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Seatrium unit faces 130 million euros in claims from consortium partner amid arbitration proceedings

Seatrium adds that it is currently ‘unable to definitively ascertain the financial impact, if any’ [SINGAPORE] Seatrium New Energy (SNE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Seatrium , and Norwegian energy…

US House panel advances bill to give Congress authority over AI chip exports

Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 07:25 AM [NEW YORK] The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly advanced a bill that would give Congress power over…

A couple of micro-cap SGX companies are surging – but investors should think twice before biting

Acma and Sitra have not offered compelling growth stories, so their share price gains may not be sustainable WHILE most Singaporeans are fretting over their ability to save S$1 million…

The SGX-NYSE tie-up didn’t take off, but conditions today may spell success for SGX-Nasdaq dual listing

Rising interest rates and post-pandemic situation weighed on market in 2022, but that has changed [SINGAPORE] There has been much buzz regarding the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) move to roll out…

Trump says he may be down to one candidate to head the Fed

Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 06:35 AM [DAVOS, Switzerland] US President Donald Trump on Wednesday indicated he was close to choosing the new chair of the Federal Reserve, adding…

JPMorgan’s Dimon warns of ‘economic disaster’ for US as Trump backs credit card rate cap

Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 06:30 AM [DAVOS, Switzerland] JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned on Wednesday (Jan 21) that a proposal to cap credit card interest rates would…

European shares end flat as Trump tones down Greenland rhetoric

Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 06:11 AM EUROPEAN shares trimmed earlier losses and closed flat on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump softened his rhetoric around the acquisition of Greenland,…

Oil prices settle higher on force majeure at Kazakh field, slow Venezuela exports

Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 06:01 AM [HOUSTON] Oil prices closed 0.5 per cent higher on Wednesday on optimism around tighter supply after a temporary shutdown at two large fields…

US stocks: Wall Street ends higher on Greenland framework deal

Published Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 05:47 AM ALL three Wall Street benchmarks closed higher on Wednesday, buoyed by the news that a framework for an agreement on Greenland had…

Rob Hirst: Legendary Drummer of Midnight Oil Dies Aged 70 After Long Fight with Pancreatic Cancer

The global music world is mourning the loss of legendary Midnight Oil drummer, Rob Hirst, who has died at 70 after a nearly three-year fight with pancreatic cancer. Hirst is…

Who Is Barret Zoph? Co-Founder of $12B AI Startup Fired after CEO Mira Murati Learns of Office Affair as Both Lovebirds Go Back to OpenAI

A co-founder of a Silicon Valley AI startup worth about $12 billion has been fired after months of internal upheaval, which reportedly started with a secret workplace relationship and later…

Trump Says He Won’t Use Military Force to Seize Greenland but Demands ‘Immediate Negotiations’ as He Slams Europe at World Economic Forum

President Donald Trump on Wednesday tried to ease European nerves by saying he would not deploy military force to seize Greenland, walking back earlier comments in which he had left…