One Raffles Place, a major office complex in the heart of Singapore’s commercial center, is attracting interest from multiple suitors, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Parties that are looking to acquire the asset, which is being marketed for more than S$2.3 billion ($1.8 billion), include father-and-son property tycoons Raj Kumar and Kishin RK , Malaysian developer IOI Properties...
One Raffles Place, a major office complex in the heart of Singapore’s commercial center, is attracting interest from multiple suitors, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Parties that are looking to acquire the asset, which is being marketed for more than S$2.3 billion ($1.8 billion), include father-and-son property tycoons Raj Kumar and Kishin RK , Malaysian developer IOI Properties Group Bhd. and Singapore asset manager CapitaLand Investment Ltd. , the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. The development, which consists of two iconic office towers and a retail mall, is just one of numerous commercial real estate assets in a market seeing a renewed buzz because of lower borrowing costs and a greater willingness of owners to discuss pricing. Read More: Booming Property Market Masks Growing Fears: Singapore Edition OUE REIT , a real estate investment trust backed by the wealthy Indonesian Riady family, controls an 81.54% interest in the property. United Overseas Bank Ltd. , one of Singapore’s largest lenders, holds the remaining 18.46% and occupies space in the complex. The REIT said in an exchange filing in February that it is conducting an exercise to determine market interest in the development along with UOB. OUE REIT will determine the appropriate action taking into account the results of the exercise, a spokesperson said. Representatives for UOB declined to comment, as did Kumar and Kishin’s property firm RB Capital Pte . CapitaLand and IOI didn’t respond to requests for comment. But challenges remain. One obstacle is the substantial asking price of such assets, which makes it difficult for a single buyer to acquire — an issue that is also facing the sale of a S$5.7 billion asset in the city center, Marina One. One Raffles Place was worth S$2.37 billion based on a valuation of the REIT’s stake at the end of 2025. It has 65,309 square meters (702,980 square feet) of lettable space. The asking price is also se...
A Hong Kong woman has lost more than HK$1 million (US$127,636) after being lured into a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme disguised as an artificial intelligence-powered trading app, with police reporting that over 70 similar scams had been recorded in the past week alone, resulting in total losses exceeding HK$50 million. Details released on the police’s CyberDefender page on Tuesday showed that t...
A Hong Kong woman has lost more than HK$1 million (US$127,636) after being lured into a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme disguised as an artificial intelligence-powered trading app, with police reporting that over 70 similar scams had been recorded in the past week alone, resulting in total losses exceeding HK$50 million. Details released on the police’s CyberDefender page on Tuesday showed that the victim first spotted a fake investment advertisement on Facebook, which led her to a WhatsApp chat group upon clicking an embedded link. The group claimed to offer contacts of “cryptocurrency investment experts” and persuaded her to download a sham investment app, where she was instructed to transfer HK$80,000 to a personal cryptocurrency wallet. Advertisement Encouraged by notifications on the app showing substantial returns, she later transferred an additional HK$1 million, before realising she had been scammed. “Investment platforms that claim to offer stable earning, guaranteed high returns or requests of transfers into personal wallets are extremely likely to be scams,” the force wrote on its social media page. Advertisement Over the past week, officers received over 70 investment scam reports, with total losses exceeding HK$50 million.
Key Points Anthropic's Mythos LLM reportedly poses a large cybersecurity threat. Growing cybersecurity needs stemming from AI-based threats benefit a key cybersecurity software trend. This company is poised to benefit from its scale and preferred partnerships with Anthropic and OpenAI. 10 stocks we like better than Palo Alto Networks › On April 7, Anthropic announced its latest large language mode...
Key Points Anthropic's Mythos LLM reportedly poses a large cybersecurity threat. Growing cybersecurity needs stemming from AI-based threats benefit a key cybersecurity software trend. This company is poised to benefit from its scale and preferred partnerships with Anthropic and OpenAI. 10 stocks we like better than Palo Alto Networks › On April 7, Anthropic announced its latest large language model, Mythos. However, it refused to release it to the public, citing concerns that it posed too great a cybersecurity threat. Mythos found vulnerabilities in codebases that had been dormant for years. If unleashed into the wild, nefarious actors could use it to find significant exploits, posing too much of a threat. Instead, Anthropic announced Project Glasswing. It partnered with a select group of businesses, providing them access to Mythos to help protect against the cybersecurity threat. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » One Project Glasswing partner has seen its stock take off since the announcement. But after its stock price spiked 60% in a month and a half, should investors still buy Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW)? AI creates winners and losers in cybersecurity Many large enterprises are already moving toward consolidating their security software vendors, and artificial intelligence (AI) can accelerate that shift. Palo Alto is capitalizing on that with its platformization strategy, which aims to cover an enterprise's entire security needs by leveraging its broad range of solutions. It's strategically expanding those solutions through acquisitions. Palo Alto offers platforms for network security, cloud security, and security operations (SecOps). As of the end of its second quarter, it counted about 1,550 platformized customers, up 35% year over year. What's more, its platformized custo...
Gary Yeowell/DigitalVision via Getty Images The BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF ( ZRE:CA ) is a Canadian ETF managed by BMO. This ETF invests solely in Canadian REITs across various real estate asset classes and uses an equal-weighted approach across 21 Canadian REITs. The ETF was first created in May 2010 with over $600 million CDN in assets under management. Investors seeking diversification sh...
Gary Yeowell/DigitalVision via Getty Images The BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF ( ZRE:CA ) is a Canadian ETF managed by BMO. This ETF invests solely in Canadian REITs across various real estate asset classes and uses an equal-weighted approach across 21 Canadian REITs. The ETF was first created in May 2010 with over $600 million CDN in assets under management. Investors seeking diversification should consider adding this to their portfolios. Its long history of dividend yields and consistent gains proves it's an ideal investment to hold over the long term. BMO Equal Weight REITs (ZRE) Consistently Shows Positive Gains On a fund level, ZRE's annual performance since 2010 has been a steady 8.14% in annualized gains. BMO Website More importantly, it has generated a positive return in each of the time periods indicated above. This shows the natural defensive nature of ZRE: although its gains have generally been below 10% (except for the 1-year return), it's been posting consistent positive returns. From a dividend yield perspective, it currently pays approximately 4.68% (based on an early March stock price). In addition, ZRE distributes $0.09 per share per month, which approximates a 4.68% dividend yield (based on the March 6, 2026, stock price). BMO Equal Weights REITs (ZRE) Is Well Diversified Digging down into ZRE's holdings, 51.92%, or more than $300M, of its assets under management are in the following 10 companies: Yahoo Finance From a real estate asset perspective, these are the breakdowns of ZRE's holdings across various asset classes: Various Financial Statements About 41% of its holdings are in retail, 29% in multi-family residential, and more than 10% in industrial. This shows ZRE is well diversified even within the real estate sector. There have been reports of retail landlords struggling (the Dixie Outlet Mall in the GTA went into receivership in early March 2026, and Hudson's Bay Company's closure). Overall sentiment appears to be that the retail sector i...
Global Assets Advisory LLC reduced its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 61.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,436 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after selling 5,507 shares during the period. Global Assets Advisory LLC's holdings in Oracle ...
Global Assets Advisory LLC reduced its position in Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL - Free Report) by 61.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,436 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock after selling 5,507 shares during the period. Global Assets Advisory LLC's holdings in Oracle were worth $670,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ORCL. HFM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 290.9% during the 4th quarter. HFM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. FSA Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Oracle during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Joseph Group Capital Management acquired a new position in Oracle during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Investors Research Corp lifted its position in Oracle by 465.5% during the 4th quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 164 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC lifted its position in Oracle by 76.9% during the 3rd quarter. Mpwm Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 115 shares of the enterprise software provider's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. 42.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Get Oracle alerts: Sign Up Oracle Stock Up 0.0% Shares of Oracle stock opened at $192.13 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.66. The firm has a market cap of $552.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.55. Oracle Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $134....
J Studios The conflict in the Middle East has tightened U.S. financial conditions by the equivalent of about a 35-basis-point increase in the federal funds rate, according to Morgan Stanley. The bank’s FRB/US-based financial conditions index tracks how changes in asset prices are likely to weigh on future economic activity. The model includes five daily variables: the 10-year Treasury yield ( US10...
J Studios The conflict in the Middle East has tightened U.S. financial conditions by the equivalent of about a 35-basis-point increase in the federal funds rate, according to Morgan Stanley. The bank’s FRB/US-based financial conditions index tracks how changes in asset prices are likely to weigh on future economic activity. The model includes five daily variables: the 10-year Treasury yield ( US10Y ) ( TBT ) ( TLT ), S&P 500 ( SPY ) ( IVV ) ( VOO ) returns, BBB corporate credit spreads ( LQD ) ( JNK ), the U.S. dollar ( DXY ) and oil prices ( USO ) ( BNO ). Those inputs are then converted into a fed funds rate equivalent. Morgan Stanley said that since hostilities began on Feb. 28, the tightening in financial conditions has effectively reversed all the easing seen earlier this year. Much of that earlier easing occurred between the December and January FOMC meetings and was mainly driven by a weaker dollar. The latest tightening has been led primarily by higher 10-year Treasury yields, with dollar appreciation and higher oil prices also contributing. Strong equity markets and tighter credit spreads have partly offset the drag. The picture has improved since the April 7 ceasefire announcement. Morgan Stanley said financial conditions have eased by 37 basis points since then, suggesting that markets have partially unwound the most acute stress from the early phase of the conflict. Still, the analysis underscores the challenge for monetary policy. Even without a formal Fed hike, market moves tied to geopolitical risk, oil prices, yields and the dollar can create a de facto tightening in economic conditions. Morgan Stanley More on SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, United States 10-Year Bond Yield Kevin Warsh Is Walking Into A Bond Market Trap Inflation Troubles, Now And Ahead Dow Jones, Nasdaq And S&P 500 Intraday Levels - Markets Are Closed, But Futures Are Exploding Don’t believe the GDPNow hype U.S. conducts 'self-defense' strikes in Iran; stock futures trim gains
Emerging-market stocks rose for a fourth day as the artificial intelligence boom pushed South Korea’s equities to a fresh record and Taiwan overtook India’s market valuation. MSCI Inc.’s EM equities benchmark advanced 0.5%, led by electronics manufacturers listed in Seoul, and extending its jump in the past four sessions to 5%. The equivalent gauge for EM currency returns rose less than 0.1%. Read...
Emerging-market stocks rose for a fourth day as the artificial intelligence boom pushed South Korea’s equities to a fresh record and Taiwan overtook India’s market valuation. MSCI Inc.’s EM equities benchmark advanced 0.5%, led by electronics manufacturers listed in Seoul, and extending its jump in the past four sessions to 5%. The equivalent gauge for EM currency returns rose less than 0.1%. Read more: Asian Stocks Advance as AI Hopes Offset Concerns Over US-Iran The continued rise in Asian shares after a long weekend in several markets came despite uncertainty over the next phase in US-Iran talks. In Eastern Europe, traders were awaiting a rate decision from the Hungarian central bank. According to Karen Ward , JPMorgan Asset Management’s EMEA chief market strategist, global investors are focused beyond the current geopolitical concerns on the investment opportunities that may come from increased public, military and corporate spending across the world. ““The more chaotic the world becomes, the more that’s creating spending,” Ward told Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua . “That’s really what markets are focused on. Whatever happens in the next month or two, there’s a much bigger theme that’s at play.” At the same time, the mounting inflation pressures fueled by the Iran war spurred Sri Lanka’s central bank to raise its benchmark rate by a full percentage point — its first monetary tightening in three years. Later on Tuesday, Hungary’s central bank is expected to keep the key interest rate unchanged at the second-highest level in the European Union. It may potentially weigh monetary easing next month after this year’s rally in the forint. In the primary market, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Muslim-Croat entity within the Balkan nation, mandated banks for a roadshow, with a potential benchmark 5-year euro-denominated benchmark sale to follow. In Africa, Senegal’s dollar-denominated bonds fell as investors weighed the appointment of an ex-central banker as p...
Getty Images I Rate a Buy My current position on Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF ( GPIQ ) is a buy with conditions for investors looking for monthly income while still participating in long-term market growth. The yield first caught my attention, but what made me dig deeper was something more important—whether the investment could pay investors while still holding its value over time. ...
Getty Images I Rate a Buy My current position on Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF ( GPIQ ) is a buy with conditions for investors looking for monthly income while still participating in long-term market growth. The yield first caught my attention, but what made me dig deeper was something more important—whether the investment could pay investors while still holding its value over time. Many high-yield investments slowly lose value over time. I wanted to know if GPIQ was telling a different story. The first caution investors should understand is that GPIQ has only been around for roughly two years. That is a short history for any investment, especially one tied heavily to technology and market growth. The fund has not yet been tested through a prolonged bear market, recession, or extended technology selloff. Because of that, this should be viewed as a monitored investment rather than a buy-and-forget holding. Why GPIQ Caught My Attention GPIQ invests across many of the companies investors already know through the Nasdaq, including large technology and AI-related names, while also generating additional monthly income through a covered-call strategy. On paper, that combination sounds attractive—participation in market growth while receiving a monthly payout. Since GPIQ launched in October 2023, the fund has generally produced a yield in the high single digits to around the 10% range, depending on market conditions and option income. That alone made the investment worth a closer look. The bigger question for me was whether the investment could pay investors while still holding its value. Many high-yield investments pay a strong dividend while the stock price slowly loses value over time. Investors enjoy the payout but eventually realize the investment itself has weakened. In a quick review, it looked like GPIQ was holding its value while paying the dividend. That made me want to look deeper into how the ETF makes its money and whether the principal was really...
J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images Introduction & Investment Thesis Axon ( AXON ) stock has lost over 56% of its market cap since its peak in August last year. I recently initiated a position in the company for The Pragmatic Optimist portfolio, as I believe it is one of the most mispriced opportunities at the moment. In 2026, the company has often been lumped into the “AI Eating SaaS” narrat...
J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images Introduction & Investment Thesis Axon ( AXON ) stock has lost over 56% of its market cap since its peak in August last year. I recently initiated a position in the company for The Pragmatic Optimist portfolio, as I believe it is one of the most mispriced opportunities at the moment. In 2026, the company has often been lumped into the “AI Eating SaaS” narrative, even though it has evolved from a device company selling software services to building a more defensive and durable full-stack moat. In Q1 FY26 , Axon beat both its top and bottom line estimates, and while investors are choosing to focus on the short-term gross margin and free cash flow pressures, I believe these headwinds are temporary, especially as growing momentum in the company’s AI Era Plan will unlock tremendous operating leverage in the coming years. Management is also confident in their strategic decision and has laid forth their 2028 target model, which sees revenues growing at a compounded annual growth rate of 30% every year over the next three years. The way I see it, the stock is currently trading at one of the most favorable risk-reward at the moment, even though there is considerable overhead resistance on a technical basis. As a result, I will be carefully managing my allocation size in the company while initiating a “buy” rating on the stock. Evolving From a Device Company Into the Control Center for Public Safety When Axon reported its Q1 FY26 earnings at the start of May, revenue exceeded expectations, growing 34% YoY to $807M. Out of the $807M in revenue, the Connected Devices segment grew 33% YoY to $452M, driven by strong demand across products. Particularly, Platform Solutions within the Connected Devices segment accelerated 95% YoY, driven by the 300% YoY growth in Dedrone, or counter-drone product revenue, which is in the early stages of adoption across a large market opportunity. Meanwhile, Taser 10 and Axon Body 4 also supported the TASER an...
Key Points Iren continues to expand its gigawatt pipeline while setting the stage for higher-margin deals with a recent acquisition. MaxLinear is a part of the AI bottleneck that you probably haven't heard of yet. Innodata works behind the scenes for various AI models. 10 stocks we like better than MaxLinear › Many big tech stocks have performed well this year, with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Me...
Key Points Iren continues to expand its gigawatt pipeline while setting the stage for higher-margin deals with a recent acquisition. MaxLinear is a part of the AI bottleneck that you probably haven't heard of yet. Innodata works behind the scenes for various AI models. 10 stocks we like better than MaxLinear › Many big tech stocks have performed well this year, with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) being the only "Magnificent Seven" stocks down during the past year. Those seven stocks heavily influence the Nasdaq Composite, but finding under-the-radar tech stocks can produce much higher returns. The three stocks on this list aren't brand names, and most investors aren't paying much attention to them. However, these same growth stocks have outperformed the Nasdaq Composite this year and look poised to continue that trend. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » 1. Iren Iren (NASDAQ: IREN) is a neocloud provider that produces artificial intelligence (AI) data centers for hyperscalers. Tech companies need AI data centers and energy to scale their AI ambitions, and IREN checks off both boxes. That value proposition helped Iren land a five-year deal with Microsoft for $9.7 billion in exchange for 200 megawatts of capacity. Investors had to wait a few months for another deal, but people accumulated Iren shares shortly after the company announced a deal with Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) for $3.4 billion over five years. This deal includes access to 60 megawatts. Iren recently bought software company Mirantis to help with the deal. This software acquisition should attract more customers and help Iren secure higher margins in the long run. Megawatts are the name of the game, and since Iren has a 5-gigawatt pipeline, it can generate substantial annual recurring revenue once its si...
Tesla, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems. It operates through the Automotive and Energy Generation and Storage segments. The Automotive segment includes the design, development, manufacture, sale, and lease of electric vehicles as well as sales of automotive regulatory credits. The Energy Generation and Sto...
Tesla, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems. It operates through the Automotive and Energy Generation and Storage segments. The Automotive segment includes the design, development, manufacture, sale, and lease of electric vehicles as well as sales of automotive regulatory credits. The Energy Generation and Storage segment is involved in the design, manufacture, installation, sale, and lease of solar energy generation, energy storage products, and related services and sales of solar energy systems incentives. The company was founded by Jeffrey B. Straubel, Elon Reeve Musk, Martin Eberhard, and Marc Tarpenning on July 1, 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, TX. Co-Founder Mr. Elon R. Musk Chief Financial Officer Mr. Vaibhav Taneja Senior Vice President of APAC & Global Vehicle Manufacturing Mr. Xiaotong Zhu Head of Investor Relations Travis Axelrod General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Mr. Brandon Ehrhart