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Technology could ease pain of rising costs on F&B earnings
RISING operational costs from more stringent foreign worker quotas will weigh on future...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
BT EXCLUSIVE
oBike investor and local startup Anywheel make play for Mobike
BIKE-SHARING firm Mobike could have its global operations outside China snapped up by two...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
Pro-army party takes lead in Thai election
THAILAND'S junta-linked party took a shock lead in the popular vote with nearly all...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
Treasure sells 272 units on launch weekend
SINGAPORE'S largest condominium Treasure at Tampines moved 272 units at an average S...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
Qatar unveils enhanced Economy Class, 7 new destinations
QATAR Airways has unveiled the latest additions to its economy class as well as seven new...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
ASEAN BUSINESS
Freshworks launches Asean hub in Singapore
SOFTWARE-as-a-Service firm, Freshworks, has launched its first regional hub for the Asean...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
Sabana Reit's Tuas property sale called off
SABANA Reit's divestment of a Tuas industrial building is off for now after the...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
COMPANIES & MARKETS
TOPLINE
CSE Global on acquisition trail
MAINBOARD-LISTED systems integrator CSE Global is looking for acquisition opportunities...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
CHARTPOINT
USDJPY still moving along upward trend-line
THE USDJPY has been on the rise following the lows in January 2019. The upward move has...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
Feedback shows broad support for Budget 2019
RESPONDENTS to a government feedback exercise about the Budget this year largely gave...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
Stable earnings seen for retail Reits despite F&B woes
WHILE any business slowdown for food & beverage (F&B) players could potentially...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
STOCKS
Geopolitics, trade to guide markets this week
GEOPOLITICS and trade talks are likely to hold investors' attention this week...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
CURRENCIES
A bad year for the South Korean won may be about to get worse
SOUTH Korea's won has been the worst-performing Asian currency this year. Data this...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
INSIDE INSIGHTS
23 director acquisitions filed and 12 stocks conduct buybacks
FOR the five trading sessions from March 15 to 21, the STI gained 0.5 per cent, in line...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
REAL ESTATE
Brexit housing fears linger in London but regions remain resilient
THE Brexit-inspired decline in London's property values has yet to cause any serious...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
Buying your first home in the US? Save, and save some more
ONE couple in Queens pulled thousands out of their retirement savings. The parents of a...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
BANKING & FINANCE
Aussie banks may cut lending rates as funding costs fall
A FALL in funding costs for Australia's biggest banks is raising the prospect that...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
Citi fires eight Hong Kong traders after review finds misconduct: sources
CITIGROUP Inc has fired eight bankers and suspended three others from its equities...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
ENERGY & COMMODITIES
Miners halt output as 2 cyclones batter Australia
GLOBAL miners BHP Group and Glencore Plc halted output at energy and metals operations as...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
COMMENTARY
Opec and the Fed are in the same uncertain boat
WHAT do Opec and the Federal Reserve have in common, other than being on the receiving...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
TECHNOLOGY
New streaming TV service part of Apple's reinvention
APPLE looks to begin a fresh reinvention on Monday as it rolls out Hollywood stars for...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
Facebook, Google face steeper privacy fines under Australia plan
TECH giants such as Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google will face tougher...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
CONSUMER
Forcing drugmakers to disclose drug prices on TV ads may cause sticker shock
THE Trump administration is moving ahead with its proposal to require drug companies to...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
Delivery app outdoes rivals by letting diners bargain on the go
TYPING out your order on Mrsool is only the start of what's made the Saudi delivery...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
TRANSPORT
Houston oil spillage disaster, chemical fire sicken thousands
OIL byproducts from a damaged storage facility have contaminated the Houston Ship Channel...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
Almost 400 people rescued from stricken cruise liner off Norway
RESCUE services had airlifted 397 people to safety from a luxury cruise liner with engine...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
Indonesia's underground rail network opens, making 34-year dream a reality
INDONESIA rolled its first train through a new underground rail network in the capital...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights
The big ships endured heavy losses last week extinguishing any hopes from the recent...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
China vows lower tariffs ahead of US trade talks
VICE-PREMIER Han Zheng said China will continue to lower tariffs and create a first-rate...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
Euro area's floundering economy looks set to get fiscal boost
THE euro-area economy looks poised to get some lift from what once helped to push it into...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
Brexit up in the air as May faces possible coup by senior ministers
THE United Kingdom's exit from the European Union was in disarray on Sunday as Prime...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
LIFE & CULTURE
TAKING HEART
Playing a role in helping both the young and old
ON March 17, more than 3,000 financial services practitioners in Singapore turned up at...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
VIEWS FROM THE TOP
Empowering employees to be creative
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: What is essential for an organisation to cultivate an innovation...
PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2019 05:50 AM
BREAKING NEWS
Singapore's February headline inflation meets expectations at 0.5%
THERE were no surprises from Singapore’s headline inflation in February, with consumer prices up by 0.5 per cent year...
New Zealand PM to make curtailed China trip
[WELLINGTON] New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday that a long-awaited trip to China will take...
Markets in Asia post sharp declines on growing global growth concerns; STI down 1.4%
TAKING the cue from Wall Street's selloff on Friday, Singapore shares posted sharp declines in Monday's early...
US economists less optimistic, see slower growth: survey
[WASHINGTON] US economists are less optimistic about the outlook and sharply lowered their growth forecasts for this...
Oman oil minister says excited to be part of Sri Lanka oil refinery project
[HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka] Oman's oil minister said on Sunday he was excited to be part of a Sri Lanka oil refinery...
Twin cyclones batter Australia, halting mining operations
[SYDNEY] Tropical Cyclone Veronica is forecast to make a sharp turn at the coast, setting it on a path toward Australia...
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