, said three...
Wall St opens mixed as investors weigh Middle East tensions, data
Published Fri, Aug 14, 2026 · 09:46 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed at the open on Friday (Aug 14), a day after the S&P 500 closed...
Chip stocks: UMS pares morning gains despite Q2 profit surge, AEM reverses into drop
[SINGAPORE] Shares of UMS Integration rose as much as 8.2 per cent in early trade on Friday (Aug 14) after the group reported an 89 per cent surge in...
US stocks: S&P 500 notches record-high close as rate-hike worries ease
Published Fri, Aug 14, 2026 · 05:49 AMTHE S&P 500 notched a record-high close on Thursday (Aug 13), fuelled by advances in Sandisk and other heavyweight technology stocks, as tame...
Ackman unveils six new investments in biggest portfolio overhaul in years
Published Thu, Aug 13, 2026 · 08:51 PM[NEW YORK] Bill Ackman unveiled six new holdings including Netflix, Visa and Mastercard, marking the billionaire investor’s biggest portfolio overhaul in years.Ackman...
Switzerland launches consultation on stricter bonus rules for banks
The measures will boost financial stability following the 2023 collapse of Credit SuissePublished Wed, Aug 12, 2026 · 09:33 PM[ZURICH] Switzerland launched a public consultation on Wednesday (Aug 12)...
MetaOptics H1 revenue grows by nearly six times; company on track to fill orders in H2
It says its growth is underpinned by an order backlog for its metalens production equipment[SINGAPORE] MetaOptics , which listed on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in...
Google’s AI team tells job seekers its HR filters are unreliable
Applications risk being automatically screened out by the company’s AI systems, a document viewed by Bloomberg showsPublished Tue, Aug 11, 2026 · 07:23 AM[SAN FRANCISCO] Alphabet’s Google pitches its artificial...
