Business
RGE, TotalEnergies to develop solar power plant with battery storage in Indonesia
RGE and TotalEnergies on Wednesday (May 28) have signed a co-investment agreement to jointly develop a solar power plant with battery…
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Business
Singapore Paincare receives privatisation offer at S$0.16 per share
Medical-services company Singapore Paincare has received an acquisition bid for S$0.16 a share from Advance Bridge Healthcare, a…
Business
The Black Death’s Economic ‘Dividend’
The week of May 19, 2025: Prosperity & population decline, tariffs, the debt, pharma, and more. Source link
News
Sen. Cory Booker expands upon historic Senate floor speech for new book, 'Stand'
Sen. Cory Booker has expanded upon his historic Senate floor speech from last month into an upcoming book. Source link
Business
US: Wall St muted at open after sharp rally, focus on Nvidia earnings
Wall Street’s main indexes opened subdued on Wednesday (May 28) after a sharp rally in the previous session, when cooling trade tensions…
News
Trump says feds to keep oversight at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac as he takes mortgage giants public
President Trump said the federal government will retain its guarantees for and oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, even as he seeks a…
Business
UBS to sell hedge fund unit O’Connor to Cantor Fitzgerald
The deal includes “O’Connor’s six investment strategies” with about US$11 billion in assets under management Group’s asset management…
Business
CDL, MCL Land marketing Piccadilly Galleria retail podium for sale at lower price of $67.5m
Piccadilly Grand’s retail podium is up for sale for S$67.5 million, at a lower price after an earlier expression of interest exercise…
Business
CDL, MCL Land marketing Piccadilly Galleria retail podium for sale at lower price of S$67.5m
Piccadilly Grand’s retail podium is up for sale for S$67.5 million, at a lower price after an earlier expression of interest exercise…
News
The Left Will Never Recover from Donald Trump
Trump has shifted the Overton window in the culture away from woke, and it’s hard to imagine it shifting all the way back. Source link
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Trump’s Ominous Threat to Apple
The president of the United States is not a king whose words carry the power of law, yet businessmen have found it smart to act as though…
Business
The Clock Is Running Out for Covid Fraud Investigations
A bill to allow more time to track down and file charges for these massive fraud schemes is languishing in the Senate. Source link
Culture
Why Good Ideas Die Quietly and Bad Ideas Go Viral
The internet—it seemed like such a good idea at the time. Under conditions of informational poverty, our ancestors had no choice but to…
Culture
Can the Southern Baptist Convention Survive Without Women Pastors?
In a few weeks, members of Southern Baptist churches from across the country will convene in Dallas for their annual convention. These…
Business
Singapore shares buck regional trend; STI up 0.4%
Shares on the Singapore bourse ended higher on Wednesday (May 28), even as other regional markets languished in the red. In Singapore, the…
Business
UK's Thames Water fined £122.7 million over sewage and dividend breaches
Britain’s Thames Water, on the brink of financial collapse, will have to pay a record £122.7 million (S$213.3 million) fine for breaching…
News
Singapore Savings Bond demand falls short; 10-year average return drops to 2.56%
The June tranche receives a total of S$302.9 million in applications for the S$500 million offered The latest Singapore Savings Bond (SSB)…
Business
China plans commodities overhaul to attract global investors
CHINA is on the cusp of its biggest move yet to open up its vast commodities markets, after the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) unveiled…
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Nissan plans one trillion yen funding with backing from UK government
Nissan Motor, facing a huge loan repayment wall next year, is seeking to raise more than one trillion yen (S$8.9 billion) from debt and…
Business
Tencent Music buys SM Entertainment stake in K-pop bet
A Tencent Holdings subsidiary is snapping up a nearly 10 per cent stake in SM Entertainment valued at about US$180 million, marking a rare…
Business
Temu-owner PDD Holdings profit dives as it faces challenges at home and abroad
Chinese e-commerce firm PDD Holdings saw first-quarter net profit fall 47 per cent to 14.7 billion yuan (S$2.6 billion) as its domestic…
Business
New Zealand central bank cuts cash rate by 25 bps
New Zealand’s central bank cut its benchmark official cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.25 per cent on Wednesday, as policymakers sought…
Business
UBS’s Iqbal Khan sees rich customer demand for alternative assets
Wealthy customers of UBS Group are looking to buy more alternative assets as they seek to diversify investments during a volatile period…