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European shares subdued as luxury stocks, miners weigh
European shares subdued as luxury stocks, miners weigh
EUROPEAN shares were subdued on Friday, limited by weakness in luxury and mining stocks in a dour end to a week dominated by the start to a busy earnings season...
Great Marketing Is Broken—and I’m Fixing Access
Marketing shouldn’t be a luxury item. Yet for too many brands, that’s how it’s priced, packaged, and delivered. My view is simple: great marketing is unfairly out of reach,...
JPMorgan eclipses Dimensional as world’s biggest active ETF firm
JPMorgan eclipses Dimensional as world’s biggest active ETF firm
The bank’s asset management arm currently controls nearly US$257 billion in active ETFs worldwide[NEW YORK] JPMorgan Asset Management has a new superlative: The firm now hails as the world’s...
Intel extends comeback as investors bet on foundry growth
Intel extends comeback as investors bet on foundry growth
The stock is up 31% to start 2026, the third-best performance in the S&P 500 Index[NEW YORK] Intel’s dramatic rally to start the year shows investors are increasingly optimistic...
SIA, Air India ink pact for commercial cooperation
SIA, Air India ink pact for commercial cooperation
The airlines are exploring ways to enhance privileges beyond the current Star Alliance and KrisFlyer programmes [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a commercial cooperation framework agreement with Air...
Asean agrees on guidelines for quicker subsea cable fixes
Asean agrees on guidelines for quicker subsea cable fixes
Bloc updates existing 2019 guidelines with international best practices, while also harmonising repair protocols[SINGAPORE] Asean nations have moved to standardise the maintenance of the region’s subsea cables, endorsing a...
Forward guidance: Why it matters and how to get it right
Forward guidance: Why it matters and how to get it right
With clear communication on anticipated earnings and business strategies, listed companies can signal confidence and build credibilityINVESTORS do not just focus on a company’s past performance; they also buy...
K-pop, Chinese games to drive Asia tech sector growth: Macquarie
K-pop, Chinese games to drive Asia tech sector growth: Macquarie
[SINGAPORE] 2026 is poised to be a boom year for the Asian Internet sector, as companies pivot from consolidation to aggressive monetisation and ecosystem integration.The resurgence follows two challenging...
Japan’s Katayama says all options open on yen, including joint action with US
Japan’s Katayama says all options open on yen, including joint action with US
[TOKYO] Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday Tokyo would not rule out any options to counter excessive foreign exchange volatility, including coordinated intervention with the US, as...
Seatrium end-customer gets reprieve after judge rejects Trump’s wind farm ban
Seatrium end-customer gets reprieve after judge rejects Trump’s wind farm ban
The wind farms are collectively worth US$25 billion, according to an offshore wind advocacy group[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump’s attempts to torpedo offshore wind farms suffered a second blow...