COMPANIES in Singapore reduced their spending on software needed to run their networks and storage systems last year with the market being worth about US$130 million.
(TAIPEI) Acer Inc, the world's No 2 computer vendor, said that stronger- than-expected sales of its Google Inc Android phone, Liquid, have led to a shortage of the device.
(NEW YORK) Borrowers looking to make energy upgrades in their homes that will lower utility bills, along with their environmental impact, may soon find additional options available to them.
(HONG KONG) The Hong Kong property market has risen too fast and buyers must look out for a bubble, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd's executive director Justin Chiu said.
WHEN fund manager and entrepreneur Moe Ibrahim came to Singapore to research distressed Asian debt opportunities in 1999, he summed up the landscape for his then employer Lazard in one word: 'Phenomenal'.
HEDGE funds have historically been synonymous with high returns and high risks, with many of them shrouded in mystery in terms of how they generated their stellar returns.
AMID the general optimism over equities in Asia and the emerging markets, strategists at Barclays Wealth have sounded a note of caution over valuations in Asia. This runs counter to the consensus view that Asian growth is set to outstrip that of developed economies - a point that isn't in dispute - and that market weakness is a buying opportunity.
MOST Ferrari models have a concise three-digit designation, with the occasional suffix for emphasis. In the case of the Ferrari 599, there are two - GTB Fiorano. Now, a mid-life update has now given it a third.
