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Debt capital market issuance volumes expected to remain ‘relatively stable’ in 2025
Financials, with strong issuances in the last 3 years, could remain major issuers in the Singapore dollar market in 2025, says portfolio…
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Power consumption growth to boost renewables and LNG sectors in 2025
But there will be a premium to pay for more sustainable energy, with cost of materials and infrastructure changes THE increasing draw on…
Business
PacificLight to build S$1b hydrogen-ready power plant by 2029
PACIFICLIGHT Power has been awarded the right to build, own and operate a hydrogen-ready combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) on Jurong…
News
China AI firm SenseTime cuts back on Singapore office space: sources
SENSETIME Group is reducing its office footprint in Singapore, scaling back once-lofty ambitions at a time when it’s struggling to compete…
Politics
Latest Singapore 6-month T-bill cut-off yield rises to 3.05%
The auction receives a total of S$13.7 billion in applications for the S$6.9 billion on offer THE cut-off yield on Singapore’s latest…
Politics
GOP Senselessly Blames Terror Attacks on Southern Border
First DEI and now the southern border—Republicans have been remarkably quick to blame the attacks in Las Vegas and New Orleans this week…
Business
Oil prices settle up on China optimism as investors return from holiday
OIL prices settled up by more than US$1 a barrel on Thursday as investors returned for the first trading day of 2025 with an optimistic…
Politics
This Terror Attack Shows Why World Needs Trump Picks, Says Trump Pick
“They play the ref, they start screaming about ‘The judge is no good,’ and ‘This one’s no good,’ and ‘They’re slow’ and ‘They’re lousy…
Politics
Bernie Sanders Slams Elon Musk’s Greedy Motive for Backing Immigration
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has thrown himself into the H-1B visa feud between Elon Musk and the far-right’s MAGA acolytes. Musk and…
Politics
Trump Eyes Axing These Key Programs to Help His Friends Get Richer
“They play the ref, they start screaming about ‘The judge is no good,’ and ‘This one’s no good,’ and ‘They’re slow’ and ‘They’re lousy…
Politics
The Surprising Detail About Man Who Allegedly Exploded a Cybertruck
“Our Country is a disaster, a laughing stock all over the World! This is what happens when you have OPEN BORDERS, with weak, ineffective,…
Politics
John Roberts’s Ridiculous Courts Claim Shows How Out of Touch He Is
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts echoed Donald Trump while hitting back at critics who’ve suggested that federal judges may have…
Business
Well, This Probably Won’t Help to Chill Elon Out
Elon Musk’s recent increase in political activity coincides with further troubles for his struggling car company. Shares of the…
Politics
Right-Wingers Think the New Orleans Attack Is DEI’s Fault
“Our Country is a disaster, a laughing stock all over the World! This is what happens when you have OPEN BORDERS, with weak, ineffective,…
Politics
Even Fox News Thinks New Orleans Conspiracies Are Getting Out of Hand
Fox News is pulling the plug on the right’s conspiracies about the New Orleans terrorist attack. Fox & Friends co-host Lawrence Jones…
News
Elon Musk’s New Threat Over Vegas Cybertruck Explosion Makes No Sense
“Our Country is a disaster, a laughing stock all over the World! This is what happens when you have OPEN BORDERS, with weak, ineffective,…
Politics
MAGA Senator Decides Terror Presser Is Perfect Time for Weird Joke
Apparently nothing is above politics for Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, who chose a terrorism press conference for the deaths of 15…
Politics
Elon Musk Would Like to Control German Politics Too
Elon Musk’s foray into politics is going global. The billionaire has announcedthat he’ll be hosting a live conversation on his social…
News
Free Speech Lover Elon Musk Defends Petty Way He Censored His Critics
Technocrat billionaire Elon Musk finally owned up Wednesday to restricting his critics’ X accounts. But the self-described “free speech…
Business
Apple to pay US$95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit
APPLE agreed to pay US$95 million in cash to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant…
Business
US: Wall St opens higher in first trading session of 2025
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on the first trading session of 2025, with investors hoping a fresh political landscape and more…
Politics
Trump Pushes Bonkers and Dangerous Conspiracy About New Year’s Attacks
“Our Country is a disaster, a laughing stock all over the World! This is what happens when you have OPEN BORDERS, with weak, ineffective,…
Politics
Struggling Mike Johnson Has a New Plan to Keep His Job
Embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to make it a lot harder for his colleagues to get rid of him. House Republicans unveiled a…
Business
Nvidia’s remarkable stock surge mints three board billionaires
NVIDIA’S banner year supercharged chief executive officer Jensen Huang’s net worth to new heights. It also boosted three of the…