Business
Singapore stocks rise on Wednesday; STI up 0.2%
Stocks on the Singapore bourse ended higher on Wednesday (Mar 26), tracking gains in the region and overnight on Wall Street. The…
Section
Business
Business
British and Irish Lions: Richard Wigglesworth and John Dalziel among coaches
Scotland forwards coach John Dalziel and England assistant Richard Wigglesworth are confirmed as part of the British and Irish Lions…
Business
Pop Mart profit more than doubles driven by Labubu-doll craze
The resultant strong overseas sales have turned Pop Mart into one of the hottest stocks, with shares up 350 per cent in the past year Pop…
Business
Nissan's new CEO to slash its vehicle development time
Nissan plans to dramatically cut its car development time to boost its competitiveness, the struggling automaker’s incoming CEO Ivan…
Business
Defence contractor sold for 1 euro is one of Europe’s hottest stocks
A 1 euro bet on a struggling Austrian engine maker has turned into one of the hottest investments in Europe thanks to the boom in defence…
Business
Indonesia accelerates transfer of confiscated palm plantations to state company
The plantations being given to state firm Agrinas are part of an area of around one million hectares the task force has confiscated…
Business
UK inflation drops to 2.8% as clothing prices fall
Mitchell Labiak Business reporter, BBC News UK inflation fell by more than expected in February, driven by a drop in clothing and shoe…
Business
BYD aims to double overseas sales to 800,000 in 2025: chairman
Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD aims to double its sales outside China to more than 800,000 cars in 2025 and will look to overcome…
Business
Willie Kirk: Former Leicester WSL boss wants second chance after relationship with player
Kirk was initially suspended by Leicester on 8 March, 2024 - the eve of the club's FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool - to "assist…
Business
Raina Acquires ‘King Matt the First,’ Exploring the Bond Between Two Sisters, Ahead of Hot Docs Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Helsinki-based festival agency Raina has secured festival rights to “King Matt the First,” the new documentary by Polish director Jaśmina…
Business
DBS leading race to buy controlling stake in Indonesia's Panin Bank
DBS Group, South-east Asia’s top bank by assets, is the frontrunner to buy a controlling stake in Indonesia’s Panin Bank, three people…
Business
ECB pushes back against calls for looser bank rules
The European Central Bank (ECB) has pushed back against calls to loosen rules for eurozone banks despite fears they could fall behind US…
Business
Old photo reunites childhood sweethearts after 85 years
Giancarlo Rinaldi BBC Scotland news Two childhood sweethearts have been reunited after more than 85 years thanks to an old school…
Business
India discontinues parts of gold deposit scheme amid rising prices
The Reserve Bank of India has amended its master directions on the scheme to account for the changes India has discontinued parts of a…
Business
ST Engineering and HTX form JV company with initial capital of S$10 million
The JV company, Codex Solutions, will focus on developing and maintaining in-house software capabilities for the Home Team ST…
Business
Alibaba teams up with BMW to develop AI for cars in China
The carmaker is building a new intelligent personal assistant with enhanced voice recognition and trip planning features Alibaba Group…
Business
Sentebale: Harry leaves African charity he co-founded
The Duke of Sussex has announced his resignation as a patron of Sentebale, a Lesotho-based British charity which he co-founded, after a…
Business
Indonesian rupiah to hit record low on fiscal woes: analysts
Analysts see Indonesia’s rupiah declining to a record low in the short term as political and economic worries continue to grow in…
Business
Asia: Stocks rise on trade optimism, but US policy uncertainty lingers
Lingering hopes that Donald Trump’s planned tariff blitz next week will not be as painful as feared helped lift Asian markets Wednesday,…
Business
Trust Bank rolls out money lock anti-scam feature Trust Lock
Trust Bank announced the roll-out of its money lock feature, Trust Lock, for customers on Wednesday (Mar 26). This allows Trust customers…
Business
Couche-Tard sees strong interest in US stores for Seven & I deal
[MONTREAL, TOKYO] Private equity firms are showing strong interest in buying about 2,000 North American convenience stores that could be…
Business
CATL gets China’s sign-off to proceed with Hong Kong share sale
Stock sales in the Chinese territory have raised more than US$15 billion so far this year, compared with US$18.6 billion in all of 2024…
Business
Americans react to Signal group chat leak among US officials
Americans in Washington DC are reacting to a Signal group chat leak where a journalist was inadvertently added to a chat where US national…
Business
Digital Core Reit acquires 20% stake in Osaka data centre for 13.2 billion yen
The purchase is expected to be about 1.8% accretive to the Reit’s distribution per unit Digital Core Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit)…