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Singapore retail sales rise 2.7% in December 2025

More than half of industries recorded higher year-on-year sales for the month.

The estimated total retail sales value in December 2025 was $4.8 billion.

CEO Insights

Working from anywhere is the future, with co-working spaces as part of the solution, says JustCo CEO

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Amazon sees 50% boost to capital spending in 2026; shares tumble

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Bitcoin drops below US$61,000, wiping out gains since Trump’s win

Silver extends plunge, wiping out gains in volatile market

Chinese EV maker Nio shares jump after signalling first quarterly profit

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Me and My Money: The Singapore collector who rejected a $1.3m offer for Pokemon card

It would have been a more than 70 per cent profit for Mr Chew Zhan Lun.

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Me & My Money interview with Mr Chew Zhan Lun, 33, Pokémon card collector and co-founder of CTRL Collectibles, with his pet corgi Sushi, and his $1.3 million Pokémon card, on Dec 22, 2025.

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Man asks HDB to repossess flat so that ex-wife will get less money

When couples split up even before moving into their HDB flats

Young & Savvy

Northern Lights on a budget? Here’s how I did it

Work & careers

ST Headstart: Stocks or stuff - which one should you invest in?

ST Headstart: Paying for priceless experiences

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ST Headstart: Is it OK to back out of a job offer you already accepted?

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ST Headstart: Keeping it real with New Year resolutions

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ST Headstart: What shapes career aspirations for young S’poreans

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Singapore companies

Keppel surges 6% as company declares special dividend; Piyush Gupta appointed chairman

Keppel shares surged 6 per cent on Feb 5 as second-half profit from continuing operations rose 27.2 per cent.

Keppel also proposed a special dividend of 13 cents per share given the group’s strong progress in asset monetisation.

SGX posts strongest half-year performance; growth to continue from market revival measures

OMS Energy Technologies’ fundamentals strong despite volatile Nasdaq debut: CEO

KKR, Singtel to fully own data centre powerhouse STT GDC for $6.6 billion amid AI boom

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Silver extends plunge, wiping out gains in volatile market

Spot silver tumbled to as low as US$64 an ounce early on Feb 6.

Chinese EV maker Nio shares jump after signalling first quarterly profit

The Shanghai-based automaker issued a profit alert Feb 5, stating that preliminary, unaudited figures for the fourth quarter of 2025 show an adjusted operating profit of between 700 million yuan ($128 million) and 1.2 billion yuan.

Amazon sees 50% boost to capital spending in 2026; shares tumble

Amazon projects a capex surge to US$200 billion in 2026, driven by AI infrastructure build-out; shares fell due to investor concerns about returns on investment.

Bitcoin drops below US$61,000, wiping out gains since Trump’s win

Bitcoin slumped below US$61,000, erasing gains since President Trump's election due to leveraged bets and broader market turbulence.

Malaysia, Japan are most popular destinations for S’pore residents in cross-border card spending

Visa’s affluent cardholders – or those holding a Visa Infinite card – are also spending three times more per trip than the mass segment cardholders.

Wall Street ends sharply down as AI worries weigh

A trader working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, in New York City, on Feb 5.

US home bakers who make over $120,000 annually

Bonnie Ohara makes sourdough bread in Modesto, Calif., Jan. 22, 2026. Ohara was one of the first people to obtain a cottage baking permit from the state of California. (Ashley Lima/The New York Times)

How the AI boom can push up the price of your next computer

Illuminated memory modules inside a customized PC in the production room at Falcon Northwest which specializes in assembling customized PC.

Branded Content

How home-grown retailer found a ‘financial engine for global growth’

Using global payments platform Airwallex for its finance operations has made it much easier for Motherswork to scale the business abroad, says founder and chief executive officer Sharon Wong.

Work and study requirements could be better integrated to build AI literacy: Koh Poh Koon

Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Senior Minister of State for Education David Neo and Senior Minister of State for Manpower and Health Koh Poh Koon interacting with female Grab partners during an AI upskilling workshop conducted by GrabAcademy on Feb 5, 2026.

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