Concerns
Oil prices steady as Middle Eastern supply concerns ease
OIL prices were little changed on Monday as concern eased that fighting in the Middle East would disrupt supply and Chinese data suggested weak demand, while an increase in...
Oil prices slips amid concerns over the Middle East, China demand
GLOBAL benchmark Brent slipped on Monday (Mar 11), dipping below US$82 a barrel, as persistent geopolitical concerns in the Middle East and Russia collide with jitters about softening demand...
Sias urges Great Eastern to address minority investors’ concerns, questions board on performance
THE Securities Investors Association (Singapore) or Sias has urged the board of Great Eastern to “seriously and objectively consider the true purpose of the shareholders’ requests”, instead of avoiding...
Sias urges Great Eastern to address minority investors’ concerns instead of dismissing them on legal technicality
THE Securities Investors Association (Singapore) or Sias has urged the board of Great Eastern to “seriously and objectively consider the true purpose of the shareholders’ requests”, instead of avoiding...
Australia’s Qantas fined for firing worker who raised Covid-19 safety concerns
AUSTRALIA’S Qantas Airways has been fined A$250,000 (S$218,421) for illegally sacking an employee who told staff not to clean aircraft arriving from China early in the Covid-19 pandemic, adding...
Oil falls 1% on concerns over China’s economic growth plan
OIL prices fell nearly 1 per cent on Tuesday (Mar 5) as scepticism around China achieving its economic growth target and investors’ declining risk appetite countered a weaker US...
Norway wealth fund sells stakes in 3 Jardine firms on environment concerns
NORWAY’S US$1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund has excluded three companies from its portfolio due to concerns that mining activity may destroy the natural habitat of critically endangered orangutans, the...
Norway wealth fund sells stakes in 3 Jardine firms on environment concerns
NORWAY’S US$1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund has excluded three companies from its portfolio due to concerns that mining activity may destroy the natural habitat of critically endangered orangutans, the...
Florida lawmakers pass ban on social media for kids under 16 despite constitutional concerns
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A bill to create one of the nation's most restrictive bans on minors' use of social media is heading to Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who...
Shareholders, Sias raise concerns over Chemical Industries’ C-suite resignations, alleged ‘post-retirement perks’
SHAREHOLDERS of Chemical Industries (Far East) (CI) have raised concerns over issues including a spate of senior management resignations, and money spent on alleged “post-retirement perks” awarded to co-founder...