Real Estate
Nissan plans one trillion yen funding with backing from UK government
[TOKYO] Nissan Motor, facing a huge loan repayment wall next year, is seeking to raise more than one trillion yen (S$8.9 billion) from debt and asset sales to keep...
Starship megarocket blows up over Indian Ocean in latest bumpy test
[SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, United States] SpaceX’s prototype Starship exploded over the Indian Ocean on Tuesday, capping another bumpy test flight for the rocket central to billionaire Elon Musk’s dream...
CapitaLand Ascendas Reit to buy Tai Seng data centre, Science Park building for S$700.2 million
[SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (Clar) has entered conditional agreements to acquire two prime properties to expand its portfolio in Singapore, particularly in the technology sector, the...
Salesforce to buy Informatica for US$8 billion to bolster AI data tools
[NEW YORK] Salesforce said on Tuesday (May 27) it would buy Informatica for about US$8 billion, betting on the data management platform to sharpen its competitive edge in the...
US solar makers see tariff loophole for Asian competitors
Companies including Hanwha Q Cells and First Solar have blamed a surge of discounted imports from South-east Asia for making it difficult to build and sell equipment domesticallyPublished Wed,...
TSMC to open chip design centre in Munich, could later support AI development
[AMSTERDAM] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, said on Tuesday (May 27) it will open a design centre in Munich, Germany, which could at a...
Europe: Shares gain on defence boost, tariff delay aids sentiment
EUROPEAN shares closed higher on Tuesday with defence stocks boosting the market after US President Donald Trump threatened additional sanctions on Russia, while optimism lingered from the delay of US...
MAS proposes to remove some exemptions from advertisement regulations to better protect consumers
[SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is proposing to amend financial advertisement requirements in a bid to boost protection for consumers.MAS currently requires financial institutions (FIs) to ensure...