BANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) – Atichanan Pulges first became interested in cryptocurrencies a decade ago when he was an engineering student in Los Angeles. Mining bitcoin was a way for the Bangkok […]
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China’s central bank asked lenders to rein in credit supply on concern the surge in loans is fueling asset bubbles, the Financial Times reported. The People’s Bank […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – The day-trading Reddit crowd turned the first quarter of 2021 into one of the wildest periods of stock market mania in modern history. Books – plural […]
ZURICH (BLOOMBERG) – Credit Suisse Group leaders are discussing replacing chief risk officer Lara Warner while sparing chief executive officer Thomas Gottstein as they tally losses that could reach into […]
SINGAPORE (REUTERS) – Stung by the collapse of Asia’s top independent oil trading firm, some global banks have teamed up to seek the personal assets of the family behind Hin […]
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Since the pandemic sent workers home last year, a slew of modifications have been made to office buildings to protect against the spread of the coronavirus. […]
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – The green finance revolution risks leaving out emerging markets (EMs), including some of the world’s most vulnerable nations to climate change. There is too much emphasis on […]
Unlike its giant outsourcing companies such as Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys Technologies, India’s pharmaceutical makers are a lot less understated in their public profiles even as they are the […]
SINGAPORE – Welcoming a baby into the world is usually a joyous moment for new parents. But the costs of unexpected events can be high. Please subscribe or log in […]
SINGAPORE – Many of us might be bristling at the restrictions on travel and other activities, but finance executive Henry Sewell reckons that the reduced level of spending brought about […]
SINGAPORE – To avoid losing their hard-earned money, consumers should learn how to spot investment scams. Here are a few red flags and tips from the experts: All investments carry […]
SINGAPORE – With savings interest rates lower than 2 per cent and soaring property prices allowing only the wealthy in, investors in Singapore have been chasing higher returns by hunting […]
More than a year has passed since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. While we are now more optimistic that better days are ahead, the fight is not yet over. […]
NEW YORK (AFP) – The S&P 500 finished above 4,000 for the first time on Thursday (April 1), surging to a fresh record as strong manufacturing data bolstered confidence in […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on many businesses, including the petrochemicals industry, which was already facing cyclical challenges such as overcapacity, pricing pressures, and trade uncertainty, said […]
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – Credit Suisse Group is seeking to push one of Sanjeev Gupta’s key commodities-trading units into insolvency, presenting a new threat to his metal empire after the collapse […]
SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) – Australia’s housing boom ramped up in March as the nation’s economy and labor market continue to recover strongly from the pandemic. Nationwide house values surged 2.8 per […]
SINGAPORE – Nineteenth-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote an aphorism which went, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”. The phrase may be particularly appropriate for listed property group […]
LONDON (REUTERS) – Investors on Wednesday (March 31) tallied the fallout from Archegos Capital’s dramatic meltdown, with Nomura and Credit Suisse shares losing a collective US$9 billion (S$12.1 billion) while […]
NEW YORK (AFP) – Tech shares rallied on Wednesday (March 31) to conclude the first quarter on a positive note as markets digested early details of US President Joe Biden’s […]
