Real Estate
Singapore shares muted at Monday’s open; STI up 0.03%
SINGAPORE stocks opened flat on Monday (Dec 30) morning with a mixed showing from global markets amid light trading volumes with the New Year holiday approaching. As at 9.03...
Sembcorp’s Middle East greenfield renewables project to begin commercial operation
SEMBCORP’S first greenfield renewables project in the Middle East will begin commercial operations more than four months ahead of schedule, said the group on Monday (Dec 30). This comes...
Drama-prone fintechs face mixed regulatory environment in 2025
UPSTART financial firms that provide services such as early paycheck access or buy-now, pay-later plans have attracted rising interest from customers and investors alike. Fintechs raised nearly US$24 billion...
Elite UK Reit expands into the ‘living sector’, but still plays it safe
While the Reit aims to renew most of its UK government leases, it is looking to convert vacant assets into student housing or build-to-rent as an alternative to divesting...
US dollar eyes best year in almost a decade
The US dollar is headed for its best year in almost a decade as US economic strength reins in expectations for the Federal Reserve’s rate-cutting cycle and President-elect Donald...
Trump asks Supreme Court to pause law threatening TikTok ban
PRESIDENT-ELECT Donald Trump thrust himself into the high-stakes fight over the fate of TikTok in the US by urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban...
Brazil yanks temp work visas for China’s BYD after trafficking claims
BRAZIL has stopped issuing temporary work visas for BYD, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday (Dec 27), in the wake of accusations that some workers at a...
JBS, Marfrig shares tumble as China launches beef-import probe
SHARES of JBS, the world’s biggest meat company, and other Brazilian beef producers slumped on the news that China is starting a probe into its imports of the meat,...
