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Insurers brace for inflation, shift towards private assets: Goldman Sachs survey
While inflation remains a pressing concern for most insurers, their appetite for private assets remains robust. Despite the economic…
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Singapore stocks track regional gains on Tuesday; STI up 0.5%
Singapore Exchange is the top gainer on the index while Venture Corp sees the biggest drop Singapore stocks ended higher on Tuesday (Mar…
Business
Shell boosts investor returns, trims spending, and bets big on LNG
Shell said it would boost investor returns through the end of this decade by reinforcing its position as the world’s top trader of…
Politics
PBS and NPR prepare for a showdown with Congress.
PBS is practicing answers with lawyers. NPR executives are preparing to monitor the fallout. Members of Congress are promoting the star…
Business
Layoffs and Unemployment Grow Among College Graduates
When Starbucks announced last month that it was laying off more than 1,000 corporate employees, it highlighted a disturbing trend for…
News
A Journey on South Africa’s Blue Train
Chaos surrounded us. Informal porters rolling luggage carts zigzagged between cars. Commuters spilled from the bus terminal onto the…
Business
Chocolate Finance takes a S$500 million hit in ‘bank run’; looking to return to business as usual
CEO sees the orderly manner in which platform handled the deluge of withdrawals as a success Around S$500 million in net withdrawals were…
Business
Chocolate Finance takes S$500 million hit from 2 weeks’ run of redemptions; looking to return to business as usual
CEO sees the orderly manner in which platform handled the deluge of withdrawals as a success Around S$500 million in net withdrawals were…
Business
Temasek-backed insurance services firm Specialist Risk Group sets up Asia-Pacific hub in Singapore
London-headquartered Specialist Risk Group (SRG) announced the formal launch of its Asia-Pacific operations on Tuesday (Mar 25),…
Business
What is Macrovalue – set to purchase Cold Storage and Giant – and who are its owners?
Supermarket and retail operator DFI Retail, which owns Cold Storage and Giant in Singapore, said on Mar 24 that it will sell its food…
News
U.S. Infrastructure Improves, but Cuts May Imperil Progress, Report Says
Increased federal spending in recent years has helped to improve U.S. ports, roads, parks, public transit and levees, according to a…
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China Releases Mintz Employees After 2-Year Detention
China has released five employees of an American corporate investigations firm, the Mintz Group, two years after they were detained as…
Business
Samsung Electronics Executive Han Jong-Hee Dies at 63
Han Jong-Hee, the co-chief executive of Samsung Electronics and a nearly four-decade veteran of the South Korean consumer technology…
Politics
Gold slips as Trump eases tariff threats, Fed shows caution over rate cut
Gold inched lower on Tuesday (Mar 25) after US President Donald Trump eased concerns by stating that not all of his proposed tariffs would…
Business
China’s steel market is still in thrall to bleak property data
Chinese steel prices are languishing, despite signs of resilience in the wider economy and the approach of peak demand season in the…
Business
Yeo’s chairman Daryl Ng to step down, veteran banker Na Wu Beng to succeed him
Yeo Hiap Seng announced on Tuesday (Mar 25) that its board chairman Daryl Ng will step down from his role after its upcoming annual…
Politics
Social Security, Buffeted by Turmoil, Awaits a New Leader
When the Wall Street veteran Frank Bisignano goes before Congress on Tuesday as President Trump’s pick to lead the Social Security…
Politics
Emboldened by Trump, A.I. Companies Lobby for Fewer Rules
For just over two years, technology leaders at the forefront of developing artificial intelligence had made an unusual request of…
Business
Xiaomi raises US$5.5 billion in share sale for business expansion
China’s Xiaomi Corp said on Tuesday it had raised US$5.5 billion in an upsized share sale that will help fund the acceleration of its…
Politics
Trump Campaign Aide Chris LaCivita Sues The Daily Beast for Defamation
One of President Trump’s former campaign managers, Chris LaCivita, on Monday filed a defamation lawsuit against The Daily Beast over its…
Politics
Trump Threatens Tariffs Against Countries That Buy Venezuelan Oil
President Trump said on Monday that he would crack down on countries that bought Venezuela’s oil by imposing tariffs on goods those…
Politics
Trump Leads a ‘Machinery’ of Misinformation in Second Term
In her first briefing as White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt said she was “committed to telling the truth from this podium every…
Politics
US Exporters Vie to Shape Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs Ahead of April 2
Ahead of President Trump’s next big trade move, his administration invited companies to weigh in on the economic barriers they faced…
News
United Airlines Raises Price of Club Lounge Memberships
Relaxing in a United Airlines Club lounge is now going to cost airline regulars much more. United is overhauling its lounge membership…