Business
NoonTalk Media’s half-year loss narrows to S$0.9 million
ENTERTAINMENT company NoonTalk Media’s net loss for the six months ended Dec 31, 2024, was down to S$0.9 million from the S$1.3 million…
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Fashion
Vietnam sets ambitious nuclear power goals to help fuel growth
VIETNAM formally approved a nuclear power development plan with the aim of having a reactor online in the next decade, an ambitious…
Business
Maybank upgrades SGX to ‘buy’, raises price target on potentially stronger IPO pipeline, safe-haven factor
MAYBANK upgraded its call for the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to “buy” and raised its price target for the stock on Friday (Feb 7). That…
Business
SGX soars 9% on profit surge and strong prospects ahead; Maybank upgrades stock to ‘buy’
MAYBANK upgraded its call for the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to “buy” and raised its price target for the stock on Friday (Feb 7). That…
Business
SGX soars 10% on profit surge and strong prospects ahead; Maybank upgrades stock to ‘buy’
MAYBANK upgraded its call for the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to “buy” and raised its price target for the stock on Friday (Feb 7). That…
Business
Smart Meters: Big Brother in Your Business?
Smart meters are popping up everywhere, from homes to businesses, promising to revolutionize how we use energy. But are they really as…
Business
Citadel gives rare glimpse of US$57 billion gains from its largest funds
CITADEL offered a rare glimpse under the hood of its multistrategy funds during a lucrative period for the most profitable hedge fund firm…
News
Singapore-based Interra Resources denies allegations that it’s ‘fuelling war crimes’ in Myanmar by supplying oil
OIL and gas exploration and production company Interra Resources on Thursday (Feb 6) denied a report that alleged it is supplying the…
Business
Ride-hailing platform Lyft ties up with Anthropic for AI-powered customer care
LYFT said on Thursday (Feb 6) that it has tied up with Amazon and Alphabet-backed startup Anthropic to roll out artificial intelligence…
Business
Gold set for sixth successive weekly gain; US jobs data in focus
GOLD prices steadied on Friday (Feb 7) near record-high levels, and were headed to log their sixth successive weekly gain, as trade war…
Business
Industrial property in Singapore among sectors likely to take a hit from JS-SEZ, analysts say
Manpower or space intensive sectors could reap big savings by moving to the special economic zone across the Causeway WHILE some…
Business
Singapore shares rise at Friday’s open; STI up 0.1%
SINGAPORE shares began Friday (Feb 7) trading in positive territory as markets abroad mostly closed higher. As at 9.01 am, the Straits…
Business
F&N Q1 profit up 18.8% at S$52 million as soft drinks, beer sales jump
BEVERAGE maker F&N reported a net profit of S$52 million for the first quarter ended Dec 31, an 18.8 per cent increase from S$43.8 million…
Business
Singtel secures S$643 million green loan for new data centre in Tuas
SINGTEL’S regional data centre arm, Nxera DCT, has secured a S$643 million five-year green loan to finance the development of a new 58…
Business
L’Oreal sales miss estimates as China demand remains weak
L’OREAL’s fourth-quarter sales fell short of analysts’ estimates after demand in the US failed to make up for a continued downturn in…
Business
Amazon offers weak outlook on rising spending for AI
AMAZON.COM projected profit in the current quarter that fell short of analysts’ estimates, suggesting the company continues to ramp up…
Fashion
Keeping boards relevant in a changing world
A FUNDAMENTAL principle of change management is that an organisation’s internal rate of change must surpass the external rate of change…
Culture
The Fraught U.S.-Soviet Search for Alien Life
Some misunderstandings can be remedied by a simple explanation. Others end friendships or marriages. The most frightening…
Culture
The Cancer Scams That Foreshadowed MAHA
In 1986, Gilda Radner, one of “Saturday Night Live” ’s original Not Ready for Prime Time Players, was diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian…
Business
Cathay Cineplex has paid back S$12 million owed to landlords; remaining S$2.7 million is a quarter of total sum
mm2 Asia says slower-than-expected recovery of the cinema industry hit the cinema chain’s ability to pay its arrears on a timely basis THE…
Business
US: Wall St opens higher after big corporate results
Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Thursday (Feb 6), as investors evaluated earnings from companies including Honeywell…
Business
BRC Asia Q1 profit after tax rises 13.9% to S$19.5 million
This is despite revenue falling 12.4% year on year to S$349.8 million, from S$399.2 million STEEL fabricator BRC Asia on Thursday (Feb 6)…
Business
HSBC’s head of global banking for Asia-Pacific is exiting lender
HSBC Holdings’s head of global banking for Asia-Pacific, Christina Ma, is leaving the bank, according to people familiar with matter, as…