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CVC to sell personal care business FineToday to Bain Capital in 200 billion yen deal: source
The sale comes a few months after FineToday’s second attempt to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange failed in October Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 11:12 PM [SINGAPORE] Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has agreed to sell Japanese personal care company FineToday to Bain Capital, in a deal worth around 200 billion yen…
Read MoreSingaporeans 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…
Read MoreDisney 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…
Read MoreAviation 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…
Read MoreOracle plans to raise US$45 billion to US$50 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…
Read MoreOpec+ agrees to keep oil output unchanged as Iran tensions boost prices
They will raise production quotas by about 2.9 million barrels per day from April till December 2025, roughly 3% of global demand. Published Sun, Feb 1, 2026 · 11:27 PM [MOSCOW/LONDON] Opec+ agreed to keep its oil output unchanged for March at a meeting, the producer group said on Sunday (Feb 1), even after crude…
Read MoreHeavy 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 MoreWhy 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…
Read MoreECOUNT 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…
Read MoreMarket 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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