WASHINGTON (AFP) – US interest rates may have to increase “somewhat” to keep a lid on inflation if President Joe Biden’s latest spending proposals are enacted and the economy heats […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – The Nasdaq ended sharply lower on Tuesday (May 4) as investors dumped megacap growth stocks to seek shelter in more defensive parts of the market, amid […]
SINGAPORE – The world’s first real-time payment system between Singapore and Thailand is a key milestone in the journey towards a fully paperless and cashless economy, which will lower the […]
SINGAPORE – Since February, Mr Joseph Goh has not had a good night’s sleep. Noise from the construction work right outside his apartment frequently startles his newborn son, waking the […]
Tokyo, JAPAN / SEAPRWire / Tech shares soared as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Investors will be closely monitoring the tech sector and C-suite Tech executives will be looking to […]
SINGAPORE – The Istana Open House event next Thursday (May 13) will be cancelled due to the worsening Covid-19 situation. The event has been cancelled due to the latest call […]
SINGAPORE – An e-scooter rider pleaded guilty on Tuesday (May 4) to causing the death of an elderly cyclist in a 2019 accident. Malaysian Hung Kee Boon, 22, had faced […]
SINGAPORE – A total of 26 public places visited by Covid-19 patients linked to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) cluster have undergone deep cleaning and disinfection. Officers from the […]
SINGAPORE – United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin will participate in the annual Shangri-La Dialogue from June 4 to 5 and speak on the US’ Indo-Pacific strategy, the Pentagon […]
SINGAPORE – Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has stopped admitting new patients from Tuesday (May 4). The hospital is fighting to contain a growing Covid-19 cluster with 35 linked patients as […]
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – The semiconductor shortage has slashed vehicle production so much that rental-car companies can’t get the new cars they need, so they have resorted to buying used […]
SINGAPORE (REUTERS) – Cryptocurrency ether extended gains to another record peak on Tuesday (May 4), after breaking above US$3,000 (S$3,988) for the first time a day earlier as investors bet […]
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – For years, perhaps the biggest question that investment guru Warren Buffett has faced is who is in line to replace him as chief executive of Berkshire […]
OAKLAND, California (REUTERS) – The chief executive of “Fortnite” creator Epic Games testified on Monday (May 3) that he knew he was breaking Apple’s App Store rules by putting Epic’s […]
BENGALURU (REUTERS) – Payments firm Flywire on Monday (May 3) made its paperwork for a US listing public and revealed a 38 per cent surge in revenue in the latest […]
SINGAPORE – Thirteen people, aged between 21 and 33, are being investigated for breaching Covid-19 safe distancing rules. The police said in a statement on Monday (May 3) that they […]
SINGAPORE – As the number of Covid-19 cases in the community surged over the past week, at least one public hospital has been lax with regard to visitors to its […]
SINGAPORE – The former chief strategy officer and head of investor relations of Sabana Real Estate Investment Management was fined $8,000 on Monday (May 3) for harassment. Tay Chiew Sheng, […]
SINGAPORE – Police are investigating local activist Gilbert Goh for carrying out a public assembly without a permit. Last Saturday (May 1), Mr Goh posted a picture on his Facebook page […]
SINGAPORE – A Singaporean teenager has been charged in court after threatening to kill football player Neal Maupay who is a forward with Brighton in the English Premier League. The court […]
