Business
OCBC Centre is ‘anchor’ for the bank; no plans to sell heritage site: board chairman
OCBC has no plans to sell its properties in Singapore’s central business district – and this includes the OCBC Centre, which has heritage…
Swedan Margen
Swedan Margen contributes to L'Officiel Lifestyle with a focus on business and entrepreneurship.
Swedan covers business developments, emerging companies, entrepreneurial stories, and trends influencing industries and the broader economy.
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Politics
On Iran, Nuclear Dismantlement Must Be the Goal
Trump can’t repeat mistakes of the disastrous Obama deal. Source link
News
The Fabulous Frick Redo, a Fundraising and Architectural Success
After its 2014 plan to expand was scuttled, its leadership rethought and made something better. Source link
Politics
Loomered, &c.
On Laura Loomer and the Trump administration; the Naval Academy and censorship; the late, great Mario Vargas Llosa; and more. Source link
News
Universities Get Schooled on Federal Funding
The idea that elite colleges can gobble up taxpayer money while maintaining total autonomy has always been a fantasy. Source link
Business
Singapore shares settle higher on Thursday; STI extends rally, up 1.6%
The benchmark index’s gains mirror major regional indices, such as the Kospi, which rose 0.9% The Straits Times Index (STI) continued to…
Culture
London Theatre Shimmers with Mirrors and Memory
Long before Richard II ran afoul of mutinous nobles, and almost two centuries before Shakespeare wrote Richard’s portrait in majestic…
Business
Tariff-fuelled volatility killing private equity optimism as deal flows squeezed
In just three months, private equity markets’ initial optimism for a busier year has largely dissipated. Instead, the turmoil unleashed on…
Business
Luxury brand Hermes to pass on tariff costs to US clients as sales growth slows
France’s Hermes will fully shift the burden of tariffs in the US to its wealthy clientele, the company said on Thursday (Apr 17), as it…
Business
India’s IDFC First Bank to raise 75 billion rupees from Warburg Pincus, Adia
The Mumbai-based lender will issue 1.25 billion preference shares to the investors First Bank has approved a plan to raise 75 billion…
Business
ECB to cut rates again to help economy overcome trade turmoil
The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to cut interest rates for the seventh time in a year on Thursday (Apr 17), looking to prop up…
Culture
‘Compelling yields’: DBS flags opportunity in hotel S-Reits on Mice, concert hub status
Hotel Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) could benefit from the Republic’s drive to establish itself as a regional…
Business
Bank of Korea holds rate steady after inflation sped up and won wobbled
The Bank of Korea (BOK) held its benchmark interest rate steady to foster stability after consumer inflation unexpectedly picked up and…
Business
Malaysia Airlines parent reports lower profit in 2024
Malaysia Airlines’ parent company Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) reported a second consecutive annual profit in 2024, but it fell 93 per…
Politics
EV maker Xpeng charts steady global expansion despite tariff war
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng is ramping up its global expansion, despite the intensifying trade war between Washington and…
Business
PGIM to invest US$2 billion in Asia property, unfazed by tariffs
PGIM Real Estate, the property arm of Prudential Financial’s asset manager, expects to invest about US$2 billion across the Asia-Pacific…
Business
Gold continues record rally as trade war woes fuel safe-haven demand
Gold extended its record rally on Thursday (Apr 17) as investors sought refuge in safe-haven assets amid an intensifying global trade…
Business
Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Investment, Keppel DC Reit, Nam Cheong, Kore
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of its securities on Thursday (Apr 17). CapitaLand Investment (CLI):…
Business
Perplexity in talks to integrate assistant into Samsung, Motorola phones
Perplexity AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup vying with Google and OpenAI, is ramping up efforts to get prime placement for its…
Politics
TSMC Q1 profit set to jump, but Trump’s policies cloud its future
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the main global producer of advanced chips used in artificial intelligence (AI)…
Business
TSMC upbeat on outlook as robust AI demand offsets tariff uncertainty
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) gave a bullish outlook for the year on robust demand for artificial intelligence (AI)…
Politics
Oil up 2% to a two-week high as new US sanctions target Iran’s exports
Oil prices rose nearly 2 per cent on Wednesday (Apr 16) to a two-week high on concerns about global supplies after Washington issued new…
Business
US: Nasdaq ends down 3.1% on Nvidia drop, economic angst
Wall Street stocks tumbled on Wednesday (Apr 16) as the Federal Reserve chief warned of the drag from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs,…