The Business Times

GoTo struck Tiktok deal to halt market share slide: CEO GoTo becomes a passive backer of the venture, relinquishing control of its Tokopedia e-commerce arm.

Not enough affordable housing around the world Housing in most big urban areas is now considered out of reach for the average worker.

Do new HDB estates outperform on resale? Punggol data suggests so Four-room flat resale prices there rose about 42% in those eight years – from a median S$420,000 in 2015 to S$595,000 in 2023.

Hospitality, retail sectors to gain from freer Singapore-China visa rules While the volume of Chinese passengers might grow, SIA could face competitive pressure on airfare and yields from Chinese carriers – which are als…

SNEF proposes Budget 2024 to extend existing support schemes, introduce corporate grants for AI adoption The Singapore National Employers Federation suggested extending existing support schemes to ease employers’ wage co…

Citigroup offers partial early bonuses to encourage staff departures Executives hope offering staffers a portion of their annual bonus will coax more of them to leave voluntarily rather than having to rely solely on layo…

Asia markets rally amid Fed’s dovish sentiments, rate hike pause When markets in Asia opened on Thursday, most key indices in the region joined a global rally in stocks, including the STI rising 0.8%. ➡️ Bulls return as…

Rise in long-term unemployment to 0.7% in September ‘bears close monitoring’: MOM The number of layoffs grows to 4,110 in Q3, a 28% increase from the previous quarter.

Industry body makes S$15 million push to enlarge pool of Singapore chartered accountants It has budgeted this amount for the next three years to administer the Singapore Chartered Accountant Qualification programme and s…

Cordlife accepts suspension notice, ceases new sample collection for six months Cordlife says since the investigation outcome is uncertain, it cannot assess the financial impact on its performance for the current financi…

US Fed flags end of rate hikes, sees drop in borrowing costs in 2024 Fed Chair Jerome Powell said that while Fed officials “do not view it as likely to be appropriate to raise interest rates further, neither do they want…