Culture
“Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!” and “Gatz” Beat On Against the Current
It may be bright and getting brighter on Broadway these days, but Off Broadway the shadows are lengthening. Desperation-level real-estate…
Swedan Margen
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Business
Prime US Reit Q3 distributable income falls to US$8.5 million
PRIME US Reit’s distributable income for the third quarter ended Sep 30, fell to US$8.5 million from US$14.7 million the year before, said…
Business
Golden Agri-Resources posts lower underlying profit of US$91 million for Q3
PALM oil producer Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) posted an 18 per cent lower underlying profit of US$91 million for the third quarter of the…
Fashion
India’s top clean energy agency weighs criminal proceedings against Reliance Power
This comes as the company looks to expand into the domestic and overseas renewable energy sector INDIA’S top renewable energy agency has…
Business
Japan’s megabanks see record annual profit after bumper Q2 as rate hikes boost margins
JAPAN’S three megabanks raised their annual profit forecasts to all-time highs on Thursday (Nov 14), fuelled by robust lending demand and…
Business
Income Insurance and Allianz say their deal is still alive despite government veto
INCOME Insurance and Allianz announced in a bourse filing on Thursday (Nov 14) that discussions over a deal to acquire a majority stake in…
Business
LVMH moves Alexandre Arnault to HQ, fueling succession talk
LVMH appointed new divisional leaders in a reshuffle that returns one of billionaire founder Bernard Arnault’s sons to the luxury…
Business
Singapore tech firm Circles is said to weigh sale of digital arm Circles.Life
CIRCLES Global, a technology company whose backers include private equity firm Warburg Pincus, is considering a sale of its digital…
Fashion
Australia's Woolworths, Coles face class action over dodgy discount claims
The new class action tightens pressure on the sector reeling from a cost-of-living crisis An Australian consumer protection law firm has…
Business
Emperador Q3 net profit falls 52.2% to 981 million pesos
PHILIPPINE liquor giant Emperador’s net profit for the third quarter ended September fell 52.2 per cent to 981 million pesos (S$22.4…
Business
Aviva posts 15% rise in 9-months general insurance premiums
BRITISH insurer Aviva posted a 15 per cent rise in general insurance gross written premiums for the first nine months of the year to £9.1…
Business
Companies like DBS, ST Engineering are buying back their shares. Are there downsides?
THIS month, the board of DBS set up a S$3 billion share-buyback programme, which involves purchasing its own shares from the open market.…
News
Who Is Shayne Coplan? FBI Seizes PolyMarket CEO's Phone and Computer after Betting Platform Correctly Predicted Trump's Win
The FBI has seized the phone and electronic devices of Polymarket's CEO after the election-betting platform accurately predicted Donald…
Business
Aircraft lessors to continue to be impacted by scale and consolidation
Providing the right amount of value relative to other asset classes is a challenge for lessors THE benefits of scale and the impact of…
Business
Japan Foods sinks into the red with H1’s S$1.6 million net loss on higher operating costs
JAPAN Foods logged a S$1.6 million net loss for its first half ended Sep 30, versus a profit of S$81,000 for the same period in the year…
Business
Japan Foods sinks into the red with S$1.6 million net loss in H1
The group says net loss comes from higher year-on-year overall operating expenses JAPAN Foods logged a S$1.6 million net loss for its…
Business
Stocks to watch: Jardine C&C, StarHub, First Resources, Civmec, GP Industries, Japan Foods
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Nov 14): Jardine Cycle and Carriage…
News
Annette Gordon-Reed on the Dark Side of the American Story
Annette Gordon-Reed is a historian and a professor at Harvard Law School. She won the 2008 National Book Award and the 2009 Pulitzer Prize…
Business
DBS share buyback raises questions on capital management as counter hits all-time high
The buyback follows the move by Singapore’s largest lender to issue bonus shares in February to return capital to shareholders DBS has…
Culture
How R.E.M. Created Alternative Music
Three-quarters of the way through Richard Linklater’s 1990 film “Slacker,” an accomplice to a botched robbery strolls past a concrete lot…
News
How Elon Musk Rebranded Trump
By the end of Donald Trump’s campaign for a second Presidency, he was part of a package deal. The Trump ticket represented not only Trump…
News
Crypto legislation likely coming under Trump, ex-SEC chief says
CONGRESS is likely to adopt legislation governing cryptocurrencies during President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, Jay Clayton, a…
Business
US dollar pulls back from six-month peak after US inflation data
THE US dollar pulled back from a 6½-month high against major currencies on Wednesday (Nov 13) after data showed US inflation for October…
News
South Korean Actor Song Jae Rim Found Dead in Seoul, Mysterious 2-Page Letter Discovered
South Korean actor Song Jae Rim, widely known for his roles in Queen Woo and The Moon Embracing the Sun, was found dead on Tuesday,…