SINGAPORE – Residents living in Housing Board blocks in Redhill Lane and Redhill Close will have to undergo mandatory Covid-19 testing after viral fragments were detected in wastewater samples collected […]
DUBAI (BLOOMBERG) Emerging-market currencies hit by a hawkish Federal Reserve could soon regain their record run against the dollar on expectations that developing central banks may outpace their US counterpart […]
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – British house price growth slowed in June as record prices and a lack of properties to purchase drained momentum from the market, Rightmove said. The nation’s largest […]
LONDON (BLOOMBERG) – The City of London’s dominance of international finance is in large part thanks to its unparalleled success at attracting foreign investors. Last year, Covid-19 and Brexit’s endgame […]
SINGAPORE – Covid-19 vaccination remains voluntary in Singapore, but companies here are adopting a range of measures to encourage their staff to get the jab. Incentives include giving employees time […]
SINGAPORE – After “talking about talking about” tapering for months, the United States Federal Reserve finally acknowledged the build-up of inflationary pressures, sending markets into a tizzy during the past […]
SINGAPORE – From Monday (June 21) onwards, those who want to visit patients warded at Singapore General Hospital (SGH) for longer than 20 minutes will be required to take a […]
SINGAPORE – Ask chef Anthony Yeoh how many new Covid-19 cases there are in Singapore on any given day and, chances are, he will be able to give the right […]
SINGAPORE – Unlike many hawkers who have been badly hit by the dine-in ban, Mr Jason Huang did not experience a drop in the number of orders he receives. The […]
SINGAPORE – Despite being on four food delivery platforms, Mr Tan Hock Soon receives only two to three online orders each day. Since Covid-19 hit Singapore last year, business has […]
SINGAPORE – As the number of Covid-19 cases in Bukit Merah View Market and Food Centre climbed, Mr Koh Tong Khoon sensed bad news was coming. The Mookata Eating House […]
When it comes to money, one of life’s biggest contradictions is that people on high salaries may not be very savvy when it comes to managing their own money. Perhaps […]
(BLOOMBERG) – Alla Witte’s plans for a new career as a computer programmer included helping clients make enough money to see the world. The Russian was in her late 40s […]
(NYTIMES) – The pandemic swept many people into uncharted financial territory. Whether your bank account bulged or dwindled during the long months of lockdown, now is the time to take […]
(BLOOMBERG) – At a gala dinner in Shanghai, Mr William Li, the founder of Chinese electric carmaker Nio, can barely move forward in the buffet queue before being stopped for […]
(NYTIMES) – As Covid-19 vaccinations spread, the stock market has been generating fabulous returns. Many of the economic numbers have been nearly as impressive. If you have held on to […]
SINGAPORE – DBS Bank has given refunds to all customers affected by a payment processing glitch, which charged them twice for transactions made with credit and debit cards. Singapore’s largest […]
SINGAPORE – The police are investigating 219 males and 92 females, age between 16 and 84, for suspected involvement in 866 reported cases of scams where victims lost more than $8.2 million. […]
Good morning! Here are our top stories to kick-start your Saturday, June 19. Cautious reopening will give S’pore time to get more people vaccinated: Covid-19 task force Vaccination rates are […]
SINGAPORE – Smaller households – in terms of fewer members – are on the rise. More are staying in condominiums; although for private properties overall, large variations continue to exist […]
