Singapore shares rise amid mixed regional showing; STI up 0.4%
Across the broader market, gainers beat decliners 333 to 224 after 2.1 billion shares change hands The Straits Times Index (STI) extended its upward trajectory on Monday (Jul 21) amid a…
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This is what happens when you give the world’s biggest nerds a chance at branding
When Mark Zuckerberg recently announced his grand plans to build enormous data centers in Ohio and Louisiana, two things stood out. First was the scale of the centers set to power Meta’s…
Yen advances as Ishiba holds on in face of election setback
The yen strengthened versus the US dollar on Monday (Jul 21) after Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would carry on as leader after the ruling coalition lost its majority in…
Trump’s Ugly New Attack on Colbert Reveals a Darker Side to Firing
As you’ve heard, CBS has ended The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Troublingly, this comes just after Paramount, which owns CBS, settled President Trump’s frivolous lawsuit against it by…
Why ambition is misunderstood—and how to reclaim it
Amina AlTai is an executive coach, leadership trainer, and chronic illness advocate. She has partnered with companies such as Google, Snap, Outdoor Voices, Chief, and Roku, and been…
Indonesia’s Kangaroo bond sale a tricky call for local investors
Indonesia’s plan to issue its first Australian dollar-denominated debt next month has piqued investor interest, though questions mount on how it’ll fit into local managers’…
Why the ‘holidaze’ is actually a good thing
Anyone who claims they haven’t felt the seductive pull of social plans interrupting their focus at work isn’t being completely honest. It’s something we all succumb to, especially in the…
Gold steady as investors await US trade updates, central bank meetings
GOLD prices were little changed on Monday as investors monitored developments in US trade talks and awaited potential market-moving catalysts, including the US Federal Reserve’s policy…
CGSI downgrades Wilmar, lowers price target amid heightened regulatory risk from Indonesia
CGS International (CGSI) analyst Jacquelyn Yow downgraded Wilmar international from a “hold” to a “reduce” call in her report on Friday (Jul 18), with a lowered target price of S$2.70 from…
Asia: Hong Kong leads stocks higher, yen gains as Ishiba vows to stay
Equities mostly rose on Monday on optimism countries will reach US trade deals before an August 1 deadline, while the yen gained after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would…
Life atop China’s car market is starting to look shaky for BYD
LIFE at the top is proving complex for China’s leading automaker, and there are fresh challenges on the horizon. BYD’s monthly sales have stagnated of late and with the summer months being…
Oiltek proposes secondary listing on Bursa Malaysia’s main market
This provides the company the flexibility to access different equity markets to raise funds Oiltek International announced on Monday (Jul 21) that the group is proposing a secondary…
Delta jet ‘aggressively’ moved to avoid B-52 collision, ABC says
A DELTA Air Lines regional jet made an “aggressive manoeuvre” to avoid a midair collision with a B-52 bomber in North Dakota last week, ABC News reported, citing a pilot. The July…
Lum Chang Creations shares rise on Catalist debut, 20% higher than IPO price
Lum Chang Creations (LCC) rose on its Catalist board debut on the Singapore Exchange on Monday (Jul 21). LCC began trading at 9am on Monday, opening at S$0.30, with the stock code LCC. The…
Lum Chang Creations shares close 22% higher than IPO price on Catalist debut
Lum Chang Creations (LCC) rose on its Catalist board debut on the Singapore Exchange on Monday (Jul 21). The counter, which had begun trading at a price of S$0.30 a share, closed at…
Stocks to watch: Lum Chang Creations, PC Partner, Oiltek, NeraTel, Qian Hu
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jul 21): Lum Chang Creations: The company will make its trading debut on Monday at 9 am…
Tariff uncertainty pummels South-east Asia’s private equity dealmaking in H1; caution likely to reign for rest of 2025
Private equity (PE) deal value in South-east Asia plunged by nearly half in the first six months of 2025, as macro uncertainties slowed dealmakingafter US President Donald Trump’s tariffs…
Will NTT DC Reit recover from its weak debut?
It was a good week for investors in the Singapore market, except perhaps for those who took a chance on the initial public offering (IPO) of NTT DC Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit). The…
With IPO in the bag, Sheffield Green plots training and listing spinoff for wind energy sector
Getting its training centres off the ground took time and resources, but Sheffield Green is going all in on what it calls a “new product line”, with five to six centres set to be running…
Feulner remembered as man who built Washington's conservative mind
Edwin J. Feulner Jr., who died Friday at the age of 83, was mourned as a pivotal figure in the rise of the conservative movement, a key architect of the network dedicated to spreading,…
Trump is losing 75% of federal cases challenging his executive actions
President Trump has tamed Congress and largely defanged the federal bureaucracy as he pursues his vigorous second-term agenda, but federal district judges have rushed to the battlements to…
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass blames immigration crackdown for decimating car wash industry
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts have sent chills through the community, hurting the city's car washes. Source link
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick predicts action on trade talks before Aug. 1 tariff deadline
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says the Trump administration is sticking with its plan to raise tariffs next month on countries that do not agree to revamped trade deals with the United…
How Trump dethroned The Associated Press and slayed America's media giants
On 9/11, the Associated Press had the only reporter with President George W. Bush when he flew to an underground bunker to dole out orders for the U.S. response. Now, the AP can't even get…