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Created in 1975 by Lorne Michaels, “Saturday Night Live” has turned into the main stage for sketch comedy in the U.S. While offering biting political comments, parodying pop culture events…
Todd Haynes, who is serving as Berlin Film Festival jury president, spoke out against Donald Trump’s administration as the fest kicked off on Thursday. When asked his thoughts on Trump’s…
THE core wealth management business of iFast recovered in 2024, with net inflows of S$3.3 billion compared to S$2 billion the year prior. Gross unit trust subscription increased to S$7.4…
AMID continued geopolitical tensions, macroeconomic uncertainty and market volatility, businesses are looking to future-proof themselves to stay competitive in a rapidly changing…
Activists have decried Shein for years, calling out its devastating impact on the environment and exploitation of workers. But with a stroke of his pen, President Donald Trump appears to…
The connection between innovation and climate action has never been more vital. As the urgency of global climate goals intensifies, industries are being forced to rethink old methods and…
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock (NASDAQ: AMD) fell 9% before the bell on Wednesday after the company fell short on sales for its data centers, despite reporting better-than-expected…
Not long ago, much of the business world still ran on Rolodexes, fax machines and file cabinets. Today, most of those once indispensable tools have been rendered obsolete and replaced by…
THE board of directors of Fu Yu Corporation on Friday (Jan 31) announced that the company will not convene an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) requisitioned by Victor Lim, its largest…
CASINO operator Las Vegas Sands missed analysts’ estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday (Jan 29), hurt by tepid performance of its Macau business. The Las Vegas, Nevada-based…
Japfa announced on Friday that members of its founding family were making a joint offer to acquire around 18.3 per cent of the company’s total issued shares SHARES of agri-food company…
SINGAPORE shares started trading in negative territory on Monday (Jan 27), mirroring the global markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) opened down 0.3 per cent or 11.72…
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jan 27): Keppel: The company was granted a license by the US to build a 20,000 km subsea…
WITH uncertainty swirling around the outlook for inflation and interest rates, there’s been one dependable catalyst keeping Wall Street’s spirits lifted: Corporate America’s bottom line.…
ALPHABET’S Google, already facing an unprecedented regulatory onslaught, is looking to shape public perception and policies on artificial intelligence (AI) ahead of a global wave of AI…
The breathing room Great Eastern and OCBC now have to address the insurer’s free float stretches beyond the likely dates of their upcoming AGMs When Great Eastern announced late last…
Emerging-market (EM) currencies climbed during the first week of Donald Trump’s second term, helped by a softer-than-expected rollout of US tariffs and the absence of new levies on Chinese…
THE Nasdaq-100 Index delivered an impressive 25.9 per cent gain in 2024, led by the stellar performance of heavyweight technology counters such as Nvidia and Alphabet. After a correction…
Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) with industrial assets have delivered a resilient performance with continued positive rental reversions, as managers stay active in their…
Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) with industrial assets have delivered a resilient performance with continued positive rental reversions, as managers stay active in their…
Currency traders looking for their next big idea could do worse than talk to Wong, who runs a news stand in Hong Kong’s Central District. Her business is one of many street stalls that…
Starbucks paid new chief executive officer Brian Niccol about US$96 million for four months of work last year, one of the biggest compensation packages in corporate America. About 94 per…
Oil prices settled slightly higher on Friday (Jan 24) but posted a weekly decline, ending four straight weeks of gains, after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping plans to boost…
THE family members of Japfa’s founder are looking to take the agri-food company private by way of scheme of arrangement, for S$0.62 per share. The joint offerors, Renaldo and Gabriella…
