Stocks waver, oil falls as traders weigh fragile Iran peace talks
SYDNEY/LONDON, June 22 : European stocks and U.S. futures fell slightly while oil prices dipped on Monday after Iranian negotiators said progress had been made in peace talks with the United States, helping calm fears the fragile process to end the Iran war was breaking down.Officials from Qatar and ...
Asian stocks gain, oil slips as Iran talks progress
SYDNEY, June 22 : Asian share markets swung higher on Monday as Iranian negotiators said progress had been made in peace talks with the United States, helping calm fears the process was breaking down.Officials from Qatar and Pakistan also released a statement saying the first session of talks had co ...
Shipping slows after Iran says it has again shut the Strait of Hormuz
Five vessels passed through the strait on Sunday, from 26 ships a day earlier
FJ Benjamin to raise $302,400 by placing out new shares to Richard Eu and Dr Rosslyn Leong
The Edge Singapore - Retailer FJ Benjamin Holdings is raising $302,400 by placing out new shares to two prominent individuals, medical doctor Rosslyn Leong Sou Fong and Richard Eu Yee Ming, better known for fronting his family business Eu Yan Sang. According to FJ Benjamin, which carries brands such as Marc Jacobs, Cole ...
Taiwanese brothers amass US$1 billion from boom in display chips
Himax Technologies products can be found in everything from Lamborghinis to smartwatches, and have turned the duo into billionaires
Why it’s nearly impossible to build a robot without China
The country has been making and installing factory robots at a pace unmatched by any other country
Great Eastern goes on the high-net-worth offensive, but don’t call it a pivot
Jude Chan - Group CEO Greg Hingston believes the insurer can out-compete its multinational rivals
Info-Tech Systems wants to leverage customers’ overseas expansion for future growth
Tay Peck Gek - It wants to follow its customers to expand into Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam as this will improve customer stickiness
Healthcare is sector least affected by geopolitical tensions, say CBC Group and GHO Capital after US$21 billion merger
Benjamin Cher - The Singapore and London firms are creating the world’s largest dedicated healthcare investment manager
US startup Databricks to raise Singapore headcount by up to 50% as AI demand grows
Renald Yeo - It has more than 250 employees in the Republic, which serves as its Asia-Pacific and Japan headquarters
Middle East conflict pushes Asia into next phase of energy rethink: Bank of America
Renald Yeo - Governments are reassessing their long-term energy security, which could spur new investments
S&P 500 holds on to bullish momentum amid increasing volatility
AS AT Jun 18, the S&P 500 continued to trade within a strong bullish trend, extending the recovery that began after...
The ‘mass affluent’ are losing their allure for wealth managers navigating AI
Such clients can now get ‘something close to private-banking quality’ from the technology
Oil declines after US-Iran talks conclude in Switzerland
Iran’s foreign minister said his country had secured waivers for oil and petrochemical exports
Oil slips after US-Iran conclude talks in Switzerland
The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Iraq have offered more oil to customers in the past week
Oil climbs after fresh trump threat as US-Iran peace talks begin
The Islamic Republic has accused Israel of violating a truce in Lebanon
While the world scrambles for oil, China sits on full tanks
Oil sales to the Asian nation have accounted for 6% or more of the economies of Iran and Russia in recent years
Oil glut bets back in play as crude sinks after US-Iran deal
But the market could turn around and rally again if the agreement were to fall apart
Soaring profits in emerging markets build the case for a raging bull market
Asian tech firms are driving the results, but profits are also improving in other sectors
Ray-Ban heir escalates fight for control of family fortune
LEONARDO Maria Del Vecchio, an heir to the Ray-Ban empire built by his late father, publicly challenged his family’s holding company to...
Aluminium’s war shock blunted by dark transits and Chinese supply
Smelters in Indonesia have also been instrumental in keeping the global market in check
Yoghurt wars: Danone-Chobani clash underscores wider protein battle
LONDON: Danone's lawsuit against Chobani over protein claims makes it clear the French dairy company sees its US rival as a threat in one of the few food groups seeing a boost from weight-loss drug users both during and after they get their GLP-1 fix - yoghurt. Danone, which has struggled to me ...
PE owners tap a hot loan market to pay themselves
Dividend recapitalisations are gaining traction as investors seek any kind of debt offering a floating rate
Private equity owners tap a hot loan market to pay themselves
Dividend recapitalisations are gaining traction as investors seek any kind of debt offering a floating rate
After the fracture: How Britain’s financial industry recovered from Brexit
Rising interest rates and deregulation have boosted bank and insurance profits
Yen teeters on cusp of 40-year low; pound firms
[LONDON/SINGAPORE] The greenback held firm against most peers on Friday (Jun 19) as a peace deal between the US and Iran hung...
Indonesia’s MSCI moment of truth looms over global index standing
Elisa Valenta - The decision will determine whether it remains an emerging market or gets downgraded to a frontier market
Singapore investors see SpaceX investment as long-term bet on the future of the space economy
Meera Pathmanathan - The Republic’s push into space as a promising economic arena also gives local dimension to the investment theme
Singapore cements position as Asia-Pacific wealth hub as region’s AUM set to hit US$34.5 trillion by 2030: PwC
Jean Low - The city-state aims to capture opportunities in cross-border wealth, tokenisation and sovereign capital
Stock trader’s guide to navigating rare ‘Super El Nino’: 5 sectors to watch as risks build
Impact already being felt across various regions, from a delayed start to the Indian monsoon to a temporary halt to Peru’s fishing...
AI capex cycle drives institutional inflows and gains for Singapore’s listed tech manufacturers
[SINGAPORE] The artificial intelligence boom has seen massive capital expenditure among tech giants with strong demand for chips globally – and Singapore’s...
Wellness zone on a plane? Qantas tests new ways to beat jet lag on world’s longest nonstop flight
Airbus has modified the A350-1000 so it can fly the approximate 17,000 km between Sydney and London
Fresh Trump threat angers Teheran, as US-Iran peace talks open in Switzerland
The Iranian delegation halted talks over Trump’s latest threat and refused to return, reported Iranian media
Trump threatens Iran with fresh strikes as Vance attends talks in Switzerland
Teheran says it shut the Strait of Hormuz because Washington has failed to halt fighting in Lebanon
