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BT EXCLUSIVE
SGX says IPOs picking up, but brokers say structural issues remain
THE Singapore Exchange is optimistic about its listings pipeline, but many equity players...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
BT EXCLUSIVE
Qoo10 takes e-commerce fight to next level with bulked-up war chest
CAUGHT in a raging battle between Chinese tech behemoths Tencent and Alibaba, Singapore-...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
Singapore startup plays Uber to the container-truck trade
RIDE-HAILING and bike-sharing platforms have entrenched themselves in many countries,...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
SINGAPORE MARITIME WEEK 2018
Jurong Port to use video analytics to safeguard container cargoes
TECHNOLOGY is giving Singapore a leg-up in the fight against tainted containerised...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
WALL STREET INSIGHT
Investors keeping eye on US-China trade, earnings and Treasury yields
US stocks finished a volatile week more or less flat as traders weighed strong earnings...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
Temasek unit to open private equity door for retail investors
TEMASEK subsidiary Azalea Investment Management is working to open up access to private...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
Lombard Odier and Bank Mandiri to offer onshore private bank services
SWISS private bank Lombard Odier has teamed up with Indonesia's largest bank Bank...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
Twin VEW preview draws over 7,500 visitors
CSC Land's first development, Twin VEW, in West Coast Vale, attracted a strong...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
Dunearn Gardens finds collective sale success on third attempt
THE collective sale frenzy continues unabated as Dunearn Gardens, a 114-unit freehold...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
COMPANIES & MARKETS
TOPLINE
Capital World aims to score with maiden project
AS the new kid on the block, Malaysian property developer Capital World must build out-of...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
DBS clients get means to track cross-border payments in real time
DBS Bank has launched a real-time digital cross-border payment tracking solution,...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
CHARTPOINT
Gold, silver look bullish with significant breakout soon
AGAINST the backdrop of rising geopolitical tension between the US and Syria, and the...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
Keppel Corp in talks with Golar on FLNG project for Tortue field
KEPPEL Corporation is in talks with liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping company Golar...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
STOCKS
Trade tensions, US earnings on tap this week
US earnings, continued trade tensions, and inflationary fears ahead of the May meeting of...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
CURRENCIES
US dollar hits 2-week peak on higher US yields
THE US dollar rose to a two-week high against a basket of currencies last Friday on...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
INSIDE INSIGHTS
STI gains 3.8% over 5 sessions; large shareholders adjust stakes
FOR the five sessions ended April 19, the Straits Times Index (STI) advanced 3.8 per cent...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
REAL ESTATE
Should we stay or should we go?
THERE comes a time in the life of a family when someone, or maybe everyone, in the...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
BANKING & FINANCE
US banks tap mortgage apps as home lending slows
BIG US banks are racing to launch websites and mobile apps to make getting a mortgage...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
Aussie govt under fresh pressure over banking scandals
THE Australian government came under fresh pressure on Sunday over its reluctance to hold...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
ENERGY & COMMODITIES
Trump rails against 'very high' oil prices as they near US$70 a barrel
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump accused Opec on Friday of "artificially" boosting oil...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
COMMENTARY
Saudi amnesia and partying like it's 2008
IS this really 2018? It started to sound a lot like 2008 in Saudi Arabia on Friday, as...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
Aluminium and nickel gain amid fallout from US sanctions on Rusal
AFTER two weeks of extraordinary trading, investors are taking stock of the fallout from...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
TECHNOLOGY
Spike in new, unknown Asia Twitter accounts sparks bot fears
IT HAS been jokingly referred to as "Botmageddon". But a surge in new,...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
KL to look into bot activity on Twitter if there are complaints
MALAYSIAN regulators will look into the activity of automated accounts on Twitter, known...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
Google launching Android chat service to replace SMS
GOOGLE is rolling out a new chat service to replace standard texting, a move that...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
CONSUMER
Brooks Brothers suits up for the future with eye on online sales, millennials
IN EARLY 2002, just a few months after he officially took over as the new owner and chief...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
TRANSPORT
Global carmakers gear up as China opens up sector
GLOBAL carmakers will show off their latest models at the Beijing Auto Show this week,...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
Central Park's scenic drives will soon be car-free
POWERING through a lunchtime run by himself on Friday, John Hendy was excited by Mayor...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights
Another difficult week for owners in the Middle East Gulf saw rates hovering around WS 39...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
Central banks fret trade war more deflationary than inflationary
GLOBAL central bankers sounded the alert that a trade war would leave them worrying more...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
Kim heralds more N Korea economic reforms: analysts
NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong Un's promise to build "socialist economic...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
EU wants Britain to stay in customs union after Brexit
TAKING advantage of UK cross party Brexit disunity, European Union negotiators say that...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
LIFE & CULTURE
COMMENTARY
Golf has the pulling power for money
IT WAS ironic that the sport of golf was used by other sports, clubs and corporates here...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
Growing interest in Rugby by engaging the family experience
SIXTEEN of the top Rugby Seven's teams will swing by the Singapore National Stadium...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
VIEWS FROM THE TOP
Reduce, reuse, recycle
THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: How are you and/or your organisation doing your part to reduce...
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018 05:50 AM
BREAKING NEWS
Abe Cabinet approval rating slumps to 39% in new poll
[TOYKO] The approval rating for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet continues to fall, dropping to 39 per cent in...
Ron Sim's R3 fund to invest in mm2 spin-off Vividthree Holdings
SINGAPOREAN businessman Ron Sim's fund has become the pre-initial public offering (IPO) investor for a proposed...
Existing home sales increase 1.1% in March
[WASHINGTON] US home sales increased for a second straight month in March amid a rebound in activity in the Northeast...
Nafta ministers set to meet again amid intensified push for deal
[MEXICO CITY] Senior trade officials from the US, Canada and Mexico will meet again in Washington in an intensified...
Indonesian motorcycle taxi drivers protest low online tariffs
[JAKARTA] Hundreds of Indonesian motorcycle taxi drivers working for start-ups Grab and Go-Jek called on Monday for an...
Body of Iran shah possibly found: heritage officials
[TEHRAN] Tehran's heritage committee said Monday it has found a mummified body at the site of a former shah's...
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