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Gold hurtling towards all-time high amid perfect storm
GOLD prices have powered to a seven-year high and are now within striking distance of...
Parties work the ground as hustings gather speed
THE first full day of campaigning on Wednesday saw most of the 192 candidates from the...
Explore food culture with family recipes
WHAT is nasi liwet? Or pempek? Ju hu char? Mallung or wambatu moju? They're passwords...
Jobs, social mobility at forefront of live debate
LOWERING unemployment, supporting local businesses and improving social mobility were...
WP won't be affected by retirement of a leader: Sylvia Lim
THE Workers' Party (WP) will never be affected by the retirement of a leader despite...
Foreign investors trust Singapore's government and its support: PM Lee
FOREIGN investors know and trust Singapore's government and its ability to command...
Automatic recount if difference in votes is 2% or less; special voting hour for those serving stay-home notice
FOR the July 10 General Election, there will be an automatic recount if the difference...
Singtel lays out 5G strategy in annual report; Bharti Airtel plans sale of 25% stake in data centres
MAINBOARD-LISTED telco Singtel will take a different tack with 5G wireless technology...
DBS to make second cut on Multiplier account rates this year
AMID weaker interest rates and an inflow of resident deposits due to macro...
1.1% drop in URA's Q2 private home price index 'mild', say analysts
THE Urban Redevelopment Authority's benchmark overall private home price index fell...
Covid-19 to dampen global insurance market in 2020, but Asia to pick up steam more quickly: Allianz
THE impact of Covid-19 on the global insurance market is expected to be three times...
Singapore firms see more payment delays in Q2; retail and services post highest jumps
PAYMENT delays among firms in Singapore have risen for another quarter, with retail...
Two ex-UOBKH staff charged with lying to MAS over due diligence reports on a Catalist aspirant
TWO former senior employees of UOB Kay Hian Private Limited (UOBKH) were charged on...
COMPANIES & MARKETS
Telcos need to step up to keep up
THE Covid-19 outbreak is keeping mobile subscribers home and quashing their spending...
SIA group mothballs four more planes in Australia, taking total tally to 22
WITH international travel still largely on hold, the Singapore Airlines (SIA) group...
Koufu to acquire fried food and dough product supplier for S$22m
KOUFU Group has proposed to acquire Deli Asia, Delisnacks, Dough Culture and Dough...
ESR-Reit secures two new tenants at 8 Tuas South Lane
ESR-REIT has secured two new tenants at 8 Tuas South Lane. Collectively, the new...
Geo Energy engages legal advisers on potential dispute over proposed acquisition
COAL producer Geo Energy Resources on Tuesday said it has engaged legal advisers in...
Corporate digest
THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Wednesday said it is introducing a futures contract on...
Analysts bullish on FCT as it ups stake in PGIM Real Estate AsiaRetail Fund
ANALYSTS are optimistic on Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT), believing that the...
RHB upgrades Genting Singapore to 'neutral' as RWS reopens attractions
RHB has upgraded Genting Singapore to "neutral" from "take profit", with a new target...
Blue-chip gains push Singapore market cap higher in June
SINGAPORE'S stock market value bounced back in June, led by gains among blue-chips...
Cortina reports uptick in H2 earnings on better sales margin
LISTED luxury watch retailer Cortina Holdings has delivered better earnings for the...
A-Reit to add Sydney logistics property to its portfolio
THE Manager of Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) on Wednesday announced...
Magnus corrects statements, says CEO has interest in Blue Water Malaysia
THE board of directors of Magnus Energy has corrected its earlier statements, to...
Singapore shares up as election campaigning gets underway
SINGAPORE shares ended Wednesday on a firmer note, but trading interest was light,...
US dollar edges up, euro slips amid wait for US data
IMPROVED European economic data boosted risk appetite on Wednesday, while the euro...
REAL ESTATE
HDB resale prices up 0.2% in Q2 amid Covid-19 outbreak: flash estimates
HOUSING and Development Board (HDB) resale prices increased marginally in the second...
As lockdown eases, UK mall landlords collect even less rent
THE amount of rent collected by some of Britain's biggest mall landlords has slipped...
Britain's annual house prices fall for first time since 2012
BRITAIN'S house prices fell in annual terms for the first time since 2012 in June, as...
Japan land prices rise in 2019 for 5th straight year
JAPANESE land prices climbed in 2019 for the fifth year in a row, a National Tax...
Australia home prices slip in June, but sharp rebound in sales a boost for economy
AUSTRALIAN home prices slipped for a second month in June as coronavirus lockdowns and...
Hotels offer rooms as offices to boost business
NEW York City hotels, struggling to navigate the pandemic economy, are doing anything...
BANKING & FINANCE
Big Four hobbled by conflict-of-interest issues
TWO decades of financial disasters from Enron Inc's collapse in 2001 to Wirecard's...
Wirecard administrator eyes piece-by-piece sell-off
THE unprecedented scandal at German payments processor Wirecard could lead to the...
HSBC continues string of senior hires with another two from Deutsche Bank
HSBC on Wednesday said it has made two Singapore-based senior appointments to...
CONSUMER
Fans over the moon as Tokyo Disney reopens
TOKYO Disney Resort welcomed visitors on Wednesday for the first time in four months...
Japan retailers start charging for plastic bags
RETAILERS in Japan began charging for plastic bags on Wednesday, a move aimed at...
TRANSPORT
Airbus plans to cut 11% of workforce to face aviation's gravest crisis
EUROPEAN aircraft maker Airbus said on Tuesday it is planning to cut around 15,000...
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
China's manufacturing sector beats expectations in June
CHINA'S manufacturing sector rebounded in June led by better-than-expected domestic...
First arrests in HK under just-passed national security law
HONG Kong police fired water cannon and tear gas and arrested more than 300 people on...
LIFE & CULTURE
After #OscarsSoWhite, Academy meets goal to diversify membership
IN 2015, the Oscars handed all 20 of its acting nominations to white actors. The...
Art helps kids cope with pandemic
THE Rice Company, which manages The Business Times' charity The Business Times Budding...
Big-serving Murray upbeat as he prepares for post-injury return
ANDY Murray says he is serving at full throttle again as he bids to rebuild his injury...
OPINION
Amid pandemic crisis, disclosure of material changes even more crucial
AS companies struggle to cope with the challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic, many...
Undergoing successful digital transformations
TECHNOLOGY has changed the way we live. It has disrupted day-to-day business and, for...
A Waze to show where viruses are, and where they're heading
COVID-19 infection rates are rising in much of the United States. Even if the US can...
Can the India-China border skirmishes spur Indian economic growth?
THE hand-to-hand combat between Indian and Chinese border troops, which is unlikely to...
Weathering Covid-19 storm through trust and technology
WE CAN be sure of one thing - there is uncertainty around what the world will be like...
It is not that easy to start a crypto currency exchange
I REFER to the article "Of asses, art and alternative assets" (BT, June 27, 2020).
GARAGE
Biotech firm Carmine Therapeutics inks US$900m deal with Takeda Pharmaceutical
CARMINE Therapeutics, a biotech firm developing non-viral gene therapies for rare...
BREAKING NEWS
Banks in Singapore band together to tighten standards for commodity financing
BANKS with operations in Singapore are banding together to raise industry standards for commodity financing in...
Apple supplier Foxconn, others hit as India holds up imports from China: sources
[NEW DELHI] India's additional scrutiny of imports from China has disrupted operations at plants owned by Apple...
Goldman Sachs sees oil demand returning to pre-coronavirus levels by 2022
[BENGALURU] Goldman Sachs said on Thursday a pick-up in commuting, a shift to private transportation and government...
GE quick takes: MOM, Heng Swee Keat refute opposition claims
SINGAPORE will go to the polls on July 10 in an election that will see all 93 seats in 31 constituencies contested...
Singapore to tackle climate change by developing carbon capture tech
[SINGAPORE] The country's campaign to squeeze value out of waste substances has taken another step forward with the...
Hong Kong: Stocks post strong gains
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks soared Thursday, in line with a global advance on hopes for a virus vaccine and despite...
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