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TikTok accused of breaching EU online content rules
EU tech regulators say the app may have to change its ‘addictive design’ featuring infinite scroll and autoplay Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 11:01 PM [BRUSSELS] Social media app…
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Creative CEO to also be its chairman; cousin Chew Kian Giap added to board
Late founder Sim Wong Hoo’s brother will relinquish his director role from Feb 17 [SINGAPORE] Creative Technology’s chief executive Sim Li Ern – a nephew of late founder Sim Wong…
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Wall Street rebounds after week-long tech rout, Amazon down on AI capex jump
Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 10:42 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Feb 6) following a bruising sell-off in technology shares through the week,…
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Goldman, JPMorgan and Bank of America boost banker, trader bonus pools by at least 10%
Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 10:25 PM [NEW YORK] JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs Group and Bank of America boosted their bonus pools for bankers and traders by at least…
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Societe Generale launches 1.5 billion euro buyback after profit beat estimates
The reacquisition follows two extraordinary share repurchase programmes launched in 2025, worth one billion euros each Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 10:23 PM [PARIS] Societe Generale has launched a…
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Bank of England cautious about risks from expected dip in inflation
Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 09:53 PM [LONDON] Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill said on Friday (Feb 6) that there was a risk that the central bank…
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Frasers Property logs S$1.4 billion in pre-sold residential revenue, boosted by China sales
The company launched the first phase of unit sales at the Fang Song Community high-end residential project in Shanghai [SINGAPORE] Frasers Property recorded S$1.4 billion in pre-sold residential revenue across…
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Chairman of Malaysia’s IJM Corp detained in anti-graft probe
The arrest happened at the agency’s headquarters following a raid on the suspect’s home Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 08:30 PM [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s anti-graft body briefly detained the…
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Australian laser maker EOS opens production centre in Singapore
The centre will produce EOS’s 100 kilowatt-class laser weapon system for Dutch and Korean customers Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 08:08 PM [SINGAPORE] Australia’s Electro Optic Systems (EOS) opened…
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World’s largest pig breeder Muyuan up 3.9% in Hong Kong debut; Han’s CNC jumps nearly 15%
Muyuan’s HK$10.7 billion listing proceeds makes it the largest IPO since Zijin Gold International’s debut last September Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 07:57 PM [SINGAPORE/HONG KONG] The shares of…
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Stellantis plunges after taking 22 billion euros hit on EVs
The writedowns, which include some 6.5 billion euros in cash payments mainly to compensate suppliers Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 06:47 PM [MILAN] Stellantis shares fell the most on…
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Singapore stocks end lower on Friday, snapping three-day record streak; STI down 0.8%
[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Friday (Feb 6), paring earlier gains to snap a three-day record run. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) fell 0.8 per cent, or 41.46…
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Singapore Calls for Global Cooperation to Tackle Shadow Fleet Activity Near its Waters
Singapore has called for stronger international cooperation to curb the operations of so-called shadow fleet vessels operating just beyond its territorial waters, as global scrutiny intensifies on ships used to…
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Why is silver whipsawing while gold steadies? Here’s what investors should know
Industry observers say thin liquidity and speculative unwinding are behind silver’s wild swings [SINGAPORE] Silver see-sawed between gains and losses on Friday (Feb 6), plunging nearly 10 per cent in…
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Singapore: Car Fire Breaks Out at Orchard Towers Carpark, No Injuries Reported
A fire broke out late on Thursday, February 5, at Orchard Towers, sending thick smoke billowing from the mall’s third-floor carpark and prompting a swift response from the Singapore Civil…
