SAUDI Arabia's sovereign wealth fund is in talks to buy English soccer club Newcastle United for about £340 million (S$600 million), a source familiar with the situation told Reuters, confirming a...
[BEIJING] Starbucks has closed all shops and suspended delivery services in China's Hubei province for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, where a coronavirus outbreak originated from its...
[NEW YORK] Mall owner Simon Property Group is considering a bid to buy Forever 21, the bankrupt teen retailer that's running out of money and time, according to people with knowledge of the matter...
[NEW YORK] Craig Landau, chief executive officer of bankrupt opioid maker Purdue Pharma, will get a much-reduced bonus this year after months of fighting with creditors.
[BERLIN] German media giant Axel Springer announced Friday that it would begin delisting from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, following its takeover by American investment firm KKR.
[HONG KONG] In deciding where to dine out in Hong Kong these days, many local residents are turning to a Yelp-like mobile app - not for reviews of food or service, but to separate "yellow" from "...
[WASHINGTON] The Trump administration plans to unveil efforts on Friday to crack down on counterfeit and pirated goods sold on major e-commerce sites and urge companies to do more to vet third-...
TWO things Thailand is famous for are its delicious street food and its wonderful beaches. Sadly, the first typically comes in plastic bags that often wash up on the second - not good for a...
HOME-FIX will now undergo debt restructuring for the next six months, after financial woes pushed the home-improvement retail company to shutter all its retail stores in Singapore last month.
RASHMI Sahijwala never expected to start working at the age of 59, let alone join India's gig economy - now she is part of an army of housewives turning their homes into "cloud kitchens" to feed...
[BEIJING] A virus outbreak in China has prompted seven Chinese films that were set to premiere during the country's Lunar New Year holiday to postpone screenings, forgoing what is usually the best...
