News
Government borrowing hits highest August level for five years
Charlotte EdwardsBusiness reporter UK government borrowing in August hit the highest level for the month in five years, latest figures…
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Business
Japan two-year government bond yield rises to highest since 2008
Most BOJ watchers expect authorities to lift the benchmark interest rate by January Japan’s two-year government bonds fell, pushing yields…
Business
Great Eastern up 2.7%, hits highest price since trading resumption during market hours
Insurer’s shares were suspended in July 2024 after its free float fell under 10% following a failed takeover bid by its parent OCBC Great…
Business
Housing markets with falling home prices just hit highest level since 2012
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Over the past year the…
Culture
24 Best New Movies to Streaming in September: ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ ‘Friendship, ‘Warfare’ and More
The summer movie season may be officially over, but the biggest movie of the summer (and the year, for that matter) is coming to…
Business
Spike Lee’s "Highest 2 Lowest" Is a Meta-Reckoning with His Success
Though Kurosawa’s classic features the great Toshiro Mifune in the equivalent of Washington’s role, it doesn’t rely on its lead actor’s…
Business
The top 10 dividend-paying ETFs on SGX with the highest yields
Dividends are usually top of mind for investors in Singapore when deciding where to place their bets. In the past couple of years,…
News
“Highest 2 Lowest” Marks a Conservative Pivot for Spike Lee
It’s fascinating when filmmakers make drastic late-career shifts, as Martin Scorsese did with “The Wolf of Wall Street” and Francis Ford…
Business
Small to mid-cap stocks book highest net institutional inflows in Q3 2025
In the first five weeks of the third quarter of 2025 till Aug 7, institutions net bought S$130 million worth of Singapore-listed stocks.…
Business
China stocks close at highest level since 2021 on upbeat trade data
Investors remain focused on an Aug 12 deadline to see if Beijing and Washington will reach a durable tariff agreement. China stocks rose…
News
Confusion and anger in Switzerland - hit by highest US tariffs in Europe
Imogen Foulkes Geneva correspondent, BBC News 39%? For Switzerland, this is a huge shock, and worse than the worst-case scenario – these…
News
Trump’s EPA Is Now Flouting the World’s Highest Court
Consider the testimony of the United States in the ICJ case, submitted in 2024 by then–State Department legal adviser Richard Visek. After…
Culture
Thai baht rises to highest since 2022 on trade optimism, inflows
Thailand’s baht rose to the highest in more than three years on growing optimism over trade negotiations, the return of foreign stock…
Business
Citigroup shares hit highest since 2008 after profit beat, buyback plan
Citigroup’s shares briefly touched their highest since the 2008 financial crisis after the bank beat Wall Street estimates for…
Business
China’s rare-earth metal exports spike to highest since 2009
China’s exports of rare earths in June climbed to their highest since 2009, according to official data, indicating a push by global buyers…
Business
Tube fare evasion prosecutions highest since 2019
The number of prosecutions for fare evasion on London Underground has risen to its highest level for six years, figures seen by the BBC…
Beauty
I’m a Beauty Editor, so Finishing Skincare Products Is My Highest Form of Praise—11 Running on Empty
As someone whose job it is to test, research, and recommend beauty products, my personal routine is ever-changing. In fact, I'll go as far…
Celebrity
American Music Awards Scores Highest Viewership Since 2019; Up 34% From Last Live Broadcast
The American Music Awards, which hadn’t aired a live event since 2022, returned with a bang on Monday night via its new CBS home. The 2025…
Business
Nomura raises top executives’ pay to highest in over a decade
RA Holdings increased pay for its top executives to the highest in more than a decade, as Japan’s biggest brokerage posted a record annual…
News
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee’s Kurosawa-Inspired Kidnapping Drama Isn’t So Much a Remake as a Manifesto
There’s enormous risk in remaking a movie like “High and Low.” Japanese master Akira Kurosawa set the bar high with his 1963 take on a…
Culture
Denzel Washington Gets Surprise Honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes During Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Premiere
Denzel Washington got a career-defining surprise at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival when he was awarded an Honorary Palme d’Or at the world…
Business
Singapore investors buy 2.5 tonnes of bullion in Q1, the highest since 2010
Investors’ appetite for gold bars and coins remained strong in the first quarter of 2025. At 2.5 tonnes, the demand was up 35 per cent…
Business
Mortgages: Choice of low-deposit deals hits highest for 17 years
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent More low-deposit mortgages are available to choose from than at any time since the financial…
Business
Larger S-Reits rank among those with highest net retail inflows in 2024
RETAIL investors have been net buyers of Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) in 2024 amid volatile performance for the…