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Not just fun and games: How mobile games have become big business
Singapore
Singapore must prepare for slower growth at higher costs: MAS
ASEAN Business
Berjaya founder Vincent Tan denies casino plan in Malaysia’s Forest City
Opinion & Features
PERSPECTIVE
Indonesia spices up the global interest rate debate
Companies & Markets
Seatrium unit to fully redeem S$500 million worth of floating-rate bonds early
Singapore
Singapore’s growth should strengthen to ‘around potential rate’, output gap to close by end-2024: MAS
ASEAN Business
Vietnam tycoon appeals against US$27 billion fraud death sentence
Global Enterprise
HSBC’s private bank shuts independent asset management business in HK, Singapore
Tech in Asia
High Court dismisses bid by co-founder and CTO to liquidate Cake Group
Podcasts
PropertyBT: Making sense of residential property taxes (Ep 30)
BREAKING NEWS
International
Musk visits China as Tesla seeks self-driving technology rollout
Wealth
AI boom’s secret winners? The companies expected to power it
Companies & Markets
CURRENCIES
Yen tumbles to 34-year low; US dollar gains after inflation data
Wealth
Widowed before 40 and coping with the financial consequences
Property
London's Canary Wharf sees £1.2b slashed from property values
Property
Commercial real estate debt is back with 170% jump in sales
Companies & Markets
Fed repricing gives rise to new equities playbook in Asia
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Financial Results
CapitaLand Investment posts total revenue of S$650 million for Q1
Porsche posts Q1 profit drop on ramp-up costs
HCA beats first-quarter profit estimates on higher patient admissions
Inflation
Central banks will probably only cut half as much as they hiked
US consumer sentiment falls as inflation expectations climb
Japanese yen slides back towards 34-year low after brief spike
Cryptocurrencies
Rescue pup to meme star: the real-life ‘Dogecoin’ dog
Crypto firm sues SEC to fend off oversight of Ethereum
Hong Kong spot crypto ETFs to start trading next week
Covid-19
Covid-19 lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide: study
Travel refund-related complaints in Singapore spiked last year amid pandemic, says Case
COMMENTARY
To stay fighting fit in the ring, Singapore gyms need new workout regimes
Interest Rates
S-Reits falter as investors weigh possibility of zero rate cuts in 2024
Central banks will probably only cut half as much as they hiked
Fed’s preferred core inflation gauge rose at a brisk pace in March
Electric Vehicles
Musk visits China as Tesla seeks self-driving technology rollout
Huawei’s smart car tech offers automakers route to China sales
Tesla’s plan for affordable cars takes page from Detroit rivals
Canada
IBM plots US$730 million expansion of Canadian semiconductor site
Homebuyers shun new real estate in Vancouver, hurting builders
Honda to spend US$11 billion on EV strategy in Canada
Climate Change
Is Jurong Island’s carbon test bed too small and conservative? A*Star institute head thinks not
Thai power demand hits record as extreme heat prompts warnings
Pricey coffee is here to stay as hoarding, heat hit Vietnam supply
Currencies
CURRENCIES
Yen tumbles to 34-year low; US dollar gains after inflation data
PERSPECTIVE
Indonesia spices up the global interest rate debate
Greenback recovers from PMI slump, yen closes in on 155 per dollar
Semiconductors
Beijing city to subsidise domestic AI chips, targets self-reliance by 2027
Huawei’s new phone sports latest version of made-in-China chip
Semiconductor unicorn Silicon Box vows to avoid geopolitical mire
Housing
Hong Kong home prices rise for first time in 11 months after curbs scrapped
Homebuyers shun new real estate in Vancouver, hurting builders
US pending home sales jump in March to hit highest in the year
M&A
DigitalBridge-backed Vantage said to weigh Hong Kong data centres sale
AirAsia discloses new listing plans under RM6.8 billion units merger
BHP targets Anglo American in bid valuing miner at US$39 billion
Bonds
Seatrium unit to fully redeem S$500 million worth of floating-rate bonds early
China central bank flags bond investment risks to some financial institutions: sources
Keppel prices 70 million euros of floating-rate notes due 2031
Sustainability
COMPANY OF GOOD
What is corporate purpose?
Is Jurong Island’s carbon test bed too small and conservative? A*Star institute head thinks not
The great Singapore cookout: More F&B businesses expanding overseas
Oil Prices
Oil settles higher as weak US economic growth offset by supply concerns
Oil settles lower as US business activity cools, concerns over Middle East ease
Oil rises as dollar slips, focus shifts to economic data
US Federal Reserve
Fed repricing gives rise to new equities playbook in Asia
S-Reits falter as investors weigh possibility of zero rate cuts in 2024
Central banks will probably only cut half as much as they hiked
Opec
Oil settles higher as weak US economic growth offset by supply concerns
Oil rises as dollar slips, focus shifts to economic data
Oil futures fall as fears of a wider Middle East war fade
Russia
Sri Lanka to hand management of China-built airport to India, Russia companies
Russian bought S$88m of gold from dealer in Changi to launder funds for Ukraine invasion
China’s exports to Russia slump amid US threat of war sanctions
Metals
Gold prices set for weekly decline ahead of US inflation data
India's Vedanta misses Q4 profit estimates on lower prices
Gold trades in tight range as market focuses on US economic data
Yen
Japanese yen slides back towards 34-year low after brief spike
Weak yen pressures Bank of Japan’s interest rate decision
US dollar briefly falls versus yen after GDP data
Malaysia
Laid-back vibe, stunning beaches, rich cuisine and low cost of living lure more expat retirees to Malaysia
Berjaya founder Vincent Tan denies casino plan in Malaysia’s Forest City
Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir facing anti-graft probe in a case involving his sons
7-eleven
Japan’s 7-Eleven convenience chain targets aggressive global growth
Seven & i to list supermarket unit Ito-Yokado, Kyodo reports
7-Eleven is testing a bigger convenience store with more stuff on shelves
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Yen tumbles to 34-year low; US dollar gains after inflation data
Companies & Markets
Fed repricing gives rise to new equities playbook in Asia
Companies & Markets
Dasin Retail Trust’s creditor to repossess director’s properties over loan default
ESG
Is Jurong Island’s carbon test bed too small and conservative? A*Star institute head thinks not
Companies & Markets
Tech rally propels emerging stocks to best week since July
Companies & Markets
Bank of Singapore takes action against employees for misusing medical benefits
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Opinion & Features
As COP29 planning begins, reforms needed to fulfil Paris ambition
Andrew Hammond
Opinion & Features
Markets are embracing India’s Modi for what he won’t do
Andy Mukherjee
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