Don’t invest your emergency fund
A couple of years ago, the high-yield savings market was hot – at least to millennials. Internet-only banks entered the market and drove up annual percentage yields to above 2 […]
China Medical System (0867.HK) Acquires a Dermatology Specialty Company: A Tough Player the Race
HONG KONG, Feb 5, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – On February 1, China Medical System (0867.HK) announced that its subsidiary had acquired Luqa Ventures Co., Limited (“Luqa”), a dermatology specialty […]
GameStop unraveling quickens, pushing weekly collapse past 80%
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – GameStop capped another day of heavy losses on Thursday (Feb 4), pushing its collapse past 80 per cent this week as retail traders flocked to other […]
US stocks stage partial rebound from rout
NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks staged a partial rebound on Thursday (Jan 28) from the prior session’s rout following mixed economic data as shares of GameStop and others […]
GameStop market value soars past $13 billion after Elon Musk tweet
NEW YORK (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) – Amateur investors piled further into niche stocks on Tuesday (Jan 26), sending professional short sellers scrambling to cover losing bets, with GameStop skyrocketing for a fourth […]
UK Advertising spend to recover faster than key international markets in 2021
LONDON, Jan 26, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – The latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report expects the UK’s ad market to grow by 15.2% this year, an upgrade of 0.8 percentage […]
Bit.com to Launch Industry’s First BCH Options
SINGAPORE, Jan 20, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Bit.com, the secure and high-performance derivatives exchange by Matrixport, will be launching Bitcoin Cash (BCH) perpetual swaps and options. BCH options trading […]
Japan Datacenters: Market Insights 2021
Japan, Jan 11, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Want to learn how Japanese datacenters are reshaping the country’s economy? W.Media is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, 20th January, 10:30-12PM (GMT+9) […]
Singapore kept IPO flow steady last year despite pandemic-driven market volatility: PwC
SINGAPORE – In a year ravaged by a recession and wild swings in financial markets, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) managed to bring in as many new companies to list here […]
4 property trends to watch in 2021
Singapore’s property market witnessed a roller-coaster ride over the past year. Home sales plunged to historical lows during the April and May circuit breaker period. But at the end of […]
82 HDB resale flats sold for at least $1m in 2020 as overall prices, sales rise: SRX
SINGAPORE – The number of Housing Board (HDB) resale flats sold for at least $1 million hit a new high last year amid a strong showing by the market despite […]
Bitcoin falls, bringing dizzying rally to a halt
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Bitcoin fizzled in trading on Monday (Jan 4) as the famously volatile cryptocurrency pulled back after a spectacular new-year rally. Prices fell as much as 17 […]
Market volatility, giant valuations prompt warnings of IPO bubble
NEW YORK • The initial public offering (IPO) market is manic. Stocks have not been this expensive since the dot.com era. The Nasdaq 100 has doubled in two years, leaving […]
Algorima, a Korean AI-focused education company executes MOU with Inganam
Seoul, Korea – Algorima, an AI-focused education company, and Inganam, a human sciences education company, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This will secure future opportunities for Korean startups […]
No swift recovery in 2021, but Singapore job market on the mend
SINGAPORE – Hopes for a better 2021 are aplenty, but recovery for the labour market is likely to be protracted, experts say. Although the latest quarterly labour market data released […]
Amm Global Institute leads digital transformation in radio broadcasting industry in SE Europe
Zagreb, Croatia, Dec 25, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Croatian Amm Global Institute organized for the first time at Zagreb’s Hotel Esplanade the first ‘Croatia media congress’ involving all key […]
Oil price falls on fears of Covid-19 mutation
NEW YORK • Oil fell to less than US$48 a barrel in Asian trading – after posting a seventh weekly gain – on concern a Covid-19 mutation discovered in Britain […]
How Covid-19 pushed the property market to adapt
During the worst phase of the pandemic, many people wondered if the property market would come to a screeching halt and result in the greatest fall in prices since the […]
NEC Holds No.1 Position for 6 Years in a Row as Worldwide Leader in the Small and Medium-Sized Business Call Control (PBX-IP PBX) Market
TOKYO, Dec 17, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – NEC, a global leader in Communications & IT solutions, today announced that it now, for six years in a row, is recognized […]
Number of HDB resale flats sold for at least $1m hits new high; 72 in first 11 months of 2020
SINGAPORE – The number of Housing Board (HDB) resale flats sold for $1 million or more each has hit a new high, following 13 transactions done in November, according to […]