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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 ship in Chinese waters
A SINGAPORE-FLAGGED ship collided with a Japan-flagged ship in Chinese waters on Dec 30.Singapore bulk carrier Yangze 22 collided with Japanese bulk carrier Vega Dream in the Changjiang River at about...
Citigroup, BofA exit global climate-banking alliance
CITIGROUP and Bank of America said they are leaving a global climate-banking group, becoming the latest Wall Street lenders to exit the coalition in the past month.In a statement,...
Gold heads for biggest gain since 2010 in mixed year for metals
GOLD is heading for its biggest gain in 14 years, with a 27 per cent advance fuelled by US monetary easing, sustained geopolitical risks and a wave of purchases...
Dollar dominates on cautious Fed, Trump trade
THE US dollar hit a two-year high and was on track to post an annual gain against almost all major currencies on Tuesday (Dec 31) as the prospect that...
2024: a year of market volatility
2024 UNFOLDED as a year marked by global turmoil and uncertainty: The war in Ukraine raged on, conflicts in the Middle East escalated, and Donald Trump’s unexpected return to...
‘Failed’ deliveries had issues like conflict zones: SingPost’s 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...
Hong Kong’s billionaire Cheng family seeks to sell China toll roads for US$2 billion
THE infrastructure arm of Hong Kong’s billionaire Cheng family is seeking to sell a bundle of roads in mainland China worth about US$2 billion, according to people familiar with...
