TOP STORIES
Dividends are in favour, but there are still bets in Singapore growth stocks
DIVIDEND plays are currently the flavour of the month as market volatility and...
Two GoBear co-founders resign; Indonesia operations to shut down
TWO co-founders of fintech startup GoBear have resigned and will leave by the end of...
Pessimism, poor performance persist: BT-SUSS poll of business climate
BUSINESS conditions weakened for the sixth straight quarter and firms stayed glum,...
Magnus Energy's new board's priority will be to boost sales: activist shareholder
CHARLES Madhavan, one of the two activist shareholders instrumental in ousting Magnus...
Magnus Energy asks requisitioning shareholders to amend EGM resolutions
MAGNUS Energy Group has asked shareholders requisitioning an extraordinary general...
Deloitte calls for more tax breaks for jobs and R&D
TAX boosts for investment in jobs and innovation are high up on Deloitte's priorities...
China slams HK high court ruling; says it has sole authority over city's constitution
CHINA insisted Tuesday it alone held the authority to rule on constitutional matters...
COMPANIES & MARKETS
Aspial to realise A$400m cash from Australia 108 project in next 12 months
ASPIAL Corporation's mega Australia 108 project is expected to realise A$400 million (...
Oil and gas play heats up in October: SGX
IN THE current quarter to date, the three best-performing energy/oil & gas-related...
Negative US-China trade deal headlines hit STI
PROGRESS, or a lack thereof, on the US-China trade front continues to be the "be-all-...
US dollar snaps three-day losing streak
THE US dollar snapped a three-day losing streak against rivals on Tuesday thanks to...
Morgan Stanley upgrades Singapore banks to overweight
ANALYSTS from Morgan Stanley (MS) have upgraded Singapore financials to "overweight"...
Del Monte warns of Q2 loss, may refinance US$1.4b in loans
LOSS-MAKING food and beverage player Del Monte Pacific is evaluating options to...
Ascendas India Trust to raise at least S$100m through private placement
ASCENDAS India Trust (a-iTrust) is launching a private placement of some 66.3 million...
Willas-Array's Q2 loss widens to HK$31.25m
HONG KONG-based electronics distributor Willas-Array Electronics (Holdings) saw its...
Corporate digest
CATALIST-LISTED OUE Lippo Healthcare (OUELH) announced that its chief operating...
REAL ESTATE
Bigger BTO flats in 2 estates see keen interest
HOME-SEEKERS made a rush for bigger build-to-order (BTO) flats in the mature estates...
US Nov homebuilder sentiment eases for first time in five months
HOMEBUILDER sentiment in the US eased in November for the first time in five months...
Elizabeth Warren calls out Blackstone for 'shameless' profits from housing
US presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren called out Blackstone Group Inc for its real...
BANKING & FINANCE
Julius Baer announces first buyback in 8 years
JULIUS BAER Group announced its first share buyback in eight years even as inflows...
Queues throng Lebanese banks after one-week closure
At the Fransabank in Beirut (above), queues were building up
Lagarde perfectly capable of facing down her ECB sceptics
CHRISTINE LAGARDE has taken the helm of the European Central Bank (ECB) at a time of...
Saudi Arabia doubles the amount banks can lend for Aramco IPO
SAUDI ARABIA'S central bank doubled leverage limits for retail investors looking to...
ENERGY & COMMODITIES
Tata Steel to axe 3,000 jobs in Europe as crisis spreads
TATA Steel Ltd plans to axe as many as 3,000 jobs across its European operations to...
Australia's Woodside expects to triple its reserve base with new projects
AUSTRALIA'S Woodside Petroleum on Tuesday laid out plans to triple its gas and oil...
With storms wrecking grids, Japan seeks home battery networks
AFTER recent typhoons ravaged Japan's grid and disrupted power to almost 1.4 million...
MSC's tin mining arm granted new leases in Perak until 2034
RAHMAN Hydraulic Tin (RHT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of tin miner and metal producer...
TECHNOLOGY
Showtime for Stadia cloud gaming service
GOOGLE is setting out to transform the video game world with its Stadia service...
CONSUMER
Nintendo unveils Tokyo gamers' wonderland
NINTENDO Co Ltd unveiled its first Japanese store on Tuesday in Tokyo's trendy Shibuya...
New floating Eco-Ark produces up to 20 times more fish than coastal farms
SOME 5km from Changi Point Ferry Terminal, a ship the size of a quarter of a football...
Trump's doctor dismisses speculation of chest pain
DONALD TRUMP'S doctor on Monday denied reports that the US President had recently...
TRANSPORT
Shipping groups exchange broadsides at global maritime meeting
THE London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was a busy...
Airlines zoom in on grounded Boeing 737 MAX at Dubai Airshow
BOEING'S 737 MAX took centre stage at the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday as airlines...
All at sea: Qatar signs up floating hotels for World Cup
FOOTBALL fans prone to seasickness may need to consider alternatives, but supporters...
Ford introduces the all-electric Mustang
FOR more than a half century, asking Ford Mustang owners why they purchased the iconic...
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
Singapore calls for more global partners, including Chinese firms, in push for AI
SINGAPORE will continue to work with all players, including Chinese firms, to roll out...
Japan's lower house passes limited US trade deal
JAPAN'S lower house of parliament on Tuesday approved a limited trade deal Prime...
Fed chief reasserts independence in talks with Trump
FEDERAL Reserve chairman Jerome Powell reasserted the independence of the US central...
Wealth fund at 10t kroner has Norwegians trying to cash out
NORWAY has always said its sovereign wealth fund belongs to the people. But recently,...
China interfering in election 'every day', says Taiwan president
CHINA is interfering in Taiwan's elections "every day" as it seeks to damage the...
LIFE & CULTURE
Airbnb incurs Paris wrath over Olympics partnership
AIRBNB became a leading partner of the Olympics in a nine-year deal announced on...
A small crash with big consequences for Ferrari, says boss Binotto
FERRARI boss Mattia Binotto described Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix collision between...
Ex-label says Taylor Swift can sing her old hits at awards show
TAYLOR Swift's former label said on Monday that it will allow the global pop superstar...
Watch bees surf to safety on waves they create
IF their honey-making and pollination prowess weren't enough, there's a new reason to...
EXECUTIVE MONEY
A mini-cycle recovery is coming
THE past 18 months have been tough for the global economy. Global growth is tracking...
Private equity muscling into Britain's booming retirement market
PRIVATE equity and credit firms have elbowed their way into everything from real...
OPINION
HK protests: Why they have gone global
MOST democracy protests are short-lived, garner little international attention and are...
Sustainability's challenge: Fix the hole in the reporting layer
HOLDING businesses accountable for their environmental and social impact is important...
Europe's drift towards recession a concern for all
WHILE almost everyone in Washington is glued to impeachment developments, Europe has...
Education is a journey, not a destination - and definitely not about passing an exam
TARA Westover grew up in the shadow of a mountain. Born and raised in rural Idaho to a...
We hate data collection but that doesn't mean we can stop it
WE'RE being watched. We know we're being watched, and we don't think the watchers have...
India faces 2022 deadline for attaining economic goals
IT HAS been exactly one year since the Indian government announced its "Strategy for...
BREAKING NEWS
Digital battleground looms large for 2020 US elections
[WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump has been on a social media ad spending spree for his 2020 re-election campaign,...
Hong Kong's world-beating stock gain falters after just two days
A WORLD-BEATING stock gain is quickly unraveling in Hong Kong, showing how fast sentiment can change as protests...
Hong Kong: Stocks retreat at Wednesday's open
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong stocks started on the back foot Wednesday following two days of big gains and as investors get...
Emerging markets have monetary firepower to drive world economy
[SINGAPORE] Emerging-economy central banks from India to Brazil still enjoy the firepower to shore up the global...
New A*Star food innovation institute gives single touchpoint for industry
THE upcoming Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI) will provide a single touchpoint for...
Singapore shares open lower on Wednesday; STI down 0.23%
SINGAPORE shares started Wednesday lower, after two of the US's three major indices had closed lower overnight. The...
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