https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/singapores-s2-32-billion-haze-bill-can-prevention-cost-less Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/singapores-s2-32-billion-haze-bill-can-prevention-cost-less The sheer scale of damage strengthens the case for funding prevention alongside tougher penalties https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/wall-street-helping-china-build-global-renminbi Sat, 07 Nov 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Global Columns International Opinion & Features /international/global/wall-street-helping-china-build-global-renminbi US companies are issuing more yuan-dominated bonds to tap into vast Chinese savings https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/retirement-rule-thirds-and-what-you-cannot-plan Fri, 06 Nov 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/retirement-rule-thirds-and-what-you-cannot-plan One can choose to take their purpose to new intersections, says the writer https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/newsletters/esg-insights/issue-219-singapore-sharpens-haze-law-south-east-asias-blended-sweet-spots Fri, 06 Nov 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Kenneth Lim ESG Insights Columns ESG Newsletters Opinion & Features /newsletters/esg-insights/issue-219-singapore-sharpens-haze-law-south-east-asias-blended-sweet-spots This week in ESG: Singapore Parliament amends Transboundary Haze Pollution Act; Convergence, International Energy Agency highlight solar, battery opportunities https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/forget-six-fingers-ais-bigger-story-quantity Fri, 06 Nov 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/forget-six-fingers-ais-bigger-story-quantity Brace for the flood of intelligence https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/columns/quantum-threat-has-deadline-what-should-businesses-protect-first Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Columns Opinion & Features /opinion-features/columns/quantum-threat-has-deadline-what-should-businesses-protect-first Be aware of which data will create the greatest risk if exposed, and which systems take longest to migrate https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/ai-boom-has-fertility-problem Thu, 05 Nov 2026 08:23:10 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/ai-boom-has-fertility-problem Even if we expect AI to be as impactful as electricity, a shrinking population will cancel out much of its benefit https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/tech-and-banks-take-beating-s-reits-look-safe-shelter-watch-out Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Jude Chan Opinion & Features Columns Companies & Markets /opinion-features/tech-and-banks-take-beating-s-reits-look-safe-shelter-watch-out High yields and rising rents look attractive, but the bond-yield worry hitting banks can reach Reits too https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/why-stronger-europe-matters-asias-security Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/why-stronger-europe-matters-asias-security It may spare an already-stretched America entanglements in a second theatre https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/ai-productivity-gains-should-be-shared-employees Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/ai-productivity-gains-should-be-shared-employees Companies need a practical way to connect improved performance with better pay, skills and careers https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/markets-are-pushing-electrification-governments-must-push-harder Wed, 04 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/markets-are-pushing-electrification-governments-must-push-harder The transformation can’t be left to market forces alone, writes Murat Kurum, president of COP31 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/digital-us-stocks-are-coming-be-worried Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:48:03 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/digital-us-stocks-are-coming-be-worried There are few benefits and many risks in tokenising equities https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/columns/us-2026-midterms-came-down-money Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:02:32 +0000 Columns Opinion & Features /opinion-features/columns/us-2026-midterms-came-down-money Voters have issued their verdict on Trump’s trade and foreign policy. What will the Democrats do next? https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/taylor-swift-has-over-300-trademark-filings-why-do-most-smes-have-none Wed, 04 Nov 2026 03:59:08 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/taylor-swift-has-over-300-trademark-filings-why-do-most-smes-have-none The world’s most valuable enterprises have come to treat IP not as a legal formality but as a driver of growth https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/singapore-fixing-its-market-companies-still-have-fix-their-story Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:15:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/singapore-fixing-its-market-companies-still-have-fix-their-story Investors want to know where the company is going and whether the team can get it there https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/time-end-energy-dependence-middle-east Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/time-end-energy-dependence-middle-east Trump takes aim again at a persistently volatile region https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/what-businesses-dont-count-could-cost-them-profits Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/what-businesses-dont-count-could-cost-them-profits Cost-benefit analysis can reveal value that never appears on an invoice https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/such-bad-time-us115-billion-tech-deal Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:42:04 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/such-bad-time-us115-billion-tech-deal Marvell’s acquisition of Lumentum comes as investors are jittery over AI capital spending https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/mscis-warning-does-not-define-indonesias-economy Tue, 03 Nov 2026 04:36:31 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/mscis-warning-does-not-define-indonesias-economy The review serves as a governance test rather than an economic verdict https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/trumps-tariff-fiasco-could-save-free-trade Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:27:07 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/trumps-tariff-fiasco-could-save-free-trade Growing public opposition to the levies could pave the way for a retreat from protectionism https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/aseans-biggest-trade-problem-no-longer-tariffs-it-friction Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:15:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/aseans-biggest-trade-problem-no-longer-tariffs-it-friction Businesses believe in the region, but they do not yet experience it as one market https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/appraisal-season-here-how-be-seen-without-showing Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/appraisal-season-here-how-be-seen-without-showing There is an art to making contributions visible without turning oneself into a marketing brochure https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/ai-wont-replace-president-it-might-govern-our-decisions Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/ai-wont-replace-president-it-might-govern-our-decisions The tech industry says human judgment will remain essential but neglects to say AI can sway it, too https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/ai-mania-cant-survive-higher-interest-rates Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:57:13 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/ai-mania-cant-survive-higher-interest-rates The price of money is the pin that deflates market bubbles https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/can-ecb-prevent-french-debt-crisis Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/can-ecb-prevent-french-debt-crisis France’s difficulties are testing Europe’s financial architecture https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/keppel-south-central-deals-juiced-income-support-need-not-be-bad-ones Mon, 02 Nov 2026 04:28:58 +0000 Leslie Yee Opinion & Features Columns Companies & Markets Property Reits & Property /opinion-features/keppel-south-central-deals-juiced-income-support-need-not-be-bad-ones Fundamentals matter in Keppel Reit’s proposed purchase of stake in CBD building at S$626 million https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/why-trumps-tech-dreams-are-quietly-crumbling Sun, 01 Nov 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Opinion & Features Columns /opinion-features/why-trumps-tech-dreams-are-quietly-crumbling Tariffs, immigration restrictions and skilled labour shortages make it hard for the US to boost production