Leadership
How TikTok became a US-China national security issue
DEPENDING on whom you ask, the short-form video platform TikTok is either a showcase for goofy dances and makeup tutorials or a sophisticated threat to US national security. Because...
Oil posts weekly loss as markets weigh Chinese demand
OIL prices closed 1 per cent lower on Friday (Mar 8) and fell even more for the week as markets remained wary of soft Chinese demand even as producer...
Simba focuses on customer experience, expansion into fibre broadband to further narrow losses
AS THE fourth local telco with just shy of 900,000 subscribers as at end-November 2023, Simba Telecom, formerly known as TPG Singapore, has made its mark on the industry.Since...
US dollar slips as data keeps rate cut hopes intact
THE greenback slipped against the euro on Friday (Mar 8) after data showed US job growth accelerated in February, but a rise in the unemployment rate and moderation in...
Unit of CapitaLand Ascott Reit trustee issues S$120 million of 3.7% notes due in 2029
THE managers of CapitaLand Ascott Real Estate Investment Trust (CapitaLand Ascott Reit) and CapitaLand Ascott Business Trust said on Friday (Mar 8) that Ascott Reit MTN – a wholly-owned...
Red Sea crisis could fan Asia’s inflation anew, delay rate cuts
ASIA could see slower economic growth and a resurgence of inflation as escalating violence in the Red Sea snarls shipping between the region and their trade partners in the...
BP claws back £1.8 million from former CEO Looney’s 2023 pay
BP CLAWED back £1.8 million (S$3.1 million) from former CEO Bernard Looney’s 2023 pay package following his dismissal on Dec 13 for failing to disclose past relationships with employees,...
Female customer assets under management up 35% from end-2020: UOB
UOB on Friday (Mar 8) said its total assets under management from female customers has grown over the last five years, rising 35 per cent between end-2020 and 2023...
