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Australia’s Unemployment Rate Surprisingly Drops to 4.1%
Australian unemployment unexpectedly fell in December as the economy added more jobs than anticipated, buttressing the Reserve Bank’s view that the labor market remains tight ahead of February’s policy decision.The jobless rate dropped to 4.1% from 4.3%, beating economists’ forecast of 4.3%, data fr...Tiger News
Thu, Jan 22
Post-Bell | S&P 500, Nasdaq up 1.2%; Nvidia, Tesla Rise 3%; Micron Surges 7%; AMD Soars 8%; SanDisk up 11%; Intel Jumps 12%
01 Stock MarketWall Street ended higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 posting its biggest one-day percentage gain in two months, as investors were buoyed by news that a framework for an agreement on Greenland had been reached and the possibility of new U.S. tariffs on European allies had been ave...Tiger News
Thu, Jan 22
Crypto Shares Jump. MARA up over 7%; CleanSpark, Bit Digital up over 6%; Upexi, Strive up over 5%; Canaan, IREN, Bitfarms up over 4%
Crypto shares rose. MARA up over 7%; CleanSpark, Bit Digital up over 6%; Upexi, Strive up over 5%; Canaan, IREN, Bitfarms up over 4%.Bitcoin recovers slightly but remains below the $90,000 level after President Trump reiterated his bid to acquire Greenland but ruled out taking it by force. Speaking ...Tiger News
Wed, Jan 21
EU Freezes US Trade Deal Approval Over Trump's Greenland Threats
The ratification of a trade agreement between the United States and the European Union has been suspended after the European Parliament opted to freeze a crucial vote, a direct reaction to President Donald Trump's intensifying threats to acquire Greenland.Indefinitely postponing the vote on Wednesda...Tiger News
Wed, Jan 21
Defense & Drone Stocks Rally as Trump Says US Will Make Weapons Even Faster After New Defense Rules; Defense Company Stock Buybacks Not Allowed Any Longer
Defense & Drone Stocks Rally as Trump Says US Will Make Weapons Even Faster After New Defense Rules; Defense Company Stock Buybacks Not Allowed Any LongerTiger News
Wed, Jan 21
US Stock Futures Turn Up as Trump Rules Out Invading Greenland After Calling for Negotiations
US stock futures turned up as Trump rules out invading Greenland after calling for negotiations. S&P 500 futures up 0.39%; Nasdaq 100 futures up 0.3%; Dow futures up 0.16%.“People thought I would use force. I don’t have to use force. I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force,” Trump says at Davos...Tiger News
Wed, Jan 21
Trump Has Already Thrown Jabs at Europe, Saying It Is “Not Heading in the Right Direction.”
President Donald Trump takes the stage at Davos.In his first few lines he has already acknowledged, to a few chuckles, that he’s among “many friends, a few enemies.”Trump doesn’t waste any time getting in a punch during the opening lines of his speech:“It’s great to be back in beautiful Davos, Switz...Tiger News
Wed, Jan 21
US Envoys to Meet Putin for Fresh Ukraine Talks, Says Witkoff
US envoy Steve Witkoff announced that he and Jared Kushner will travel to Russia on Thursday to hold discussions with President Vladimir Putin regarding new proposals for a peace plan aimed at ending the war in Ukraine."The Russians have extended an invitation to us, which in itself is a significant...Tiger News
Wed, Jan 21
Newborn Town Inc. (09911.HK) Announces 2025 Annual Operating Data: Revenue Expected to Achieve RMB 6,760 to 7,000 million, Up over 32%, with Explosive Growth in Innovative Business
[Hong Kong – 21 January 2026] Newborn Town Inc. (Newborn Town or the company, stock code: 09911.HK), a leading global social entertainment company, released its unaudited operating data for 2025. For the year ended 31 December 2025, the company’s total revenue is estimated to reach approximately RMB 6,760 million to RMB 7,000 million, reflecting a year-on-year increase of approximately 32.8 % to 37.5 %. Among the total revenue, social networking business contributed approximately RMB 6,030 million to RMB 6,230 million, up approximately 30.4% to 34.8% year-on-year. The innovative business saw a year-on-year growth of about 55.7% to 64.2% to approximately RMB 730 million to RMB 770 million, continuing its robust growth momentum.In 2025, the company further deepened the integration of AI technologies into its business operations, enhancing user experience and product commercialization efficiency across business segments and driving high-quality growth.Social Networking Business Maintains Strong Momentum with Reinforced Market LeadershipAccording to the announcement, the company achieved significant year-on-year revenue growth of social networking business in 2025, primarily driven by the continued expansion of diversified social products supported by AI technology.During the year, the company's social networking business achieved structural growth across global markets, with synergies among its "bush-like" portfolio of social apps. Products such as TopTop, a game-oriented social networking platform, maintained explosive growth, acting as key engines of expansion. Meanwhile, other core social apps continued to deliver stable revenue and cash flow contributions. Particularly in the MENA region, Newborn Town has built significant competitive advantages and a robust product ecosystem. In Q4 2025, TopTop, supported by localized operations and a growing UGC ecosystem, further strengthened its market position and emerged as a nationally popular app in high-value markets such as Saudi Arabia.The company’s diverse-audiencesocialnetworkingbusiness(LGBTQ) also sustained solid development in overseas markets. Through deepening community engagement, iterating social features, andlaunchingbrand campaigns,HeeSayhas further solidified its leading position in Southeast Asia,boostingits brand influence.As the social business continued to accelerate, Newborn Town’s overall market competitiveness also strengthened. In December 2025, the company ranked 4th on Diandian’s “Top Chinese non-gaming publishers by overseas revenue”list, up one place from the previous ranking, reflecting solid growth momentum.The company’s consistently improving localization capabilities remain a key driver of its competitive moat. A research report by CLSA in 2025 highlighted Newborn Town’s distinctive competitive edge, enabled by deeper user insights, refined service experience, and diversified monetization models. With solid localization execution, Newborn Town has also demonstrated strong competitiveness in product innovation, user acquisition, and content operations.Innovative Business Delivers Strong Growth as Quality Games Enter a Phase of Long-Term OperationsIn 2025, Newborn Town’s innovative business emerged as a strong growth engine. The growth was driven by sustained expansion in traffic monetization, social e-commerce business, revenue contributions from the short drama segment and its self-developed quality games.Since Q4 2024, the quality games segment has entered its profit-harvesting phase. Flagship titles have now transitioned into long-term operations, delivering a meaningful increase in ARPU during the year. Building on the game team’s growing expertise in the merge-game genre and the deeper integration of AI technologies, Newborn Town significantly shortened development cycles in 2025, while new game titles advanced steadily as planned.Over the past year, Newborn Town’s social e-commerce business delivered steady growth, while Heer Health further consolidated its leading position in the HIV prevention and sexual health services segment. In 2025, Heer Health partnered with insurance companies and pharmaceutical firms to launch China’s first critical illness insurance product specifically designed for people living with HIV, offering an innovative solution to long-standing challenges in insurance access for this group. Meanwhile, the company’s short-drama business has also begun to demonstrate early positive results.AI Integration Accelerates Innovation-Driven MomentumIn 2025, Newborn Town continued to deepen its AI strategy, integrating AI into core business operations while launching a range of “AI + Social Entertainment” product innovations.In terms of product innovation, the company launched Aippy, an AI-powered creative content community that lowers the barrier to creation for users without coding experience. By integrating advanced AIGC technologies, Aippy enables users to easily create mini-games and other interactive content. Since it launch, the mobile version has received encouraging user feedback, achieving an average rating of 4.9 on both the Apple App Store and major Android app stores. AI technologies have now been embedded across all key operations, with the company’s self-developed multimodal algorithm model, Boomiix, continuing to undergo iterative upgrades. By further deploying AI in core scenarios - from social recommendations, intelligent operations, advertising, risk management and content safety, and creative asset design, Newborn Town has consistently optimized user experience and operational efficiency.In 2025, Newborn Town introduced Siyu, an AI-powered intelligent data platform enabling operations teams to efficiently query data, perform analytics and generate reports via natural-language interactions. The platform was subsequently selected as a flagship case by Amazon Web Services. In September 2025, the company entered a strategic partnership with Tencent Cloud to jointly explore opportunities in “AI + Global Social Entertainment,” leveraging both parties’ technical strengths and market reach.In June 2025, Newborn Town established its global headquarters in Hong Kong, marking a new milestone in its globalization strategy. Between November and December 2025, Newborn Town executed a series of share repurchases on the open market, with an aggregate amount exceeding HKD 80 million, demonstrating management’s strong confidence in the company’s long-term value and growth prospects. Moving forward, the company will continue to deepen its global business footprint and remain committed to creating positive emotional value for users.About Newborn Town Newborn Town has grown into a leading technology company which was listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) in 2019 under the stock code 9911. Committed to creating positive emotional values worldwide, Newborn Town has developed a diverse portfolio of applications in the social networking and entertainment sectors. These applications have achieved widespread acclaim, reaching over one billion users in over one hundred countries and regions.Newborn Town considers the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region a key market and has also extended its influence in Southeast Asia, Europe, the United States, Japan, and South Korea. The company aims to become the world's largest social entertainment company. For enquiries, please contact DLK Advisory pr@dlkadvisory.com21/01/2026 Dissemination of a Financial Press Release, transmitted by EQS News.The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.Media archive at www.todayir.comEQS
Wed, Jan 21
Rare Earth Stocks Gain. USA Rare Earth Jumps Another 3.7% After a 8% Rally in Prior Session; Critical Metals, Ramaco Resources up over 2%
Rare earth stocks gained in premarket trading. USA Rare Earth up another 3.7% after a 8% rally in prior trading session; Critical Metals, Ramaco Resources up over 2%.Tiger News
Wed, Jan 21
Intel Jumps 3% as It Wins U.S. SHIELD Contract to Supply Chips & Advanced Packaging Under $151 Billion Defense Program
Intel has won a major U.S. Department of War contract, according to an announcement by the company's executive, who said Team Blue is now the chip supplier for the SHIELD program.Shares of Intel rose 3% in premarket trading. The chip giant is scheduled to announce its results for the fourth-quarter ...Tiger News
Wed, Jan 21
Premarket Movers | Gold, Silver Stocks & ETFs Jump With Hycroft Mining up About 10%; ProShares Ultra Gold up over 4%. United Air Rises 3.8% on Upbeat Outlook
Gold, silver stocks and ETFs gained in premarket trading as spot gold topped $4,886 per ounce; spot silver rose to $95.49 per ounce. Hycroft Mining up about 10%; ProShares Ultra Gold up over 4%; Pan American Silver, Hecla Mining up over 3%; Agnico Earle Mines, Endeavour Silver up over 2%.United Airl...Tiger News
Wed, Jan 21
Chinese ADRs & ETFs Rise. PDD Holdings Soars over 7%; Baidu, iQiyi up over 4%; Alibaba, Trip.com up About 3%; JD.com up Nearly 2%
Chinese ADRs and ETFs rose in premarket trading. PDD Holdings soared over 7%; Baidu, iQiyi up over 4%; Alibaba, Trip.com up about 3%; JD.com up nearly 2%.China’s tax authorities ordered PDD Holdings to rectify violations after the company failed to submit tax-related information as required. Althoug...Tiger News
Wed, Jan 21
HK Close | HSI Edges Higher On Solid Turnover; Tech And Consumer Electronics Lead Gains
I. Market OverviewHong Kong equities ended modestly higher, led by strength in technology and consumer electronics. The Hang Seng Index (HSI) closed at 26,585.06, up 0.37%; the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI) finished at 9,122.95, up 0.31%; and the Hang Seng Tech Index (HSTECH) outperforme...Tiger News
Wed, Jan 21
Nasdaq to Launch Short-Term Options for Big Tech and Bitcoin ETFs
Nasdaq will offer short-term options for nine prominent tickers, including major technology companies and the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), starting January 26, 2026. These options will have Monday and Wednesday expirations, providing investors with more flexibility for short-term trading strate...Tiger News
Wed, Jan 21
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