Business
Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald Projects Only ‘Modest’ U.S. Growth This Year
The economy has come for Lululemon Athletica Inc. While the active powerhouse seemed able to float above such prosaic concerns year after…
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Business
Meta’s Asia-Pacific chief quits after a decade-long growth spurt
Meta Platforms is losing its senior-most business executive for the Asia-Pacific, an industry veteran who shepherded some of the social…
Business
Marcolin Sees Profitability Growth in 2024 Amid Stable Sales and Strategic Brand Expansion
MILAN — Eyewear firm Marcolin closed 2024 on solid ground, with improved profitability and growth in the key Europe, Middle East and…
Business
Xpeng may add EV output in Europe, Latin America in growth push
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng is looking to ramp up its global expansion, including investing in manufacturing plants and…
Business
Ad-Spending Forecaster Magna Cuts Growth Outlook, Citing Consumer Confidence
One of the advertising industry’s top forecasters has tempered its expectations for ad spending in the U.S., citing a foggy economic…
Business
Average growth of 8% a year in last decade by Singapore’s general insurance sector
The Republic’s general insurance sector has grown at an average annual rate of around 8 per cent in the last decade, reflecting its…
Business
Malaysia central bank sees significant growth hurdles ahead
Malaysia’s central bank said that growth risks loom large in its monetary policy considerations, as brewing global trade disputes and…
News
Malaysia maintains 2025 growth forecast at 4.5% to 5.5%, warns of rising risks amid protectionism
Malaysia reaffirmed its 2025 growth forecast at 4.5 per cent to 5.5 per cent, despite mounting risks from a potential global trade war,…
Culture
Indonesia Unveils New Cultural Blueprint With Focus on Film Industry Growth (EXCLUSIVE)
Indonesia’s first-ever Minister of Culture, Fadli Zon, has outlined an ambitious blueprint for the nation’s cultural growth, with special…
Business
Role of Indonesia central bank must be strengthened to support growth ambitions, top lawmaker says
Indonesia’s economic growth has hovered at around 5 per cent in the past few years The role of the Indonesia’s central bank must be…
Business
UK posts strong wage growth ahead of BOE rate decision
UK wage growth held at its highest level in nine months and employment rose, evidence of resilient demand for workers that will likely…
Business
Prudential eyes growth in India as it posts 2% decline in new business profit for FY2024
New business profit in Singapore is up 15%, underpinned by 11% increase in annual premium equivalent sales Prudential is betting on India…
Business
Signet CEO J.K. Symancyk’s Plan to Inspire Love and Drive Diamond-studded Growth
If you’re going to put a ring on it, you’ve got to feel the love. And it turns out that what’s true for couples tying the knot is true for…
Culture
What's Driving IT Salary Growth and How To Cash In
The ICT industry has recently experienced noticeable growth, especially in salary. With industries becoming more inclined to use…
Beauty
A Derm Just Told Me This Under-Hyped Ingredient Can Replace My Growth Factor and Exosome Serums
Skincare can be so confusing these days. With so many emerging ingredients on the market, it's hard to know which ones are right for you…
Fashion
EXCLUSIVE: At Paris Fashion Week, Matter and Shape Doubles Exhibitors, Eyes Growth in New Cities
Envisaged as a key design event to draw a diverse fashion crowd during the hustle of Paris Fashion Week, Matter and Shape has doubled in…
Business
Growth in global private equity deal flow may be slower than expected this year: Preqin
INVESTORS forecasting a quick uptake in global private equity (PE) activity this year may be disappointed, especially if the gap in…
Business
Swiss Watches Exports Returned to Growth in January
PARIS – Could the Swiss watch industry’s woes be over in 2025? Export of timepieces returned to growth in January, according to figures…
Business
Manulife’s profit climbs on wealth management strength, Asia growth
MANULIFE Financial posted higher fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, bolstered by a thriving wealth and asset management business and…
Business
UOB looks to ‘resilient’ Asean to continue to drive growth as Q4 profit beats estimates
UOB remains confident that Asean economies will be resilient and continue to expand, even as the outlook remains uncertain amid ongoing…
Beauty
From At-home Devices to Fragrance Mists: Prestige Beauty’s Top 10 Growth Categories, Ranked
What were prestige beauty‘s top sales growth categories in 2024? Data from commerce insights platform Daash Intelligence shows that…
Lifestyle
SIA Group logs 8.6% growth in January passenger traffic on Chinese New Year travel rush
NATIONAL carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its low-cost arm Scoot carried more passengers and cargo in January 2025 compared with the…
News
China slows rather than halts copper smelting’s breakneck growth
THE Chinese government is getting serious about constraining the blind expansion of copper smelters, although its new policy is likely to…
Business
Data centre S-Reits report growth in latest results
THE rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has been a key theme for investors in recent years, and data centre (DC) assets are likely…