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Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

The Hyundai that South Koreans can’t buy – and what it can teach the car industry

2026-09-08T23:00:00.000Z
Wall Street is effectively betting that US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh will administer a small dose of monetary medicine without killing the patient.
Global Enterprise
THINKING ALOUD

Why Wall Street can keep rising even as the Fed turns hawkish

2026-09-07T23:00:00.000Z
Boards seldom destroy companies in a single meeting. They erode trust one choice at a time.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Boards need to pay attention to their invisible balance sheet

2026-09-02T23:00:00.000Z
Buoyant market conditions might encourage issuers to push valuations towards the upper limit.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

When evaluating IPOs, retail investors should really resist Fomo

2026-09-01T23:00:00.000Z
The US Capitol in Washington, DC. A widely cited academic model for the coming US midterm elections predicts a loss of 28 seats for the Republicans.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Data points to big Republican losses in 2026 midterms

2026-08-31T23:00:00.000Z
Vertical solar panels integrated into buildings are cited as one of several examples of green pathways that data centres can adopt.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Singapore’s new data centres must use renewables. Can they overcome the hurdles?

2026-08-26T23:00:00.000Z
More than 50% of South Korea’s Kospi is made up of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Index-tracking funds may deliver more risk than investors bargained for

2026-08-25T23:00:00.000Z
AUM will inevitably remain a key metric to gauge the strength of a financial hub. But as the industry matures, the bigger question is what capabilities are being built alongside those trillions.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Beyond AUM, Singapore may need to redefine what it means to win the asset management race

2026-08-24T23:00:00.000Z
BYD is one of only three manufacturers out of 30 focused on electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in China that turned a full-year profit in 2025, said AlixPartners.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

The unexpected way out of the Chinese EV shakeout

2026-08-18T23:00:00.000Z
Whether trading pauses for lunch is unlikely to rank highly among retail investors’ priorities.
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Should SGX follow Hong Kong’s lead on longer trading hours?

2026-08-17T22:30:00.000Z
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