Posts by Yurie Miyazawa
Singapore-headquartered Shein hikes US prices as much as 377% ahead of tariff spikes
Fast-FASHION giant Shein Group raised US prices of its products from dresses to kitchenware ahead of imminent tariffs on small parcels, in an early sign of the potential effect of the trade war on American consumers. Most of the hikes in US prices came on Apr 25, with markups significantly higher in some categories than…
Read MoreVisual Voicemail: The New First Impression
Visual voicemail services are transforming the way we handle voice messages. Unlike traditional voicemail, which forces you to listen to messages one by one, visual voicemail presents your messages in a list format, allowing you to quickly see who called and what they said. This modern approach not only saves time but also enhances communication,…
Read MoreOil posts weekly fall on tariff worry and rising supplies
Published Sat, Apr 26, 2025 · 05:56 AM [NEW YORK] Oil prices edged higher on Friday (Apr 25) but posted a weekly decline, under pressure from market expectations of oversupply and uncertainty around tariff talks between the US and China. Brent crude futures settled 32 US cents higher at US$66.87 a barrel, taking losses to…
Read MoreOil posts weekly fall on tariff worry and rising supplies
Published Sat, Apr 26, 2025 · 05:56 AM [NEW YORK] Oil prices edged higher on Friday (Apr 25) but posted a weekly decline, under pressure from market expectations of oversupply and uncertainty around tariff talks between the US and China. Brent crude futures settled 32 US cents higher at US$66.87 a barrel, taking losses to…
Read MoreHow Startups Use Internal Tokens to Motivate Teams
Startups thrive on passion, hustle, and a shared mission. But keeping teams aligned, energised, and motivated, especially when funds are tight, can be a real challenge. This is precisely what led to the innovation known as internal tokens. Internal tokens are a creative and gamified way to reward team efforts, foster collaboration, and inject a…
Read MoreUS: Wall Street opens slightly lower as China trade uncertainty lingers
Published Fri, Apr 25, 2025 · 09:47 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Apr 25) as investors sifted through conflicting comments from US President Donald Trump and Beijing on developments in the US-China trade war. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 47.7 points, or 0.12 per cent, at the open…
Read MoreDBS downgrades Keppel Infrastructure Trust to ‘hold’, keeps Mapletree Logistics Trust at ‘buy’
[SINGAPORE] Analysts from DBS Group Research are mixed on some real estate investment trusts (Reits) this earnings season: They have kept their “buy” rating on logistics-focused Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT), but have downgraded Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT) to “hold”. This is amid widespread economic uncertainty – mainly from the recent US-China trade war – which…
Read MoreHongkong Land to sell 147,025 sq ft of One Exchange to HKEX, and launch share buyback programme
[SINGAPORE] Property group Hongkong Land will sell 147,025 square feet (sq ft) of One Exchange Square to Hong Kong’s stock exchange operator for HK$6.3 billion (S$1.1 billion), and launch a share buyback programme. Proceeds from the sale, alongside other capital recycling activities executed during the fiscal year ended December 2024, will finance the US$200 million…
Read MoreStocks to watch: CICT, MPACT, Sats, Suntec Reit, OUE Reit, Clint
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of its securities on Friday (Apr 25). CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT): It posted net property income (NPI) of S$291.5 million for Q1 FY2025, a 0.8 per cent drop from the previous corresponding period. Revenue for the quarter fell 0.8 per cent on the…
Read MoreBank of Japan’s Ueda keeps rate-hike pledge but warns of US tariff impact
[WASHINGTON] Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday (Apr 24) that the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation converges towards its 2 per cent inflation target as projected. But he said the central bank will scrutinise how various information, including on the potential economic fallout from higher…
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