Business
HSBC hires ex-BNP banker Sun as head of debt markets for Asia
HSBC Holdings hired former BNP Paribas banker George Sun as head of global debt markets for Asia, attracting an outsider even as the bank…
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Business
China’s CATL to file for at least US$5 billion Hong Kong listing this week: sources
CHINESE battery giant CATL plans to file a Hong Kong listing application this week to raise at least US$5 billion, according to two…
Business
Paragon Reit jumps 11.8% on privatisation offer
UNITS of Paragon Real Estate Investment Trust (Paragon Reit) jumped on Tuesday (Feb 11) after the manager announced that it received a…
Business
Citigroup targets social finance deals in Asia as demand grows
Citi led 76 transactions in Asia last year, raising US$2.4 billion, according to the bank CITIGROUP said it expects social finance funding…
Business
BYD shares hit record high, trouncing Tesla’s stock this year
BYD shares briefly rose to their highest intraday price on record, reflecting optimism that the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) leader will…
Business
CDL Kiwi unit’s NZ$2.25-per-share offer ‘too low and inadequate’: M&C New Zealand
THE offer by City Development Limited’s (CDL) wholly owned subsidiary to take Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand (MCK) private at…
Politics
Price spikes, demand fears haunt metal markets as Trump’s 25% tariffs bite
Markets are in the dark as key details of Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports are still pending; experts fear heightened…
Business
Salesforce plans US$500 million in AI-related investments in Saudi Arabia
CLOUD software seller Salesforce said on Monday (Feb 10) that it plans to invest US$500 million in Saudi Arabia related to artificial…
Politics
Trump tariffs propel safe-haven gold to record highs
GOLD prices soared to a record high on Tuesday (Feb 11), as investors flocked to the safe-haven asset after US President Donald Trump…
Business
SoftBank explores debt-heavy financing for US$500 billion AI push
A FEW weeks ago, SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son stood alongside US President Donald Trump to unveil the Stargate Project, an…
Business
NetLink NBN Trust’s 9-month profit down 12.9% at S$74.1 million
FIBRE network provider NetLink NBN Trust posted S$74.1 million profit after tax for the nine months ended December, down 12.9 per cent…
Culture
A Glow of Discovery in the Chill of Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival has long established itself as the most important showcase for American independent cinema, piping out work…
Business
Temasek-backed Cuscaden moves to privatise Paragon Reit at S$0.98 per unit
TIMES Properties, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cuscaden Peak Investments, is looking to take Paragon Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit)…
Business
Paragon Reit posts 10.4% lower H2 DPU of S$0.0233
THE manager of Paragon Real Estate Investment Trust (Paragon Reit) on Tuesday (Feb 11) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0233…
Business
Stocks to watch: Paragon Reit, GuocoLand, Keppel
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Feb 11): Paragon Real Estate…
Business
Huawei boosts smartwatch sales by registering them as medical devices
HUAWEI Technologies has found an unlikely way to boost sales of its latest smartwatches in the face of sluggish consumer spending in…
Politics
Tulsi Gabbard clears Senate test vote on path for confirmation as director of national intelligence
Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard cleared a key Senate test vote on Monday, all but assuring she'll be officially…
Politics
Trump says paper straws are out, plastic is in
President Trump signed an executive order Monday calling for the return of plastic straws and doing away with paper ones. Source link
Politics
Trump says 'all hell is going to break out' if Hamas doesn't release remaining hostages
President Trump on Monday said the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas should be canceled and warned that "all hell" will break loose…
Politics
Trump pardons Rod Blagojevich, calling it an 'honor' to do so
President Trump has pardoned Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor who attempted to sell the Senate seat of former President…
News
Kendrick Lamar and the Messy Art of Meta-Performance
A sense of abasement hovers over the performer of the Super Bowl halftime show. It is slight, but it is there. The musician selected must…
Politics
Trump pauses enforcement of law banning bribery of foreign officials
President Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the Justice Department to pause its enforcement of a decades-old law that…
Politics
Trump names Grenell as interim head of Kennedy Center
President Trump on Monday named his former director of national security, Ric Grenell, as temporary head of the Kennedy Center after he…
Politics
Trump slaps tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports
President Trump imposed a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports from all nations on Monday as part of an early-term blitz on trade.…