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• Oct 29, 2026 BTLuxe Edit Symposium Maps Asia’s Shift Toward Experience-Led Luxury The Singapore symposium examined how experience, cultural assets and succession are reshaping luxury, alongside a list of 50 names and brands.
• Oct 29, 2026 NCS Plans to Expand AI Specialist Team to More Than 300 in Two Years NCS aims to grow its AI specialist team from 100 to more than 300, while training staff and developing applications across three industries.
• Oct 29, 2026 Singapore Must Anchor Deeper Operations to Compete for Global Capital Tax incentives still matter, but companies increasingly weigh stability, talent and substantive operations when choosing where to place capital and senior funct...
• Oct 29, 2026 Asian Markets Face AI Earnings Divergence and Energy Costs as US Rates Hold The US rate pause leaves Asia’s markets focused on mixed AI results, energy costs and differing regional inflation and currency pressures.
• Oct 29, 2026 Vietnam to Keep Full Ownership of EVN and PetroVietnam Through 2030 Vietnam plans to retain control of energy groups while trimming stakes in two major banks under a restructuring plan covering state-owned firms.
• Oct 29, 2026 CMA CGM’s Electric Barge in Vietnam Secures Eight-Year Nike Cargo Commitment Nike will fill 90% of CMA CGM’s electric barge capacity for eight years, supporting a service built around Vietnam’s inland waterways.
• Oct 29, 2026 Green Office Rent Premiums Vary Widely, With Singapore Among the Lowest Savills found a 23% average premium in Hong Kong, while Singapore’s is limited as green features become standard.
• Oct 29, 2026 Singapore Airlines commits to up to 4,800 tonnes of Aether sustainable aviation fuel SIA will buy up to 4,800 tonnes of fuel from Aether’s Singapore facility over three years, with deliveries due to begin in 2028.
• Oct 29, 2026 Samsung’s AI Memory Boom Lifts Profit, but Supply Outlook and Returns Disappoint Samsung’s chip profit surged, yet its shorter shortage outlook and delayed returns decision weighed on shares as AI demand strains supply.
• Oct 29, 2026 CDL Hospitality Trusts Q3 NPI climbs 7.1% as overseas hotels offset Singapore softness CDLHT’s Q3 NPI reached S$36.7 million, with gains in the UK, New Zealand and Australia outweighing weaker results in Singapore and Japan.
• Oct 29, 2026 UltraGreen.ai Revenue Rises 43.9% as US Competition Puts FY2026 Target Out of Reach UltraGreen.ai posted US$44.6 million in Q3 revenue but expects FY2026 to miss guidance as new US competitors pressure pricing and purchasing.
• Oct 29, 2026 Keppel’s Q3 Profit Rises 20% as Core Business Grows; Legacy Assets Drag on Nine-Month Result Keppel’s core business lifted Q3 and nine-month profit, while costs and impairments on remaining non-core assets weighed on the group result.
• Oct 29, 2026 Far East Hospitality Trust Q3 Income Rises as Japan Hotels Lift Revenue Far East Hospitality Trust’s Q3 income available for distribution rose 6.3% to S$20.2 million, with Japan hotel revenue offsetting softer Singapore tourism dema...
• Oct 29, 2026 CICT Q3 NPI climbs 13.8% to S$334.9 million as acquisitions lift income Paragon and other assets drove CICT’s Q3 growth, while retail income fell and borrowings rose. Occupancy and rent reversions remained firm.
• Oct 28, 2026 Poundland Faces Break-Up Risk as £30m Loan Stalls Takeover Bid Poundland is preparing for insolvency proceedings after its owner rejected a takeover offer, putting its 600 stores and nearly 12,000 jobs in focus.
• Oct 28, 2026 Anthropic’s Wealth Surge Puts a San Francisco Landlord’s Rent Promise to the Test Anthropic’s growth coincides with sharp San Francisco rent gains, but one landlord says tenants’ fortunes shouldn’t change a written rent schedule.
• Oct 28, 2026 Unilever Raises Prices 2.3% as Higher Costs Meet Slower Volume Growth Unilever’s 2.3% price rise helped offset cost pressure, while food and developed markets lagged beauty, home care and emerging markets.
• Oct 27, 2026 Poundland Sale Stalls as £30m Loan Terms Complicate Bids for Retailer A dispute over repayment of Poundland’s £30m loan has stalled the leading whole-company bid, as store buyers weigh alternatives.
• Oct 26, 2026 London Banks Face Higher Tax Costs as Khan Urges Continued Investment A proposed surcharge increase could lift banks’ tax rate to 33 per cent, while London’s mayor argues the capital can contribute more if its wider economy thrive...
• Oct 23, 2026 AI Brings Institutional Market Data Tools to More Retail Investors Nasdaq’s Brandon Tepper sees AI widening access to market intelligence, while stressing data quality, safeguards and preparation for longer trading hours.