Entrepreneurship
China says it may speed up rare earths application approvals from EU
[SHANGHAI] China is willing to accelerate the examination and approval of rare earth exports to European Union firms and will also deliver a verdict on its trade investigation of...
Stocks to watch: OCBC, CapitaLand Investment, Sasseur Reit, Thakral
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jun 9).OCBC: The bank has made a S$900 million conditional exit offer at...
Private assets giant Brookfield expects alternative investments to replace public markets in 25 years
[SINGAPORE] Bruce Flatt, the billionaire chief executive officer of Toronto-based Brookfield, is understandably bullish on the prospects of alternative investments. The Canadian investment giant has, after all, amassed more than...
Demand for AI-related talents increasing globally across sectors
[SINGAPORE] It has been an active market for global roles in the area of artificial intelligence (AI), with several top-level appointments being reported in recent months. Akshay Mendon, Singapore head...
Little known sweet potato producer Zixin Group could be a treat for investors
[SINGAPORE] Catalist-listed Zixin Group is hardly considered a household name on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). The company describes itself as “a leading biotech-focused sweet potato integrated industrial value chain...
What does the delisting proposal by Great Eastern mean for the minorities as well as majority shareholder OCBC?
[SINGAPORE] As OCBC makes a conditional exit offer of S$900 million at S$30.15 per share to Great Eastern Holdings’ (GEH’s) shareholders, The Business Times takes a look at the...
Europe: Equities gain for second week on jobs data and trade hopes
EUROPEAN shares rose for a second straight week, buoyed by robust US employment figures and diminishing concerns over trade friction that had previously rattled investor confidence.The pan-European Stoxx 600 rose 0.32...
US: Stocks rebound on jobs data relief, US-China talks
[WASHINGTON] Wall Street stocks bounced on Friday as solid US employment data helped stave off concerns of an imminent downturn, while President Donald Trump’s announcement that US and Chinese officials would...
Thakral’s associate GemLife in advanced talks to IPO on Australian exchange via stapled securities
There is still no assurance or certainty that the proposed IPO would proceed and close successfully, says the company[SINGAPORE] Property investor Thakral Corp’s associate GemLife is considering an initial...
Procter & Gamble’s job cuts raise questions over possible impact on Singapore operations, new facility plans
[SINGAPORE] Procter & Gamble (P&G) has so far stayed silent about how its planned reduction of about 15 per cent of its global non-manufacturing workforce over the next two...
