TOP STORIES
Sales galleries get more creative to woo buyers
DEVELOPERS in Singapore's private housing market, particularly the high-end segment,...
Insolvencies at new high as UK economy takes hit from Brexit
BABY goods retailer Mothercare may have celebrated the opening of two new stores in...
SGX RegCo proposals raise profile of ACRA, SISV
SEVERAL months ago, a major accounting firm refused my request to have one of its key...
Singapore food brands stay ahead in rat race
EGG TARTS in cookie form, anyone?
High business costs, inefficient schemes hamper key UK sectors
THE UK business environment has been particularly tough in sectors such as retail,...
Markets eye Wuhan developments amid earnings, data releases
INVESTORS will need reassurances from the US Federal Reserve and technology companies...
Vietnam has a booming e-commerce market, but what more can be done?
VIETNAM is the fastest-growing digital economy in the region, in large part due to...
COMPANIES & MARKETS
Barramundi Asia mulls IPO amid scale-up plans
BARRAMUNDI Asia started off in 2008 with the aim of making a splash in the fish-...
Del Monte Pacific to sell 13% of Philippine unit for US$130m
MAINBOARD-LISTED food and beverage company Del Monte Pacific said it has entered into...
Pressures facing the Hang Seng Index
THE Hang Seng Index's modest gains of 9.1 per cent in 2019 were overshadowed by all...
Market malaise over Wuhan outbreak to persist
WHILE the Chinese New Year (CNY) holidays make for another shortened week of trading...
Greenback dips versus yen
THE US dollar slipped against the safe-haven Japanese yen on Friday as investors...
Buybacks, filings start to moderate as earnings season begins
FOR the five trading sessions spanning Jan 17 to Jan 23, the Straits Times Index (STI...
REAL ESTATE
Property activity surges across UK after Dec election
PRIME Minister Boris Johnson's remarkable election victory in December last year has...
Arenas of gold: Tokyo venues that will forge Olympic dreams
WITH six months until the opening ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, workers...
BANKING & FINANCE
Fed seen holding rates steadyuntil at least 2022
FEDERAL Reserve policy makers will keep interest rates on hold this year and next, and...
Danish banks head into darkest phase of Nordic negative-rate cycle
IF YOU want to know what long-term negative interest rates are doing to banks, watch...
ECB new chief Lagarde sets out to charm eurozone leader Germany
EVER since she moved to Frankfurt as European Central Bank (ECB) president three...
ENERGY & COMMODITIES
Peak Permian is approaching faster than you think
THE heart of America's oil renaissance is found in the Permian basin, which is showing...
Libya oil closures a 'bullet in the head': central bank governor
LIBYA'S central bank governor Sadiq Al-Kabir called on the international community to...
TECHNOLOGY
Spyware trade grows amid claims activists, Amazon boss targeted
THE alleged theft of data from the iPhone X used by billionaire Jeff Bezos has cast an...
UAE tech ambitions tarnished by internet restrictions
WITH its ultra-modern infrastructure and hyper-connected services, the United Arab...
Consumers get nothing from Google's 'Wi-Spy' accord, 9 states say
ATTORNEYS-GENERAL from nine states urged a federal judge to toss out Google's US$13...
CONSUMER
Saudi wealth fund in talks to buy Newcastle United
SAUDI Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is in talks to buy English soccer club Newcastle...
TRANSPORT
Boeing's 777X jetliner successfully completes its maiden flight
BOEING Co successfully staged the first flight of the world's largest twin-engined...
Rivian CEO says electric-truck startup to make Ford platform
RIVIAN Automotive, the electric-truck startup backed by Amazon.com and Ford Motor,...
Bugatti touts green ambitions while storming full speed ahead
SUPERCAR manufacturer Bugatti, fresh off one of its best years, wants the world to...
Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights
The market endured heavy losses throughout the past week, with the Capesize 5TC...
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
China extends travel curbs to contain spread
THE ability of the new coronavirus to spread is strengthening and infections could...
China's ban on group tours spells fresh turbulence to Thai economy
THAILAND'S economy faces fresh turbulence after China banned outbound group tours to...
Trump defence team lobs Democrats' charges back on them
US President Donald Trump's legal defence team mounted an aggressive offence on...
LIFE & CULTURE
Rohingya refugee writers dial into Myanmar poetry slam
DIVIDED by hatred but united over the written word, Rohingya Muslim poets in...
Margo Lion, producer of Hairspray and more, dies at 75
MARGO Lion, a theatre producer who was largely responsible for bringing Jelly's Last...
Nancy Drew is dead! Don't worry, Hardy Boys are on the case
THE Hardy Boys stand over Nancy Drew's grave. The beloved teen detective, who has...
VIEWS FROM THE TOP
Less is sometimes more
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: Will the move to scrap quarterly reporting lead to a decrease in...
BREAKING NEWS
Indonesia central bank to intervene if rupiah becomes too strong: governor
[JAKARTA] Indonesia's central bank will stand ready to intervene in the currency market should the rupiah currency...
Tokyo: Nikkei closes down more than 2% on China virus fears
[TOKYO] Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index dropped more than 2 per cent Monday on concerns over the potential impact of...
Olympics-Tokyo 2020 to power Olympic torch with hydrogen for first time
[TOKYO] Hydrogen will be used for the first time to power the Olympic torch during its journey through Japan,...
US labour market may have peaked: survey
[WASHINGTON] There is an even balance in the share of US businesses reporting decreases and increases in employment...
Firms in China extend holidays, ask staff to work from home as virus spreads
[SHANGHAI] Big businesses across China are temporarily shutting stores or advising staff to work from home, to guard...
Trump to unveil Middle East peace plan to Israeli leaders this week
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump is expected to disclose details of his long-delayed Middle East peace...
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