US stocks and global markets – Nov 21

Notables Notable Earnings Today: Deere & Company (NYSE: DE), Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU), Gap (NYSE: GAP), BJ’s Wholesale (NYSE: BJ), Ross Stores (Nasdaq: ROST), Warner Music Group (Nasdaq: WMG), Vestis (NYSE: VSTS), Elastic (NYSE: ESTC), Copart (Nasdaq: CPRT), UGI Corp (NYSE: UGI), Shoe Carnival (Nasdaq: SCVL), KE Holdings (NYSE: BEKE), Atkore International (NYSE: ATKR), Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU), […]

8 Ways You Can (Legally) Reduce Your Income Tax For YA 2025

As the year draws to an end, it also means the window for reducing your tax bill for the Year of Assessment 2025 (YA 2025) is closing. This is because the size of your tax bill in 2025 will depend on your income, expenditure and deductions from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024. Note: Year […]

Stocks lose ground, lukewarm Nvidia results – Nov 21

Today’s Market News Trump to unleash nearly 40% tariffs on China in early 2025, hitting growth: Reuters poll China’s cashed-up crowd is back in the stock market How far could the Bank of Japan raise interest rates? Benchmark S&P 500 ends flat U.S. dollar rises Crude prices settle lower Bitcoin hits new record high Key […]

Neighbourhood Estate Guide: The Rise Of Canberra, A New Star In The North

Located in Singapore’s District 27, Canberra is nestled within the Sembawang planning area. Increasingly, this relatively new estate, which started building out in the mid-2010s, is emerging as a desirable place to live, work and play due to its growing amenities, tranquil surroundings and rising accessibility via the new North-South Corridor and proximity to Johor, […]

US stock quick picks – Nov 20

Notables Notable Earnings Today: Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA), Nio (NYSE: NIO), Target (NYSE: TGT), Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), Palo Alto Networks (Nasdaq: PANW), TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX), Jack In The Box (Nasdaq: JACK), Wix.com (Nasdaq: WIX), Copa Holdings (NYSE: CPA), Dycom (NYSE: DY), Sociedad Quimica y Minera (NYSE: SQM), Berry Global (NYSE: BERY), Global-E Online (Nasdaw: GLBE), ATRene […]

Quarterly updates, expenses and social media.

For those of you who follow me in my YouTube channel, you would know that something unfortunate happened recently to my father. So, I expect to have less time for social media. I have also been told that I would have to be prepared for another $20,000 or so in annual medical expenses for my […]

Guide To Travelling From Singapore To JB Sentral Via The KTM Shuttle Tebrau

Regarded as the world’s busiest border, about 300,000 people make the land crossings between Singapore and Johor Bahru daily. Though there are a few modes of travel, the fastest is via the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) Shuttle Tebrau – a cross-border train service. Introduced in July 2015, the Shuttle Tebrau ferries up to 320 passengers […]

Asian shares cautious before NVDA result, dollar gives back gains – Nov 20

Today’s Market News Brazilian, Indian leaders discuss expanding energy, pharmaceutical trade India’s Mamaearth parent loses $415 mln in market value as Q2 loss fans demand worries Japan’s Norinchukin eyes investment, posts $3.1 bn loss after sovereign debt sales China expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged on Wednesday Investors reload rate hike bets in Japan […]