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Singapore rates unlikely to stay negative, but may remain low till 2021
SINGAPORE'S one-month Swap Offer Rate (SOR) fell briefly below zero last Wednesday for...
Most businesses could reopen before end-June if Covid-19 cases stay low
IF NEW Covid-19 cases continue to stay low, retail shops, consumer services, and...
Are our recycling efforts going round in circles?
REDUCE, re-use, recycle. Three small words that, in theory, would help the world go...
Keppel unveils 10-year roadmap, to focus on 4 units
SINGAPORE conglomerate Keppel Corp has unveiled a 10-year roadmap that sharpens the...
Retail, F&B 'elated' over possibility of earlier reopening, but see uphill recovery
RETAIL and food and beverage (F&B) players on Thursday breathed a sigh of relief...
Resumption of business activities from June 2
Singapore exits the eight-week Circuit Breaker period when it ends on June 1, with the...
A positive mindset is key to seizing opportunities from reskilling programmes
THE disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic could boost employers' willingness to...
China Club at Capital Tower closes for good after years of losses
THE China Club Singapore, a members-only club that has been a networking ground for...
China approves HK security legislation, defying Trump's threat of possible sanctions
CHINESE lawmakers approved a proposal for sweeping new national security legislation...
Singapore pension system scores mid-ranking in global study of 70 pension plans
SINGAPORE's pension system ranks 30th, middle of the range, in a global study of 70...
COMPANIES & MARKETS
Tough road ahead for Singtel, even with help from associates
WITH the Covid-19 bug still at large, the worst may yet lie ahead for Singtel's key...
Owe money, pay later, with telco bill relief
EVEN as the two-month "circuit breaker" draws to its close, some businesses and...
ComfortDelGro to halve taxi rents for June
COMFORTDELGRO Taxi will halve taxi rents for June as Singapore starts Phase One of its...
SGX price targets slashed on MSCI licence loss, increased competition
THE Singapore Exchange's (SGX) impending loss of most of its MSCI equity index futures...
EHT to use maiden distribution to pay for sponsor's liabilities
MONIES that were originally intended for Eagle Hospitality Trust's (EHT) maiden...
Noble ex-CEO wins appeal in Singapore court over shares
SINGAPORE'S top court ruled in favour of a claim by Noble Group Ltd's former CEO...
Sias calls on Hyflux to seek clarity on Utico's less favourable revised offer
THE Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or Sias, has called on Hyflux to...
Corporate digest
Yangzijiang has clinched a contract to build four 1,000-TEU container feeders worth a...
STI slips 4.24 points to close at 2,515.24 on mixed trading
A DECIDEDLY bullish tone on Wall Street overnight that saw the S&P500 index close...
Euro steady as doubts emerge over EU recovery fund
THE euro was steady on Thursday as investors questioned whether a 750-billion-euro (S$...
REAL ESTATE
URA launches tender for Tanah Merah Kechil Link site
A LAND parcel at Tanah Merah Kechil Link, slated for residential with commercial use...
CapitaLand bags loan linked to sustainable practices from UOB
CAPITALAND has obtained a four-year S$500 million sustainability-linked loan from...
BANKING & FINANCE
Japan's bond traders count on BOJ to tide over supply deluge
KEEP calm and trust the Bank of Japan (BOJ). That's the mantra for traders in the...
MAS to create 'fairness metrics' for AI and analytics adoption in financial services
THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be developing "fairness metrics" in...
TECHNOLOGY
Amazon shareholders reject dissident moves to reshape company
AMAZON shareholders on Wednesday turned back a series of proposals put forth by...
CONSUMER
Reins of Stanley Ho empire are in daughter Pansy Ho's hands
ABOUT an hour after the death of Stanley Ho, the billionaire who built the Chinese...
Las Vegas casinos to reopen next week
SEVERAL major Las Vegas casinos said on Wednesday they will reopen next week after...
TRANSPORT
Billionaire Carl Icahn exits Hertz with 'significant' loss after bankruptcy filing
BILLIONAIRE investor Carl Icahn, who was the largest shareholder in Hertz Global...
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
China defends economic response to Covid-19
CHINA'S economy will grow this year and the government still has room to accommodate...
Filings for benefits by jobless Americans still above 2 million
THE number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits stayed above two million for...
US outlook highly uncertain, businesses pessimistic: Fed
AFTER weeks of economic shutdowns, the outlook for a US rebound remains "highly...
Bersatu sacks Mahathir and four others
PARTI Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia has sacked former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad...
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
Notes on leadership in these Covid-19 times
HE HAD barely taken over the reins as Prudential's chief executive when Singapore...
Six steps to post-Covid planning
FOR companies facing their post-Covid future, making decisions and acting with...
When the CEO, already facing a crisis, gets the coronavirus
GLENN Fogel was in crisis mode.
OPINION
A chance for public investors to align health and wealth
WHILE the Covid-19 pandemic has been a turning point for many sectors and industries,...
Keeping afloat in turbulent waters
THE engineering involved in modern-day ships is extraordinary. Hulls are built in...
Normal churn - when not all businesses can (or should) be saved
WHEN a broad-based crisis threatens to cause mass business closures, it is important...
India might soon battle a trifecta of calamities
THE "Cyclone Man of India", Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, who is director-general of the India...
It's time for banks to take digitalisation to new levels
YEARS before Covid-19 struck, a shift was underway in Singapore's financial landscape...
Businesses should beat cyber crime through intelligence sharing
AS FINANCIAL services evolve to deliver more convenient, faster and frictionless...
Lifestyle
Crustacean cravings
WE are suckers for Facebook Live auctions. We're bewitched by online fishmongers who...
Secret to Smith & Wollensky's iconic steak isn't how you cook it
OF all the dining experiences that people miss - countless, no doubt - one of the most...
The Office Post Covid-19
June 2 marks the day when Singapore cautiously initiates its first phase of reopening...
David Yeung, CEO & Co-founder of Green Monday
COVID-19 IS ONE big reason why we need to look at plant-based proteins, say climate...
What's Up This Week
What happens when you combine chocolate with chrysanthemum, red dates and goji berries...
Where's The Beef?
FOR THE HAMBURGER lover teetering between the joy of a juicy meat patty and a niggling...
Cannes In Your Home
IF YOU’VE EVER dreamt of attending the Cannes Film Festival – a pipe dream as any...
Using Design To Battle Covid-19
AROUND THE WORLD, designers are not sitting still when it comes to battling the...
Road To Recovery
With the lockdown lifted, Beijing holds its annual Gallery Weekend with less than half...
Pre-Fall 2020
Designers from Stella McCartney to Virginie Viard from Chanel continue to reference...
Parisian Chic
CAN'T TRAVEL? CAN shop. Rekindle memories of your last French holiday, lingering on...
BREAKING NEWS
French court faults Goodyear over factory closure
[AMIENS, France] US tyre giant Goodyear has been found by a French court to have unfairly dismissed more than 800...
Singapore launches 4.4ha of industrial land supply for H2 2020
THE government has launched 4.4 hectares of industrial land across six sites under the Industrial Government Land...
US pending home sales index falls to lowest in records to 2001
[WASHINGTON] An index of contract signings for purchases of previously owned US homes slumped to a record low in...
Bukit Sembawang lowers special dividend as Q4 loss deepens 23%
BUKIT Sembawang posted a S$14.2 million loss for the fourth quarter ended March - 23 per cent deeper in the red than...
Malaysia's ruling party dumps Mahathir, dissenters
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's ruling party on Thursday terminated the membership of his...
Sias urges Hyflux to seek clarity on Utico’s 'bombshell' revised offer
THE Securities Investors Association (Singapore), or SIAS has called on Hyflux to immediately clarify key aspects of...
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