The Business Times

PODCAST: A well-known loophole that allows major shareholders to take their companies private more easily is back in the spotlight with the current lowball offer for TTJ. Ben Paul explains what investors should do. #btpo…

The Big De-peg: If it looks like a Perpetual Motion Machine, run There’s a lot to learn from TerraUST’s collapse. The crypto winter is a good time for investors to hibernate in some peace and quiet, consolidating their l…

#BTOpinion: Sembmarine needs to offer its shareholders a grand gesture to garner support for merger In the latest #MarktoMarket, BT evaluates Sembmarine's standing and notes that investors may be more inclined to vote fo…

Crypto firm Celsius pauses all transfers and withdrawals between accounts “We are taking this necessary action ... in order to stabilise liquidity and operations while we take steps to preserve and protect assets,” the c…

Singaporeans shy away from skilled trades jobs, citing poor pay and prospects: poll Some 18 per cent believed that “there is a negative or unfavourable stigma associated with skilled trade jobs”, compared with 13 per cen…

Asian markets crash after US inflation hits 40-year high, Fed rate hike hangs in balance Risk aversion has picked up in Asia, while the slip in US consumer confidence levels is also sending shock waves of concerns around…

Wall Street's China problems multiply with warning on banker pay Don’t reward your top people too lavishly, Chinese regulators warned the banks this year in meetings in Shanghai and Beijing, or you might run afoul of the…

Entire floor at Suntec City Tower 2 sold for S$38.8m The 11,743.5 square foot unit was sold to a Singapore permanent resident of Chinese descent who “likes the well thought renovation for his immediate needs and the unbl…

Aircraft leasing companies expected to hike rental, adding to cost pressures for airlines But airlines may prefer to lease rather than buy planes as interest rates rise and the recovery in air travel remains uncertain.

Asia seeks to stay out of US-China crossfire Singapore’s Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said “there would be few takers for a battle royale” between democracy and autocracy in Asia. Still, he said smaller nations needed to…