The Business Times

#BTOpinion: Stock markets are driving a new American century The US’s growing financial dominance may be making up for its declining influence in other realms.

Chinese tourists flock to South-east Asia as overseas travel bounces back Visa-free access for Chinese tourists to the South-east Asia countries boosted traffic and signalled a robust revival in travel since Beijing lift…

Ringgit falls to 26-year low but central bank upbeat about future economic prospects The ringgit fell 0.2% o 4.7965 against the dollar, its weakest level since an all-time low of 4.8850 in 1998 following the fallout from…

SIA Q3 earnings up 4.9% to S$659 million as North Asia markets fully reopen to robust passenger demand This was driven by robust passenger demand, led by a rebound in North Asian markets as China, Hong Kong, Japan and Ta…

Bangkok, Florida lose as airlines axe less frequented routes Manila and Jakarta, for example, have no direct services to London anymore, Kuala Lumpur has lost access to Frankfurt, and the Bangkok-Rome connection has evap…

Sembcorp executives guide for higher dividends, earnings as H2 profit rises 15% to S$412 million For the full year ended Dec 31, 2023, net profit was up 11 per cent to S$942 million, while revenue was down 10 per cent to…

Singapore developer to build luxury township near Cambodia’s new airport The flagship project called Marum Estate – located in Kandal province, just south of the capital – broke ground last October and is the size of rou…

Money laundering accused faces six new charges for alleged forgery and conspiracy to cheat StanChart Two of the charges stated that Chen had in September 2021 instigated one Yin Hang Liu Shui Dian Hua to forge electronic…

HDB, condo rents slide in January, volumes rise: SRX, 99.co Both private and public housing rentals continued their decline in the first month of the year.

Digital wealth platforms report growing AUM, but have yet to see profits As interest rates remained high, customers started placing money into cash management products last year.

Grab-GoTo merger a quick fix but hard sell Grab and GoTo need a catalyst to capture investor interest once again. If there is a mega-merger in the works, it is bound to be a landmark deal that will take absolutely everyt…