Boston Consulting teams up with carbon capture technology company
ZURICH : Boston Consulting Group has teamed up with carbon capture technology company Climeworks to help to develop its business, which focuses on capturing carbon [more]
Africa’s banks take on telcos in battle for upwardly mobile money
BLANTYRE : When Joyce Rejista ran out of money at a music festival she found herself in a familiar fix for villagers across Malawi, needing [more]
Sembcorp to develop up to 1.5GW of renewable energy projects in Vietnam
SEMBCORP Utilities, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries, has signed a collaboration agreement with BCG Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vietnam's Bamboo Capital Group, to [more]
Japan to swiftly consider steps on capital gains tax reform -draft
TOKYO : Japan's ruling party on Thursday approved a plan that steered clear of major new taxes on carbon and capital gains, in a sign [more]
Oil stays on the rebound as Omicron fears ease
MELBOURNE : Oil prices extended gains on Thursday on confidence that the Omicron coronavirus variant would not dent global growth, even as some governments stepped [more]
Hope rally turns choppy as hot US inflation looms
SYDNEY : Stocks rose in choppy trade on Thursday as worries about the economic impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant ebbed but increasing caution ahead [more]
China’s factory gate inflation slows in Nov
BEIJING : China's factory-gate inflation slowed in November, driven by a government crackdown on runaway commodity prices and an easing power crunch, amid Beijing's efforts [more]
China’s sky-high factory inflation slows amid price crackdown
BEIJING: China's red-hot factory-gate inflation cooled slightly in November, driven by a government crackdown on runaway commodity prices and an easing power crunch, amid Beijing's [more]
Shares of embattled developer China Evergrande rise 5per cent in early trade
Advertisement Business FILE PHOTO: The company logo is seen on the headquarters of China Evergrande Group in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Aly [more]
QT expresses ‘disquiet’ over requisitions; to repay debt through new share issue
CATALIST-LISTED medtech company QT Vascular on Wednesday (Dec 8) raised objections against holding a second extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Dec 15, in response to [more]
QT Vascular expresses ‘disquiet’ over EGM requisitions; plans to issue more shares
CATALIST-LISTED medtech company QT Vascular on Wednesday (Dec 8) raised objections against holding a second extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Dec 15, in response to [more]
Singapore stocks rise at Thursday’s open, tracking Wall Street gains; STI up 0.3%
SINGAPORE shares pushed into positive territory on Thursday (Dec 9), amid volatile trading sessions in the US and Europe overnight. Read More
Dollar stays soft, with Omicron still top of mind
HONG KONG : The dollar failed to pick up ground on most major peers on Thursday as markets saw optimism in early data hinting the [more]
Dollar stays soft with Omicron and Fed top of mind
HONG KONG : This week's rally in risk-friendly assets and currencies like the Australian dollar petered out on Thursday, but the U.S. dollar struggled to [more]
Trading in shares of Macau’s Suncity Group, unit Summit Ascent suspended
HONG KONG :Trading in shares of Macau's Suncity Group Holdings Ltd and its unit Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd were suspended on Thursday, days after its [more]
DiSa partners NUS, SingHealth to commercialise new saliva-based Covid-19 ART kits
DIGITAL security firm DiSa, through its subsidiary company Digital Life Line, has signed a tripartite licensing agreement with the National University of Singapore (NUS) and [more]
Japan’s cash in circulation grows at slowest pace in 19 months
TOKYO: The total amount of money circulating in Japan rose at the slowest annual pace in 19 months in November, as firms and households saw [more]
Enviro-Hub incorporates JV company with controlling shareholder
ENVIRO-HUB Holdings announced on Thursday (Dec 9) that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary has incorporated a company in Malaysia through a joint venture with its controlling [more]
Stocks to watch: Jardine Matheson, Oxley, mm2 Asia, Golden Energy
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Dec 9): Read More
Two-way volatility in China’s yuan unchanged despite fast appreciation – CSJ
SHANGHAI : Two-way volatility in the Chinese yuan has not changed despite the currency's recent fast appreciation, while major economies are making shifts in their [more]
mm2 Asia taking pause on Catalist listing of cinema business
MM2 Asia on Wednesday (Dec 8) said it will pause the spin-off and listing of its cinema business on the Catalist board of the Singapore [more]
Software maker HashiCorp raises US$1.2 billion in US IPO -source
:Cloud software vendor HashiCorp on Wednesday sold shares in its initial public offering (IPO) above its target range to raise US$1.2 billion, a person familiar [more]
Google to give additional staff bonus next year
Alphabet Inc's Google said on Wednesday it will give an additional bonus next year to its employees globally, as the tech giant pushes back its [more]
Better.com CEO apologizes after laying off 900 employees via Zoom call
The chief executive of Better.com apologized for his manner of handling layoffs at the mortgage company after a video of him firing 900 people last [more]