Real Estate
Welcome to Singapore, Taylor Swift
AFTER Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin let the cat out of the bag earlier this month, about Singapore providing financial support to Taylor Swift’s concerts, there has been some...
Now is the time to buy troubled properties at bargain prices, Allianz CEO says
ALLIANZ’S chief executive officer Oliver Baete said now is the right moment to snap up properties at bargain prices as some troubled owners are forced into selling. “Look at...
Warren Buffett reminds us of Charlie Munger’s greatest advice
THE Warren Buffett philosophy was never an immutable doctrine frozen in time. In his first shareholder letter after the death of his late, great partner Charlie Munger last November,...
Warren Buffett says Berkshire ‘built to last’ though eye-popping gains are over
WARREN Buffett on Saturday (Feb 25) moved to reassure investors that his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway would serve them well over the long term, even as he mourned the recent...
Blackstone CEO Schwarzman received US$896.7 million in pay, dividends in 2023
BLACKSTONE chief executive Steve Schwarzman took home US$896.7 million in pay and dividends last year, a 29 per cent decline from his record take in 2022, according to a...
US airlines hiking checked baggage fees as costs jump
UNITED Airlines on Friday (Feb 23) became the third major US airline to hike checked baggage fees for customers traveling in North America after American Airlines and JetBlue Airways...
Gold gains on dollar weakness, safe-haven demand
GOLD prices were set for a weekly gain on Friday, buoyed by a softer dollar and safe-haven demand from escalating tensions in the Middle East, even as US Federal...
Sea’s Shopee reaches 10 distribution centres in Brazil
SHOPEE said on Friday (Feb 24) it has opened its tenth distribution centre in Brazil, near the city of Goiania, its first in the country’s central west region. Shopee,...
