Entrepreneurship
Stocks to watch: Suntec Reit, ESR Reit, Straits Trading Company, Fu Yu
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jun 16): Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit); ESR Reit: ESR Group, which...
Hong Kong bourse seeks to woo South-east Asia, Middle East firms for second listings
[HONG KONG] The Hong Kong stock exchange plans to attract listed companies in South-east Asia and the Middle East, in particular, for second listings in the financial hub, its...
Australia’s ASX shares slide as regulator launches probe into ‘serious failures’
SHARES of Australian bourse operator ASX dropped on Monday after the country’s securities regulator launched an investigation into the company, citing “repeated and serious” operational failures.Shares of ASX were...
Hedge funds reap cash from investors ‘starved’ of Japan exposure
[HONG KONG] Nick Bird’s OQ Funds Management opened a Japan quantitative hedge fund in September. Within weeks, it raised the maximum US$250 million and had to turn away additional...
Gucci owner Kering turns to Renault CEO in turnaround bid
[PARIS] Kering is set to name the chief executive officer of Renault as its next CEO, looking to an Italian manager who’s turned around the French automaker to perform...
A ‘village’ where Alzheimer’s patients move about freely: Perennial’s new care model in China
[XI’AN] Near the scenic Qinling mountains of Xi’an is a life-sized replica of a typical Chinese town. It features residential blocks, a post office, grocery store, florist and playground....
BT boss Kirkby expects AI to deepen job cuts, FT reports
Published Sun, Jun 15, 2025 · 05:43 PMBT Group chief executive Allison Kirkby said advances in artificial intelligence (AI) could deepen significant job cuts under way at the British...
Oil market, long numb to war risk, confronts weekend of worry
The past two years of escalating tensions in the Middle East have taught oil traders to be sanguine about the risk of disruption to oil supplies.The barrage of headlines...
US dollar’s tepid rebound reinforces questions around haven role
The US dollar’s muted rally against major peers after Israel’s strikes on Iran reinforced the impression that the greenback’s role as a global haven currency is fading.A Bloomberg gauge...
The low-cost carriers that have taken to Singapore skies
[SINGAPORE] News of the impending shutdown of Jetstar Asia, with the loss of more than 500 jobs, has sent shockwaves through the aviation sector.Comments on social media site Reddit...
