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World’s 500 richest people surpass US trillion in wealth in 2024
World’s 500 richest people surpass US$10 trillion in wealth in 2024
THE world’s 500 richest people got vastly richer in 2024, with Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jensen Huang leading the group of billionaires to a new milestone: A combined...
Singapore-flagged ship collides with Japan-flagged vessel in Chinese waters
Singapore-flagged ship collides with Japan-flagged vessel in Chinese waters
A SINGAPORE-FLAGGED ship collided with a Japan-flagged vessel in Chinese waters on Dec 30.Singapore bulk carrier Yangze 22 ran into Japanese bulk carrier Vega Dream in the Changjiang River at about...
Nio delivers 221,970 vehicles in 2024, achieving delivery record high in December
Nio delivers 221,970 vehicles in 2024, achieving delivery record high in December
It has delivered 31,138 vehicles in the month, 72.9 per cent higher than the year ago periodCHINESE electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio delivered a record 72,689 vehicles in the...
Chong Siew Ling is new CEO of Kingsmen Creatives
Chong Siew Ling is new CEO of Kingsmen Creatives
It also names Marianne Soh, the general counsel of the group and the daughter of co-founder Benedict Soh, as a directorCOMMUNICATIONS and design group Kingsmen Creatives has a new...
Oil prices post 3% annual decline, slipping for second year in a row
Oil prices post 3% annual decline, slipping for second year in a row
OIL prices fell around 3 per cent in 2024, slipping for a second straight year, as the post-pandemic demand recovery stalled, China’s economy struggled, and the US and other...
Keppel delivers higher asset monetisation as it gears up for next phase of its transformation
Keppel delivers higher asset monetisation as it gears up for next phase of its transformation
FUND manager and operator Keppel has delivered higher asset monetisation in 2024 despite the challenging market, said chief executive officer Loh Chin Hua in a New Year’s message to...
Analysts positive on S-Reits in 2025 after a roller-coaster year
Analysts positive on S-Reits in 2025 after a roller-coaster year
Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts seen to do better with interest rates likely to fallSINGAPORE-LISTED real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) endured quite a roller-coaster year in 2024. What began...
SingPost’s ‘failed’ deliveries faced issues like conflict zones: fired CEO, CFO
SingPost’s ‘failed’ deliveries faced issues like conflict zones: fired CEO, CFO
A “SIGNIFICANT majority” of the shipments involved in Singapore Post’s (SingPost) parcelgate fiasco were linked to known issues like conflict zones.This was the comeback from the company’s former group...
Singapore stocks lower on last trading day of the year; STI up 16.9% in 2024
Singapore stocks lower on last trading day of the year; STI up 16.9% in 2024
SINGAPORE stocks fell on thin trading volumes on Tuesday (Jan 31) before investors usher in the New Year. The local benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) was down 0.2 per...
Hong Kong sees rush of IPO filings on last trading day of 2024
Hong Kong sees rush of IPO filings on last trading day of 2024
A SLEW of companies have announced plans to list shares in Hong Kong over the next month in a further sign the city’s IPO market is reviving. At least...