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NISSAN Motor chief executive officer Ivan Espinosa’s first shareholder meeting will be overshadowed by tough questions over tariffs, funding and a mid-term plan to turn around the…
A MONEY manager to some of Hong Kong’s richest individuals will start investing in crypto, as more favourable regulations attract a wider array of investors to the digital-asset sector.…
Oil prices settled down more than 7 per cent on Monday, losing more than US$5 a barrel after Iran took no action to disrupt oil and gas tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, but…
Wall Street stocks rose on Monday as markets shrugged off Iran’s response to the weekend US military strike while petroleum-related equities plummeted with crude prices. Iran…
Satellite images that emerged on Monday morning appear to show dozens of trucks gathered at Iran's Fordow nuclear site just days ahead of the U.S.'s major airstrikes, fueling speculation…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Monday (Jun 23) that it has rejected former NTUC Income chief executive Tan Suee Chieh’s request to meet chairman Gan Kim Yong or a senior…
[TOKYO/NEW YORK] Several major Japanese banks are considering evacuating staff from the Middle East and Wall Street giant JPMorgan has restricted employee travel in the region as tensions…
Wall Street’s main indices opened subdued on Monday (Jun 23) as investors awaited Iran’s possible response to US airstrikes on its nuclear facilities over the weekend, sparking…
Wall Street has a new favourite investor. They are young, they are affluent and they’re sceptical that traditional markets can deliver wealth over the long haul. Shaped by financial crises…
Oil and liquified natural gas (LNG) buyers in Asia have been unsettled by the Iranian parliament greenlighting a plan to close the Strait of Hormuz. The sea passage between the Persian…
The National Private Hire Vehicles Association (NPHVA) has urged Grab to delay changes to its driver incentive scheme, saying it is “particularly concerned” about the impact on drivers’…
Local stocks ended lower on Monday (Jun 23) amid a mixed trading session in the region, after the US launched strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend. The benchmark…
Nomura Holdings more than doubled Kentaro Okuda’s pay last year, rewarding the chief executive officer for guiding Japan’s largest brokerage to a record annual profit. Okuda’s compensation…
Japan’s Nippon Yusen and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said on Monday they have instructed their vessels to minimise the time spent in the Gulf as they continue to transit the Strait of…
Oil prices surged and Asian markets traded lower on Monday on concerns of disruption to energy markets after US air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The dollar strengthened as traders…
Thailand is shaking up its sleepy banking sector. The Thai Finance Ministry’s decision to grant virtual bank licences to three consortiums on Jun 19 is set to inject fresh competition to…
The US has been trying to curb Beijing’s ambitions to build a domestic semiconductor industry, Chinese chip designer Montage Technology has hired banks for its planned Hong Kong…
There could potentially be new flight connections between Singapore and three Indonesian destinations – Semarang in Central Java, Palembang in South Sumatra and Belitung Island off the…
The airline’s fleet is insured for about US$20 billion in total, with an annual premium near US$30 million, according to data from Policybazaar Indian insurance policy sellers…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday (Jun 22) called on China to encourage Iran not to shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out strikes on Iranian…
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jun 23): OCBC: The lender has committed more than RM11 billion (S$3.3 billion) in…
Japan’slarger-than-expected cut to super-long bond issuance has potential to ease some upward pressure on yields just before an auction this week that risks reigniting turmoil in the debt…
More than 500,000 employees worldwide handle approximately 17 million shipments each day at the company Federal Express’ (FedEx) founder and former CEO Frederick Smith, who…
After more than four decades as Singapore’s sole propeller designer, manufacturer and repairer, Mencast Marine took the ambitious step to inject artificial intelligence (AI) and additive…
