SpaceX set to join Nasdaq 100, paving way for wave of passive buying
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/spacex-set-to-join-nasdaq-100-paving-way-for-wave-of-passive-buying

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 27, 2026
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/while-you-were-sleeping-5-stories-you-might-have-missed-june-27-2026

Things to do in and around Singapore | Time Out Singapore
https://www.timeout.com/singapore/things-to-do

The $4 trillion corporate profit boom
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/corporate-profits-were-already-at-historic-highs-they-shot-even-higher-in-q1-180022338.html

SpaceX Got $90 Billion in Orders for a $25 Billion Bond Sale Less Than 2 Weeks After Its IPO. Is That a Good Sign or a Warning?
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/spacex-got-90-billion-orders-205000195.html

📈 A year ago these prices would have sounded absurd.
DBS +52%. SGX +72%. ST Engg +36%. Sheng Siong +69%. AEM +772%.

Singapore stocks just had a year nobody saw coming. The gains followed real profits, not hype.

The catch: these valuations now demand flawless execution.

https://drwealth.com/dbs-at-66-sgx-at-24-five-singapore-stocks-at-prices-youd-have-laughed-at-a-year-ago/

Gold has given up all of its gains in 2026. Why did it soar one year and crash the next? And what's ahead? We explain it here: https://finbiteinsights.substack.com/p/gold-erased-all-gains-in-2026

⛏️ During the 1849 Gold Rush, the real fortunes went to merchants selling picks and shovels, not the miners.

Same story today. While everyone fights to buy Nvidia at record highs, Malaysia is quietly supplying the picks and shovels for the entire AI buildout and Bursa's tech index just had a violent rally because of it.

Fundamentals are real. US$600B+ in AI data centre spend through 2028, much of it through Penang and Kulim.

Read more: https://drwealth.com/5-malaysia-ai-pick-and-shovel-stocks-and-yes-they-actually-rallied/

📊 China's two biggest appliance makers, Haier and Midea, are both yielding 5%+ again. Both grew earnings in 2025. One bets on premium smart homes, the other on industrial tech and AI. Share prices have also pulled back this year, pushing yields up further. Which is the safer income play? [Premium] https://growthdragons.substack.com/p/haier-and-midea-are-yielding-more

You might have thought the AI stocks have ran too much. And then you have Micron reporting record earnings that beat estimates in all measures and by a big margin. Stock rose 16% in a day. On the flip side, Micron's gain is Apple's pain. Memory prices gone up so much that Apple has to raise prices by 25%. Stock fell 6% yesterday. Read more: https://finbiteinsights.substack.com/p/micron-up-16-apple-down-6

The Malaysian ringgit is expected to weaken further against the Singapore dollar in 2026, analysts said.

It was trading at RM3.17 to S$1 on June 26, close to its 6-month low of 3.21 on June 22. https://str.sg/cjs9

🚌 Take note if you’re heading out this weekend. 6 bus services with routes in the city will be diverted on June 27 and July 4 due to road closures for NDP rehearsals. The affected bus stops: https://str.sg/hAYg

OpenAI defers public roll-out of GPT‑5.6 as US seeks early access to frontier AI models
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/openai-defers-public-roll-out-of-gpt-5-6-as-us-seeks-early-access-to-frontier-ai-models

Regional trade bloc CPTPP welcomes reopening of Strait of Hormuz, steps up expansion efforts
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/cptpp-welcomes-reopening-of-strait-of-hormuz-advances-expansion-agenda

In this Weekly Wrap-Up (0:05-0:12), Chief Market Strategist Gareth #Soloway provides a technical analysis of the current market landscape, noting signs of potential exhaustion in the tech sector.

Key Market Insights:
Tech & AI Sector: The semiconductor and AI-related stocks faced a significant downturn (0:34-1:44). Gareth highlights Micron's earnings-driven pullback as a sign of "peak euphoria" and "peak margins" (1:06-1:28), emphasizing that the broader market is anticipating weaker performance in the coming 6-12 months.
Technical Analysis:
S&P 500: Gareth identifies a critical "failed breakout" of a long-term parallel trend line (2:23-5:47). He warns that if the index sustains a lower low next week, it could signal a larger downward trend.
Sector Rotation: While AI stocks lagged, there was a noticeable rotation of capital into previously "hammered" stocks like Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta (2:01-2:13).
Other Asset Classes:
Dollar & Bonds: A strong dollar remains a concern for corporate earnings (8:06-8:29), while the 10-year yield's downward movement suggests potential economic slowdown concerns (8:58-9:30).
Commodities: Gareth notes that while gold and silver have been in a freefall (15:47-16:08), oil is approaching a potential technical support level where a bounce might occur (17:21-18:04). Bitcoin is currently struggling at support, with sentiment leaning toward extreme bearishness (19:18-19:58).

Market Outlook:
Gareth reminds investors that cyclical corrections are natural and that extreme optimism in specific sectors is often a contrarian sell signal (13:32-14:18). Looking ahead, he anticipates a potentially slower week leading into the July 4th holiday (5:50-6:22) and continues to provide daily updates to help investors navigate market volatility.

https://www.youtube.com/live/WEdMlWG7PTU?is=r1nvoj6yJxJfVxuI

#YahooFinance
What is happening to Apple and its supply chain of companies?

https://youtu.be/_KBZBxe7fmo?is=l0xLaoPWkYAscmR8

China industrial profits stay resilient as economy leans on factories, exports
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/china-industrial-profits-stay-resilient-economy-leans-factories-exports

Apple seeks approval to buy chips from blacklisted Chinese company: FT
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/apple-seeks-approval-buy-chips-blacklisted-chinese-company-ft