Entrepreneurship

Kwek Leng Beng moves to sack son and CDL CEO Sherman Kwek; files lawsuit over ‘attempted coup’
A BATTLE for control has erupted within property giant City Developments Ltd (CDL), pitting father and son against each other in the Kwek-family controlled company and exposing underlying tensions...
The unravelling of Hour Glass co-founder Jannie Chan’s fortunes
FETED at high-society events and billed as a poster girl for female entrepreneurship, Jannie Chan – erstwhile known as Jannie Tay – once graced the pages of Tatler and...
Lynas profit slumps 85% as low rare earths prices take toll
The miner’s performance indicates the market is still over-supplied, with rare earth oxide prices down due to strong output from China and its economic slowdownLYNAS Rare Earths’ first-half profit...
CDL H2 net profit drops 54.7% to S$113.5 million on property development segment’s lower contributions
PROPERTY player City Developments Ltd (CDL) posted a profit of S$113.5 million for its second half ended Dec 31, down 54.7 per cent from S$250.8 million in the previous...
China’s premier calls on big three telcom firms to step up R&D
A tariff war with the US is adding fresh urgency to finding new growth drivers, with Trump already imposing a 10 per cent levy on ChinaCHINESE Premier Li Qiang...
Apple to keep DEI efforts, though some adjustments possible
APPLE investors rejected an outside shareholder proposal to end the iPhone maker’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, though chief executive officer Tim Cook said that the company may...
Trump to probe copper tariffs, opening door to new levy on metal
PRESIDENT Donald Trump signed an executive action directing the Commerce Department to examine possible copper tariffs, the latest in a string of measures aimed at imposing sector-specific levies that...
Coupang profit beats estimates, even as sales growth slows
COUPANG, the largest e-commerce company focused on South Korea, handily beat profit estimates for the fourth quarter, even as sales grew more slowly than expected during the period.The online...
MAS review group initiatives to benefit banks, Reits in near term
DIVIDEND-PAYING players such as banks and real estate investment trusts (Reits) may gain in the near term from the first set of measures by the Monetary Authority of Singapore...
Nanofilm H2 profit rises 6.5% to S$11.5 million 
NANOFILM Technologies reported a 6.5 per cent increase in net profit in the second half ended Dec 31, 2024, to S$11.5 million, from S$10.8 million, the nanotechnology solutions provider...
SingLand H2 net profit rises 76% to S$180.5 million on higher revenue from hotel ops 
SINGAPORE Land Group (SingLand) reported a net profit of S$180.5 million in the second half ended Dec 31, up 76 per cent from S$102.4 million in the year ago...
China raises scrutiny of outflows via Hong Kong listings, foreign deals
CHINA is increasing scrutiny of outbound investments by domestic companies as well as their use of proceeds from Hong Kong share sales, people familiar with the matter said, after...