LOS ANGELES (BLOOMBERG) – Walt Disney Co investors, like its customers, love a good story, and they got one when the entertainment giant reported better-than-expected quarterly results and a surge […]
STOCKHOLM (REUTERS) – As Klarna’s billionaire founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski prepares to stage one of the biggest-ever European fintech company listings, a feast of capitalism, he credits an unlikely backer for […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Two Federal Reserve officials said on Monday that the United States economy is growing rapidly and that while the labour market still has room for improvement, […]
SINGAPORE – National Day is a celebration that brings together Singaporeans of every stripe and colour but each community also celebrates its own festivals throughout the year and adds colour […]
(BLOOMBERG) – The demand for popular designer handbags is very strong even though people are staying home more these days. Sales of Louis Vuitton handbags and the easing of coronavirus […]
SINGAPORE – The Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino reopened on Thursday (Aug 5), following a two-week closure after a Covid-19 infection cluster was traced to it on July 21. MBS said […]
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Singapore may not compete for gold in many Olympic events, but the city-state is emerging as a force in a different kind of sport: mobile and video […]
SINGAPORE – Workers here can soon pick up new knowledge and skills on their jobs and get a university degree for their efforts. This alternative route offered by the Singapore Institute of […]
SINGAPORE – Phylogenetic testing compares different virus genomes and helps scientists deduce the index case of a Covid-19 cluster. In the case of the Jurong Fishery Port cluster, the authorities were […]
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Standard Chartered reported a higher than expected 57 per cent jump in first-half profit and US$350 million (S$472.9 million) worth of shareholder payouts, but a fall […]
(BLOOMBERG) – JPMorgan Chase & Co, which rattled employees earlier this year by ordering them to save work-related messages on their personal phones, said regulators have been asking questions about […]
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The board of Kitchen Culture Holdings lodged a report on Friday (July 30)with the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) in relation to “suspected payroll irregularities” concerning two […]
(NYTIMES) – For Ms Mona Janochoski, a chemist who ran a laboratory, working from home during the coronavirus pandemic was the deciding factor. It was the first time in her […]
SEATTLE (BLOOMBERG) – Amazon.com emerged as the essential store for homebound shoppers during the coronavirus pandemic, propelling its sales and profits to new highs. Now, the rush online is slowing down […]
SINGAPORE – The Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) has called for efforts to tackle various forms of gender-based discrimination against pregnant women, single parents, women with disabilities, […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Robinhood Markets, the owner of the trading app which emerged as the go-to destination for retail investors speculating on this year’s ‘meme’ stock trading frenzy, raised […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Facebook on Wednesday (July 28) reported its profit doubled in the recently ended quarter as digital advertising surged, but warned of cooler growth in the months […]
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday (July 28) and said it would continue buying large quantities of government debt, but suggested that it could […]
SINGAPORE – The cluster of Covid-19 cases linked to KTV lounges involves fewer than 50 foreign hostesses with valid work passes, all of which were approved before last year, Manpower […]
SINGAPORE – Four men were charged in court on Wednesday (July 28) over their involvement in a Telegram group containing leaked sexual videos and images of women. The Telegram group, […]
