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SINGAPORE – If you are reading this on your mobile phone or tablet, here’s a question to test your financial planning: Do other members of your household know your sign-in name and password to this subscription? If your answer is “yes”, congratulations for being among the minority here who share access to their digital accounts with their loved ones. It […]
Read moreOPINION: It’s a great line, that: “The team of 5 million”. It may have been written by a public relations person, but it has been delivered eloquently and repeatedly by our Prime Minister. So much so that she has made it her own. It’s a very clever line. Brilliant in fact. When we first heard it, it was uplifting, and […]
Read moreNEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors are homing in on a flood of earnings reports from Wall Street’s tech and Internet giants, as the high-growth stocks that have led markets higher for years face pressures from regulation, supply-chain snags and rising Treasury yields.FILE PHOTO: People are seen on Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, […]
Read moreSINGAPORE – Singapore’s private home prices rose at a faster rate in the third quarter despite retightened Covid-19 restrictions, driven by the surge in landed property sales and prices, and the knock-on effects of the red-hot Housing Board resale market. Private property values climbed 1.1 per cent from the previous quarter, according to data from the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Friday […]
Read moreFILE PHOTO: The Nasdaq logo is displayed at the Nasdaq Market site in New York September 2, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – Nasdaq Inc on Wednesday reported a third-quarter profit that topped Wall Street estimates, helped by strong demand for its investment-related products and a jump in the number of initial public offerings. While the transatlantic exchange operator is best […]
Read moreSINGAPORE – Bilateral trade between Singapore and Guangdong remains robust despite the Covid-19 pandemic, with firms pursuing opportunities in areas such as innovation, intellectual property (IP) and finance. Singapore companies made investments amounting to 8.3 billion yuan (S$1.75 billion) in the Chinese province last year – almost 10 per cent more than investments made in 2019 despite Covid-19, Enterprise Singapore […]
Read morePrime Minister – I was somewhat surprised to hear that some inside government, including Minister Grant Robertson on Mood of the Boardroom a week or so ago, were expressing the view that the trial I have been given permission to run to fly to LA and back is pretty much the same as the 150 trial that the government announced […]
Read more(Reuters) – The S&P and Nasdaq closed higher on Monday with the biggest boosts from the highest-profile technology and communications companies while investors eyed product news from Apple Inc and appeared optimistic about the third-quarter earnings season. After a weak start following disappointing economic data from China, the S&P and Nasdaq gathered steam in late morning with gains in FAANG […]
Read moreA new application has been made to establish yet another helicopter landing pad on Waiheke Island but locals say the existing 48 are more than enough. In the winter, CHS Vineyard, which owns and operates the Obsidian vineyard between Palm Beach and Onetangi, applied to build a helipad to fly in visitors and tourists. A decision is yet to be […]
Read moreLONDON (Reuters) – As Europe’s third quarter reporting season kicks into gear, investors are scrutinising company results for any signs that supply chain strains, labour shortages and surging energy prices are starting to undermine profits.FILE PHOTO: Bull and bear symbols for successful and bad trading are seen in front of the German stock exchange (Deutsche Boerse) in Frankfurt, Germany, February […]
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