Business Times media bias and reliability
Media Bias/Fact Check places Business Times as leaning right. We have seen it on 135 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is Business Times biased?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Business Times as leaning right. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is Business Times left or right?
Media Bias/Fact Check places Business Times as leaning right. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Right.
Is Business Times reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for Business Times are Media Bias/Fact Check: High factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What Business Times has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with Business Times’s own report linked underneath.
The Federal Register website used Alibaba's Qwen AI model for a search tool that allowed users to find proposed regulations. The FBI accused Alibaba of "malicious" copying of Anthropic's technology, leading to the tool's removal.
Business Times reported it asUS government website used AI search tool from China that FBI said copied Anthropic (opens Business Times in a new tab)
Huawei has announced plans to release four new Ascend AI chips within the next three years, aiming to compete with Nvidia. The Ascend 950 chip will feature proprietary high-bandwidth memory, a key technological advancement for China. The company also plans new computing power supernodes.
Business Times reported it asHuawei set to unveil China’s best answer to Nvidia AI chip reign (opens Business Times in a new tab)
The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points, marking the first such increase in over three years. The unanimous decision aims to combat inflation, and was followed by a significant drop in gold prices.
Business Times reported it asUS Fed hikes rates in search of ‘timelier’ drop in inflation, one more hike expected this year (opens Business Times in a new tab)
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has stated the United States is open to discussing shared risks with China in upcoming AI talks scheduled for this weekend. The discussions aim to prevent the bifurcation of AI systems between the two countries.
Business Times reported it asChina defence minister urges nations to step up AI oversight amid tech rivalry with US (opens Business Times in a new tab)
OpenAI is reportedly in early discussions with investors for a new funding round that could value the company at approximately $1.2 trillion. This comes as the AI firm considers its timeline for a potential initial public offering.
Business Times reported it asOpenAI mulls funding round at US$1.2 trillion valuation ahead of IPO, FT reports (opens Business Times in a new tab)
US stock markets closed lower on September 15, 2026, influenced by climbing oil prices and Treasury yields. Concerns about artificial intelligence spending and corporate demand also added to investor apprehension, leading to a broad market downturn.
Business Times reported it asWall St tepid at open as oil prices, treasury yields rise (opens Business Times in a new tab)
A Pentagon Inspector General report estimates Iranian attacks caused $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The report also details U.S. war costs and casualties.
Business Times reported it asUS facing strategic inventory munitions shortfalls due to attacks on Iran, Pentagon says (opens Business Times in a new tab)
A former Google DeepMind employee has joined a growing chorus of AI researchers warning that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity. Bilal Chughtai stated that time may be running out to avoid this outcome.
Business Times reported it asGoogle DeepMind staffer says AI may ‘kill us all’ in exit post (opens Business Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump confirmed he uses artificial intelligence but declined to specify how, stating only that it can be used for "a lot of things." He also commented on the technology's future, saying "whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins."
Business Times reported it asThe only guardrail AI needs is a ‘high IQ’ president, Trump says, dismissing calls for more safeguards (opens Business Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump has rejected calls for new regulations on artificial intelligence, stating that the U.S. government already possesses adequate power to control AI firms. He described efforts to implement guardrails as a "sick conspiracy" that could cede technological leadership to China.
Business Times reported it asThe only guardrail AI needs is a ‘high IQ’ president, Trump says, dismissing calls for more safeguards (opens Business Times in a new tab)
US prosecutors are seeking to forfeit over $61 million in cryptocurrency allegedly linked to illicit Iranian oil sales. The funds were allegedly laundered through Binance accounts by two Chinese companies and intended to finance Iran's government, military, and the IRGC.
Business Times reported it asUS Justice Department says millions in Iran oil proceeds laundered on Binance (opens Business Times in a new tab)
Canada is offering priority access to tax rulings for investors committing $1 billion or more to the economy. The move, announced by Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, aims to reduce risk and encourage major projects.
Business Times reported it asCarney, locked in US trade war, pitches Canada to global investment titans (opens Business Times in a new tab)
Saudi Arabia has shut its 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline following drone attacks launched from Iraq. The closure removes a key route for oil exports, potentially impacting four percent of global supply and driving up crude prices.
Business Times reported it asOil pipe bypassing Hormuz to reopen ‘soon,’ US Energy Chief says (opens Business Times in a new tab)
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people has been reported missing after losing contact on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and its last known position was in the Java Sea. Rescuers have launched a search operation.
Business Times reported it asIndonesian passenger ship sinks in bad weather; search for 140 people under way (opens Business Times in a new tab)
August 2026 was the hottest month on record globally, tying with July 2023, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. The record heat was attributed to human-caused climate change and a strong El Niño event, with sea surface temperatures also reaching new highs.
Business Times reported it asAugust is tied for the world’s hottest month ever recorded (opens Business Times in a new tab)
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has indicated the company is open to slowing the pace of artificial intelligence development. This consideration comes amid increasing concerns about AI safety and the potential for advanced systems to escape human control.
Business Times reported it as‘Gambling with our lives’: OpenAI open to slowing cutting-edge AI, CEO Sam Altman tells staff (opens Business Times in a new tab)
US stock markets closed lower on September 15, 2026, influenced by climbing oil prices and Treasury yields. Concerns about artificial intelligence spending and corporate demand also added to investor apprehension, leading to a broad market downturn.
Business Times reported it asAsian stocks, bonds fall on oil, inflation woes (opens Business Times in a new tab)
AI company Anthropic has blocked researchers from using its models for work that could potentially aid biological weapons development. The company stated it could not determine if the research served a legitimate scientific purpose or malicious intent, citing attempts to circumvent restrictions and obscure research goals.
Business Times reported it asAnthropic blocks Russian hackers, Chinese AI labs accused of misusing Claude (opens Business Times in a new tab)
US wholesale inflation rose 5.4% year-on-year in August, exceeding expectations due to a significant jump in energy costs, particularly diesel fuel. The data has increased the likelihood of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike next week.
Business Times reported it asWall St opens lower after hotter-than-expected producer inflation data (opens Business Times in a new tab)
A net balance of 19% of UK property professionals reported a fall in new buyer inquiries in August, with 17% seeing a drop in agreed sales. House prices also continued to fall, though at a slower rate, while expectations for rent rises increased.
Business Times reported it asUK housing market slowdown is bottoming out (opens Business Times in a new tab)
Who says so
One organisation has published a rating for this outlet. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
- Media Bias/Fact CheckleanRightCheck it
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
High factuality
- Media Bias/Fact CheckhighCheck it
Who owns it
- SPH MediaMedia Conglomeratedirect owner
- SPH Media TrustIndependentparent group
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Singapore, Singapore
- Official site
- businesstimes.com.sg
- Seen publishing on
- businesstimes.com.sg
- Access
- Free to read
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 135
- Reports listed
- 145
- We could read
- 10
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
135 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 10 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 21 of those stories, outlets rated right were largely absent from the coverage and Business Times ran the story anyway.
Across the 135 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, another outlet was always ahead of Business Times: its report arrived a median of 22 hours after the earliest one we logged.
Measured 18 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 18 September 2026. Ratings pulled 4 September 2026.
Other outlets rated the same way
Publishers carrying the same published leaning as Business Times, also publishing from Singapore, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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