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Gordon Tang and wife increase cash offer for Suntec Reit to S$1.19 a unit
THE mandatory conditional cash offer made by property tycoon Gordon Tang and his wife Celine to acquire all the units of Suntec Real…
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Politics
Will Meta’s Plan to End Fact Checking Work Politically?
Following the political winds Meta’s bombshell announcement on Tuesday that it would end its fact-checking program was widely read as a…
Politics
MAS equities market review group to complete report by August
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) group undertaking a review of the equities market is targeting to complete its report by August…
Business
Car dealer Tan Chong expects unrealised loss of HK$29 million for FY2024
TAN Chong International said on Wednesday (Jan 8) that it expects to record an unaudited unrealised loss of HK$29 million (S$5.1 million)…
Politics
A Far-Right Government in Austria Would Be a Jolt, but Not Unexpected
The political party on the verge of leading Austria would take an already conservative country into a growing group of nations shifting to…
Business
Japan’s Seven & i deal related to national security: economy minister
JAPANESE economy minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Wednesday (Jan 8) he believed a potential foreign acquisition of retail giant Seven & i…
Business
Japan flags foreign takeover of 7-Eleven owner as a national security issue
A POTENTIAL foreign acquisition of Japanese retail giant Seven & i would be “heavily related” to national security, Japan’s Economy…
Business
The Surgeon General’s Warnings About Alcohol Hit Restaurants at a Tricky Time
The U.S. surgeon general’s new push to warn consumers about the link between drinking and cancer comes at a precarious time for restaurant…
Politics
Tax Cuts or the Border? Republicans Wrestle Over Trump’s Priorities.
Republicans are preparing to cut taxes, slash spending and slow immigration in a broad agenda that will require unifying an unruly party…
Politics
A ‘Business-Friendly’ Lawyer’s Rise From Lobbyist to Attorney General Pick
Halfway through the first Trump administration, Carnival Corporation, the world’s biggest cruise line, had a problem in Cuba that it…
Business
iShares MSCI Asia ex-Japan Climate Action ETF crosses US$1.22 billion in AUM
IN over a year since its launch, the iShares MSCI Asia ex-Japan Climate Action ETF has surpassed US$1.22 billion in assets under…
Business
Chinese investors chase returns abroad as local markets struggle
CHINESE investors’ demand for better returns overseas is so strong that even an expanded purchase quota for some funds is selling out…
News
VW managers to take combined 300 million euro pay cut: report
VOLKSWAGEN’S management will take pay cuts adding up to over 300 million euros (S$423.4 million) by 2030, according to comments by VW…
Business
DBS shares reach S$45 for the first time
Shares of Singapore’s biggest bank DBS soared to S$45 for the first time on Wednesday (Jan 8). The stock was trading at S$45.14 in the…
Business
DBS shares hit S$45 for the first time
Shares of Singapore’s biggest bank DBS reached S$45 for the first time on Wednesday (Jan 8). The stock crossed that milestone to trade at…
Business
DBS shares crosses S$45 for the first time
Shares of Singapore’s biggest bank DBS reached S$45 for the first time on Wednesday (Jan 8). The stock crossed that milestone to trade at…
Business
TikTok, Alibaba push Indonesia e-commerce pioneer Bukalapak into retreat
INDONESIAN e-commerce pioneer Bukalapak.com will stop selling physical goods, underscoring the cut-throat competition in a market where…
Business
Hong Kong Airport Authority sells record HK$18.5 billion of bonds
THE Airport Authority of Hong Kong sold HK$18.5 billion (S$3.3 billion) of bonds in the largest-ever issuance in the financial hub’s local…
Business
Former MoviePass Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud Over ‘Unlimited’ Plan
Theodore Farnsworth, the former chief executive of the parent company of MoviePass, pleaded guilty to securities fraud on Tuesday after…
Business
Japanese chipmaker Renesas to cut less than 5% of global workforce
JAPANESE chipmaker Renesas Electronics will cut less than 5 per cent of its global workforce, amounting to fewer than 1,000 positions, as…
Business
Centurion surges 6.3% after news that it is exploring a Reit listing
SHARES of accommodation assets operator Centurion surged 6.3 per cent on Wednesday (Jan 8) following the previous day’s news that it is…
Business
Gold flat as US yields, dollar rise on strong data
GOLD prices were flat on Wednesday (Jan 8), pressured by higher yields and a stronger dollar after US data suggested the Federal Reserve…
Business
Cordlife’s Teo Tong Kooi resigns as chairman; Zhai Lingyun steps up
EMBATTLED cord-blood bank Cordlife Group announced on Wednesday (Jan 8) that Zhai Lingyun, the company’s non-independent non-executive…
Business
Facebook Shifts Content Moderation to Its Users. Are You Ready?
Meta would like to introduce its next fact-checker — the one who will spot falsehoods, pen convincing corrections and warn others about…