Posts by Mark Darwin
Heavy earnings week, jobs data to test US stocks after Microsoft swoon
Results are due from about one-quarter of S&P 500 companies including Alphabet, Amazon, Lilly Published Sun, Feb 1, 2026 · 10:31 PM [NEW YORK] Another huge batch of corporate earnings including from megacaps Alphabet and Amazon will test the US stock market in the coming week after a disappointing report from heavyweight Microsoft weighed on…
Read MoreSingapore bank lending hits fastest monthly growth since Dec 2024; full-year lending at multi-year high
For the whole of 2025, bank lending up 5.8% at S$10.26 trillion, MAS data indicates [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s bank lending in December 2025 charted the highest monthly increase since December 2024, driven primarily by an increase in loans to businesses. Loans and advances – including bills financing – from commercial banks to residents rose 1.5 per…
Read MoreNvidia CEO says new OpenAI investment may be largest yet
Jensen Huang calls the artificial intelligence research organisation “one of the most consequential companies of our time” Published Sun, Feb 1, 2026 · 04:44 PM [TAIPEI] Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang said that the company will be participating in OpenAI’s latest funding round, describing it as potentially “the largest investment we’ve ever made”. “We will…
Read MoreChinese travel giant Trip.com bets on Apac growth as it looks beyond home market
It will strengthen its branding and continue to develop specialised products for the newer audience [SINGAPORE] Once synonymous with China travel, Trip.com Group wants to distinguish itself as a service provider for customers from Asia who want to travel within Asia, in the next three to five years. “And if you become No 1 in…
Read MoreStop Writing Emails Like Term Papers
I’m Erik Huberman, and I have a simple rule for email: if you wouldn’t say it out loud, don’t write it that way. Email is a conversation, not a lecture. Too many people write like they’re turning in homework. That style sounds smart, but it fails at the only thing that matters—getting your point across…
Read MoreApple loses more AI researchers and a Siri executive in latest departures
The company has struggled to keep up with peers in the artificial intelligence race Published Sat, Jan 31, 2026 · 03:22 PM [LOS ANGELES] Apple has lost at least four more of its artificial intelligence (AI) researchers in recent weeks, in addition to a top Siri executive, with the staff headed to employers such as…
Read MoreSandisk’s 1,600% rally keeps going after ‘unprecedented’ quarter
Memory and storage companies have historically traded at lower valuations due to their cyclical nature Published Sat, Jan 31, 2026 · 02:31 PM [NEW YORK] Digital storage company Sandisk’s strong revenue and earnings outlook is extending its blistering rally as the top-performing stock in the S&P 500 Index. Shares of Sandisk surged as much as…
Read MoreTether’s annual profit drops 23% in midst of fundraising
Published Sat, Jan 31, 2026 · 12:16 PM [PORTLAND] Tether posted a US$10 billion profit in 2025, down 23 per cent from the previous year, as the world’s biggest stablecoin issuer launched a fundraising process that would make it one of the most highly valued private companies. Tether did not explain moves in profit or…
Read MoreHong Kong port operator violated Panama’s constitution, failed to serve public interest, Panama court ruled
Published Sat, Jan 31, 2026 · 11:14 AM [PANAMA CITY] The Supreme Court of Panama said a contract held by a Hong Kong company to operate ports at the Panama Canal failed to “serve the public interest and social welfare”, in its decision on Thursday (Jan 29) voiding the contracts. While the court announced the…
Read MoreSpaceX generated about US$8 billion in profit last year ahead of IPO: sources
Published Sat, Jan 31, 2026 · 09:06 AM [NEW YORK] SpaceX generated about US$8 billion in profit on US$15 billion to US$16 billion of revenue last year, two sources familiar with the company’s results said, providing fresh insight into the financial health of Elon Musk’s space company that is expected to go public later this…
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