The pandemic has led many millennials to re-examine the long-term prospects of their jobs – but few may have done so with as much comic-book flair as Mr He Ruiming and Mr Goh Wei Choon. The pair, both 31, quit their jobs this year to work full time on their comic-style personal finance blog The […]

Financial analyst Terence Cheng was considering his next steps two years into his first job in an accounting firm. So, he did what any millennial would do – look online. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month Latest headlines and exclusive stories In-depth […]

The coronavirus pandemic has hit many businesses this year, but one change that has also reached consumers is banks cutting their interest rates on savings accounts. This was the inevitable result of a low interest rate environment, the banks said. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Get unlimited access to […]

SINGAPORE – Six people were rescued from a fire that engulfed a bedroom on Saturday morning (Dec 19) at Waterwoods condominium in Punggol. The fire broke out at a two-story unit on the 16th floor of Block 19 Punggol Field Walk. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the incident around […]

NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks declined on Friday (Dec 18), retreating from records, as markets awaited resolution of long-running congressional talks on another relief package for the coronavirus-ravaged US economy. Congressional leaders have described the negotiations as in the home stretch, but there was still no deal Friday afternoon ahead of a midnight […]

SAN FRANCISCO • Coinbase Global, the biggest United States cryptocurrency exchange, said it has filed confidentially with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public in what is anticipated to be a breakthrough moment for the industry. The San Francisco-based company said in a statement that it expects its draft registration filing to become […]

NEW DEHLI • If it were not for a cricket accident that almost killed him, Mr Uday Kotak probably would not be the world’s richest banker. A ball that hit him in the head and led to emergency surgery pushed Mr Kotak, then 20, to abandon his dream of becoming a professional player. After a […]

NEW YORK • Tesla is set to join an elite group of companies in a key Wall Street index, a move which gives greater prominence to the high-flying electric carmaker and forces money managers to reshuffle their portfolios. The company founded by billionaire Elon Musk becomes part of the S&P 500 index next Monday, which […]

A vehicle wholly owned by Hi-P International’s chief executive and controlling shareholder Yao Hsiao Tung made a voluntary unconditional general offer for all the shares of the mainboard-listed counter, other than shares already held by the offeror. According to an exchange filing yesterday, the offer price is $2 per share, and it is being made […]

Despite these trying times, CloserStill Media goes from strength to strength, after winning three momentous awards at the exhibition industry’s Oscars. LONDON, Dec 16, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – The Association of Event Organisers (AEO) the trade body representing trade and consumer events honoured CloserStill Media last week with 3 industry awards of excellence – Best Organiser Team, Best […]

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Entertainment and content provider GHY Culture & Media Holding began trading on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange on Friday (Dec 18) at $0.70, some 6.1 per cent higher than its initial public offering (IPO) price of $0.66 per share. As at 10.02am, the stock eased to trade at $0.665, […]

TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s government raised its economic growth forecast for the next fiscal year thanks to its latest stimulus package aimed at speeding up the recovery following the damage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. The economy is expected to grow 4 per cent in price-adjusted real terms in the next fiscal year starting April […]

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – A vehicle wholly owned by Hi-P International’s chief executive officer (CEO) and controlling shareholder Yao Hsiao Tung has made a voluntary unconditional general offer for all the shares of mainboard-listed Hi-P International, other than shares already held by the offeror. According to an exchange filing on Friday morning (Dec 18), […]

LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – US delivery firm FedEx Corp on Thursday (Dec 17) said quarterly profit almost doubled after rate hikes and spiking volume helped lower the cost of delivering pandemic-fueled e-commerce purchases to residential addresses. Shares in the company, which have almost doubled in value over that last 12 months, reversed 3.5 per cent […]

NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Asian stock fell slightly on Friday (Dec 18), failing to catch a broader global rally as the investor mood in the region shifted to broader caution about the economic outlook and as post-Brexit worries weighed. Australian S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.46 per cent in early trading. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.01 per […]

When it comes to Christmas shopping, the last thing you want is to have to scour malls around the island for the presents that you need — especially when the rush of the year-end shopping season is already taking its toll.  So being savvy and knowing where and when to go instantly makes the experience […]

Molecular Transport Medium at the price of VTM BANGALORE, INDIA, Dec 15, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – Azooka Labs, a leading safe fluorophore company with specialization in Molecular Biology products, reveals its first range of novel COVID-19 diagnostics products. RNA Wrapr is a molecular transport medium for COVID-19 sample collection, developed as part of the COVID-19 response team from […]

HONG KONG (AFP) – Asian markets were mixed on Thursday (Dec 17) as investors kept an eye on US stimulus progress and the rollout of vaccines, while the pound was holding around 19-month highs on Brexit optimism, though surging infections and new lockdowns were keeping the mood subdued. Lawmakers on both sides said they were […]

SINGAPORE – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Thursday (Dec 17) the further extension of a US$60 billion (S$79.7 billion) swap facility with the US Federal Reserve to facilitate US dollar lending to businesses in Singapore and the region amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The currency swap line, set up on March 19 for […]

SYDNEY (REUTERS) – The Australian and New Zealand dollars hit fresh multi-year peaks on Thursday (Dec 17) as strong data underlined the outperformance of their domestic economies and the likely diminished need for yet more policy easing. The Aussie was up at US$0.7584, after stretching as far as US$0.7591. That was the highest since June […]