Business
BlackRock targets money-market fund business in new ETF push
BLACKROCK is throwing its weight behind an early push to bring exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to money-market investors. The…
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Culture
“Emilia Pérez” Is an Incurious Musical About a Trans Drug Lord
The artifice of musicals and the exaggeration of melodrama derive their importance not as escapes from reality but as illuminations of it.…
Business
Tesla fans go all in driving US$300 billion rally on Trump win
TESLA fans have been reinvigorated by Donald Trump’s presidential triumph. The stock’s climb has been seemingly unstoppable as investors…
Business
FTX sues Binance and its former CEO for US$1.8 billion
COLLAPSED cryptocurrency company FTX is suing Binance and its former CEO Zhao Changpeng, alleging that US$1.8 billion was “fraudulently…
News
Mackenzie Elizabeth Michalski: Irishman Who Killed US Nurse During Holiday in Hungary Before Stuffing Her in Suitcase Searched If 'Pigs Eat Bodies'
Chilling new details have emerged in the brutal killing of a U.S. nurse in Hungary, allegedly involving an Irishman who reportedly stuffed…
Fashion
Brewing Love Episode 3 Recap, Review, and Reactions
Brewing Love episode 3 aired on ENA on Monday (November 11) at 10:00 pm KST. The chapter followed legendary sales queen Chae Young Ju and…
Business
Morgan Stanley’s PE arm to sell HVAC firm to Goldman Sachs Alternatives
MORGAN Stanley’s private equity arm is selling its heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) business Sila Services, about three…
Business
US: Wall Street at record highs as post-election rally continues
WALL Street’s main indexes opened at record highs on Monday (Nov 11) as optimism on proposed tax cuts and expectations of an easier…
Business
Lendlease Global Reit posts 89.5% committed occupancy portfolio for Q1 FY2025
LENDLEASE Global Commercial Reit (Lendlease Global Reit) on Monday (Nov 11) posted a committed portfolio occupancy of 89.5 per cent for…
Business
Amazon developing driver eyeglasses to shave seconds off deliveries: sources
AMAZON is developing smart eyeglasses for its delivery drivers to guide them to, around and within buildings, as it tries to smooth the…
Business
Food Empire’s Q3 revenue up 11.4% on strong showing across Asia markets
MAINBOARD-LISTED Food Empire on Monday (Nov 11) posted an 11.4 per cent rise in revenue to US$118.9 million for its third quarter ended…
Culture
A Début Novel Captures the Start of India’s Modi Era
E pluribus unum might be the proper political aspiration for a large and multifarious country, but when it comes to the novel people tend…
Culture
Is the Twentieth-Century Novel a Genre?
Genres are the Sirens of literary criticism. They seem friendly and alluring, but they are dangerously elusive shape-shifters. You really…
Business
DBS CEO Piyush Gupta sells S$12.6 million worth of shares as DBS hits all-time high
DBS’ shares have shot past the S$40 mark in a rally; other major banks’ shares have also rallied amid bright Q3 earnings results OUTGOING…
Business
Singapore stocks rise despite tepid regional sentiment; STI up 0.4%
Across the broader market, losers beat gainers 354 to 229 with 1.9 billion securities worth S$1.5 billion changing hands SINGAPORE stocks…
Business
Australia’s HMC Capital to list data centre trust worth A$4 billion
AUSTRALIA’S HMC Capital will press ahead with the initial public offering of its data centres business that would be worth A$4 billion…
Business
SoftBank expected to book 287 billion yen profit on IPOs
JAPANESE technology investor SoftBank Group is expected to report a 287 billion yen (S$2.5 billion) quarterly profit on Tuesday (Nov 12),…
News
Government to study engaging telcos other than Singtel to provide emergency hotline services
THE government will consider engaging telcos’ services in addition to those of Singtel, which is the current service provider for…
News
Singapore proposes anti-scam law to let police order restrictions on bank transfers
SINGAPORE’S police will be able to issue restriction orders limiting banking transactions by individuals who are at risk of falling victim…
Business
ADB increases climate finance after US, Japan give world’s first sovereign guarantees
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) will increase its climate-related lending by up to US$7.2 billion after the United States and Japan…
Business
Gold subdued as investors await US data, comments from Fed officials
GOLD prices were little changed in early Asia hours on Monday (Nov 11), as market participants awaited comments from Federal Reserve…
Business
Stocks to watch: Singapore Airlines, Sembcorp Industries, Seatrium, Venture Corp
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Nov 11): Singapore Airlines (SIA): The…
Business
Seatrium’s nine-month net order book swells to S$24.4 billion
Year to date, the company has delivered three projects and completed 192 repair and upgrade projects SEATRIUM’S net order book for the…
Business
Toyota aims to ramp up China production in a strategy pivot: sources
TOYOTA aims to make at least 2.5 million vehicles a year in China by 2030, three sources said, an overhaul that will see it bring its…