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Investment

Modi adviser urges India to seek more Chinese investment, trade

India should leverage its low manufacturing wages to attract capital from Asia’s largest economy in an effort to create jobs and boost exports.
India should leverage its low manufacturing wages to attract capital from Asia’s largest economy in an effort to create jobs and boost exports.

Space start-up funding holds near record highs as SpaceX IPO draws new investors

Space companies raised about US$7.5 billion across 141 venture funding deals in the second quarter.
Space companies raised about US$7.5 billion across 141 venture funding deals in the second quarter.

askST

Trading pricey S’pore stocks gets cheaper from Oct 5: What you need to know

SGX’s revised board lot framework caters for two scenarios: where prices are between $10 and $100, the minimum trading quantity will be cut from 100 units to 10 units, and where prices are above $100, the minimum trading size will be just one unit. 
SGX’s revised board lot framework caters for two scenarios: where prices are between $10 and $100, the minimum trading quantity will be cut from 100 units to 10 units, and where prices are above $100, the minimum trading size will be just one unit. 

EU says donors offering $1.3b to help Gaza ‘early recovery’

Singapore investors leverage AI for research but rely on human advisers to decide: HSBC study

Close to 70 per cent of the Singapore investors use AI to support their research and analysis, according to the HSBC study.
Close to 70 per cent of the Singapore investors use AI to support their research and analysis, according to the HSBC study.

Iraqi prime minister to visit Washington on Monday; oil and gas deals expected

FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi speaks during a parliamentary session to vote in a new government headed by Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister, at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi speaks during a parliamentary session to vote in a new government headed by Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister, at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad/File Photo

Former emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, dies at 74

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Gulf Cup - Group A - Qatar v Iraq - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - November 26, 2019  Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani during the opening ceremony   REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Gulf Cup - Group A - Qatar v Iraq - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - November 26, 2019  Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani during the opening ceremony   REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo

Market Insights

S’pore banks hit record highs, DBS tops $70 for the first time

Analysts expect strong wealth management momentum and attractive dividend yields to continue underpinning bank share prices.
Analysts expect strong wealth management momentum and attractive dividend yields to continue underpinning bank share prices.

Me & My Money

50 cents a day: Arki Finance CEO saved his allowance to buy his mum a watch

Staying invested consistently over the past 15 years has been one of his best financial decisions, says Arki Finance CEO David Ng.
Staying invested consistently over the past 15 years has been one of his best financial decisions, says Arki Finance CEO David Ng.

UNESCO urges wider use of debt-for-education swaps

UNESCO has urged governments and international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps to tackle a worsening education financing crisis.
UNESCO has urged governments and international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps to tackle a worsening education financing crisis.

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