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Angela Tan

Senior Business Correspondent

Angela is senior correspondent at The Straits Times’ business desk. She is a seasoned business journalist and covers a wide spectrum of areas – from the economy, corporate scandals and mergers and acquisitions to financial regulations, personal finance and wealth management. She was previously with The Business Times. Prior to that, she was with Reuters Singapore and Dow Jones Telerate. She was named Financial Journalist of the Year in 2019 and 2018 by the Securities Investors Association (Singapore).

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Goodbye hero stock, hello diversified chips, cloud and software AI investments?

(FILES) An image of an electronic wafer is displayed at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu on November 21, 2024. Taiwan said on January 16, 2026 it will remain the world's "most important" producer of AI semiconductor chips, after reaching a trade deal with the United States that will see Taiwanese companies increase investment on US soil. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP)

Year on from family feud, CDL shares jump nearly 5% as 2025 profit triples

For the second half year, the hotel and property group’s net profit soared 374 per cent to $538.5 million.

Rising costs will test ride‑hailing sector, but Tada’s zero commission model set to stay: Co-founder

Mr Kay Woo, the group chief executive of TADA’s parent company, says he intends to keep his zero‑commission model for drivers.

Budget 2026: Govt expects to end FY2025 with $15.1b surplus, more than double the estimate

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong arriving at Parliament House to deliver his Budget speech on Feb 12.

Singapore retail investors piled on technology and AI stocks in Q4 2025 despite bubble talk

Based on data provided by trading platform, eToro, Nvidia continued to lead the stocks most widely held by eToro users in Singapore in the fourth quarter of 2025. It was followed by Tesla, Apple, Nio, Meta, Alibaba, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Palantir Technologies.

OMS Energy Technologies’ fundamentals strong despite volatile Nasdaq debut: CEO

OMS Energy Technologies (OMSE) CEO How Meng Hock said the decision to list the company on Nasdaq rather than SGX was driven by a desire to boost OMSE’s brand name.

Asia’s super-rich families risk losing fortunes without a cohesive wealth transfer plan: Report

While the greatest wealth transfer in history looms, many of Asia Pacific’s richest families are ill-prepared, according to a survey.

Singapore investor demand for gold hits record high in 2025

Gold investment demand is expected to remain strong.

MAS raises 2026 inflation forecasts but keeps Singdollar policy unchanged

On average over 2026, core inflation momentum is expected to come in at a pace that is slightly below trend.

Private capital boom positions Singapore as M&A hub for complex deals

When it comes to managing deal risk, Singapore’s legal and institutional frameworks offer a clear edge.