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Middle East conflict widens as Israeli, US strikes again hit Iran; oil soars, shares slide
[DUBAI] Israeli and US forces pounded targets across Iran on Tuesday, prompting Iranian retaliatory strikes around the Gulf as the conflict spread to Lebanon, rattled global markets and sent...
US stocks: Wall Street indexes end lower as Middle East conflict fans inflation fears
Published Wed, Mar 4, 2026 · 05:47 AM[NEW YORK] US stocks fell on Tuesday as investors worried about how long the Middle East conflict may persist, but indexes ended well off...
Wall Street falls 2% as Middle East conflict stokes inflation worries
Published Tue, Mar 3, 2026 · 10:45 PM — Updated Tue, Mar 3, 2026 · 11:29 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes fell more than 2 per cent on...
Wilmar's Indonesian executive gets 6-year jail term, fine over bribing judges
[SINGAPORE] Singapore agribusiness Wilmar International said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday (Mar 3) that its Indonesian unit’s head of social security legal has been handed a six-year jail...
Bitcoin plunges as risk of prolonged Iran war weighs on crypto
Published Tue, Mar 3, 2026 · 08:36 PM[NEW YORK] Bitcoin tumbled to erase a brief rally above US$70,000, dragged down along with other risk assets by concerns about a...
Sea Q4 earnings up 72.9% at US$410.9 million; CEO Forrest Li says 'strategic choices' drove growth
[SINGAPORE] Technology company Sea on Tuesday (Mar 3) posted a net profit of US$410.9 million for its fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, up 72.9 per cent from the...
Buyback plans aren't enough to soothe investors after US software-sector rout
Published Tue, Mar 3, 2026 · 07:21 PM[NEW YORK] US software companies have stepped up their stock buyback plans during a months-long rout. Investors and strategists are skeptical that...
iFast issues S$120 million worth of 2.75% fixed-rate notes
[SINGAPORE] iFast on Tuesday (Mar 3) issued S$120 million worth of fixed-rate notes due in 2031, pursuant to its S$300 million multicurrency debt issuance programme. The Singapore Exchange Securities...
Vertex Ventures leads tech startup myFirst's US$8 million Series A funding round
The child-friendly digital ecosystem presents a global opportunity, says the venture capital firm[SINGAPORE] Children’s technology brand myFirst has raised more than US$8 million in its Series A funding round,...
Japanese stocks plummet as Middle East conflict widens
Published Tue, Mar 3, 2026 · 03:22 PM[TOKYO] Japanese shares fell at the sharpest pace in months on Tuesday (Mar 3), as investors remained on edge for a second...
