Singapore enters recession with record 12.6% GDP fall in Q2
SINGAPORE entered what might be its deepest - if not longest - recession in the second quarter, as gross domestic...
Money Hacks: Insurance - term vs whole life, what makes sense amid Covid-19? (Ep 75)
This episode is aimed at how investors can manage risk and insurance during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Money Hacks: Insurance - term vs whole life, what makes sense amid Covid-19? (Ep 75)
This episode is aimed at how investors can manage risk and insurance during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Aug 10 target to restart Singapore-Malaysia travel
SINGAPORE and Malaysia are aiming to restart cross-border travel by Aug 10 for long-term pass holders and essential...
BREAKING NEWS
UK plans recommending masks in all public places: Telegraph
[BENGALURU] The United Kingdom could soon recommend face coverings in all public places including offices and other...
France will require face masks indoors as virus picks up
[PARIS] French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that face masks will soon be required in public indoor...
China says Hong Kong democracy activists trying to launch 'revolution'
[HONG KONG] China has accused Hong Kong democracy activists of trying to start a revolution as it warned some...
Spotify expands to Russia and Eastern Europe
[STOCKHOLM] Music streaming giant Spotify announced on Tuesday it was launching its service in Russia and 12 other...
US rescinds order denying visas for foreign students
[NEW YORK] The United States government rescinded its controversial decision to revoke foreign student visas whose...
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Singapore enters recession with record 12.6% GDP fall in Q2
SINGAPORE entered what might be its deepest - if not longest - recession in the second quarter, as gross domestic...
Aug 10 target to restart Singapore-Malaysia travel
SINGAPORE and Malaysia are aiming to restart cross-border travel by Aug 10 for long-term pass holders and essential...
Gloves demand masks rubber industry woes
SHARES of rubber-product makers have been on a tear this year, with the Covid-19 pandemic drawing immediate...
LIFESTYLE
Kahchun Wong, Chief Conductor of Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra
AT A RECENT photo shoot with famous photographer Russel Wong, conductor Kahchun Wong jokingly asked the photographer...
Party for Your Party on Polling Day
IT'S POLLING DAY. Battle lines have been drawn and political parties formed. No, we're not talking about the...
Good Food Hunting
In this sixth instalment of our weekly dining series, we check out what’s good to eat in the Northern district of...
ASEAN BUSINESS
Vietnam to see quick rebound, 2.3% growth in 2020: report
This is thanks to its effective containment of Covid-19
GARAGE
MUFG on prowl for more tech investment after Grab deal
[TOKYO] The days of aggressively buying South-east Asian banks appear over for Japan's biggest lender, which is now...
STOCKS
US: Stocks end up on hopes for more federal stimulus, Dow +2.1%
[NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks were back in rally mode on Tuesday, shrugging off mixed results from large banks and...
Europe: Tech sell-off weighs as virus fears mount; FTSE 100 outperforms
[BENGALURU] European stocks were hit by a selloff in technology shares on Tuesday, as US peers slumped on fears of...
Hyphens Pharma jumps 50% after successful UK patent
SHARES of Catalist-listed Hyphens Pharma International made gains amid active trading on Tuesday, following an...
STI drifts lower on the heels of estimates showing dive in Q2 GDP
REGIONAL markets were broadly softer on Tuesday, following an overnight dip in US technology heavyweights that...
US dollar falls as investor sentiment recovers
THE US dollar gave up early gains on Tuesday, with currency traders unfazed by diplomatic tensions between the...
3 lessons from owning FAANG stocks for over a decade
IN January 2007, I bought shares of a little known, US-based business doing DVD rentals by mail. Little did I know...
BT WEEKLY
A tale of two different but intertwined stories
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: What accounts for the disparity between the stockmarkets and the economy?
OCBC sees no long-term impact from Covid-19 on sustainable financing ambitions
COVID-19 will not have a long-term impact on OCBC's sustainable financing ambitions, even as companies' attentions...
More digital trade, financial options for SMEs as financial players join hands
SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could see more digital trade and financial options following agreements by...
Digitise services to meet client's expectations
BUSINESS-to-business (B2B) customers are increasingly expecting a business-to-consumer (B2C) experience, said...
3 lessons from owning FAANG stocks for over a decade
IN January 2007, I bought shares of a little known, US-based business doing DVD rentals by mail. Little did I know...
DIY meals that still hit the spot
AS the pendulum continues to swing between dining in and dining out, there's one thing still in the favour of the...
Sickly sweet: Drinks makers turn the anti-sugar tide in their favour
THE market for lower-sugar drinks is set to boom in Singapore as the war on sugar continues - even though consumers...
Party for Your Party on Polling Day
IT'S POLLING DAY. Battle lines have been drawn and political parties formed. No, we're not talking about the...
Gold rallies on a surge of US jobless claims
GOLD futures this week have been volatile, dropping US$82 an ounce early in the week and then recovering US$46 (at...
FOCUS
UK plans recommending masks in all public places: Telegraph
[BENGALURU] The United Kingdom could soon recommend face coverings in all public places including offices and other...
Great Eastern's fintech move in Malaysia may open digital banking door to OCBC
OCBC Bank may be facing the prospects of a digital banking licence in Malaysia, if a deal made by its insurance arm...
Singapore condo resale volumes pick up, prices hold steady in June: SRX
RESALE prices of non-landed private homes were stable in June, with sales volume recovering from the previous month...
Over 10,000 firms tapped ESG schemes to grow and transform in first half of 2020
MORE than 10,000 companies tapped Enterprise Singapore (ESG) schemes in their growth and transformation efforts in...
THE RAFFLES CONVERSATION
People connector
WHEN Leong Soo Yee turns up for the virtual interview over Microsoft Teams, the executive director (Markets) of the...
Cinematic chronicler
Jia Zhangke is feted in arthouse cinema as the pre-eminent filmmaker depicting contemporary Chinese life in feature...
Helming the cloud
FOR Kevin Samuelson, chief executive officer of technology company Infor, 2020 has turned out to be quite an...
Tackling turbulence
LIKE many others, Maren Schweizer has been working from home amid the Covid-19 outbreak. The chief executive officer...
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