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/companies-markets/dbs-initiates-buy-yangzijiang-maritime-citing-investments-shipbuilding-opportunities Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:16:34 +0000 Koh Kim Xuan Companies & Markets /companies-markets/dbs-initiates-buy-yangzijiang-maritime-citing-investments-shipbuilding-opportunities The brokerage’s target price of S$0.88 represents a 63% upside from the group’s closing price on Apr 7 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/competition-watchdog-seeks-feedback-proposed-commercial-tie-between-sia-and-vietnam-airlines Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:16:53 +0000 Chloe Lim Singapore Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /singapore/competition-watchdog-seeks-feedback-proposed-commercial-tie-between-sia-and-vietnam-airlines The two carriers propose to cooperate on, for example, scheduling, pricing, sales and marketing and other commercial areas https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-rise-after-us-iran-ceasefire-announcement-sti-0-8 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:07:25 +0000 Young Zhan Heng Companies & Markets /companies-markets/singapore-stocks-rise-after-us-iran-ceasefire-announcement-sti-0-8 Across the broader market, gainers beat decliners 481 to 178 after 2.2 billion securities change hands https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/airlines-nowhere-near-covid-style-crisis-despite-oil-shock-iata-chief Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:31:31 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Global Asean Companies & Markets International Transport & Logistics /international/global/airlines-nowhere-near-covid-style-crisis-despite-oil-shock-iata-chief Carriers can mitigate fuel price spikes using established levers such as fare hikes, says Willie Walsh https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/revolut-open-paris-office-lender-seeks-expand-europe Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:16:19 +0000 Companies & Markets Banking & Finance /companies-markets/revolut-open-paris-office-lender-seeks-expand-europe The company has signed a 10-year lease for space in the historic Bourse business district https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/singtel-could-be-real-winner-mom-and-pop-investors-land-surprise-s6800-windfall Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:00:20 +0000 Jude Chan Opinion & Features Columns Companies & Markets /opinion-features/singtel-could-be-real-winner-mom-and-pop-investors-land-surprise-s6800-windfall For the group, the real prize is unlocking its own corporate toolkit https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/asian-airlines-maintain-ai-investments-despite-budget-cuts-due-iran-war-oil-shock Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:37:41 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/asian-airlines-maintain-ai-investments-despite-budget-cuts-due-iran-war-oil-shock Carriers such as Scoot, Thai Airways see digital infrastructure and AI as existential needs https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/cash-king-asian-airlines-hoard-liquidity-survive-worst-oil-shock-1980s Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:30:48 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/cash-king-asian-airlines-hoard-liquidity-survive-worst-oil-shock-1980s Carriers are reducing non-essential capital and operational expenditures to maintain liquidity https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/what-does-transfer-singtel-discounted-shares-mean-investors-should-they-sell-or-hold Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:08:58 +0000 Therese Soh Deon Loke Companies & Markets New Articles /companies-markets/what-does-transfer-singtel-discounted-shares-mean-investors-should-they-sell-or-hold BT looks into what analysts have to say on its market impact, and how investors may respond https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/iata-chief-says-jet-fuel-supply-could-take-months-recover-after-hormuz-reopening Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:01:45 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/iata-chief-says-jet-fuel-supply-could-take-months-recover-after-hormuz-reopening Airlines across Asia have been cutting flights https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/asian-lng-prices-set-fall-after-us-iran-agree-ceasefire Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:38:38 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/asian-lng-prices-set-fall-after-us-iran-agree-ceasefire The Strait of Hormuz has been mostly shut since the war broke out https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/byd-leads-record-thai-auto-show-bookings-fuel-prices-surge Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:21:59 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/byd-leads-record-thai-auto-show-bookings-fuel-prices-surge The Middle East conflict is pushing up oil prices https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/indias-central-bank-holds-rates-iran-war-upends-economic-outlook Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:19:27 +0000 Banking & Finance Companies & Markets /companies-markets/banking-finance/indias-central-bank-holds-rates-iran-war-upends-economic-outlook [MUMBAI] The Reserve Bank of India kept its key policy rate unchanged on Wednesday (Apr 8) as it awaits clearer evidence of... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/grab-unveils-13-ai-powered-solutions-businesses-consumers-travellers Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:13:51 +0000 Benjamin Cher Companies & Markets /companies-markets/grab-unveils-13-ai-powered-solutions-businesses-consumers-travellers CEO says the company is moving into ‘hardware’ to tackle issues in the physical world that software cannot fix  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/trump-says-us-will-help-traffic-buildup-strait-hormuz Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:41:42 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International Transport & Logistics /international/global/trump-says-us-will-help-traffic-buildup-strait-hormuz A temporary halt in fighting and the reopening of Hormuz allow Middle Eastern exporters to ship significant volumes of oil https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/jet-fuel-prices-will-take-months-stabilise-airline-ceos-say Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:10:06 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/jet-fuel-prices-will-take-months-stabilise-airline-ceos-say The threat of supply shortages in some regions has forced some airlines to reduce services https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/uobkh-raises-yangzijiang-shipbuilding-target-price-s4-75-seaspan-stake Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:48:27 +0000 Deon Loke Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /companies-markets/uobkh-raises-yangzijiang-shipbuilding-target-price-s4-75-seaspan-stake It will acquire a 10% stake in Poseidon, the holding company of Seaspan, for US$825.7 million https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/shipowners-eye-hormuz-ceasefire-window-800-trapped-vessels Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:45:40 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International Transport & Logistics /international/global/shipowners-eye-hormuz-ceasefire-window-800-trapped-vessels The near-closure of the vital waterway for weeks has created an unprecedented global energy supply crunch https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/tiktok-build-second-billion-euro-data-centre-finland Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:25:23 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets Property /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/tiktok-build-second-billion-euro-data-centre-finland The country has become a magnet for data centres https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sony-pictures-entertainment-cuts-hundreds-jobs-tv-film Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:21:52 +0000 Companies & Markets /companies-markets/sony-pictures-entertainment-cuts-hundreds-jobs-tv-film The industry has faced a series of setbacks exacerbated by the pandemic https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/philippine-carriers-suspend-more-middle-east-flights-amid-war Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:03:00 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/philippine-carriers-suspend-more-middle-east-flights-amid-war The government has said that it can intervene to help airlines secure jet fuel https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/new-zealand-holds-rates-2-25-warns-risks-inflation-and-growth-iran-war Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:41:43 +0000 Banking & Finance Companies & Markets /companies-markets/banking-finance/new-zealand-holds-rates-2-25-warns-risks-inflation-and-growth-iran-war [WELLINGTON] New Zealand’s central bank kept its policy rate at 2.25 per cent on Wednesday (Apr 8) for a second straight meeting,... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/ck-hutchisons-panama-unit-files-arbitration-against-maersk-over-ports-takeover Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:28:55 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/ck-hutchisons-panama-unit-files-arbitration-against-maersk-over-ports-takeover The Panama Canal are at the centre of a legal battle that has embroiled Beijing and Washington https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/ftse-keeps-indonesias-market-status-amid-ongoing-reforms Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:06:31 +0000 Asean Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets International /international/asean/ftse-keeps-indonesias-market-status-amid-ongoing-reforms The country has carried out a series of initiatives to address MSCI’s concerns https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/nikkei-surges-oil-prices-slide-signs-mideast-ceasefire Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:27:16 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/nikkei-surges-oil-prices-slide-signs-mideast-ceasefire [TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average surged more than 4 per cent on Wednesday as signs of a ceasefire in the Middle East... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/sti-jumps-over-1-asia-stocks-soar-following-us-iran-ceasefire-agreement Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:24:01 +0000 Chloe Lim Therese Soh Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/sti-jumps-over-1-asia-stocks-soar-following-us-iran-ceasefire-agreement The benchmark index is buoyed by the three Singapore banks which all traded higher https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/pimco-weighs-us14-billion-debt-deal-oracle-data-centre Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:01:27 +0000 Companies & Markets Telcos, Media & Tech /companies-markets/pimco-weighs-us14-billion-debt-deal-oracle-data-centre Bank of America has spent months trying to assemble the financing for Related Digital, the developer behind the project https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/kasikornbank-enables-grab-qr-cross-border-payments-thai-travellers Wed, 08 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Banking & Finance Asean Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/banking-finance/kasikornbank-enables-grab-qr-cross-border-payments-thai-travellers The blockchain-powered infrastructure will enable real-time transactions for customers in Singapore https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/consumer-healthcare/levi-strauss-lifts-annual-forecasts-strong-demand-cushions-tariff-hit Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:57:31 +0000 Consumer & Healthcare Companies & Markets /companies-markets/consumer-healthcare/levi-strauss-lifts-annual-forecasts-strong-demand-cushions-tariff-hit Its stock has risen about 45 per cent over the past 12 months https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/stock-watch-psc-corporation Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:16:54 +0000 Therese Soh Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/stock-watch-psc-corporation [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Apr 8): https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/elon-musk-seeks-removal-openai-ceo-sam-altman-trial-looms Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:16:19 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/elon-musk-seeks-removal-openai-ceo-sam-altman-trial-looms ELON Musk is seeking to have OpenAI chief executive officer and board member Sam Altman removed from his roles at the artificial... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-climbs-after-trump-agrees-two-week-ceasefire-iran Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:05:59 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-climbs-after-trump-agrees-two-week-ceasefire-iran Now in its sixth week, the war in the Middle East has driven a spike in energy prices and raised inflationary risks https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/central-banks-concern-over-rising-geopolitical-tensions-surges-survey Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:53:59 +0000 Banking & Finance Companies & Markets /companies-markets/banking-finance/central-banks-concern-over-rising-geopolitical-tensions-surges-survey Almost 70 per cent of banks surveyed ranked geopolitics as their top risk https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/china-and-russia-veto-un-resolution-protecting-hormuz-shipping Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:20:58 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International Transport & Logistics /international/global/china-and-russia-veto-un-resolution-protecting-hormuz-shipping Oil prices have surged since the US and Israel struck Iran at the end of February https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/no-longer-boilerplate-force-majeure-provisions-under-fresh-scrutiny-say-singapore-lawyers Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Benicia Tan Sharanya Pillai Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/no-longer-boilerplate-force-majeure-provisions-under-fresh-scrutiny-say-singapore-lawyers Granular provisions are replacing broad, generic language in this ‘unloved’ section of contracts  https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/formal-say-pay-may-be-more-effective-better-disclosure Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Companies & Markets /companies-markets/formal-say-pay-may-be-more-effective-better-disclosure This gives shareholders the right to vote on executive pay to ensure it actually aligns with performance https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/apples-foldable-iphone-remains-track-september-debut Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:13:32 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/apples-foldable-iphone-remains-track-september-debut The device is a major initiative for the company https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-slumps-below-us100-iran-agrees-open-hormuz-ceasefire Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:03:45 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-slumps-below-us100-iran-agrees-open-hormuz-ceasefire The near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz has roiled energy markets https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-decline-markets-turn-wary-ahead-trumps-iran-deadline Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:51:00 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/european-shares-decline-markets-turn-wary-ahead-trumps-iran-deadline EUROPEAN shares retreated on Tuesday, led by declines in defence and healthcare stocks, as investors turned cautious ahead of US President Donald Trump’s... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-wall-street-closes-mixed-signs-progress-trumps-iran-deadline-draws-near Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:46:31 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-wall-street-closes-mixed-signs-progress-trumps-iran-deadline-draws-near [NEW YORK] US stocks ended mixed on Tuesday amid signs of progress in negotiations as the minutes ticked down to President Donald Trump’s deadline... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sic-take-no-further-action-against-popiah-king-sam-goi-breach-takeover-code Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:11:55 +0000 Derryn Wong Companies & Markets Consumer & Healthcare /companies-markets/sic-take-no-further-action-against-popiah-king-sam-goi-breach-takeover-code Goi says he misunderstood the provisions of the code; the council is also factoring in his cooperation and remedial actions https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-costs-governance-caps-and-overtrust-could-derail-ais-promise-asia-panellists Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:50:58 +0000 Jean Low Companies & Markets New Articles /companies-markets/energy-costs-governance-caps-and-overtrust-could-derail-ais-promise-asia-panellists A trust gap exists because AI sees data but lacks the common sense and intuition that people have, said one speaker https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/intel-joins-musks-terafab-ai-chip-project-power-humanoid-data-center-goals Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:50:05 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/intel-joins-musks-terafab-ai-chip-project-power-humanoid-data-center-goals The partnership is set to boost investor confidence as the chipmaker’s turnaround efforts gather steam https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/wall-st-opens-lower-ahead-trumps-iran-deadline Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:46:39 +0000 Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/wall-st-opens-lower-ahead-trumps-iran-deadline [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower open on Tuesday (Apr 7) as investors assessed comments from the US and Iran... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/gilead-buy-cancer-biotech-tubulis-us5-billion-deal Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:39:41 +0000 Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/gilead-buy-cancer-biotech-tubulis-us5-billion-deal After the deal closes, Tubulis will become a research arm within Gilead https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-falter-amid-us-iran-stand-sti-down-0-3 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:04:37 +0000 Ranamita Chakraborty Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/singapore-stocks-falter-amid-us-iran-stand-sti-down-0-3 Across the broader market, gainers beat decliners 218 to 206, with 1.1 billion securities changing hands https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sgx-seeks-greater-sector-diversity-ipos Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:32:06 +0000 Ranamita Chakraborty Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/sgx-seeks-greater-sector-diversity-ipos A wider mix of investors and EQDP fund managers is also critical, say MAS and JP Morgan Asset Management https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/imda-reviewing-resilience-regulations-wake-singtel-disruptions Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:29:11 +0000 Young Zhan Heng Companies & Markets /companies-markets/imda-reviewing-resilience-regulations-wake-singtel-disruptions No evidence of cyberattacks but the authority does not rule out that three outage incidents at the telco were related in some... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/changes-regulatory-regime-new-bill-pave-way-sgx-nasdaq-dual-listings Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:24:55 +0000 Jean Low Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/changes-regulatory-regime-new-bill-pave-way-sgx-nasdaq-dual-listings The amendments will underpin the workings of the new Global Listing Board to be set up by SGX and Nasdaq https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/billionaire-bill-ackman-pitches-56-billion-euro-universal-music-deal-boost-shares Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:51:12 +0000 Lifestyle Companies & Markets Telcos, Media & Tech /lifestyle/billionaire-bill-ackman-pitches-56-billion-euro-universal-music-deal-boost-shares UMG shareholders who agree to the deal will get 9.4 billion euros in cash, plus 0.77 shares of the new company https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/goldman-boa-citadel-clash-retail-brokers-over-options-clearing Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:05:12 +0000 Banking & Finance Companies & Markets /companies-markets/banking-finance/goldman-boa-citadel-clash-retail-brokers-over-options-clearing Three firms back controversial plan to revamp how member-funded default pots are tallied up https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/indonesia-cut-airfare-tax-cushion-fuel-surcharge-hike Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:02:09 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/transport-logistics/indonesia-cut-airfare-tax-cushion-fuel-surcharge-hike The government is budgeting US$76 million a month to ensure flights remain affordable https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/former-cathay-cinema-operator-gets-4-month-extension-debt-moratorium Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:46:04 +0000 Therese Soh Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/former-cathay-cinema-operator-gets-4-month-extension-debt-moratorium A previous plan to raise S$14 million via a placement of 1.9 billion shares had fallen through https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/ocbc-ups-ante-sme-sustainability-s25-billion-financing-target Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Renald Yeo Companies & Markets Banking & Finance /companies-markets/ocbc-ups-ante-sme-sustainability-s25-billion-financing-target This is the first time an Asian bank has set a dedicated sustainable finance goal for the segment https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singtel-cpf-board-transfer-legacy-discounted-shares-investors-cdp-accounts-giving-615000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:47:16 +0000 Young Zhan Heng Jude Chan Companies & Markets /companies-markets/singtel-cpf-board-transfer-legacy-discounted-shares-investors-cdp-accounts-giving-615000 As a rough gauge, an investor will make a return of about six times on the original investment https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/inflation-scars-risk-quickly-lifting-expectations-ecb-must-be-ready-act-policymaker Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:41:21 +0000 Banking & Finance Companies & Markets /companies-markets/banking-finance/inflation-scars-risk-quickly-lifting-expectations-ecb-must-be-ready-act-policymaker Surging energy costs prompted by the Iran war have already pushed inflation well above the ECB’s 2% target https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/consumer-healthcare/once-swedens-top-company-hms-struggling-sell-its-rebound-story Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:20:27 +0000 Consumer & Healthcare Companies & Markets /companies-markets/consumer-healthcare/once-swedens-top-company-hms-struggling-sell-its-rebound-story As international investors have thinned out, the company has become more tightly held, with limited external pressure to force faster change https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/asian-development-bank-launches-us25-million-fund-asean-power-grid Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:17:44 +0000 Asean Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities International /international/asean/asian-development-bank-launches-us25-million-fund-asean-power-grid [MANILA] The Asian Development Bank said on Tuesday (Apr 7) that it has launched South-east Asia’s first multi-partner fund to accelerate the... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/trump-floats-seizing-iran-oil-he-weighs-chinese-leverage-play Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:44:24 +0000 Global Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities International /international/global/trump-floats-seizing-iran-oil-he-weighs-chinese-leverage-play The US president’s geopolitical moves are already affecting China https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/one-seven-stranded-malaysian-vessels-sails-through-hormuz Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:23:56 +0000 Asean Companies & Markets International Transport & Logistics /international/asean/one-seven-stranded-malaysian-vessels-sails-through-hormuz The effective closure of the strait has roiled markets and triggered a broad energy crisis https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/indonesias-central-bank-intervenes-fx-market-after-rupiah-hits-record-low Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:18:56 +0000 Banking & Finance Companies & Markets /companies-markets/banking-finance/indonesias-central-bank-intervenes-fx-market-after-rupiah-hits-record-low The rupiah has fallen by more than 2 per cent against the dollar in 2026 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/goldman-warns-copper-iran-war-threatens-global-economy Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:10:24 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/goldman-warns-copper-iran-war-threatens-global-economy Most base metals have come under growing pressure in the past month https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/apples-foldable-iphone-encounters-engineering-snags-faces-potential-shipment-delays-nikkei-asia Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:40:44 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/apples-foldable-iphone-encounters-engineering-snags-faces-potential-shipment-delays-nikkei-asia APPLE has been encountering setbacks in the engineering test phase of its first foldable iPhone, which could lead to delays in its... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/airtrunk-hires-banks-singapore-ipo-could-raise-over-us1-billion-sources Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:38:24 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/airtrunk-hires-banks-singapore-ipo-could-raise-over-us1-billion-sources The company is backed by US-based investment firm Blackstone https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/spacex-lays-out-ipo-details-targets-early-june-roadshow-sources Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:47:26 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/spacex-lays-out-ipo-details-targets-early-june-roadshow-sources [NEW YORK] SpaceX outlined details of its highly anticipated IPO at a meeting with its team of bankers Monday night, telling them... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/thai-energy-company-banpu-plans-us1-5-billion-us-power-investment-data-centre-boom Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:27:44 +0000 Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities Telcos, Media & Tech /companies-markets/thai-energy-company-banpu-plans-us1-5-billion-us-power-investment-data-centre-boom The company has one business focusing strictly on coal, and a more general power operation that includes coal, gas and renewable energy https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-steadies-traders-weigh-trumps-deadline-strike-iran Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:02:04 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-steadies-traders-weigh-trumps-deadline-strike-iran Now in its sixth week, the war has heightened the prospects that central banks will delay cutting interest rates or even hike... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/indias-refiners-delay-maintenance-stabilise-fuel-supplies Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:44:32 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/indias-refiners-delay-maintenance-stabilise-fuel-supplies The government has invoked emergency measures, directing refiners to maximise LPG output for safeguarding cooking fuel supplies for households https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/keppel-infrastructure-trust-appoints-khor-poh-hwa-new-chairman Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:36:59 +0000 Deon Loke Companies & Markets New Articles /companies-markets/keppel-infrastructure-trust-appoints-khor-poh-hwa-new-chairman He previously served as the trustee-manager’s first chairman from 2010 to 2015 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/stocks-watch-sia-keppel-infrastructure-trust-nam-cheong-prime-us-reit Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:27:30 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/stocks-watch-sia-keppel-infrastructure-trust-nam-cheong-prime-us-reit [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Apr 7): https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/asian-coal-bonds-beat-peers-iran-war-triggers-energy-rethink Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:15:24 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/asian-coal-bonds-beat-peers-iran-war-triggers-energy-rethink A benchmark for coal prices in Asia is hovering near a 17-month high https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/openai-anthropic-google-unite-combat-model-copying-china Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:52:48 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International Startups Startups & Tech Telcos, Media & Tech /international/global/openai-anthropic-google-unite-combat-model-copying-china Trump administration officials have signalled their openness to fostering information sharing among AI companies to rein in adversarial distillation https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/samsung-flags-eightfold-jump-quarterly-profit-ai-chip-demand-pumps-prices Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:35:53 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/samsung-flags-eightfold-jump-quarterly-profit-ai-chip-demand-pumps-prices The company will release details of its first-quarter earnings on April 30 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/air-india-ceo-campbell-wilson-resigns-amid-losses-and-regulatory-scrutiny-source Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:29:22 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/air-india-ceo-campbell-wilson-resigns-amid-losses-and-regulatory-scrutiny-source The airline has lost money since being bought by Tata Group in 2022 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/air-new-zealand-hikes-fares-cuts-flights-fuel-costs-more-double-iran-war Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:03:11 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/air-new-zealand-hikes-fares-cuts-flights-fuel-costs-more-double-iran-war AIR New Zealand said on Tuesday it would slash flights across May and June as well as hike fares, as the Iran... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/tikehau-capital-doubles-fundraising-asia-demand-european-private-credit-grows Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Benjamin Cher Global Companies & Markets International /international/global/tikehau-capital-doubles-fundraising-asia-demand-european-private-credit-grows The French firm is also stepping up deployment in Asia and aims to deepen its presence here https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/analysts-split-singapores-banking-sector-outlook-even-safe-haven-status-remains-intact Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Banking & Finance Capital Markets & Currencies /companies-markets/analysts-split-singapores-banking-sector-outlook-even-safe-haven-status-remains-intact The Middle East conflict and closure of the Strait of Hormuz continue to cloud the road ahead https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/trumps-shipping-waiver-does-not-boost-oil-flows-within-us-fuel-exports-soar Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:50:09 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/trumps-shipping-waiver-does-not-boost-oil-flows-within-us-fuel-exports-soar Ship owners earn more sending vessels on longer journeys from the US to Asia https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-rises-choppy-trade-us-iran-rhetoric-heats Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:56:32 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-rises-choppy-trade-us-iran-rhetoric-heats [HOUSTON] Oil prices climbed in choppy trade on Monday, as the US and Iran ratcheted up their rhetoric even as the two countries are... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-higher-investors-parse-us-iran-negotiations-threats Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:45:59 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/us-stocks-wall-street-ends-higher-investors-parse-us-iran-negotiations-threats US STOCKS advanced on Monday as investors looked for signs of progress toward a US-Iran ceasefire deal and evaluated President Donald Trump’s progressively... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/saudis-raise-asia-oil-record-premium-war-upends-market Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:57:24 +0000 Global Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities International /international/global/saudis-raise-asia-oil-record-premium-war-upends-market The conflict is forcing a shift in oil flows as the vital Strait of Hormuz remains largely shut https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sp-500-nasdaq-open-higher-investors-weigh-mideast-resolution-hopes Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:43:43 +0000 Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/sp-500-nasdaq-open-higher-investors-weigh-mideast-resolution-hopes [NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Monday (Apr 6) after the indexes marked their biggest weekly jump... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/blackrock-plans-challenger-invescos-us374-billion-crown-jewel Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:55:02 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/blackrock-plans-challenger-invescos-us374-billion-crown-jewel The iShares Nasdaq 100 ETF would follow the technology-heavy index and trade under the ticker IQQ https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/nam-cheong-bags-rm102-5-million-vessel-charter-contracts Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:52:46 +0000 Ry-Anne Lim Companies & Markets /companies-markets/nam-cheong-bags-rm102-5-million-vessel-charter-contracts This brings the group’s long-term coverage to 69%, just shy of its 70% target https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/jpmorgan-ceo-jamie-dimon-warns-iran-war-may-drive-inflation-and-interest-rates-higher Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:39:30 +0000 Global Banking & Finance Companies & Markets International /international/global/jpmorgan-ceo-jamie-dimon-warns-iran-war-may-drive-inflation-and-interest-rates-higher Dimon highlights major risks, citing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East alongside China tensions https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/iran-war-pressures-singapores-tech-sector-focus-energy-efficiency-diversification Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:37:41 +0000 Young Zhan Heng Companies & Markets /companies-markets/iran-war-pressures-singapores-tech-sector-focus-energy-efficiency-diversification Current operations of semiconductor and data centre players are largely unaffected due to existing contracts and inventory buffers https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/prime-us-reit-signs-40000-sq-ft-lease-class-office-building-colorado Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:11:20 +0000 Ry-Anne Lim Companies & Markets /companies-markets/prime-us-reit-signs-40000-sq-ft-lease-class-office-building-colorado The 11-year lease with S&P Global will take the building’s committed occupancy to 80% from 63% https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-rise-amid-mixed-regional-showing-sti-0-5 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:30:21 +0000 Benjamin Cher Companies & Markets /companies-markets/singapore-stocks-rise-amid-mixed-regional-showing-sti-0-5 Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 297 to 140, after 985.7 million securities change hands https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-businesses-prefer-government-aid-offset-iran-war-costs-sccci-poll Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:07:19 +0000 Koh Kim Xuan Companies & Markets /companies-markets/singapore-businesses-prefer-government-aid-offset-iran-war-costs-sccci-poll About 61% also want better access to low-interest working-capital loans https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/indonesia-let-airlines-increase-fuel-surcharges-aviation-costs-soar Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:34:06 +0000 Elisa Valenta Asean Companies & Markets International Transport & Logistics /international/asean/indonesia-let-airlines-increase-fuel-surcharges-aviation-costs-soar Aviation fuel prices have surged about 70% in the country, triggered by the Iran war https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/smfg-nippon-life-talks-set-500-billion-yen-private-credit-fund-sources Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:05:18 +0000 Banking & Finance Companies & Markets Wealth Wealth & Investing /companies-markets/banking-finance/smfg-nippon-life-talks-set-500-billion-yen-private-credit-fund-sources It will provide loans for leveraged buyouts and other areas such as real estate transactions and mezzanine financing https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/indonesia-allow-airlines-raise-fares-13 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:02:21 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/transport-logistics/indonesia-allow-airlines-raise-fares-13 The policy would be in effect for the next two months and is subject to further evaluations https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/airasia-x-committed-opening-bahrain-hub-despite-middle-east-conflict Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:54:55 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/airasia-x-committed-opening-bahrain-hub-despite-middle-east-conflict The airline has been hit hard by the conflict, which saw jet fuel prices soaring https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/thailand-control-crude-palm-oil-exports-bottled-prices-starting-april-7 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:39:28 +0000 Asean Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities International /international/asean/thailand-control-crude-palm-oil-exports-bottled-prices-starting-april-7 The measure takes effect on Tuesday and will remain in force for one year https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/citigroup-pushes-back-fed-rate-cut-timeline-after-strong-us-job-numbers Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:16:46 +0000 Banking & Finance Companies & Markets /companies-markets/banking-finance/citigroup-pushes-back-fed-rate-cut-timeline-after-strong-us-job-numbers Downside risks for the labour market are mounting from a war with Iran that has no clear end in sight https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/south-koreas-president-says-country-must-balance-risk-hormuz-disruptions-threaten-oil-supplies Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:06:44 +0000 International Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities /international/south-koreas-president-says-country-must-balance-risk-hormuz-disruptions-threaten-oil-supplies South Korean authorities have been consulting with other oil-producing countries to secure alternative routes https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/oiltek-co-develop-us350-million-sustainable-aviation-fuel-facility-sabah Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:17 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /companies-markets/oiltek-co-develop-us350-million-sustainable-aviation-fuel-facility-sabah It is partnering Brunei-based renewable fuel company BioSeaga Industries https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/qatars-lng-tankers-idle-across-asia-export-plant-stays-shut Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:53:31 +0000 Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /companies-markets/qatars-lng-tankers-idle-across-asia-export-plant-stays-shut At present, there are more than 800 LNG tankers in operation worldwide https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-rise-oil-pares-gain-after-report-ceasefire-talks-between-us-iran Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:32:58 +0000 Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/stocks-rise-oil-pares-gain-after-report-ceasefire-talks-between-us-iran STOCKS rose and crude oil pared gains on Monday (Apr 6) as investors cautiously returned to equities, encouraged by indications the Iran-US... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/travellers-flying-out-singapore-allowed-only-2-power-banks-apr-15-extras-be-discarded Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:21:15 +0000 Singapore Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /singapore/travellers-flying-out-singapore-allowed-only-2-power-banks-apr-15-extras-be-discarded SIA and Scoot passengers have not been allowed to use or charge such devices in flight since 2025