The Business Times

Start your day with BT ☕️: 1. International: South Korea‘s President Yoon backs down after declaring martial law 2. International: Russian money ‘not our business’, says StanChart CEO Bill Winters, as bank doubles down o…

South Korea president declares emergency martial law “To safeguard a liberal South Korea from the threats posed by North Korea’s communist forces and to eliminate anti-state elements... I hereby declare emergency martial…

The world’s super rich are moving to Dubai, but keeping their assets in Singapore, Switzerland “Dubai is really thriving in the capital they have, but when you compare it with Singapore, being more established, it just s…

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Singapore medical insurance costs projected to rise by 12% next year: survey The top factor driving rising costs on a global level was medical practitioners recommending too many services, indicated the survey.

Trump says will ‘block’ Nippon Steel from taking over US Steel “Through a series of Tax Incentives and Tariffs, we will make US Steel Strong and Great Again, and it will happen FAST!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social plat…

Wheels up for intra-Asean travel: Singapore consumers’ regional spending outpaces other overseas expenditures Significantly more local than regional consumers use multi-currency cards. Brought to you by UOB bt.sg/x72F

ExxonMobil is said to weigh sale of US$1 billion Singapore gas stations A sale of the gas stations in Singapore would allow ExxonMobil to raise cash to deploy in other areas of higher growth potential, sources say.

Vietnam court upholds death sentence for tycoon in US$12 billion fraud case Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan's appeal against a conviction for embezzlement and bribery was rejected.

#BTOpinion: Pick listed property equities over an investment home People who are bullish on private homes might wish to consider buying shares of listed property development and investment groups instead of physical home…

Singapore PMI up 0.2 point in November, echoes improved regional factory activity The improvement may be due to a front-loading of production and exports ahead of Trump’s proposed tariffs, economists say.

DBS hires private bankers for rich Russians as rivals balk The minimum requirements for Russian clients to get DBS private banking services are US$20 million, about five times higher than the assets other private banking…

Trimming the cat: Jaguar to become electric-only niche luxury brand, and make under 60,000 cars a year Jaguar will no longer compete with BMW and Mercedes-Benz in mainstream luxury, but will create a smaller range of ent…