SINGAPORE – Once a niche sector for investors, the global pandemic has lit a fire under the sustainable investing market. Inflows into environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) exchange-traded funds […]
(Bloomberg) – South Korea’s inflation unexpectedly climbed in July as the central bank prepares to meet on rates amid the nation’s worst coronavirus outbreak yet. Consumer prices rose 2.6 per […]
(BLOOMBERG) – India said it has no plans to cut import duties on electric vehicles (EVs), weeks after Tesla appealed to the government to slash taxes, and its billionaire chief […]
PARIS (REUTERS) – Sanofi has offered to buy US biotech company Translate Bio, two sources familiar with the situation said on Monday, as the French drugmaker bets on next-generation mRNA […]
(BLOOMBERG) – JPMorgan Chase & Co, which rattled employees earlier this year by ordering them to save work-related messages on their personal phones, said regulators have been asking questions about […]
SINGAPORE – Four listed counters called for a halt in the trading of their shares pending the release of announcements before the stock market opened on Monday (Aug 2). Singapore […]
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund made a record cut to the weighting of Treasuries in its portfolio last fiscal year as the world’s safest asset led a […]
SAN FRANCISCO (REUTERS) – Square will purchase buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay for about US$29 billion (S$39.3 billion) in Australia’s biggest-ever buyout, creating an online payments giant to […]
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – China Evergrande Group has agreed to sell stakes in its Internet unit for a total of HK$3.25 billion (S$566 million) to ease funding pressure. The developer […]
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The board of Kitchen Culture Holdings lodged a report on Friday (July 30)with the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) in relation to “suspected payroll irregularities” concerning two […]
(NYTIMES) – Americans have good reasons to be wary of investing in China. It’s easy to get caught up in the headlines and go no further. It’s easy to be […]
SINGAPORE – When 21-year-old student Yong Jun put $2,800 into Ethereum in February this year, he did so with the view that it would be a long-term investment. He was […]
(BLOOMBERG) – Condo sales are surging in New York City. But fewer of those buyers are tapping a once-popular investment strategy: leasing out units for income. The idea fell out […]
(NYTIMES) – If you’re a digital native and consider yourself immune to all scams, the thieves have you right where they want you. For years now, the Better Business Bureau’s […]
(NYTIMES) – For Ms Mona Janochoski, a chemist who ran a laboratory, working from home during the coronavirus pandemic was the deciding factor. It was the first time in her […]
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks fell on Friday (Juy 30), concluding the week on a lackluster note on worries about the Delta variant of Covid-19 and profit taking […]
SINGAPORE – The Singapore dollar has bounced back to the level it held about two weeks ago after recovering from a slew of negative factors that emerged in the past […]
SINGAPORE – China’s stock markets went on a roller coaster ride recently after the government announced its toughest-ever curbs on the online education industry and issued a series of other […]
SINGAPORE – Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on almost every economy, but those that take the opportunity to adapt and transform will emerge stronger, Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong […]
SEATTLE (BLOOMBERG) – Amazon.com emerged as the essential store for homebound shoppers during the coronavirus pandemic, propelling its sales and profits to new highs. Now, the rush online is slowing down […]
