Small to mid-cap stocks book highest net institutional inflows in Q3 2025
[SINGAPORE] In the first five weeks of the third quarter of 2025 till Aug 7, institutions net bought S$130 million worth of Singapore-listed stocks. More than 90 stocks with market capitalisations above S$1 billion accounted for S$95.4 million of this inflow, though that represented just 0.01 per cent of their combined S$845 billion market value.…
Read MoreFAA proposes extending Newark flight restrictions through 2026
Published Sun, Aug 10, 2025 · 11:00 AM [WASHINGTON, DC] The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed extending flight reductions at Newark Liberty International Airport through October 2026, while also slightly raising the current limit. The regulator sought public comment on its plan in a notice filed Friday (Aug 8). It said continued reductions are…
Read MoreStablecoin growth is hampered by nagging foreign exchange costs
[MUMBAI] Even as stablecoins enter a period of peak expectations, veterans in wider fintech circles see limitations to the tokens as an emerging payments tool. Stablecoin transaction volumes have already hit US$5 trillion across one billion payments so far in 2025, not far shy of the 2024 total of US$5.7 trillion, according to data from…
Read MoreHedge funds slash bullish oil bets as concerns of a glut grow
Published Sun, Aug 10, 2025 · 09:30 AM [NEW YORK] Hedge funds cut their bullish stance on US oil to the lowest since mid-April as rising US crude inventories and Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries+ (Opec+’s) production increases drive bearish sentiment. Money managers decreased their net-long position on West Texas Intermediate by 9,014 lots…
Read MoreTrump-linked World Liberty pitches a US$1.5 billion crypto vehicle
Published Sun, Aug 10, 2025 · 09:00 AM [PORTLAND] Big investors are being sounded out on a plan for World Liberty Financial, the Trump family-backed venture, to set up a public company that would hold its WLFI tokens, joining the boom in digital-asset treasury firms. The structure of the deal is still being finalised, according…
Read MoreUS regulators to play key role in next crypto, bank fight
[WASHINGTON, DC] A major battle between crypto firms and traditional lenders over interest and bank charter applications is poised to be decided by regulators appointed by US President Donald Trump, who has been a vocal supporter of digital currencies. The Genius Act, which requires stablecoin issuers to formally register and hold dollar-for-dollar reserves, sets in…
Read MoreMeta’s US$29 billion deal marks pivotal moment for private credit
[LOS ANGELES] The heavy hitters of private credit have been waiting for this moment for years. Major lenders, which often cater to companies with dented credit, talk endlessly about the opportunities in investment-grade debt and in financing the breakneck growth of artificial intelligence (AI). They’ve done smaller deals, but this week they caught the biggest…
Read MoreRosé Adds White Flip-Flops to Her String of Summer Thong Sandals in Milan
Rosé kept her footwear understated in Milan on Friday, continuing a summer run of flip-flop silhouettes. The Blackpink singer stepped out in a low-profile white pair with slim, rounded straps and a flat black sole, lightly molded to the foot. The thong shape sat close to the ground, free of logos or hardware, giving the…
Read MoreTracee Ellis Ross Keeps Her Architectural Heel Run Going in Givenchy’s Sculpted Pumps at Martha’s Vineyard
Tracee Ellis Ross continued her run of sculptural footwear on Friday at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, attending the screening of her new project “Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross” at the Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center in Massachusetts. The actor and producer grounded her look in Givenchy’s Sculpted pumps, crafted from glossy…
Read MoreThousands march against plan to build massive bridge linking Sicily to Italy’s mainland
ROME (AP) — Thousands of people marched in the Sicilian city of Messina on Saturday to protest a government plan to build a bridge that would connect the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive 13.5-billion-euro ($15.5 billion) infrastructure project. Protesters staunchly oppose the Strait of Messina Bridge project over its scale, earthquake threats, environmental…
Read MoreSecurity Cabinet ‘of death’: Hostage mother decries decision to expand IDF ops. to Gaza City
“If you occupy parts of the Gaza Strip and hostages are murdered, we will pursue you. Your hands will be stained with the blood of the hostages!” Hostage mother and a leader of Israel’s protest movement for the release of hostages, Einav Zangauker, said that Israel’s Security Cabinet is “a cabinet of death” at the…
Read MoreIran Arrests 20 Alleged Mossad Spies Amid Threat of Execution as It Hides It Remaining Nuclear Scientists from Threat of Being Assassinated
Iran has arrested 20 people it claims were spying for Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, and has vowed to show no mercy. “The judiciary will show no leniency toward spies and agents of the Zionist regime,” judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangiri said on Saturday in Tehran, according to Iranian state media. “With firm rulings, we will make…
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