Entrepreneurship
Metals billionaire Anil Agarwal seeks mining reboot amid debt overhaul, Saudi push
[DUBAI] Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal is inching closer to finishing a long-planned breakup of his metals-to-energy conglomerate Vedanta, a move aimed at trimming the group’s US$11 billion debt pile...
ESR-Reit Q1 NPI up 31.3% at S$82.5 million on acquisitions, asset enhancements
[SINGAPORE] The manager of ESR-Reit on Tuesday (Apr 22) posted a 31.3 per cent rise in net property income (NPI) for the first quarter to S$82.5 million from S$62.9...
Keppel Infrastructure Trust posts 27.7% higher Q1 distributable income of S$65 million ahead of GMG acquisition
[SINGAPORE] Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT) on Tuesday (Apr 22) reported a jump in distributable income of 27.7 per cent to S$65 million, from S$50.9 million in the previous corresponding...
Rupiah to extend losses as Bank Indonesia battles volatility
[JAKARTA] The Indonesian rupiah will extend this year’s 4 per cent decline due to fragile investor confidence, spurring further intervention by the central bank to stem volatility, according to...
Chinese tea chain’s US IPO bolsters outlook for handful of listing candidates
[NEW YORK] Chinese tea chain Chagee Holdings managed what in April 2025 seems like an impossible feat: not only did it pull off a successful US initial public offering...
Oil falls over 2% on signs of progress in US-Iran talks, demand fears
[NEW YORK] Oil prices fell more than 2 per cent on Monday (Apr 21) on signs of progress in talks between the US and Iran, while investors remained concerned...
Lunar Cycles in Business: Alternative Timing for Better Decision-Making
Typically, we schedule our events around quarterly, fiscal year, and calendar deadlines. These deadlines enable us to better arrange our work, yet they are essentially synthetic constructions that do...
Employee Benefits: The New Deal Breakers
In today’s job market, employee benefits packages are more than just perks—they’re deal breakers. Workers are increasingly prioritizing what companies offer in terms of health insurance, retirement plans, flexible...
US: Wall Street opens lower as Trump takes aim at Powell
Published Mon, Apr 21, 2025 · 09:43 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened down on Monday (Apr 21) after US President Donald Trump’s renewed attacks against Federal Reserve...
Nanofilm’s Q1 revenue rises 12% to S$44 million, fuelled by consumer business segments
[SINGAPORE] Nanofilm Technologies said a strong performance by its consumer business segments helped to push its revenue up 12 per cent year on year to S$44 million in the...
