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Trump says any deal with Iran won't allow uranium enrichment
President Trump this week denied reports that U.S. negotiators offered a deal to Tehran that would let Iran continue its uranium…
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The Supreme Court’s Big Win for Building Stuff
Justice Kavanaugh and the majority deliver a blow against judicial environmentalist meddling in the economy. Source link
Business
Thailand and Indonesia could be growth laggards in Asean: Nomura
Thailand and Indonesia are expected to be growth laggards within Asean, noted Euben Paracuelles, chief Asean economist at Nomura at the…
Business
Grand Venture Tech’s Q1 after-tax net profit up 27.7% to S$2.6 million
Manufacturing-service provider Grand Venture Technology (GVT) on Tuesday (Jun 3) posted a first-quarter net profit after tax of S$2.6…
Business
Temasek’s Mapletree Investments returns to profit, hits record AUM of S$80.3 billion in FY2025
Temasek’s Mapletree Investments reversed a loss from the previous year to turn a profit of S$227.2 million for the full-year ended Mar 31,…
Business
Asean power grid could unlock 25 GW of renewable capacity, lowering Singapore’s electricity costs: Rystad Energy
A regional power grid that allows for electricity trade between Asean nations, if fully realised, could unlock up to 25 gigawatts (GW) of…
News
<i>Shucked</i> Fills Theaters with Earfuls of Laughs
A joyously self-aware Broadway musical proves that corny can be funny. Source link
Business
The Future of Warfare Is Here
And it features low-cost drones basically indistinguishable from ones available on Amazon. Source link
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The Intifada in America Moves West
What makes the Boulder attack especially maddening is that the suspect should not have been in the country in the first place. Source link
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Europe Is Still Figuring Out How to Respond to ‘Liberation Day’
It’s considering carrots as well as sticks. Source link
Business
Singapore stocks climb on the prospects of Trump-Xi talks this week; STI up 0.1%
Gainers beat losers 313 to 192 with 1.1 billion securities worth S$1.3 billion changing hands Local stocks ended Tuesday (Jun 3) higher as…
Culture
How the Broadway Musical “Maybe Happy Ending” Creates Visual Magic
The scenic designer Dane Laffrey on the inspiration he found while travelling in Tokyo and the ideas that led to the groundbreaking set…
Business
Julius Baer focuses on costs as CEO sets ‘realistic’ goals
The Zurich-based wealth manager will seek 130 million Swiss francs (S$205 million) in cost reductions to 2028 US Baer is stepping up its…
Business
Singapore hedge fund Arrowpoint capitalised on May market turmoil
Singapore’s multi-strategy hedge fund Arrowpoint Investment Partners has made gains by exploiting market dislocations triggered by global…
Business
Hong Leong-led consortium secures S$692 million green loan from DBS, OCBC for Tengah’s first private mixed-use project
A consortium led by Hong Leong Holdings has secured a S$692 million green loan to finance the development of Tengah’s first nature-centric…
Fashion
China’s Temu and Shein want to crack Europe, but the US is too big to quit
HUANG Lun was one of the original architects of his Guangzhou-based company’s push into the US market, helping it to sell underwear and…
Business
Asia: Markets rise as traders eye possible Trump-Xi talks
Asian stocks rallied on Tuesday as investors kept tabs on developments in the China-US trade war amid speculation the countries’ leaders…
Business
Frasers unit to buy S$48 million Yishun cinema complex from Golden Village
A wholly owned subsidiary of Frasers Property has agreed to buy a cinema complex in Yishun Central from Golden Village Multiplex and lease…
Business
Australia central bank pondered outsized rate cut in May, decided to be predictable
Australia’s central bank considered cutting interest rates by an outsized 50 basis points last month as “insurance” against global trade…
Business
Widjaja family’s Sinarmas Land offer closes with 98.65% resultant shareholding
Property development group Sinarmas Land requested the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to suspend trading of its shares with effect from 9 am on…
Business
Toyota to take key supplier private in US$33 billion deal
Toyota Motor will take forklift-maker Toyota Industries private in a US$33 billion deal, the companies said on Tuesday (Jun 3), a landmark…
Business
Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Sinarmas Land, Oxley Holdings
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Jun 3): CapitaLand Ascendas Reit…
Business
Asia’s top-rated bonds lifted by pullback from US Treasuries
Bonds in Australia and Singapore are getting a lift from rising questions about the appeal of Treasuries, as fears that a proposed US tax…
Business
Vanguard files for new ex-China emerging markets ETF
ASSET management giant Vanguard Group plans to launch a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will target emerging markets while excluding…