Entrepreneurship

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 undergoes a restructuring. A spokeswoman...
China’s CATL to raise at least US$5 billion in Hong Kong listing: sources
CHINESE battery giant CATL is expected to raise at least US$5 billion in a Hong Kong listing, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. CATL did not...
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 further challenge peers such as Tesla through its...
BYD shares hit record high, trouncing Tesla’s stock; to integrate DeepSeek and broaden self-driving tech
BYD shares briefly rose to their highest intraday price on record, reflecting optimism that the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) leader will further challenge peers such as Tesla through its...
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 NZS$2.25 per share is “too low and inadequate”....
Price spikes, demand fears cast shadow over metal markets amid Trump’s 25% tariffs
Markets are in the dark as key details of Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports are still pending; experts fear heightened volatilityREACTION in the metals markets to US...
Macquarie, HSBC to start talks to join Australia Post pact
Australia Post has one of the largest retail networks nationally and runs more than 4,000 post officesA TRIO of major lenders may join a banking service run by Australia’s...
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 artificial intelligence (AI) venture with OpenAI that could...
Temasek-backed Cuscaden 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) private by way of a trust scheme of arrangement, for...
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 Investment Trust (Paragon Reit): Times Properties, a wholly owned subsidiary...
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 China: by registering them as medical devices....
China’s 10% tariffs on US cars hits GM, Ford and Mercedes SUVs
CHINA’S 10 per cent additional tariff on vehicles with larger engines imported from the US took effect on Monday (Feb 10) as the two countries failed to reach a...