Elmore Leonard’s Perfect Pitch
Out of interest, could this be the best beginning to the sixth chapter of any book, by anyone, ever? The girl with the stringy blond hair over her shoulders and the trading beads and the…
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What The New Yorker Was Reading in 1925
Several months before the first issue of The New Yorker appeared, Harold Ross’s fund-raising prospectus promised, along with much else, that “Judgment will be passed upon new books of…
UBS kicks off share buyback programme of up to US$2 billion
Group is launching a programme to repurchase as much as US$2 billion worth of its own shares, it said in a release on Monday (Jun 30). The buyback is expected to kick off on…
Singaporeans fuel Quayside JBCC sell-out amid Johor’s RTS boom
Singaporean buyers have taken up the lion’s share of all 482 serviced apartments at Quayside JBCC – a new mixed-use project in Johor Bahru – as cross-border demand rises ahead of the 2026…
Singaporeans big buyers of Quayside JBCC amid Johor’s RTS boom
Singaporean buyers have taken up the lion’s share of all 482 serviced apartments at Quayside JBCC – a new mixed-use project in Johor Bahru – as cross-border demand rises ahead of the 2026…
New Johor train link sparks Singaporean buying spree in luxury development
Singaporean buyers have taken up the lion’s share of all 482 serviced apartments at Quayside JBCC – a new mixed-use project in Johor Bahru – as cross-border demand rises ahead of the 2026…
Global banks may push back on RBI’s offshore swap reporting plan
Bankers have held discussions through global financial market industry associations, which are expected to submit formal feedback to the central bank by the Jul 7 deadline, the sources say …
First train for JB-Singapore Rapid Transit System unveiled; service to start by December 2026
First China-made train for the cross-border rail system to be tested in Singapore, ahead of preparation for passenger service The first train for the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit…
Asia: Most stocks rise as investors eye US trade talks
Asian equities mostly rose on Monday following a record-breaking day on Wall Street as investors kept tabs on countries’ efforts to strike trade deals with the United States before a key…
Canada rescinds tax hitting US tech firms: government
Canada is rescinding taxes impacting US tech firms that had prompted Donald Trump to call off trade talks in retaliation, Ottawa said on Sunday, adding that negotiations with the…
Bank of Korea halts digital currency project, pausing talks with banks
South Korea’s central bank halted its digital currency testing project, telling participating banks it will temporarily pause discussions related to the initiative. The Bank of…
Fidrec extends jurisdiction to include claims from small businesses and charities from July
This comes after the organisation’s 2024 public consultation displayed strong support for making it accessible to small businesses The Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre…
Is Zohran Mamdani a Lifelong Socialist?
The New York City mayoral candidate is trying to soft-sell his radicalism. Source link
China’s Zijin Mining to acquire Kazakh gold mine in US$1.2 billion deal
A’S biggest gold and copper producer Zijin Mining said on Monday it had agreed to buy one of the largest gold mines of Kazakhstan, the Raygorodok Gold Mine, for US$1.2…
Apple supplier Lens Technology seeks up to HK$4.8 billion in Hong Kong listing
The Shenzhen-listed company expects the shares to start trading in Hong Kong on Jul 9 Lens Technology, a supplier to Apple, is seeking to raise as much as HK$4.8 billion (S$780…
Stocks to watch: OCBC, Fu Yu, TalkMed
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jun 30): OCBC: The local bank announced in an e-mail sent to customers on Jun 27 that it…
China fund beats 97% of peers by buying Pop Mart, dumping Moutai
A 30-year-old Chinese fund manager is trouncing peers this year with a portfolio stocked with Gen Z-favoured names such as Pop Mart International Group, betting that new-age shopping…
Suspense surrounds Senate vote on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' as July 4 deadline looms
Senate Republicans are on schedule to pass President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" on Monday, but whether enough votes exist to do so is a nail-biter. Source link
Thailand’s Minor International leans on Europe to weather country's tourism slump
Thailand’s flagging tourism sector, weighed down by a sharp drop in Chinese tourist arrivals, is hurting local hotel operators but the country’s hospitality giant Minor International…
Australia cuts commodity export outlook despite gold price gain
Earnings from thermal coal will also decline, while its steelmaking counterpart will hold steady Australia cut its forecast earnings from commodity exports, as a meteoric rise in…
Trump says TikTok buyer group found, needs China nod
US President Donald Trump said he has identified a buyer for the American operations of TikTok, the social media app owned by Chinese company ByteDance, without naming the winning bidder.…
New listings on SGX may reinforce positive sentiment
Markets around the world are poised to end the first half of 2025 on a bullish note this week. On Friday (Jun 27), the S&P 500, Stoxx Europe 600, Nikkei 225 and Hang Seng indices were in…
Star witness against Kilmar Abrego Garcia won't be deported, court records show
Court records show that the Trump administration has agreed to spare from deportation a key witness in the federal prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in exchange for his cooperation in…
Republican senate tax bill would add $3.3 trillion to the U.S. debt load, CBO says
The changes made to President Donald Trump's big tax bill in the Senate would pile trillions onto the nation's debt load while resulting in even steeper losses in health care coverage, the…