Real Estate

Meta discussed buying Perplexity before investing in Scale
Meta discussed buying Perplexity before investing in Scale
June 20, 2025
[LOS ANGELES] Meta Platforms held discussions with artificial intelligence (AI) search startup Perplexity AI about a possible takeover before moving ahead with a multibillion-dollar investment in Scale AI, according...
Investors eye infrastructure sector for diversification and to ride demand
Investors eye infrastructure sector for diversification and to ride demand
June 20, 2025
[SINGAPORE] The infrastructure sector is piquing investor interest, given that data centres and the growing number of electric vehicles are consumers of energy, and will drive the demand for...
Thailand’s Gas Gamble: How Policy Missteps and Private Gains Drive Up Power Bills
June 20, 2025
In a nation where more than two-thirds of electricity is generated by gas-fired plants, Thailand's deepening reliance on expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports is not just an energy...
US: Wall St indexes open higher with Trump’s Middle East decision in focus
US: Wall St indexes open higher with Trump’s Middle East decision in focus
June 20, 2025
Published Fri, Jun 20, 2025 · 09:49 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Jun 20), tracking strength in global stocks after President Donald Trump held...
China’s Baidu eyes robotaxi expansion to Singapore and Malaysia
China’s Baidu eyes robotaxi expansion to Singapore and Malaysia
June 20, 2025
The development comes as Tesla prepares to launch its Cybercab robotaxi network within daysPublished Fri, Jun 20, 2025 · 08:45 PM[BEIJING] Baidu is planning to launch its Apollo Go...
Gold heads for weekly fall as fewer Fed rate cut prospects weigh
Gold heads for weekly fall as fewer Fed rate cut prospects weigh
June 20, 2025
GOLD prices fell on Friday and were on track for a weekly decline, as an overall stronger dollar and the prospect of fewer US interest rate cuts offset support...
HSBC names new head of wealth and premier solutions for Singapore
HSBC names new head of wealth and premier solutions for Singapore
June 20, 2025
[SINGAPORE] HSBC announced on Friday (Jun 20) that it has appointed Ishan Sarkar as the bank’s new head of wealth and premier solutions (WPS). He will be based in...
Air India warned for flying Airbus planes with unchecked escape slides
Air India warned for flying Airbus planes with unchecked escape slides
June 20, 2025
[NEW DELHI] India’s aviation regulator has warned Air India for breaching safety rules after three of its Airbus planes flew despite being overdue checks on emergency equipment, and for...
How Pop Mart’s Labubu became a monster of a business
How Pop Mart’s Labubu became a monster of a business
June 20, 2025
LABUBU is a little doll in fleecy, bunny-eared onesies whose coffee-bean eyes hover above a smile lined by a row of serrated teeth. Ostensibly an elf, the creature is...
JPMorgan, Macquarie bet on S-Reits amid falling borrowing costs, MAS mandates
JPMorgan, Macquarie bet on S-Reits amid falling borrowing costs, MAS mandates
June 20, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) could gain from falling interest rates, particularly those with a domestic focus, as well as The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) initiatives,...