Singaporeans, are you happy?
IN 2019, TEDxSingapore held a conference to examine the happiness of Singaporeans. It conducted a straw poll among...
All at sea: Stranded ship crews are shipping's hidden Covid crisis
Gus, an Egyptian national, has been stuck at sea for longer than 12 months and just wants to go home. Back ashore,...
From lemak to laut
HUNGER may be the best sauce, but in the case of a certain new nasi lemak shop in town, controversy is the new umami...
Finding that sweet spot
RESEARCH and commercialisation are often seen as separate processes, with scientists handing their findings off to...
BREAKING NEWS
AnAn International unit to take majority stake in French heating system installer
A SUBSIDIARY of Mainboard-listed fuel oil trader AnAn International will take a 70 per cent stake in a French energy...
Sincap looking for new CFO and audit committee chairman, board tells bourse
CATALIST-LISTED Sincap Group does not know of any undisclosed concerns that should be brought to shareholders'...
Citadel Securities doubled profit as dominance grew in wild 2020
[NEW YORK] In the last week of March, with the Covid-19 pandemic upending lives and markets, Ken Griffin started...
Boeing 737 MAX could get EU clearance 'by year's end'
[PARIS] Boeing's troubled 737 MAX airliner, grounded for 18 months after two deadly accidents, could receive...
Police probe New Silkroutes over possible Securities and Futures Act breach
MAINBOARD-LISTED health-care provider New Silkroutes Group has been told to hand over information and papers for a...
An oasis of calm
WHEN the world outside is in a state of topsy-turvy, there is nothing like being in a home which exudes a sense of...
Caring for your mind and body
You've heard about foot reflexology, but what about head reflexology? Scalp and hair treatment centre Vesure Hair...
Corporate cost-cutting taking the sweet out of mooncakes
THE upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival will not be as sweet for mooncake sellers as previous years, with corporate sales...
Higher gold prices no boon for pawnbrokers
GOLD prices hit an all-time high of US$2,000 an ounce in August, and pawnbrokers report a trend of people trying to...
What impact will US elections have on the stock market?
GLOBAL stock market performance from here to the end of the year will be heavily influenced by the US elections in...
The income edge in the stock market
I HAVE a simple rule about investing. I put any cash that I don't need for at least the next five years into the...
Porsche Taycan 4S: A true blue Porsche
WITH 4S, Turbo and Turbo S variants of the Taycan ready for launch in Singapore next Tuesday (and customer test...
Should cholesterol-lowering medication be started in the young?
WHILE the general perception is that strokes only occur in the elderly, over the years, there has been a gradual...
OCBC's shift from offshore exposure to sustainable financing no less challenging
WITH the recent slashing of OCBC's exposure to the offshore support vessels (OSV) sector, the question is whether...
Weak travel demand aside, SIA has major problems to fix
THE pain being felt by the aviation sector is global, and Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its top brass should not be...
Temasek's enhanced stake may fortify minority shareholders' faith in Sembmarine
IT IS hard not to feel pity for shareholders of Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine).
Analysts keep faith with UOB's organic wealth management play
AMONG the Singapore banks, UOB is generally seen to be more conservative in its wealth management (WM) pursuits,...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
ASEAN BUSINESS
Indonesia's Covid-19 situation underscores its dependence on vaccine, says Control Risks
EVEN as large-scale social restrictions in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, were recently tightened, this is unlikely...
GARAGE
TikTok tells Australia government it will make source code available for inspection
[SYDNEY] TikTok has told an Australian government committee that it will allow government officials to review its...
STOCKS
Evergrande gets Hong Kong exchange nod to spin off management unit
[HONG KONG] China Evergrande Group won approval from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to spin off its property...
US: S&P 500, Dow extend longest losing spree in a year
[BENGALURU] The S&P 500 and the Dow opened lower on Friday, extending their longest losing spree in a year as...
Wall Street prepares systems for election night trading surge
[NEW YORK] On Wall Street, it's considered a rite of passage to spend election night at your desk, teeing up orders...
STI closes higher as factory output soars
SINGAPORE shares were pushed into positive territory on Friday, following a surprising set of industrial production...
Malaysia: Shares close higher on Friday
MALAYSIA share prices closed higher on Friday, with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index up 8.34...
Hong Kong: Stocks finish week with another loss
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong shares finished a tough week with another loss Friday as traders are spooked by rising virus...
BT WEEKLY
CCT: Merger with CMT is between two equals, not a takeover
CAPITALAND Commercial Trust (CCT) unitholders have had gripes about the terms of its proposed merger with CapitaLand...
FOCUS
China says annual production capacity of virus vaccine to reach 610m
[BEIJING] China's Covid-19 vaccine development programme is in a "leading position" and Beijing expects annual...
Open banking APIs a bigger threat to Singapore banks than digital entrants: DBS Research
THE addressable loan market for Singapore's upcoming digital banks is estimated to be worth S$220 to S$243 billion,...
Sentosa Cove bungalow buying revs up
ACTIVITY in the bungalow market on Sentosa Cove has revved up in the past few months on the back of several demand...
Equipping workers with digital skills for a new future: SkillsFuture Forum 2020 panel
Q: Singapore has been looking at reskilling and retraining for a long time. What's really different this time with...
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