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ASCOTT Reit's manager said on Monday evening that the sale price of S$353.3 million...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Short tempers, long queues aplenty as hunt for CNY notes heats up

IT'S been "madhouse" in the local banks for the past week and this is...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Keppel-SPH joint venture stands pat on offer price for M1, extends offer closing date

THE joint venture (JV) company of Keppel Corp and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Vibrant Group JV hit by winding-up petition from partner in KL

THEY teamed up in 2013 to invest in a Malaysian property. But Vibrant Group and Desa...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Corporate digest

MAPLETREE Industrial Trust's distribution per unit rose 6.6 per cent to 3.07...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Keppel DC Reit DPU up 5.7% in Q4 on acquisitions

KEPPEL DC Reit has posted a fourth-quarter distribution per unit (DPU) of 1.85 Singapore...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Keppel Infra Trust's Q4 DPU flat at 0.93 Singapore cent

KEPPEL Infrastructure Trust (KIT) on Tuesday reported a distribution per unit (DPU) of 0...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

STOCKS

Local stocks slide on global growth fears

SINGAPORE stocks slid again on Tuesday, after the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Brokers' take

Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) reported a strong set of Q3 FY2019 results which met our...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

CURRENCIES

Euro slumps on weak data, IMF growth forecast cuts

THE euro struggled near a three-week low on Tuesday as weak data and a cut in European...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

REAL ESTATE

Ascendas-Singbridge starts work on Phase 3 of Hangzhou project

SUSTAINABLE business space solutions provider Ascendas-Singbridge Group on Tuesday...

Real Estate

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

S$72m fund set up to boost skills in Singapore construction sector

A S$72 million training fund has been set up to help the building industry move away from...

Real Estate

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Jiayuan chairman, wife sold HK stock as price dives

THE chairman of a Hong Kong-listed property developer and his wife cut their stake just...

Real Estate

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

CEO of UK builder Kier quits after poor response to rights issue

KIER Group chief executive Haydn Mursell is leaving the British builder with immediate...

Real Estate

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

BANKING & FINANCE

Apac AUM to hit almost US$30t by 2025, beating out global regions: PwC

BY 2025, the amount of assets under management (AUM) in the Asia-Pacific is set to...

Banking & Finance

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

UBS warns market falls will hit wealth management revenues

UBS Group AG warned that client activity is still recovering after investors pulled US$13...

Banking & Finance

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Hedge funds get key role at US$140b Swedbank money manager

AT Swedbank Robur, which manages about US$140 billion in assets, hedge funds are playing...

Banking & Finance

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

ENERGY & COMMODITIES

Oil industry gaining confidence, set to up spending in 2019

AFTER years of gloom, the oil industry is out of its slump.

Energy & Commodities

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

There's a golden shelter from recession risks with these miners

THERE'S a better potential haven than gold for investors spooked by the risk of a...

Energy & Commodities

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

TECHNOLOGY

Google fined 50m euros in EU data privacy breach

AFTER European policymakers adopted a sweeping data privacy law last year, the big...

Technology

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Just Eat CEO exits with threat from Uber, Deliveroo growing

JUST Eat Plc's CEO is leaving after a surge in competition from rival apps and...

Technology

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

WhatsApp limits forwarding to fight fake news

FACEBOOK-OWNED mobile messaging platform WhatsApp announced on Monday that it was...

Technology

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

China drone maker DJI signals US$150m loss from graft

CHINA'S SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd, the world's largest maker of consumer drones...

Technology

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

CONSUMER

COMMENTARY

Home truths are holding back China's consumers

CHINA'S consumers have been tightening their belts, and the trend looks unlikely to...

Consumer

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Amazon.com launching sales of goods in Brazil after delays

AMAZON.COM Inc is launching its long-awaited in-house fulfilment and delivery network in...

Consumer

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

TRANSPORT

STRAIT TALK

Who is to blame for use of illegal fuel?

IN NOVEMBER last year, the US master of the cruise ship Azura, owned by Carnival Corp...

Transport

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Tesla says it has quotes on batteries from Lishen, but no deal yet

TESLA said on Tuesday it had received quotes from Tianjin Lishen to supply batteries for...

Transport

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

New war risks insurance conditions for maritime sector

SINGAPORE'S maritime community can enjoy enhanced coverage for war risks under new...

Transport

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Gatwick drone disruption leaves easyJet £15m poorer

EASYJET lost £15 million (S$26.4 million) in the 36 hours of travel chaos sparked by...

Transport

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Brazil to privatise more airports, railways for grains

BRAZIL'S government will announce the privatisation of southern airports, including...

Transport

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Israel opens new international airport near Red Sea

ISRAEL inaugurated a new international airport on Monday in its desert south meant to...

Transport

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

In Davos, investors agree: Fed must rethink tightening

THE US Federal Reserve and other major central banks are right to rethink their plans to...

Government & Economy

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

China's Q4 GDP growth dented by services, agriculture

WEAKNESS in the service and farm sectors slowed China's economic growth in the...

Government & Economy

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

France, Germany try to revive embattled EU project

THE leaders of France and Germany signed a new treaty on Tuesday to update their 1963...

Government & Economy

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

COMMENTARY

Are India's budget numbers bogus?

IN a few weeks, India's finance minister will present what's called an "...

Government & Economy

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

LIFE & CULTURE

Michelin gives stars back to chef who didn't want them

A FRENCH chef who had shocked the culinary world by handing back his Michelin stars was...

Life & Culture

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

High in the Alps, igloo hotels offer epitome of no-frills luxury

IT sounds like a tough sell: a hotel room with no windows, no heat, and no bathroom, all...

Life & Culture

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

'Indiana Jones of art' finds stolen Spanish carvings in English garden

A DUTCH art detective has returned two priceless stone reliefs stolen from an ancient...

Life & Culture

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

EXECUTIVE MONEY

'Bear market' is an arbitrary label, but using it can hurt

STOCKS came very close to entering a bear market on Christmas Eve, which was a very bad...

Executive Money

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Looking for a compass in an economic storm

FEW investors are looking forward to 2019. The volatility that we have experienced in...

Executive Money

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

OPINION

Financial crystal ball reveals no answers

IF THERE is one useful conclusion that economists and investors can draw from the crazy...

Opinion

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

EDITORIAL

Trump presidency at half-time: early concerns more than vindicated

IT was two years ago on January 20, 2017, a rainy and cold day in Washington, DC, that...

Opinion

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

THE BOTTOM LINE

Global warming - why I am less pessimistic about it

ON GLOBAL climate change, I've changed my mind - just slightly. I've written...

Opinion

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

Using AI for social good in Singapore and Asia-Pacific

A DOZEN years ago, I heard a presentation by the great Swedish statistician Hans Rosling...

Opinion

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

COMMENTARY

Embracing, shaping a new world order amid disagreement

WORLD leaders from business, government and civil society come together in Davos this...

Opinion

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

COMMENTARY

Groundhog Day as May's 'Plan B' is so like 'Plan A'

BREXIT watchers will be forgiven for feeling they are caught in a time loop, repeatedly...

Opinion

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2019 05:50 AM

BREAKING NEWS

07:17 AM

Jan 23, 2019 07:17 AM

Technology

At Alibaba's futuristic hotel, robots deliver towels and mix cocktails

[HANGZHOU] Gliding silently through Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's futuristic "FlyZoo" hotel, black disc-...

07:07 AM

Jan 23, 2019 07:07 AM

Consumer

Viacom will buy Pluto TV streaming service for US$340m

[UNITED STATES] Viacom Inc said on Tuesday it will buy Pluto TV, a free video streaming TV service, for US$340 million...

06:47 AM

Jan 23, 2019 06:47 AM

Technology

Blue Origin to make 10th flight test of space tourist rocket

[WASHINGTON] Blue Origin, the rocket company headed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is poised to launch the 10th test...

06:42 AM

Jan 23, 2019 06:42 AM

Transport

Taxi driver badly hurt in Spain's 'anti-Uber' strike

[MADRID] A taxi driver protesting in Madrid against Uber-like services was seriously hurt in a car accident on Tuesday...

06:39 AM

Jan 23, 2019 06:39 AM

Government & Economy

Trump tells spokeswoman 'not to bother' with press briefings

[WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has told his chief spokeswoman Sarah Sanders "not to bother...

06:39 AM

Jan 23, 2019 06:39 AM

Technology

Apple supplier loses half its value but no selloff from foreign funds

[CHINA] Han's Laser Technology Industry Group Co has lost US$5 billion, or half its value, since the summer, swept...

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Jan 23, 2019

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