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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...
US firm Firefly makes its first moon landing with uncrewed Blue Ghost spacecraft
FIREFLY Aerospace succeeded in its first attempt to land on the Moon with its uncrewed Blue Ghost spacecraft on Sunday (Mar 2), kicking off a two-week research mission as...
All in the family: An interactive look at the Kwek family clan
AS THE boardroom tussle at CDL hots up, pitting executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng against his son and CEO Sherman Kwek and...
Shipping profit boom evaporates on US tariffs, Red Sea reopening
Global shippers from AP Moller-Maersk to Cosco Shipping Holdings, which logged windfall earnings last year, may see a reversal of fortunes in 2025 as a potential reopening of the...
China’s central bank, regulators hold symposium on support for private companies
CHINA’S central bank and financial regulators held a symposium with private enterprises and financial institutions, vowing to increase lending to private enterprises and expand their fundraising channels, the People’s...
CDL bypass of nominating committee may seem ‘unusual’ but current rules open to interpretation: observers
Court can determine if directors’ appointments are in accordance with company’s constitution THE appointment process for two of City Developments Ltd’s (CDL) directors as well as the dismantling of...
