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Asian stocks fall on US tech jitters and yuan weakens

In a sign some investors are looking to buy on dips, US stock futures gained. Japan is closed for a holiday.

S&P 500 ends down; Apple dips ahead of quarterly report

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Oct 30.

China rolls out support measures to aid struggling stocks

China reels from sluggish consumption and property sector debt crisis.

Anthropic seeks up to US$3.5 billion in Japan for its mega US IPO

Apart from Japan, investors in Australia, Canada and parts of Europe will also be able to buy into the initial share sale.

News analysis

Investor scrutiny of the AI spending boom is rising, but Big Tech is unlikely to give up

Given that the bulk of chip manufacturing capacity is in Asia, the AI boom’s fate has the potential to redefine the region’s economic outlook.

Singapore banks fall ahead of earnings release; OCBC leads bank losses as STI slides 1.4%

The slide comes ahead of the banks’ upcoming third quarter earnings announcements in early November.

Apple overtakes Nvidia to become world’s most valuable company

Customers holding Apple iPhone Duo smartphones at Apple’s Fifth Avenue store during the first day of in-store sales in New York, on Oct 23.

Wall Street closes sharply lower, as AI cash burn fears spark tech selloff

Traders working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the opening bell, in New York City, on Oct 30.

Markets lashed by tech rout as earnings fan AI fears

Bitcoin tumbled after Binance had fallen victim to a major hacking attack that had impacted around US$6.3 billion in funds.

AEM and other Singapore chip stocks tumble after tech rout on Wall Street

This follows an overnight Wall Street sell-off after Intel’s sales forecast missed analyst estimates.

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