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Mango H1 2026 turnover grows to $2.1bn as store network expands
Markets
World stocks hit one-month low as chip rout worsens
Markets
Raoul Pal Says 'Young, Volatile' Bitcoin Is Tracking Global Liquidity: 'Nothing Is Broken'
Markets
Wall Street Strategist Tom Lee Thinks Ethereum Is Going to $250,000. Here's Why He's Wrong.
Crypto
BitMEX and BitMart may be first casualties of crypto trading slump
Trading volumes across major centralized platforms fell down to $1.05 trillion, marking the quietest stretch of activity for the d…
Markets
argenx signs agreement to buy Forte Biosciences for $2.2bn
Asia
MAS reports net profit of S$20 billion driven by strong investment gains
The central bank's managing director said global financial conditions have been benign so far, but a "major uncertainty" is the su…
Asia
MAS flags major AI, quantum computing risks to financial institutions; forms task force to prepare defences
The central bank will also issue a set of "supervisory expectations" for quantum resilience later this year.
Markets
‘I’m in my peak earning years’: I’m working beyond 70. Will that help increase my Social Security?
“I plan to retire at the end of my 70th year and transition to Medicare.”
Markets
Dollar hovers near four-week peak as markets mull Fed hike odds
Malaysia
China’s BYD takes on Japanese rivals with small ‘kei’ car
BYD's Racco is the first 'kei' car launched in Japan by an overseas automaker, with the light electric vehicle standing 180cm tall…
Markets
Actor Orlando Bloom tries again to sell Malibu beach house — now for $10 million
Hollywood star Orlando Bloom is making another attempt to sell his longtime Malibu beach mansion—relisting the property at a big d…
Asia
HSBC to hire 100 AI specialists, 100 wealth managers in boost to Singapore hub
Malaysia
Taiwan detains Nvidia worker in chip smuggling probe
Officials are investigating shipments of Super Micro Computer AI servers containing advanced Nvidia chips that were sent to China,…
Asia
Barclays bolsters Asia investment banking team in push for fee growth
Markets
Salesforce’s Agentforce Bet Made It the Dow’s Worst Performer. Is the Market Overreacting?
Markets
Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq futures slide as chip sell-off deepens
Asia
Dior and Louis Vuitton help their owner LVMH return to growth
LVMH, the luxury group behind Dior and Louis Vuitton, returned to growth in its biggest business for the first time in two years, …
Asia
UK's Games Workshop falls as tariff, cost concerns overshadow record profit
Markets
Why Alnylam’s Best Quarter Ever Didn’t Come With a Richer Valuation
Crypto
Inside the CME and CFTC’s battle over onchain perpetual futures
Weeks ago, the U.S. CFTC opened the gates for crypto perps with its first listing approval, but major derivatives player CME is fi…
Crypto
Hong Kong’s central bank puts a number on lenders' quantum preparedness. It's very low.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published a whitepaper on the quantum preparedness of Hong Kong’s banking industry and its first …
Crypto
Bitcoin recovers from Asian session lows; Nasdaq futures remain under pressure
It's a risk-off day. Still, bitcoin is holding better than Nasdaq and Asian equity markets.
Malaysia
SD Guthrie’s GenomeSelect delivers 33% more oil yield
Ten years after the super high-yielding oil palm seed's launch, data shows higher oil yield across the board in coastal, inland an…