Entrepreneurship
Mapletree Investments acquires logistics assets in UK, Spain for 315.1 million euros
REAL estate giant Mapletree Investments has acquired its first logistics property in the United Kingdom and 10 warehouses in Spain for a total of about 315.1 million euros (S$444.5...
Wall Street enters darker age with most stock trading now hidden – The Business Times
HERE’S a surprising new fact about the world’s largest and most-liquid public equity market: Most of the activity on it is not public anymore.For the first time on record,...
Thomson Medical warns of H1 loss on poorer Malaysia performance – The Business Times
THOMSON Medical expects to report a loss after tax for the six months ended Dec 31, 2024, following a preliminary review of the unaudited financial results. This is mainly...
Singapore stocks fall amid easing monetary policy settings and Trump tariff remarks; STI down 0.1% – The Business Times
SINGAPORE shares ended slightly lower on Friday (Jan 24), following the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) easing monetary policy settings and US President Donald Trump calling for lower interest...
Japan Foods warns of loss for 9-month period amid lower revenue, higher expenses – The Business Times
This was mainly due to weak sales in November and December 2024, despite a higher number of operating outlets JAPAN Foods expects to report a loss for its nine...
Oracle, Apple, Google diverge on whether to keep serving TikTok – The Business Times
APPLE and Oracle have reacted differently to President Donald Trump’s pledge that the US government will not enforce a national security law that raised potential penalties for US partners...
Far East Orchard unit acquires additional stake in Woodlands Square for S$25 million – The Business Times
A UNIT of Far East Orchard (FEO) has acquired an additional stake in its commercial property in Woodlands for S$25 million. Woods Square, an integrated commercial development comprising offices...
Chinese EV makers file challenges to tariffs at EU court – The Business Times
CHINESE electric vehicle makers BYD, Geely and SAIC have challenged the EU’s import tariffs at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), filings on the court’s website...
Fu Yu board rejects substantial shareholder’s directorship bid due to non-conformance with SGX’s ‘integrity requirements’ – The Business Times
PRECISION plastic components manufacturer Fu Yu Corporation’s board of directors declined to appoint substantial shareholder Victor Lim as a director due to potential non-conformance to the “directors’ integrity requirements”...
Alfa Romeo and Jeep dealership in Singapore to close by June – The Business Times
CAPELLA Auto, the agent for Alfa Romeo and Jeep cars in Singapore, is winding up its business by June and will sell its remaining stock of cars over the...
China firms boost shareholder returns via dividends and buybacks – The Business Times
CHINESE firms are attracting investors with increased dividends and buybacks, spurred by a policy push for corporate governance reforms in a bleak and uncertain economic environment. Beijing’s encouragement of...
ST Engineering Urban Solutions, SP Mobility win tender to deploy public EV charging points – The Business Times
TWO electric vehicle (EV) charging operators won contracts to deploy public EV charging points across Singapore under a tender by the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) subsidiary EV-Electric Charging (EVe)....