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Contributor: The Trump administration schooled Europe on free speech. Why ignore the lesson at home?
Vice President JD Vance’s wise words to Europe about U.S. commitments to free speech are on a collision course with some of what’s happening stateside. The Federal Communications Commission...
Bubble-tea giant Mixue to debut after Hong Kong’s biggest IPO of year
MIXUE Group, China’s largest bubble-tea chain, will begin trading in Hong Kong on Monday (Mar 3) after individual investors flocked to the company’s blockbuster HK$3.45 billion (S$598 million) initial...
Star Entertainment faces trading suspension after earnings delay
THE Australian Securities Exchange suspended trading in Star Entertainment Group shares on Monday after the casino operator missed its first-half earnings report deadline last week, a filing showed.The company...
Shell mulls sale of European, US chemicals assets: WSJ
SHELL is considering a potential sale of its chemicals assets in Europe and the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter.The...
Energy majors hold back on renewables, focus more on fossil fuels: research report
The shift comes amid profit-margin concerns, headwinds in wind and hydrogen powerENERGY giants – such as BP, Shell, TotalEnergies and Equinor – are holding back on renewable energy commitments...
Euro falls to more than 2-week low after Trump, Zelensky meeting
THE euro dropped on Friday (Feb 28), after a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump went up in flames, dashing hopes any peace deal...
Investors are scouring emerging markets for Trump-proof bets
FROM China’s artificial-intelligence successes to Dubai’s immigrant-led boom and rising prospects of debt restructuring in Venezuela and Lebanon, the winning emerging-market trades of 2025 all help investors withstand President...
Kwek vs Kwek: CDL court hearing, trading status in spotlight this week
A REAL-LIFE Succession feud imploded from within property giant City Developments Ltd (CDL) last week, with a father-and-son tussle throwing the Kwek family-controlled group into crisis. Explosive statements from...
Focus on corporate governance as Singapore shifts to more disclosure-based regulatory regime
MARKET watchers said market integrity, investor protections and minority shareholders could be affected by the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) equities market review group’s recommendation to shift towards a...
Commentary: Did AI really defend the KKK at the end of my column? Let’s discuss