HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – When shareholders get angry at management, they typically vote down executive pay packages or stage protests. In Hong Kong, they call in the thugs. In March, […]
SINGAPORE – Demand for co-working spaces in Singapore has increased markedly in recent months with signs of economic rebound and more people back at work in the office. International Workplace […]
SINGAPORE – A Singapore software solutions company that has the bulk of its key staff in India is beefing up recruitment to ensure it has enough manpower in case the […]
(NYTIMES) – Women represent half of the planet’s population. Yet tech companies catering to their specific health needs represent a minute share of the global tech market. Tapping that spending […]
(NYTIMES) – After CarParts.com reported its quarterly results recently, executives at the company, which sells replacement car parts, did something rather unusual. They hosted a virtual meeting with about 2,000 […]
(BLOOMBERG) – Fanny Moizant isn’t used to the cold shoulder. In the United States and Europe, she is celebrated for the success of Vestiaire Collective, her luxury fashion resale site. […]
(AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE) – Digital euros, yuan and dollars? Faced with increased popularity for the cryptocurrency bitcoin, as well as for online payments during the pandemic, central banks are exploring new […]
(NYTIMES) – Overwork and burnout aren’t just issues at investment banks. For many, the pandemic has essentially erased the boundaries between work and home: White-collar workers feel stretched to their […]
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks fell on Friday (April 30) as markets weighed another round of mostly strong earnings against concerns about rising supply chain and commodity costs. […]
A good location is crucial to any property purchase. A great location, however, is the key to a whole lot more. That’s why One Bernam, strategically located in the Central […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – TikTok, the popular short-video app, named ByteDance chief financial officer Shou Zi Chew as chief executive officer, filling the top leadership position after the departure of […]
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s factory activity expanded in April at the fastest pace since early 2018 on a global demand recovery, a private sector survey showed on Friday (April 30), […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Amazon.com, one of the biggest winners of the Covid-19 pandemic, posted record profits on Thursday (April 29) and signaled that consumers would keep spending in a […]
SINGAPORE – DBS Group on Friday (April 30) trumped market forecasts with a 72 per cent jump in first-quarter earnings as business fired on all fronts with faster loan growth […]
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Sin Ghee Huat Corporation on Thursday (April 29) announced that HHH Co, an investment holding company, intends to make a voluntary conditional cash offer for […]
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – US consumers shook off the pandemic blues as 2021 began, putting stimulus cheques to work buying cars and other goods and helping set the stage for what […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – With Covid-19 restrictions lifting, more people are booking trips and hotels online, which is very good for Google’s advertising business. Google’s employees, however, are working from […]
SINGAPORE (REUTERS) – Singapore’s Grab more than doubled its valuation to US$40 billion (S$53 billion) in about a year as part of the world’s largest Spac deal, but maintaining that […]
SEOUL (REUTERS) – Samsung Electronics said on Thursday (April 29) it expects chip profits to increase in the current quarter after announcing its highest first-quarter operating profit since 2018. The […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Ford estimated on Wednesday (April 28) that the global semiconductor shortage will cut second-quarter auto production in half, and warned the supply crunch “will get worse […]
