Singaporeans queueing up to buy the dip in gold despite rout

Singaporeans queueing up to buy the dip in gold despite rout

At UOB’s headquarters, Singapore’s only bank selling physical gold, buyers crowd a lounge for bullion trades Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 08:19 PM [SINGAPORE] People were still queueing up to buy gold in Singapore on Monday (Feb 2) even as prices plummeted, showing the extraordinary resilience in retail demand for precious metals. At the…

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Disney is close to picking parks chief D’Amaro as next CEO

Disney is close to picking parks chief D’Amaro as next CEO

He is now leading a US$60 billion investment in expanding the company’s resorts and nearly doubling its fleet of cruise ships Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 04:39 PM [LOS ANGELES] The board of Walt Disney is aligning on promoting theme-park division chairman Josh D’Amaro to the role of chief executive officer, and it will…

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Aviation leaders tackle industrial and geopolitical headwinds

Aviation leaders tackle industrial and geopolitical headwinds

Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 12:20 PM [SINGAPORE] Aviation leaders tackled barriers to growth and the impact of geopolitical tensions on the eve of the Singapore Airshow on Monday, while reaffirming pledges to reduce emissions. Supply chain problems are hurting global airlines and will remain for some time to come, the head of the…

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Oracle plans to raise US$45 billion to US$50 billion in 2026

Oracle plans to raise US billion to US billion in 2026

Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 08:39 AM ORACLE expects to raise US$45 billion to US$50 billion in 2026 to build additional capacity for its cloud infrastructure, the software company said on Sunday. The company, chaired by billionaire Larry Ellison, said it plans to achieve its funding objectives using a combination of debt and equity…

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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…

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Singapore bank lending hits fastest monthly growth since Dec 2024; full-year lending at multi-year high

Singapore 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…

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Nvidia CEO says new OpenAI investment may be largest yet

Nvidia 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…

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Why Chinese companies are eyeing SGX again

Why Chinese companies are eyeing SGX again

According to statistics, there are still around 100 Chinese companies listed on SGX today CONNECTIVITY between the capital markets of Singapore and China has continued to deepen, with cooperation strengthening and interest among Chinese companies in secondary listings in Singapore gradually rising. Market participants noted that Chinese businesses now have clearer listing objectives and are…

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ECOUNT ERP Product Review: Better Value for Smaller Companies

ECOUNT ERP Product Review: Better Value for Smaller Companies

ECOUNT ERP is a full-featured cloud-hosted enterprise resource planning solution that aims for the small- and mid-scale business sector. Instead of investing in more complex solutions that are not only pricey but downright complicated, ECOUNT aims to integrate a wide range of essential functions in one platform for the businesses that find traditional enterprise-level ERP…

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Market swings in India surge from historic low as budget nears

With the Nifty 50 down more than 3% this year, Indian shares have become some of the world’s worst performers Published Sat, Jan 31, 2026 · 03:50 PM [SINGAPORE] Indian stocks are seeing a resurgence of volatility just weeks after being dubbed the world’s calmest equity market, with growing scepticism sparking an exodus of overseas…

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