Entrepreneurship
Stocks to watch: Mapletree Logistics Trust, Keppel Reit, Clas, ESR-Reit, Wee Hur, First Reit, LHN
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Oct 29): Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) : The manager of the trust announced...
Hundreds of air traffic controllers take second jobs as US shutdown continues
[NEW YORK] Hundreds of US air traffic controllers have taken second jobs after missing their first full paychecks due to the government shutdown, intensifying strain on an already stretched...
From Policy to Profit: How Retirees Can Use Life Settlements to Fund New Investments
For many retirees, the idea of selling a life insurance policy sounds unusual at first. After all, life insurance has long been viewed as a safety net for loved...
US: Wall St opens at record highs, spotlight on corporate earnings
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened at record highs on Tuesday (Oct 28) after upbeat forecasts from companies such as UnitedHealth and UPS, while Apple topped US$4 trillion...
UPS stuns Wall Street with strong profit and 34,000 job cuts
[NEW YORK] United Parcel Service (UPS) smashed Wall Street’s third-quarter profit expectations, sending its shares soaring and fuelling confidence in the courier’s comeback plans.The company also disclosed that it...
New AI lab focused on energy efficiency launched by Univers with Microsoft, AMD, NUS as partners
Resource and carbon management solution provider will bring in its AI and IoT solutions, and oversee the delivery of all projects[SINGAPORE] A new artificial intelligence (AI) lab that aims...
France, Singapore to deepen tech partnership as ‘third way’: French ambassador
Amid rising tensions between US and China, other countries need to work together to prevent over-reliance, says ambassador Stephen Marchisio[SINGAPORE] Singapore and France will deepen their partnership in tech,...
Hong Kong runway resumes operations after fatal plane crash
[HONG KONG] The Hong Kong airport runway involved in a deadly plane crash has restarted operations, authorities said on Tuesday (Oct 28), just over a week after two men...
SGX ETF market hits record S$16.3 billion AUM in Q3 on strong gold, Reit demand
It records net inflows of S$736 million in the quarter, bringing the total to S$1.4 billion in the year to date[SINGAPORE] The exchange-traded fund (ETF) market on the Singapore...
Bill Gates says China is outspending the world on nuclear power
The Asian nation has a commanding lead in developing and manufacturing a wide range of green solutions[NEW YORK] In the race to develop the next generation of nuclear reactors,...
Gold hovers near two-week low as US-China trade optimism dents demand
[BENGALURU] Gold prices hovered n Tuesday (Oct 28) near their lowest in more than two weeks, as optimism over a possible US-China trade deal dented demand for the safe-haven...
Banks not told of power plant when they gave in-principle loan commitment to Hyflux’s Tuaspring project: witness
Consortium sends18 questions to company upon finding out about the higher-risk power plant[SINGAPORE] The consortium of banks which considered financing Hyflux’s Tuaspring project sent the water treatment company a...