Lifestyle
Pakistan to allow Binance to explore ‘tokenisation’ of up to US$2 billion of assets
The move comes as other countries expand formal licensing rules for crypto exchanges amid broader global regulatory tightening[KARACHI] Pakistan has signed a memorandum of understanding with crypto exchange Binance...
China is ‘rejecting’ Nvidia’s H200 chips, outfoxing US strategy, David Sacks says
The Asian nation is weighing a package of incentives worth as much as US$70 billion to support its local chipmaking industry[WASHINGTON] China has figured out the US strategy for...
Bitcoin hoarding company Strategy remains in Nasdaq 100
[BENGALURU] Bitcoin hoarding giant Strategy clung to its place in the Nasdaq 100 on Friday (Dec 12), continuing its year-long stint in the benchmark at a time where analysts...
Google faces 110 million euros French asset freeze after Russian ruling, documents show
[PARIS/MOSCOW] The administrator of Google’s defunct Russian business has obtained a temporary freeze on some 110 million euros (S$167 million) of the Alphabet-owned company’s assets in France, official orders...
Oil posts weekly loss on oversupply concerns
IEA forecasts published on Thursday indicated that global oil supply will exceed demand by 3.8 million barrels per day next year[HOUSTON] Oil prices closed lower on Friday (Dec 12),...
Ultragreen.ai’s stabilising manager buys 2.3 million shares in fifth stabilising action since IPO
Citigroup Global Markets Singapore has now bought around 17.7 million shares of the medical technology company’s shares[SINGAPORE] The stabilising manager of Ultragreen.ai purchased about 2.3 million shares of the...
If You Can’t Budget Marketing, Don’t Start
I’ve scaled brands from zero to millions, and I’ve seen the same painful mistake repeat. Companies try to buy growth before they’ve earned it. Paid marketing is not a...
LMIRT launches rights issue to raise S$63 million
Most of the proceeds will go towards paying off loans; some of it will be used for general working capital[SINGAPORE] Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust (LMIRT) launched a non-underwritten...
S-Reits set for best year since 2019 with 14.7% total returns in the year to date
Of the 33 iEdge S-Reit Index constituents, 29 posted positive total returns in the year to date[SINGAPORE] Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts, or S-Reits, are set to deliver their...
Designing Global Systems That Work: A Conversation With Stephanie Zabriskie
Stephanie Zabriskie is a global finance and development executive and nonprofit founder whose work spans luxury destination development, public-private partnerships, and Indigenous-led humanitarian systems. We sat down with her...