Culture
Disappointment over Spotify’s flat year-end wrap is a warning that AI is not everything
Several listeners have taken to social media to complain about how unrelatable and underwhelming this year’s edition wasTHERE was much excitement over the annual release of users’ listening summaries...
Behind a potential Honda and Nissan tie-up, the existential threat posed by Chinese EVs
SOME unions are born of necessity, others from convenience. In the case of Honda and Nissan’s potential merger, it is mostly defensive as Chinese rivals take the world by...
S-Reits fall despite US Fed’s 25-basis-point rate cut
SINGAPORE-LISTED real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) were a sea of red on Thursday (Dec 19) afternoon, even after the US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by 25 basis points...
S-Reits fall despite Fed’s 25-basis-point rate cut
SINGAPORE-LISTED real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) were a sea of red on Thursday (Dec 19) afternoon, even after the US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by 25 basis points...
Companies that spent billions on M&A are now selling for peanuts
COMPANIES that spent billions on poorly timed acquisitions in recent years are now offloading those assets at knockdown prices.Alibaba Group Holding announced on Tuesday (Dec 17) that it’s going...
Analysts optimistic on Asian equity, bonds despite US Fed signalling fewer rate cuts
Bond investors will benefit from less volatility due to shifting rate expectations, they sayALTHOUGH the “hawkish” projection of interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve for next year...
Analysts optimistic on Asian equity, bonds even as US Fed signals fewer rate cuts
Bond investors will benefit from less volatility due to shifting rate expectations, they sayALTHOUGH the “hawkish” projection of interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve for next year...
Indonesian arm of Malaysia’s Mr DIY climbs on market debut
THE Indonesian arm of Malaysia-based home improvement retailer Mr DIY Group shook off a wobbly start to rise on its stock market debut on Thursday (Dec 19).
The listing came...
Hong Kong central bank cuts interest rate, tracking US Fed move
THE Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday (Dec 19) cut its base interest rate charged via the overnight discount window by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent,...
Malaysian Resources has exited high-speed rail bid, says partner Berjaya
MALAYSIAN Resources has withdrawn from a consortium that is bidding for a proposed multi-billion dollar high-speed rail (HSR) line between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, according to one of its...
