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Catalist issuers underperforming, sponsor conflicts need fixing: study
MORE than half the companies listed on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange (...
Construction firms tell of the delays and triumphs in managing workers
THE Building and Construction Authority (BCA) on Wednesday announced measures to...
Fashion fights back with virtual festival of style
STAYING power, as much as talent, has helped Singapore fashion designer Max Tan...
Three in four jobs in financial sector go to locals: MAS
SINGAPORE'S financial sector created 22,000 net jobs between 2015 and 2019, and of...
Impossible Foods eyes retail sales for further growth in Singapore
IMPOSSIBLE Foods, the maker of the realistic-tasting plant-based beef patty, is...
Singapore's openness is advantage amid supply chain changes: Chan
SINGAPORE'S long-term policy posture of openness will stand it in good stead amid the...
BCA announces measures for construction restart
THE Building and Construction Authority (BCA) on Wednesday said it is implementing...
After four months in lockdown, some workers just want to go home
WITH all dormitories declared Covid-cleared on Tuesday, it is hoped that the ordeals...
SIA offers cabin crew voluntary release scheme
GRAPPLING with a dearth of travel demand, Singapore Airlines (SIA) is offering its...
COMPANIES & MARKETS
With Sabana Reit merger in question, will ESR move on to next target?
AN observer to the tussle between ESR-Reit and activist unitholders at Sabana Reit has...
Teckwah's biggest shareholders make cash offer of S$0.65 a share to take company private
A CONSORTIUM formed by the three largest shareholders of Teckwah Industrial...
Sponsor issues notice of breaches to Eagle Hospitality Trust
URBAN Commons (UC), the sponsor of beleaguered Eagle Hospitality Trust (EHT), on...
Centurion, already under pressure, braces for greater impact of Covid-19
DORMITORY operator Centurion Corp is feeling the effects of Covid-19 on its business,...
PropNex's Q2 net profit nearly doubles to S$7.3m
REAL estate agency PropNex posted a net profit of S$7.26 million for the second...
Higher gold prices push gold mining stocks up; M&A activity expected
GOLD prices recently hit an all-time high above US$2,000 an ounce, but gold miners may...
DBS Vickers fends off competition with scale and ambition
AS competition in the brokerage space heats up, with new online players entering the...
Medtecs soars 44.6% after strong H1 results
SHARES of Medtecs International Corporation surged 44.6 per cent on Wednesday, a day...
SGX-listed glove makers nosedive on vaccine news, profit-taking
SHARES of the trio of Singapore-listed glove names - Top Glove, Riverstone Holdings...
Corporate digest
SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering announced on Wednesday that Lim Serh Ghee, current...
Straits Times Index inches up 0.75% to 2,563.20
THE Straits Times Index (STI) inched up 0.75 per cent to 2,563.20 on Wednesday, but...
US dollar slips as stimulus impasse halts rebound
THE US dollar slipped on Wednesday as political wrangling over a stimulus package for...
REAL ESTATE
Condo, HDB rents in July see first uptick since February
IT was a mixed picture for Singapore's rental housing market - while rents for HDB...
More than 7,800 HDB BTO flats in 8 estates launched in combined sales exercise
HOME seekers who could not apply for a Build-to-Order (BTO) flat in May now have...
Airbnb close to filing for IPO after travel rebound
AIRBNB plans to file paperwork for a stock market listing in the next few weeks paving...
More wealthy Hong Kong citizens buying UK properties
OVER the decades, the wealthy in Hong Kong have purchased London apartments as...
London trophy apartment sells for £18.6m after hefty 26% discount
IT'S A buyer's market for trophy homes in central London these days. A Mayfair...
BANKING & FINANCE
Chinese banks move to comply with US sanctions on HK officials
CHINA'S largest state-run banks operating in Hong Kong are taking tentative steps to...
ABN Amro cuts a third of investment bank after virus losses
ABN Amro Bank NV will cut its investment bank by about a third and shut down lending...
SoftBank-backed KE set to raise US$2.1b in US IPO
KE Holdings Inc, a Chinese online property platform backed by Softbank Group Corp and...
ENERGY & COMMODITIES
Occidental's lone Permian rig shows severity of shale bust
OCCIDENTAL Petroleum Corp will have just a single oil rig in the Permian Basin in the...
TECHNOLOGY
Apple on cusp of US$2t milestone, defying global pandemic
APPLE is on the verge of becoming the first US$2 trillion American company following a...
Covid-era gaming surge sends Tencent's sales past estimates
TENCENT Holdings Ltd has expanded its gaming empire - already the world's largest - in...
CONSUMER
Temasek, Bayer form new company to sell seeds to vertical farms
SINGAPORE'S Temasek Holdings Pte and Bayer AG have formed a new company that will...
New York accuses egg producer of price gouging in pandemic
ONE of the nation's largest egg producers has been accused by New York authorities of...
TRANSPORT
Cathay sees low passenger demand, stronger cargo after record loss
HONG KONG'S Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd warned that it did not expect a meaningful...
Australia detains cargo ships for alleged labour abuse
AUSTRALIAN authorities detained at least two cargo ships for alleged labour violations...
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
UK suffers worst recession on record
THE United Kingdom suffered more than any major European economy during the...
US consumer prices accelerate in July
US consumer prices rose in July by more than expected on a jump in auto and apparel...
Biden picks Harris as White House running mate
DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday picked Senator Kamala Harris as...
LIFE & CULTURE
Giving back to communities
AS leaders here call for unity amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Singaporeans have been...
It's (almost) business as usual at the Salzburg Festival
A VISIT to the Salzburg Festival has been a summer tradition for Jos Baeck for nearly...
OPINION
Global firms face heightened risk dealing with fallout in US-China ties
JINGOISM is fast becoming a key risk for many businesses, particularly those with a...
Being a heartbeat away from the US presidency
POLITICAL pundits will tell you, and most historians would agree, that choosing a...
America's testing failure means it is still flying blind
US NATIONAL income and output in the first quarter of 2020 was 1.25 per cent below...
A more robust sponsor-based regime for Catalist is needed
LAUNCHED in November 2007, the sponsor-based Catalist board welcomed its first sponsor...
AI/ML : Steroid of choice for smart warehouses
A SURGE in online orders during the stay-at-home restrictions due to Covid-19 may have...
Brent Scowcroft's legacy is more relevant than ever right now
BRENT Scowcroft, who died on Aug 6, aged 95, was the model of a modern lieutenant-...
BREAKING NEWS
The Rock tops Hollywood pay list as Netflix splurges on A-listers
[LOS ANGELES] Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has been named Hollywood's top-paid actor for a second year running, heading...
US leaves tariffs on Airbus aircraft unchanged at 15%
[WASHINGTON] The US government on Wednesday said it would maintain 15 per cent tariffs on Airbus aircraft and 25 per...
Law could idle operations in California: Uber chief
[SAN FRANCISCO] Being forced to classify drivers as employees could temporarily idle Uber operations in its home...
R Kelly associates charged with intimidating singer's accusers
[NEW YORK] US federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced the arrests of three alleged associates of R Kelly, saying...
France sees most new daily virus cases since May
[PARIS] More than 2,500 new coronavirus cases were registered in France in 24 hours in the sharpest increase since...
Mnuchin accuses Democrats of playing politics on US aid deal
[WASHINGTON] US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Wednesday accused Democratic leaders in Congress of playing...
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