Posts by Yurie Miyazawa
S&P 500, Dow open slightly higher with big tech results
Published Mon, Jan 26, 2026 · 10:42 PM [NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Dow opened slightly higher on Monday (Jan 26), as investors braced for a heavyweight run of earnings along with a closely watched Federal Reserve monetary policy decision later in the week. At 09.30 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Read MoreBlackstone eyes more hiring in Asia to tap private market demand
The alternative asset manager sees huge potential from bringing private markets to individual investors Published Mon, Jan 26, 2026 · 02:14 PM [HONG KONG] Blackstone is planning to hire more people across Asia to tap growing opportunities in private markets, said Ed Huang, the firm’s head of Asia-Pacific private wealth. The alternative asset manager sees…
Read MoreYen surges as intervention risks lurk
Published Mon, Jan 26, 2026 · 10:59 AM [SINGAPORE] The yen firmed 0.5 per cent to 154.84 per dollar as of 0052 GMT, after sharp spikes on Friday sparked speculation over potential intervention. The New York Federal Reserve conducted rate checks on Friday, sources told Reuters, raising the chance of joint US-Japan intervention to halt…
Read MoreVitol and Trafigura – traders at the heart of Trump’s Venezuela oil grab
The companies’ special licences to ship still-sanctioned barrels have given them a head start in a potentially lucrative trade US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has portrayed his takeover of Venezuela’s oil sales as a victory for America, but when his administration wanted to sell several billion dollars’ worth of the fuel quickly, the experts it turned…
Read MoreMining stocks on cusp of supercycle as AI boom stokes metals
With a nearly 90% gain since the start of 2025, MSCI’s Metals and Mining Index has beaten semiconductors, banks and the Magnificent Seven cohort by a wide margin Published Sun, Jan 25, 2026 · 04:59 PM [NEW YORK] Global mining stocks have shot to the top of fund managers’ must-have list, as soaring metals demand…
Read MoreWall Street grapples with new risk: A European buyers’ strike
Money managers from London to Berlin to Madrid have been increasingly fielding inquiries from clients about ways to at least lighten up on US assets US COMMERCE Secretary Howard Lutnick told the elites gathered in Davos that the Trump administration believes globalisation is “a failed policy” that left America behind. A day later, his boss,…
Read MoreLawsuit claims Meta can see WhatsApp chats in breach of privacy
The complaint cites ‘whistleblowers’ as having helped bring this information to light, though it doesn’t explain who they are Published Sun, Jan 25, 2026 · 11:30 AM AN INTERNATIONAL group of plaintiffs sued Meta Platforms alleging that the company has made false claims about the privacy and security of its WhatsApp chat service. Meta has…
Read MoreChina deepens probe into Meta’s landmark US$2 billion buyout of Singapore-based Manus
Published Sat, Jan 24, 2026 · 11:11 AM BEIJING is deepening an investigation into Meta Platforms’ US$2 billion acquisition of Chinese-founded artificial intelligence (AI) startup Manus, raising the risk that regulators will seek to alter or even unwind the deal if wrongdoing is found. Chinese officials had begun looking into whether the December takeover of…
Read MoreTestify To Ambition And Touch The Sky
I’ve built companies through messy markets and wild swings. That grind taught me something simple: attitude sets the ceiling. If you want a business that lasts, you need fuel that doesn’t run out. My take is straightforward. Confidence isn’t a perk. It’s the engine. I’m arguing that audacious optimism is a practical strategy, not just…
Read MoreAirAsia X targets up to US$600 million debt restructuring after combining airlines
Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 02:14 PM [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s AirAsia X targets US$500 million to US$600 million in debt restructuring after the budget airline this week bought the short-haul aviation business of Capital A, deputy group CEO Farouk Kamal said. AirAsia X, the medium-haul affiliate of Capital A’s AirAsia, plans to combine the…
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