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An Argentinean Writer and the Movement for Women’s Rights
Argentina was already a leader in gender-equality legislation—it was the first nation in Latin America to pass same-sex-marriage laws, and…
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Fashion
Future-proofing your business in 2025
AMID continued geopolitical tensions, macroeconomic uncertainty and market volatility, businesses are looking to future-proof themselves…
Culture
Brand Protection 101: How to Lock Down Your Business Name
Ever thought about what would happen if someone else started using your business name? It’s not just annoying—it’s a real threat to your…
Business
Digging Deep with Jilaine Jones
The guys over at 15 Orient have been hitting a lot of home runs lately. Pardon the sports idiom: if you think of the art world as a…
Business
First Reit’s H2 DPU falls 6.5% to S$0.0116
HEALTHCARE real estate investment trust (Reit) First Reit posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0116 for the second half of its 2024…
Business
Lawsuit brought against PropNex unit on alleged salesperson misconduct
REAL estate services group PropNex said that its wholly owned subsidiary PropNex Realty, has been named as one of three co-defendants in a…
Business
US: Wall St opens lower with Powell’s testimony on tap
WALL Street’s main indexes opened lower on Tuesday (Feb 11), as investors awaited a testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for…
Business
Coca-Cola posts surprise revenue jump on higher prices, steady demand
It’s focused on capturing demand in emerging markets such as India and expanding its portfolio in North America Coca-Cola posted a…
Business
Wing Tai H1 net profit declines 51% to S$10.1 million
PROPERTY and retail company Wing Tai Holdings’ net profit continued its decline in the first half of its 2025 fiscal year due to lower…
Business
BP pledges reset as annual profit dips below US$9 billion
BP CEO Murray Auchincloss pledged on Tuesday (Feb 11) to fundamentally reset the company’s strategy as it reported a 35 per cent fall in…
Business
Partners Group’s 2024 private equity secondary market investments surge 113% on year
ONE of the world’s biggest private equity (PE) companies, Swiss-based Partners Group, pumped in US$3.2 billion (S$4.3 billion) into PE…
Business
Investors cautious ahead of Powell’s address, US inflation data; STI down 0.4%
SINGAPORE shares retreated from previous day’s rally to close lower on Tuesday (Feb 11), as investors stayed cautious ahead of…
Business
China’s CATL to file for at least US$5 billion Hong Kong listing this week: sources
CHINESE battery giant CATL plans to file a Hong Kong listing application this week to raise at least US$5 billion, according to two…
Business
Paragon Reit jumps 11.8% on privatisation offer
This is after the manager announces that it received a S$0.98-per-unit privatisation offer from Times Properties UNITS of Paragon Real…
Business
Citigroup targets social finance deals in Asia as demand grows
Citi led 76 transactions in Asia last year, raising US$2.4 billion, according to the bank CITIGROUP said it expects social finance funding…
Business
Analysts raise target prices, dividend estimates on DBS, predicting higher valuation ahead
ANALYSTS raised their target prices for DBS after the lender posted full-year net profit that reached a record high. This was pointing to…
Business
CDL Kiwi unit’s NZ$2.25-per-share offer ‘too low and inadequate’: M&C New Zealand
THE offer by City Development Limited’s (CDL) wholly owned subsidiary to take Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand (MCK) private at…
News
Price spikes, demand fears cast shadow over metal markets amid Trump’s 25% tariffs
Markets are in the dark as key details of Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports are still pending; experts fear heightened…
Business
Macquarie, HSBC to start talks to join Australia Post pact
Australia Post has one of the largest retail networks nationally and runs more than 4,000 post offices A TRIO of major lenders may join a…
News
Trump tariffs propel safe-haven gold to record highs
GOLD prices soared to a record high on Tuesday (Feb 11), as investors flocked to the safe-haven asset after US President Donald Trump…
Business
SoftBank explores debt-heavy financing for US$500 billion AI push
A FEW weeks ago, SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son stood alongside US President Donald Trump to unveil the Stargate Project, an…
Business
NetLink NBN Trust’s 9-month profit down 12.9% at S$74.1 million
FIBRE network provider NetLink NBN Trust posted S$74.1 million profit after tax for the nine months ended December, down 12.9 per cent…
Culture
A Glow of Discovery in the Chill of Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival has long established itself as the most important showcase for American independent cinema, piping out work…
Business
Chinese investors drive Hong Kong rally with HK$150 billion inflow
CHINESE investors are helping to drive a bull run in Hong Kong shares, ploughing almost HK$150 billion (S$26 billion) into the financial…