NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG, REUTERS) – Elon Musk’s year of dizzying ascents hit a new high as the Tesla co-founder passed Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person. The 49-year-old […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Celebrity endorsements, exchange outages, rafts of new trading accounts – Bitcoin mania is back. In a flashback to the frenzied run-up to Thanksgiving 2017, retail traders […]
Companies of all sizes will get more support in securing green and sustainability-linked loans with a new grant scheme launched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday. The initiative, […]
With several pilot events under way and others to come, Singapore’s meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (Mice) industry is gearing up to ensure that the Republic retains its position as […]
CHENNAI (REUTERS) – The Indian units of Sembcorp Industries and Saudi Arabia’s Aljomaih Holding won government auctions to sell solar power for a record low of 2 rupees (S$0.036) per […]
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The manager of SPH Reit on Monday (Nov 23) defended its decision not to disclose the salaries of its key management personnel in the real […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – US stocks closed higher in a choppy session on Monday (Nov 23) as hopes for a Covid-19 vaccine lifted economically sensitive sectors such as energy and […]
Singapore’s economy has turned a corner and will rebound next year, though the recovery is expected to be gradual. It is still poised to grow by the fastest pace in […]
Keppel Corp Keppel Corp is making a slew of leadership changes at a few of its key business units. Among the changes are Keppel Land’s chief operating officer Louis Lim […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s overall trade and non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) are forecast to grow in 2021, in line with predictions that the global economy will expand over the next year […]
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s economy will rebound in 2021, helped by a low base, but it will probably not return to pre-Covid levels until the end of next year. The economy will contract […]
SINGAPORE – When Mr Fong Chi Chung arrived in Singapore some 20 years ago from his native Fujian province to start his coffee shop eatery in Kitchener Road serving his […]
With the coronavirus pandemic, attention has been drawn to the state of the planet, global warming and social issues such as inequality. This trend is set only to increase, said […]
SINGAPORE – With the coronavirus pandemic, attention has been drawn to the state of the planet, global warming and social issues like inequality. This trend is only set to increase, […]
(BLOOMBERG) – In the midst of taking Estee Lauder public in 1995, Mr Leonard Lauder, the company’s then chairman and chief executive, fielded a question from an investment banker during […]
The traditional concept of retirement has been, well, retired at Prudential Singapore. The insurer is one of very few companies here that has done away with the notion of retirement […]
When it comes to choosing stocks, most investors use traditional financial metrics such as earnings, return on equity and net asset value. Some might look at charts while others use […]
Many of us shove our insurance policies into the drawer and give them no further thought, yet they are probably the second-most valuable “asset” families have after their homes. After […]
The traditional concept of retirement has been, well, retired at Prudential Singapore. The insurer is one of very few companies here that has done away with the notion of retirement […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – US stocks closed lower on Friday (Nov 20) as investors wrestled with fiscal stimulus developments, concerns over a lengthy rollout of vaccines, and a growing number […]
