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AS Greece headed for fresh elections and a possible exit from the eurozone, European leaders were preparing protect to other vulnerable nations from contagion.
Companies
SOFT commodities were perhaps a little too limp in the March quarter as weak soybean crushing margins and seasonal factors led to a set of lacklustre earnings for the commodities sector.
Singapore
SINGAPORE developer Frasers Centrepoint's Australian arm will be launching a residential development in Sydney this week.
Economy Watch
[LONDON] A huge change in the Bank of England's remit has thrown open the race for a successor to governor Mervyn King, leading to one critique that no one but a"superhuman" need apply.
Malaysia
A UNIT of Taiwanese state-run oil refiner CPC Corporation could lead a consortium of 14 Taiwanese oil companies to invest US$14 billion in projects in Malaysia's oil hub of Pengerang in southern Johor state.
China
[BEIJING] Foreign direct investment in China fell for a sixth month in April, the longest stretch of declines since the global financial crisis, amid renewed turmoil in financial markets.
India
[MUMBAI] Indian authorities are investigating top mobile phone carrier Bharti Airtel under provisions of the country's money laundering and foreign exchange rules, a minister said yesterday, sending its shares down as much as 5.1 per cent.
World
[PARIS] Francois Hollande was sworn in as president of France yesterday with a solemn vow to find a new growth-led strategy to end the debt crisis threatening to unravel the eurozone.
Focus
RAJAN Bharvani, the founder, chairman and managing director of trading company Tionale Pte Ltd, is used to living with risk.
Transport Hub
[DALLAS] Boeing Co has said that a wait of more than three years to deliver new 777 jets is crimping sales of the wide-body aircraft, which has become airlines' top choice for international flights.
Editorial & Opinion
FOR a banker to be talking at a time like this about the need to gear up or "leverage" his institution's lending by a large quantum sounds almost obscene, given the orgy of over-lending that led to the global financial crisis and the forced deleveraging that has been going on ever since as a consequence.
Arts
NINETEENTH Century German composer Richard Wagner's operas are not for the casual listener. And certainly not for the time-strapped - the Ring Cycle is performed over 4 days, spread out over a week.
Dining
WHAT do you get when you cross a Japanese steakhouse with an American diner? Masa Steak and Hamburg, it seems.
Wellness
EVEN if you aren't technically in the high-risk category for stroke - having high-blood pressure or being overweight, for example - the risk of stroke is still present.
BizIT
THAILAND is set to pip Singapore to the No 2 spot in information technology (IT) spending in South-east Asia this year, after a two-year hiatus.
Young Investor
A HAMMER, harami cross, shooting star, hanging man, and dark cloud cover - these are just some of the more colourful terms a technical analyst may use.
Executive Money
MANY people have recently come to fear the use of the words "China" and "credit" in the same sentence, arguing that they should be followed by the...
Property
AFTER declining for four consecutive quarters, the Redas-NUS Real Estate Sentiment Index (composite) increased in the first quarter of this year to 4.6, buoyed by recent...
Raffles Conversation
TATA Communications is a big name in its home country of India, but on the global scene, it is very much still the new kid on the block. Originally started back in 1986...
Views From the Top
Do you agree that rising COE prices are affecting individuals and businesses adversely? Can the problems be solved by tweaking COE and vehicle-growth policy, or does...
