SINGAPORE – Is the equity market headed towards a correction? This is the question investors may be pondering as Wall Street continued to struggle through turbulence with its three main […]
SINGAPORE – The total value of good class bungalow (GCB) deals is heading for a 10-year high if sales continue at the blistering pace they have set so far this […]
(BLOOMBERG) – Working from home around one day a week will boost productivity by 4.8 per cent as the post-coronavirus economy takes shape, according to a recent study of more […]
(NYTIMES) – Imagine you are hunting online for a pair of square-toed slides from Bottega Veneta, one of the most-hyped luxury brands now. A new season pair can cost over […]
(NYTIMES) – Investment company Nuveen has spent US$120 million (S$161 million) renovating its office tower in midtown Manhattan, overhauling the lobby, devoting the second floor to amenities and refurbishing a […]
(BLOOMBERG) – Much of Mr Michael Lewis’ graphic description of life for junior bankers in the early 1980s still rings true today. Fresh college grads “gave themselves over entirely” to […]
NEW YORK (AFP) – US shares closed lower on Friday (Sept 10) for the fourth straight day, with major indices posting losses for the week amid worries about a slowing […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Feeling sluggish at work? Poor ventilation and pollution might play a part. A new study by scientists at Harvard has found that the air quality inside an […]
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Tencent Holdings and Netease shed more than US$60 billion (S$80.6 billion) of value as investor fears grow that Chinese regulators are preparing to tighten their grip […]
SHANGHAI (BLOOMBERG) – If nothing else, Chinese President Xi Jinping is known for his pursuit of order. So how far the Chinese President’s attack on the “disorderly expansion of capital” […]
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks ended lower again on Thursday (Sept 9) as markets weighed better employment data against uncertainty over United States monetary policy and US President […]
After 25 years in the hospitality industry, Mr Julian Serna has done it all – clocking experience at five-star hotels, casinos, pubs, exclusive cocktail bars and fine-dining restaurants around the […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Singapore’s Sea Ltd fell in postmarket trading on Wednesday (Sept 8) after launching the largest secondary offering of 2021 to date. The online gaming and e-commerce […]
BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Royal Dutch Shell is weighing whether to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for employees and firing those who refuse to comply, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday (Sept 8). […]
KUALA LUMPUR (BLOOMBERG) – The Malaysian semiconductor firm Unisem will shut some plants for seven days after three employees died recently from Covid-19, dealing a fresh blow to the chip […]
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks ended lower on Wednesday (Sept 8) on worries over the economic hit from the latest coronavirus wave and as more large companies reported […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US economic growth “downshifted slightly” in July and August amid shortages of workers and materials, as well as concerns about the rise of the Delta variant of […]
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Warnings that China’s campaign to cool its property market will go too far are multiplying. Economists at Nomura Holdings are calling the curbs China’s “Volcker Moment” […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Bitcoin plunged as much as 17 per cent to its lowest level in a month as El Salvador’s crypto roll-out got off to a rocky start. […]
NEW YORK (AFP) – The Nasdaq eked out another record on Tuesday (Sept 7) on a generally negative day for US stocks as markets grappled with lingering worries about rising […]
