Singaporeans expect headline inflation to rise to 2.2% for year ahead: poll
HEADLINE inflation expectations rose to 2.2 per cent in December's poll from 1.9 per cent in September, according to...
BT Money Hacks: Protecting your digital financial assets (Ep 88)
This week's episode looks at how you can make the most out of your digital assets while making sure they stay safe...
BT Money Hacks: Protecting your digital financial assets (Ep 88)
This week's episode looks at how you can make the most out of your digital assets while making sure they stay safe...
Broker's take: DBS says Wilmar deserves a higher valuation multiple than CPO peers
DBS Group Research on Thursday said Wilmar International deserves a higher valuation multiple than its crude palm...
Biden's inauguration a restoration of American democracy
SUBSCRIBERSPRESIDENT Joe Biden took command of the US on Wednesday, vowing to save the union from the threats of a pandemic and...
Hot stock: Oceanus shares surge 8.2%, prompting SGX query
SHARES of watch-listed Oceanus Group surged 8.2 per cent since market opening to a record high of 5.3 Singapore...
Penguin chairman, MD in tie up with Dymon Asia fund to take firm private
PENGUIN International on Thursday said a consortium comprising its executive chairman, managing director and a Dymon...
Asean IPO proceeds treble in Q4 2020 on larger deals: EY
PROCEEDS from initial public offerings (IPOs) in Asean rose significantly in the fourth quarter of 2020, though the...
BREAKING NEWS
Europe: Stocks extend gains on Biden bounce
[LONDON] European stock markets rose at the start of trading onThursday, extending a bounce on the back of Joe Biden...
38 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including four in the community
[SINGAPORE] There were 38 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of noon on Thursday (Jan 21), taking Singapore's total...
Hong Kong: Stocks close lower
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks ended slightly lower on Thursday as profit-takers moved in after five days of gains...
Bank of Japan leaves interest rates unchanged amid gloomy outlook
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan left its main policy unchanged after forecasting the economy will regain more lost growth...
Seoul: Shares extend gains on strong export data, Wall St boost
[SEOUL] South Korean shares extended gains to a third straight session on Thursday, tracking a record close in Wall...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
MNCs eye local market hires, instead of expat pool, to drive strategic growth in S-E Asia
SUBSCRIBERSMORE multinational corporations (MNCs) are increasingly turning to the local market, instead of the top expatriate...
On-the-ground intel gave Trafigura a banner year in 2020 amid Covid-19
SUBSCRIBERSCOMMODITIES-trading giant Trafigura's presence in China provided crucial heads-up on the demand and supply oil...
Gaming revenue at Genting Singapore bouncing back on domestic market demand
SUBSCRIBERSSINGAPORE'S gaming sector is far from its pre-pandemic levels - but the bloodshed that analysts had feared last year...
LIFESTYLE
Charting the way forward for Putien
AT 13, while most of his peers were running across soccer fields, Fong Chak Ka was doing a different sort of running...
New year, new challenges? Some say: 'Bring it on'
IT'S the new year - a time for making resolutions and getting a fresh start. There's no time like now to move out of...
Hybrid bar food at Sake Labo
WE learned a new word the other day: japas. It's not as catchy as 'tapas', nor as straightforward as 'Japan'. It's a...
ASEAN BUSINESS
Asean IPO proceeds treble in Q4 2020 on larger deals: EY
PROCEEDS from initial public offerings (IPOs) in Asean rose significantly in the fourth quarter of 2020, though the...
GARAGE
World's rich fled Alibaba after monopoly probe: Citi
[HONG KONG] Wealthy investors rushed to offload stock in Alibaba Group Holding after China began an investigation...
STOCKS
Europe: Stocks extend gains on Biden bounce
[LONDON] European stock markets rose at the start of trading onThursday, extending a bounce on the back of Joe Biden...
Hong Kong: Stocks close lower
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks ended slightly lower on Thursday as profit-takers moved in after five days of gains...
Seoul: Shares extend gains on strong export data, Wall St boost
[SEOUL] South Korean shares extended gains to a third straight session on Thursday, tracking a record close in Wall...
Australia: Shares end at 11-month high as jobs data fans optimism
[SYDNEY] Australian shares finished at their highest in 11 months on Thursday as strong employment data instilled...
Tokyo: Nikkei closes at 30-year high as Biden inauguration sparks optimism
[TOKYO] Japanese shares hit their highest close in 30 years, taking cues from solid overnight performances on Wall...
Asia: Stocks see healthy gains with Biden presidency
[HONG KONG] Asian markets welcomed Joe Biden's first day as US president with broad gains Thursday as investors look...
BT WEEKLY
The lottery effect - fair or foul?
SUBSCRIBERSTHIS WEEK'S TOPIC: How should higher-end HDB flats in prime locations be priced? What issues, if any, are there in...
Civmec awaits bonanza from commodity rush, defence spending, infrastructure
SUBSCRIBERSAUSTRALIAN engineering firm Civmec, one of the Singapore Exchange's "OSV (offshore supply vessel) plays", was not...
Laid off during crisis, she went on to found a company worth S$8m
SUBSCRIBERSAT the height of her career, Shi Ru Xin was retrenched as a result of the global financial crisis of 2008. About 100...
Digitise services to meet client's expectations
BUSINESS-to-business (B2B) customers are increasingly expecting a business-to-consumer (B2C) experience, said...
Why are some mutual funds changing into ETFs?
IN the contest between mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), investors have been voting with their wallets...
10 sparkling wines for leaving 2020 behind
IT'S been a dismal year, but let's look at the bright side: It's nearly over. Forget about what 2020 deserves. We...
Rethinking mental health: wellness startups and apps on the upswing
A year of lockdowns, remote working and prolonged periods of physical distancing has driven consumers' demand for...
Why spotting "hidden influencers" at work matters
SUBSCRIBERSWHEN one thinks of influencers these days, it is usually in a less-than-flattering light. Often dismissed as jobless...
New year, new challenges? Some say: 'Bring it on'
IT'S the new year - a time for making resolutions and getting a fresh start. There's no time like now to move out of...
FOCUS
38 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, including four in the community
[SINGAPORE] There were 38 new coronavirus cases confirmed as of noon on Thursday (Jan 21), taking Singapore's total...
HSBC, Maybank's insurance venture among bidders for AXA Singapore: sources
[SINGAPORE] HSBC Holdings and Malayan Banking's insurance venture are among shortlisted bidders for AXA's business...
Singapore boutique hotels tap on buoyant market to offload
SUBSCRIBERSBOUTIQUE hotel owners are perking up at active property buying in Singapore, as the Covid-19 pandemic crushed the...
SkillsFuture Month 2020
THIS year's SkillsFuture Month, taking place during the Covid-19 pandemic, will feature a series of mostly virtual...
THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
Greening architecture
SUBSCRIBERSPATRICK Bellew - or his firm Atelier Ten - may not quite be household names here but their projects in Singapore...
Sparking a Revolut-ion
SUBSCRIBERSMOST startup founders wax lyrical about why they became an entrepreneur, but Nikolay Storonsky is a man of few words...
It's all in the jeans
SUBSCRIBERSON HIS previous business trips to Singapore, Nuholt Huisamen, then managing director for Levi Strauss & Co's...
Hospitality romantic
SUBSCRIBERSALAN Watts glimpses light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel. As the president, Asia-Pacific, at Hilton, he has...
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