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24H | Optical Communication and Space Stocks Rally; Fundrise Innovation Fund Sinks Another 13%
Optical communication stocks rallied in overnight trading. Applied Optoelectronics and Lumentum rose 3%; Ciena and Coherent rose 2%; Fabrinet and Corning rose 1%.Space stocks and funds rallied in overnight trading. Sidus Space and Momentus rose 3%; Destiny Tech100, AST SpaceMobile, Procure Space ETF...Tiger News
5 hours ago
3 Singapore Dividend Stocks Offering 8% Yields in 2026
The level of the 8% dividend yield depends on the underlying revenue stream.In the investment field, blindly pursuing high returns without considering fundamental factors is like buying a second-hand car just because of its shiny appearance, only to find out later that its engine is leaking oil.Due ...Tiger News
5 hours ago
Japan's Nikkei poised for fourth weekly loss as Mideast war spurs risk-off mood
By Satoshi SugiyamaTOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday, and was on track for a fourth straight weekly decline, as fading hopes for an imminent ceasefire in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran dampened market optimism and pushed investors into risk-off mode.The Nikk...Reuters
6 hours ago
China banks outperform broader market after news of shareholding rule changes
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - China's banking stocks outperformed the broader market on Friday after news that Beijing is considering easing shareholder restrictions to broaden capital-raising options for lenders.China's banking regulator is weighing allowing some bank shareholders ...Reuters
6 hours ago
Asia-Pacific Stocks Open Under Pressure, Nikkei 225 Falls Over 2%, KOSPI South Korea Composite Index Falls Over 4%
TradingKey - Impacted by the ongoing geopolitical conflict, Asia-Pacific stock markets generally opened under pressure on Thursday amid rising external uncertainty and retreating market risk appetite. Major indices fell across the board, with the South Korean market recording particularly significant losses.TradingKey
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Claude AI Maker Anthropic Considers IPO as Soon as October
Anthropic PBC is considering going public as soon as in October, according to people familiar with the matter, as the artificial intelligence company races with rival OpenAI Inc. to hold an initial public offering.The maker of the popular Claude chatbot has had early discussions with Wall Street ban...Tiger News
6 hours ago
A "Love for Sports" Fosters Non-Cognitive Skills: Latest Statistical Analysis Reveals Correlation Between Affinity for Sports and Non-Cognitive Skills
Milabo Data Analysis Highlights Scalable Insights Supporting Leifras' Education Philosophy TOKYO, March 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LEIFRAS Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: LFS) (the "Company" or "Leifras"), a sports and social business company dedicated to youth sports and community engagement,...PR Newswire
7 hours ago
Australia's shares dip as miners, gold stocks weigh; Middle East talks in focus
March 27 (Reuters) - Australian shares slipped on Friday, dragged down by banks, miners and gold stocks as weaker commodity prices weighed, keeping sentiment subdued despite U.S. President Donald Trump's move to halt attacks on Iran's energy facilities.The S&P/ASX 200 index .AXJO fell 0....Reuters
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Australia's Lumos Diagnostics gains as US FDA grants waiver for FebriDx
Shares of Australia's Lumos Diagnostics LDX.AX gain as much as 7.6% to A$0.285, their highest point since March 19The diagnostic firm says U.S. FDA grants Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments waiver for FebriDx, a point-of-care test for respiratory infectionsLDX also announced share purcha...Reuters
7 hours ago
Japan's Nikkei poised for fourth weekly loss as Mideast war spurs risk-off mood
TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday, and was on track for a fourth straight weekly decline, as fading hopes for an imminent ceasefire in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran dampened market optimism and pushed investors into risk-off mode.The Nikkei .N225 fell 1.6% ...Reuters
7 hours ago
South Korean memory chipmakers extend losses after Google unveils memory-saving algorithm
Shares in South Korean chipmakers and equipment suppliers extended losses on Friday after Google GOOGL.O earlier this week unveiled a new compression algorithm, TurboQuant, which it said allows AI systems to use much less memory without hurting performance Shares of Samsung Electronics 005930.KS and...Reuters
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Nasdaq Confirms Correction, Wall Street Slumps on Middle East Uncertainty
Indexes down: Dow 1.01%, S&P 500 1.74%, Nasdaq 2.38%Meta Platforms, Alphabet fall after US jury verdict OECD warns Iran war erases global growth upgradeWeekly jobless claims in line with estimates By Sinéad Carew and Twesha Dikshit March 26 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq tumbled more than 2% to confi...Reuters
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Zimmer Biomet Wins Three Awards at Healthcare Asia Medtech Awards 2026
Awards Recognize Innovations in Infection Measures, AI-Driven Recovery and Surgeon Engagement across Asia Pacific. SINGAPORE, March 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Zimmer Biomet (NYSE and SIX: ZBH), a global medical technology leader, today announced it received three awards at the Healthcare Asia Me...PR Newswire
7 hours ago
Chip Selloff Deepens After Google Touts Memory Breakthrough
Memory chip stocks extended their losses on Thursday after Alphabet Inc.’s Google publicized research on a new algorithm that could allow more efficient use of the storage needed for artificial intelligence development.Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., South Korean leaders in the market, boTiger News
7 hours ago
Australia's Silex Systems rises on unit getting US uranium contract
Silex Systems SLX.AX rises as much as 6.1% to A$5.61, highest since March 16Uranium enrichment tech co says unit Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) selected for award of up to $28.5 million from US Department of EnergySays award for advancing laser-based uranium enrichment technologyAdds unit receives ap...Reuters
8 hours ago
RPT-ROI-War, oil shock, uncertainty? Time to raise US equity outlook: McGeever
By Jamie McGeeverORLANDO, Florida, March 26 (Reuters) - With visibility on the U.S. economic outlook greatly reduced by the fog of war and $100-a-barrel oil, it might seem an odd time to be getting more bullish on stocks. But from a valuation, earnings, and growth perspective, there's a compelli...Reuters
8 hours ago
ASX-listed Xero rises as Citi says partnership with Anthropic is positive
*Shares of tech major Xero's XRO.AX rise as much as 2.5% to A$74.240, logging their best day since March 18Citi says XRO partnership with Anthropic is "an incremental positive" Adds, partnership is in-line with co's strategy of using AI assistants as a distribution channel"We see...Reuters
8 hours ago
GLOBAL MARKETS-Nasdaq confirms correction, bond prices fall as Iran crisis pushes oil to $108
Nasdaq confirms correction, down more than 10% from recent high Investors wary about escalation of Middle East warConcerns about energy price shocks grow By Caroline Valetkevitch and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - Stock indexes fell sharply on Thursday, with the Nasdaq dropping ...Reuters
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ROI-Iran war panic made South Korean stocks cheaper, not weaker: Raychaudhuri
By Manishi Raychaudhuri HONG KONG, March 27 (Reuters) - The Iran war has turned South Korea into Asia's most volatile stock market. The panic is real, but any fears about massive value destruction probably are not.In the two trading days after the conflict began on February 28, the benchmark ...Reuters
9 hours ago
Undeterred by war, South Korean day traders double down on world-beating KOSPI
Retail investors known locally as 'ants' for their collective behaviourBought record 7 trillion won of stocks on Monday even as KOSPI slumpedAverage daily trading volume topped 40 trillion won for first time in MarchMany Koreans turn to stocks as AI threatens traditional employmentBy Jungmin...Reuters
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