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China’s Anta Sports is said to explore potential bid for Puma
The company may team up with a private equity firm if it decides to move forward with an offer[HONG KONG] Chinese sports apparel company Anta Sports Products is among...
Alibaba, BYD, Popmart: The best and worst performing SDRs on the SGX
SGX’s total SDR count grows to 29 securities across three markets as at November 2025[SINGAPORE] Singapore Depository Receipts (SDRs) have recorded varying levels of trading activity since they first...
Asian stocks track latest Wall Street rally as rate bets rise
ASIAN markets rose again on Thursday to extend the week’s global rally as traders ramp up bets on a third successive US interest rate cut next month.With recent worries...
Taiwan raids former TSMC exec’s home in trade secrets probe
[TAIPEI] Taiwan prosecutors said on Thursday (Nov 27) investigators had raided the homes of a former senior TSMC executive and seized computers after the company accused him of leaking...
Nvidia rebuts critics in memo to analysts amid pushback campaign 
[SAN FRANCISCO] Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company, has gone on the defensive against sceptics of its US$4.5 trillion valuation, down from a historic US$5 trillion, by waging an...
Tether stablecoin stability rating reduced to ‘weak’ at S&P
A crash in Bitcoin’s price this month has left the asset on track for its worst monthly performance[LONDON] The ability of Tether’s USDT stablecoin to maintain its peg to...
Gold steadies at near two-week high as investors weigh Fed rate-cut bets
US rate futures are pricing in an 85% chance of a rate cut in December, according to the CME’s FedWatch tool[BENGALURU] Gold prices remained steady on Thursday (Nov 27)...
MetaOptics finishes lower after a jump on proposed Nasdaq listing; up almost 300% since IPO
[SINGAPORE] Shares of semiconductor optics company MetaOptics rose as much as 5.5 per cent in early trading after the market opened on Thursday (Nov 27). The counter was at...
MetaOptics jumps as much as 5.5% on tailwinds of proposed Nasdaq listing, US expansion
[SINGAPORE] Shares of semiconductor optics company MetaOptics rose as much as 5.5 per cent in early trading after the market opened on Thursday (Nov 27). The counter was at...
CEOs in Singapore have greater staying power than global peers: report
Outgoing chief executives of STI companies average about 8.8 years in the role versus 7.2 years globally[SINGAPORE] Chief executive officers in Singapore last longer than the global average, according...
South Korea keeps rates steady as FX risks limit easing scope
[SEOUL] South Korea’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged as widely expected on Thursday as a tumbling won reduced the scope for further easing and policymakers waited to see...
Pentagon cited Alibaba on China military aid in Oct 7 letter
[WASHINGTON] The Pentagon concluded that Alibaba Group Holding, Baidu and BYD should be added to a list of companies that aid the Chinese military, according to a letter to...