The Business Times

#Brunch: Can degrowth save us from destruction? If growth aids development, why are the richest countries not necessarily scoring the best on indicators such as life expectancy and education? Perhaps the answer is degrow…

#BusinessofTime: Rolex is flying high with novelties The king of luxury watches unveils six new models in a show of optimism and innovation in a post-Covid rebound

MAS’ Ravi Menon sees opportunities in digitalisation, sustainability amid ‘tough’ global outlook While inflationary pressures should start to ease in the second half as global central banks take action, “the era of cheap…

The Straits Trading Company's transformation sparked a more than 50% rally in its stock price. How did it monetise low-return assets and recycle its capital into scalable businesses? Watch the highlights of Ben Paul's di…

Mega merger of Sembmarine, Keppel O&M simplified to ensure deal certainty, quicker completion “The sooner we can get the transaction completed, the better it would be, in the sense that we can start (reaping) the synergi…

Singapore accountancy bodies launch initiatives to support small & medium audit firms With small and medium-sized audit practices making up 98% of audit firms in Singapore, supporting them in the areas of digitalisation,…

Singapore hotels’ average room rate, revenues mark new highs in September Singapore hotels average room rate reached S$284.37 in September – the highest since 14 years ago.

📊October 28 results round-up: 1. UOB’s Q3 profit up 34% to S$1.4b on record net interest income 2. Keppel posts 24% rise in revenue to S$6.8 billion 3. CDL Hospitality Trusts’ net property income up 54.4% in Q3, bolster…

Singapore employment rises 75,600 in Q3 but momentum may be easing Non-residents accounted for majority of the employment expansion, with the increases mainly coming from the construction and manufacturing sectors.

HDB resale prices up 2.6% in Q3, rising at slower pace HDB noted that the Q3 data reflected the market condition before the recent implementation of cooling measures to promote “sustainable conditions”.

Elon Musk’s Twitter ownership begins with firings, uncertainty He fired top executives he had accused of misleading him and providing little clarity over how he will achieve the lofty ambitions he has outlined for Twitte…

Private home prices up 3.8% in Q3: URA Prices of non-landed homes in the outside central region (OCR) saw the biggest jump at 7.5%, thanks to major launches AMO Residence, Lentor Modern and Sky Eden@Bedok, all of which s…

Singapore central region retail rents down 0.4% in Q3, prices slide 3.2% By the end of September, islandwide vacancy rate decreased to 7.8 per cent, from 8.2 per cent as at end June.

UOB’s Q3 profit up 34% to S$1.4b on record net interest income, CEO expects Asean to skirt recession UOB's annualised earnings per share for the quarter ended Sep 30 was S$3.30, up from S$2.46 in Q3 2021.