The Business Times

Singapore bank rout on new China scrutiny of wealth flows overblown: Maybank DBS, OCBC, UOB slides offer buying opportunities: Maybank

Alibaba bids US$1.5 billion for China grocer in fight with Meituan A Pupu sale to an industry leader may also draw Beijing’s attention.

China confronts G7 during Macron’s call by defending free trade Beijing has threatened to retaliate against any new European trade barriers.

PM Wong to deliver National Day Rally speech on Aug 23 In his 2025 speech, he called on Singaporeans to band together to write the next chapter of the nation’s story.

Jakarta deploys thousands of police as students protest Prabowo Observers say students are not the only ones concerned at the economy or Prabowo’s policies

Singapore announces new road map to improve standards and conformance capabilities, partnerships Five memorandums of understanding between EnterpriseSG and its international and regional partners are formalised.

What’s wrong with Orchard Road? Experts weigh in on the street’s cachet and its future Top-performing malls there are doing well, but observers ask if Singapore’s premier retail belt can still shine.

From moonshot to markets: Understand the mechanics before plunging into SpaceX’s mega IPO For investors, the more interesting point is not the headline valuation, but what actually comes into the market.

As SpaceX shares debut, retail investors can turn to ETFs for exposure to the space economy But such funds should not be taken as just a stand-in for owning shares of Elon Musk’s firm, professionals say.

Gold jumps after Trump signals US-Iran truce deal is close The precious metal has fallen 21% since the Middle East conflict began at the end of February.

Asian stocks to gain as Trump signals US-Iran deal Latest push for a deal has buoyed risk sentiment by raising hopes that a widening Middle East conflict can be avoided.

Trump scraps planned Iran strikes, promising imminent deal; Teheran says no final decision made Trump says he understands that Iran’s supreme leader has approved the deal.

SpaceX IPO raises US$75 billion in biggest debut of all time The sale breaks the previous record for the largest-ever IPO held by Saudi Aramco.

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