MAS listing grant backs 85 SGX debuts since 2019 as Singapore steps up equity market revival

MAS listing grant backs 85 SGX debuts since 2019 as Singapore steps up equity market revival

The grant under Grant for Equity Market Singapore scheme helps improve economics of listing: market participants [SINGAPORE] A listing grant administered by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has supported 85 listings here since its launch in 2019, based on figures disclosed for the first time by the financial regulator. This includes 12 mainboard listings…

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Who Was Joan Sebastian Guerrero? Colombian Migrant Shot and Killed by ICE Agents While Trying to Flee During Traffic Stop in Maine, Identified

Who Was Joan Sebastian Guerrero? Colombian Migrant Shot and Killed by ICE Agents While Trying to Flee During Traffic Stop in Maine, Identified

Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian migrant, has been identified as the man who was fatally shot by ICE agents during an operation in Maine. Disturbing video captured the aftermath of the encounter, showing ICE agents handcuffing Guerrero as he lay on the ground after being shot during a confrontation. In a statement, ICE described…

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Gotham FC set for record-shattering crowd at Citi Field debut

Gotham FC set for record-shattering crowd at Citi Field debut

The biggest home game in Gotham FC history began as a projected road date. Sports Illustrated Stadium, the NWSL champions’ typical home stadium in Harrison, N.J., is booked for men’s World Cup festivities through Sunday’s final at neighboring MetLife Stadium. It’s a landmark week in American soccer history — for soccer in the New York…

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Overseas internships may open doors, but they are no golden ticket in tough graduate job market

Overseas internships may open doors, but they are no golden ticket in tough graduate job market

The appeal lies partly in their ability to make a resume more memorable and potentially secure an interview [SINGAPORE] As undergraduates in Singapore navigate one of the toughest graduate job markets in recent years, some are looking beyond local internships to strengthen their resumes. But employers told The Business Times that the “overseas” label alone…

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JPMorgan to rein in AI spend as it hires more Singapore tech talent

JPMorgan to rein in AI spend as it hires more Singapore tech talent

The bank is hiring engineers and data architects to build out its proprietary AI capabilities [SINGAPORE] Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm in many sectors, but the costs are mounting. At the heart of the squeeze are “tokens” – the fundamental units of computing power required to run AI models. While the per-token…

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JPMorgan expects industry to manage AI spend with more ‘discipline’ as it eyes more S’pore tech talent

JPMorgan to rein in AI spend as it hires more Singapore tech talent

[SINGAPORE] Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm in many sectors, but the costs are mounting. At the heart of the squeeze are “tokens” – the fundamental units of computing power required to run AI models. While the per-token price has dropped across the industry, the sheer volume consumed by advanced reasoning models and…

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