STB warns against high redemption fees for SingapoRediscovers Vouchers
THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has said it will monitor the commission rates charged by the booking platforms...
BT Mark To Market: Investors shouldn't ignore the underperforming Singapore market (Ep 1)
BT's senior correspondent Ben Paul talks about what’s driving stock markets around the world in the wake of the...
BT Mark To Market: Investors shouldn't ignore the underperforming Singapore market (Ep 1)
BT's senior correspondent Ben Paul talks about what’s driving stock markets around the world in the wake of the...
Sharp rebound in 2021 won't take economy to pre-Covid levels: MTI
THE Singapore economy is tipped to rebound sharply next year, on the low base from the ongoing recession.
Headline, core inflation down in Oct after marginal increases
SINGAPORE'S headline and core inflation both took a surprise deflationary turn in October to -0.2 per cent, after...
Q3 total merchandise trade shrinks; full-year forecast upgraded
SINGAPORE'S authorities on Monday upgraded their full-year projection for total merchandise trade and non-oil...
Hyflux JMs seek parties keen to take part in firm's revamp
THE judicial managers of Hyflux and its unit Hydrochem (S) Pte Ltd are inviting expressions of interest (EOI) from...
A third of home loan borrowers face repayment challenges: poll
COVID-19 was a setback for Singaporeans' financial health, impacting their ability to pay their housing loans and...
BREAKING NEWS
Wealthy Europeans join Spac club in record year for listings
[WASHINGTON] The allure of blank cheque companies is spreading beyond the US, with a host of European business...
Qatar identified parents of dumped baby in airport scandal
[DOHA] Qatar said Monday it had identified the parents of a baby girl dumped at its airport, an incident that...
US business activity expands most since 2015, IHS Markit says
[WASHINGTON] US business activity powered ahead in November at the fastest pace since March 2015, with stronger...
Credit Agricole offers US$875m for Credito Valtellinese
[PARIS] French lender Credit Agricole offered to buy Italy's Credito Valtellinese for about US$875 million in cash...
GM must recall 5.9m vehicles for air bag issue, says safety agency
[WASHINGTON] General Motors must recall 5.9 million vehicles with Takata air bag inflators after a US safety agency...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Sharp rebound in 2021 won't take economy to pre-Covid levels: MTI
THE Singapore economy is tipped to rebound sharply next year, on the low base from the ongoing recession.
STB warns against high redemption fees for SingapoRediscovers Vouchers
THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has said it will monitor the commission rates charged by the booking platforms...
Virtual events pose monetisation challenge for MICE industry
WITH virtual and hybrid events serving as the meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) industry's...
LIFESTYLE
Pushing forward in uncertain times
LIKE most people, Jaelle Ang, CEO of co-working space The Great Room, had great plans for 2020. "This was meant to...
Art returns with a vengeance
GUILLAUME Levy-Lambert has a story to tell. Amid the pandemic, a married couple with two children visited his Art...
Freestyle cooking at Hathaway
AS a name, Hathaway will mean little to you unless you're also named Anne and own a tight-fitting leather catsuit....
ASEAN BUSINESS
Asean can afford larger budget deficits, public debt levels without causing instability
South-east Asia's external position is solid enough to sustain a prolonged expansionary fiscal stance, says ANZ...
GARAGE
SGX-backed iSTOX to set up digital securities exchange in Chongqing
SINGAPORE Exchange-backed security token platform iSTOX signed a strategic agreement with the Chongqing Monetary...
STOCKS
US: Wall St opens higher as vaccine progress fuels recovery hopes
[NEW YORK] Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday as hopes that the first Covid-19 vaccine could be...
STI up 1.27% as economic data show signs of recovery
SINGAPORE shares ended in positive territory on Monday as economic data provided a glimpse of recovery in 2021.
Malaysia: Shares close higher on Monday
MALAYSIA share prices closed higher on Monday with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index up 3.73...
Europe: Stocks advance on vaccine news
[LONDON] European stock markets opened firmer on Monday, buoyed as positive news on another coronavirus vaccine...
Hong Kong: Shares finish higher
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks finished higher on Monday on hopes for a coronavirus vaccine being rolled out as soon...
Seoul: Shares close at record high as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix surge
[SEOUL] South Korean shares closed at a record high on Monday, as heavyweights Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix...
BT WEEKLY
Give it a shot
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: Should everyone be vaccinated against Covid-19? Who should be given priority for the vaccines?...
Jiutian Chemical gains from tumble in raw material price
CATALIST-LISTED Jiutian Chemical Group recently became the world's second-largest dimethylformamide (DMF) producer,...
STB warns against high redemption fees for SingapoRediscovers Vouchers
THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has said it will monitor the commission rates charged by the booking platforms...
Digitise services to meet client's expectations
BUSINESS-to-business (B2B) customers are increasingly expecting a business-to-consumer (B2C) experience, said...
Will big tech jump higher on Biden optimism?
WILL Chinese technology stocks shine in an environment that is likely to be less hostile towards China? Will the...
Keeping SMEs in business: How alternative lenders are plugging the financing gap, and are now put to the test
SMALLER enterprises with a lack of track record have traditionally been ignored by big banks due to the perceived...
Why spotting "hidden influencers" at work matters
WHEN one thinks of influencers these days, it is usually in a less-than-flattering light. Often dismissed as jobless...
Art returns with a vengeance
GUILLAUME Levy-Lambert has a story to tell. Amid the pandemic, a married couple with two children visited his Art...
FOCUS
The siren song of austerity
TEN years and 10 months ago, then-US President Barack Obama announced in his 2010 State of the Union address that it...
CIMB Singapore axes three business heads amid shake-up
CIMB Singapore has dropped three long-time banking heads, as the lender restructures its business amid dismal...
New Bridge Road shophouses up for sale
AT LEAST three shophouses on one end of New Bridge Road have been put up for sale this month.
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...
THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
Connecting Cloud to Asean
THE year 2020 has been dominated by Covid-19 and economic volatility, but for Alibaba Group vice-president Lancelot...
Fuelling the future
IN A world where renewables are gaining increasing stature, environmentalists might look askance at firms that...
Global strategist
IZUMI Nakamitsu comes across as an easy-going and motherly figure, belying her position and reputation as one of the...
Serving the Asian woman
CONSUMER goods veteran Magesvaran Suranjan's ideal customer is a woman - and not just any woman.
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