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Temasek-backed Clifford Capital prices US$1 billion government-guaranteed bond offering
Issue draws robust subscription; the three-year and five-year tranches carry coupons of 3.852% and 4.037%, respectively[SINGAPORE] Singapore-headquartered infrastructure credit platform Clifford Capital on Tuesday (Jan 6) priced a US$1...
Carmakers slash prices again in China, defying regulators
Prices for new cars keep falling as automakers compete to clear out inventory in a sluggish marketGLOBAL automakers and their dealers in China are pressing ahead with aggressive price...
UBS 25-year Asia veteran departs ahead of new wave of job cuts
The Zurich-based firm is set to begin another set of job cuts in mid-January, according to sources[HONG KONG] UBS Group’s Eric Lafon has left the Swiss lender after more...
Gold, silver slide on profit-booking, US dollar strength
[BENGALURU] Gold and silver slid on Wednesday (Jan 7) as investors booked profits after a recent rally, while a stronger US dollar weighed on sentiment across the precious metals...
STI’s 10 best-performing stocks for Q4 and 2025
The index could hit 5,000 points by end-2026 and 10,000 points by 2040, experts say [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s benchmark index, the Straits Times Index (STI), has made notable gains in...
Tesla dethroned as the world’s top EV maker
Elon Musk’s Tesla is no longer the top electric vehicle seller in the world as demand at home has cooled while competition heated up abroad. Tesla lost its pole...
Temasek, GIC investments flat at US$31 billion even as global peers’ activity rises: report
GIC remains the world’s ‘most prolific’ co-investor, deploying US$44.9 billion since 2018[SINGAPORE] Investments by GIC and Temasek together were flat on the year in 2025 at US$31 billion, indicated...
Fee income, recovery in loan growth are key drivers for Singapore banks in 2026
But analysts expect overall results to be flattish or lower, weighed down by net interest income[SINGAPORE] Fee income and a recovery in loan growth will likely be the key...
Oil flat as Russia-Ukraine peace hopes fade, Yemen tensions rise
[HOUSTON] Oil was steady after a choppy session on Tuesday as investors weighed dented hopes of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal and rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East around Yemen.Brent...
Tatiana Schlossberg: John F. Kennedy’s Granddaughter Dies Aged Just 35 Weeks After Revealing Her Blood Cancer Diagnosis
Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former US president John F. Kennedy, has died aged 35 after a battle with blood cancer, only six weeks after she publicly shared her...
How Did Daddoa Die? Popular South Korean Influencer Lee Da-sol Who Took ‘K-Beauty Global’ Dies Suddenly Aged 29 Leaving Fans Devastated
A popular South Korean influencer credited for introducing K-beauty trends to audiences around the world died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 29, leaving her fans devastated. Lee...
