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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...
Blackstone eyes more hiring in Asia to tap private market demand
The alternative asset manager sees huge potential from bringing private markets to individual investorsPublished Mon, Jan 26, 2026 · 02:14 PM[HONG KONG] Blackstone is planning to hire more people...
Yen 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...
Vitol 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 tradeUS PRESIDENT Donald Trump has portrayed his takeover of Venezuela’s oil...
Mining 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 marginPublished Sun,...
Wall 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 assetsUS COMMERCE Secretary Howard Lutnick...
Lawsuit 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 arePublished Sun, Jan 25, 2026 · 11:30 AMAN INTERNATIONAL group of...
China deepens probe into Meta’s landmark US$2 billion buyout of Singapore-based Manus
Published Sat, Jan 24, 2026 · 11:11 AMBEIJING is deepening an investigation into Meta Platforms’ US$2 billion acquisition of Chinese-founded artificial intelligence (AI) startup Manus, raising the risk that...
