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Hong Kong activist investor David Webb dies of cancer
HONG Kong activist investor and prominent commentator David Webb has died of metastatic prostate cancer, according to his social media accounts.Webb, a British-born former investment banker, began publishing columns on economic...
Australian, New Zealand dollars seesaw on greenback, keep climbing on yen
[SYDNEY] The Australian and New Zealand dollars steadied on Wednesday after their US peer enjoyed a broad bounce overnight, while both currencies extended gains on the yen as expectations...
Australian, New Zealand dollars seesaw on greenback, extend gains on yen
[SYDNEY] The Australian and New Zealand dollars steadied on Wednesday after their US peer enjoyed a broad bounce overnight, while both currencies extended gains on the yen as expectations...
Cordlife secures restricted licence renewal; seeks full trial for client claims
Its scope is limited to storing, transferring or retrieving existing units for clinical use[SINGAPORE] Cordlife Group has secured a one-year renewal of its cord-blood banking service licence from Wednesday...
Fed’s Barkin says central bank independence means better economic outcomes
RICHMOND Federal Reserve President Tom Barkin on Tuesday declined to comment on “stuff that’s been in the news,” a reference to the Trump administration’s threat of indictment against Fed...
Netflix weighs amending Warner Bros bid to make it all cash
Netflix shares have lost about a quarter of their value since the company’s pursuit of Warner Bros startedNETFLIX is working on revised terms for its Warner Bros Discovery acquisition and...
Oil prices rise by more than US$1 a barrel on potential Iran supply disruption
[NEW YORK] Oil prices surged by more than 2 per cent on Tuesday as the prospect of disruptions to Iranian crude exports overshadowed possible increased supply from Venezuela.Brent futures jumped...
Stop Accepting “Agency Horror Stories” As Normal
I hear the same story from founders and CMOs every week. A smooth pitch. Big promises. Then missed deadlines, vague reports, and vanishing accountability. That shouldn’t be the standard....
Keppel Reit preferential offering closes with 76.9% valid acceptances; total applications at 97%
Gross proceeds of S$886.3 million will go into funding the purchase of another one-third interest of Marina Bay Financial Centre’s Tower 3[SINGAPORE] Keppel Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has...
JPMorgan profit falls on one-time Apple card deal charge
Profit fell to US$13 billion, or US$4.63 per share, in the three months ended December 31[NEW YORK] JPMorgan Chase’s profit fell in the fourth quarter as it took a...
