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Citigroup to boost Japan investment banking team on deal boom
Other banks are strengthening their investment banking operations in Japan as well CITIGROUP will further increase its investment banking…
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China’s power reforms, global data centre buildout usher in battery boom
A revamp of China’s electricity market is boosting the economics of storing power just as international demand surges, sparking a boom for…
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Record US$350 billion deals boom fuels upbeat M&A outlook in Japan
Corporate governance reforms aimed at improving shareholder returns are helping to transform country into a hive of activity IT HAS been a…
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Goldman, JPMorgan see India’s record IPO boom extending to 2026
Fundraising expected to hit US$25 billion in 2026, and for the next few years to reach above US$20 billion India’s proceeds from initial…
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Stock investing in 2026 demands diversification, active approach amid AI boom, geopolitical risks
Markets across Asia are likely to benefit from recent Fed rate cuts as well as a weaker US dollar Diversification and active management…
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Green stocks are big winners as tech boom drives energy demand
Lower interest rates have also improved the outlook for debt-heavy clean-power counters IT WAS supposed to be a glum year for green stocks…
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Brookfield plans Singapore hires to tap Asia energy demand boom
The firm aims to bring in up to four people to focus on renewable-energy and low-carbon tech deals Brookfield Asset Management plans to…
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Hong Kong IPO boom obscures sharp drop in underwriter fee rates
The booming overall pipeline means banks may be less inclined to cut fees to win business Investment banks are on track to take home their…
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Microsoft “aggressively” looking at South-east Asian clean energy projects amid data centre boom
The tech giant will also “take a very close look” at Singapore’s latest call to build new data centres Microsoft is looking into…
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Ulta Beauty Surpasses Q3 Expectations With $2.9B in Sales, Driven by Fragrance Boom and International Expansion
Ulta Beauty beat Wall Street forecasts on both the top and bottom lines in its third quarter, helped by fragrance, K-beauty and…
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Race for talent is on as bankers brace for IPO boom in Vietnam
Vietnam’s potential upgrade to emerging-market status by FTSE Russell in September has investment banks bulking up staff in anticipation…
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M&A boom fuels record decline in Japan’s listed companies
The country is mirroring the decline in listings in developed markets that has been going on for decades Japan has nearly as many listed…
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India’s Adani seeks up to US$5 billion investment in Google data centre to join AI boom
Indian billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani have also unveiled investments in building data centre capacity India’s Adani Group…
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Malaysia’s electrical firms to gain from data centre boom: JP Morgan report
The market capitalisation of MEP businesses has compounded by nearly three times from 2024 to late 2025 Malaysia’s electrical companies…
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Nokia streamlines business to focus on AI infrastructure boom
It plans to restructure into two main divisions – mobile networks and network infrastructure Nokia is banking on the boom in artificial…
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AI boom is turning Malaysia’s palm oil estates into data centres
The rush is partly a spillover from Singapore, where a years-long moratorium on new centres forced operators to look north Malaysia’s palm…
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Consumers feel pinch at pump as Russia drives oil refining boom
(Bloomberg) – It’s a great time to be an oil refiner – but a less great time to be filling up at the pump. In Europe, the US and Asia,…
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Google plans US$40 billion Texas data center investment amid AI boom
ALPHABET’S Google said on Friday (Nov 14) it would invest US$40 billion in three new data centers in Texas, as part of its push to expand…
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Google plans US$40 billion Texas data centre investment amid AI boom
ALPHABET’S Google will invest US$40 billion in three new data centres in Texas, as part of its push to expand capacity for artificial…
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Hong Kong surpasses South Korea in structured note boom: JPMorgan
A SURGING Hong Kong market has led to a boom in structured products linked to the city’s equities, so much so that it’s overtaken issuance…
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Hong Kong exchange profit jumps 56% on trading, IPO boom
The benchmark index has surged 29% driving stock and derivatives trading to records Hong Kong’s stock exchange reported another record…
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Apac private credit to reach US$92 billion in 2027 on wealth boom
The growth of Asia Pacific’s private markets comes against the broader backdrop of mounting headwind The Asia-Pacific private credit…
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Nvidia storms past US$5 trillion valuation as AI boom powers meteoric rise
The milestone underscores the company’s transformation from a niche graphics-chip designer into the backbone of the global AI industry…
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Nokia CEO Hotard compares AI surge to 1990s internet boom, but plays down bubble fears
Hotard’s remarks come amid growing debate over whether the surge in AI investment is sustainable [ESPOO, Finland] Nokia’s CEO Justin…