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SIA still in the red for FY2022, but narrows loss to S$962m Forward sales in the next 3 months up to August 2022 are approaching pre-pandemic levels, said SIA.

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SpaceX said in talks to raise fresh funds at US$125b value: sources The funding round that's in the works would give SpaceX the mantle of being the highest valued US startup on record.

Singapore court freezes sale, transfer of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT The investor, identified as Janesh Rajkumar on a court hearing list, is arguing for their equitable proprietary claim over the NFT, and accusing the defe…

BT’s Top Stories from Last Week 1. TerraUSD stablecoins collapse, MAS reiterates crypto warning bt.sg/3zqo 2. Olivia Lum may face legal action as Hyflux group lodges pre-emptive lawsuit bt.sg/3rGP 3. Singapore slaps 35%…

Genting tycoon seeks Singapore comeback with new cruise line Malaysian billionaire Lim Kok Thay's new cruise line shares the same name as Genting's Resorts World casino and resort franchise, though it will be run as a se…

SPAC produces one of world's biggest billionaire implosions Arrival's Denis Sverdlov, who was worth US$11.7 billion a year ago, lost his billionaire status last month as shares of the electric-vehicle maker he founded ha…

Trends to watch in the Singdollar bond issuance market In the year to date, the new SGD bond issuances are worth about S$6.3 billion, of which S$4.8 billion were priced from March to May after the Fed announced its first…

Allianz fund collapse ends in guilty plea, US$5.8b deal The deal announced Tuesday (May 17) brings to a close an embarrassing episode for the German insurance giant, which has agreed to sell the bulk of Allianz Global In…

Sea’s Q1 net loss widens to US$445.1m as gaming arm loses steam The company has also turned cautious on e-commerce, lowering the bottom band of its revenue forecast.

Foreign banks chase China’s pot of gold despite geopolitical tensions Over at DBS, South-east Asia’s largest bank believes over the long term, the continued structural rise of China, growth of its middle class and the li…

Singapore new private home sales flat in April, likely to climb in coming months Compared to a year ago, last month’s new sales excluding ECs sank by 48.6 per cent from the 1,270 transacted in April 2021, when there had…

Fund flows out of passive ETF strategies may signal changing investor preferences Active managers have the ability to adapt more quickly, but track record still uneven.

Temasek hikes stake in e-commerce companies Amazon, Pinduoduo It added Nvidia, S&P Global, 1Life Healthcare to its portfolio during the quarter.

Amid crypto crash, some market players argue for less regulation but more clarity Governments around the world are grappling with how to protect the public as well as the financial system from risks posed by the prolifer…

Sea founder Forrest Li loses US$17b in one of tech's biggest wipeouts He's still rich - worth US$4.7 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index - but no longer enough to make the cutoff for the top 500 on the…

When stocks and bonds tumble together, investors look for alternatives Other popular options include money market funds, which are shielded from the vagaries of the stock market but offer little return, as well as term d…

Singapore visitor arrivals hit 294,300 in April in highest volume since Covid-19 pandemic began China, which was Singapore’s biggest inbound market from 2017 to 2019, sent just 5,000 travellers in April, up from 4,130 in…

Tencent, Alibaba look like utilities after US$1t drubbing TikTok-owner ByteDance and online exporter Shein could postpone their stock-market debuts. All that has disillusioned investors who can no longer count on China T…

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Startups could suffer deep cuts soon as investors re-rate and re-price This means that investors may be less amenable to funding rounds at the growth stage, typically when startups are looking to scale their operations t…

Property stamp duty collection leaps to S$6.8b; corporate, personal tax payments rise above pre-Covid levels 'The increase in stamp duty collected was larger than the increase in transaction volume. This is due to more h…

ICYMI: HDB resale market likely to stay hot but won't boil over in 2022 Factors that will help channel buyers to resale market include: long waiting time of up to 5 years for BTO completions; generous housing grants of u…

How angels can prime startups for VC deals in South-east Asia The rise of angel investment networks around the region has also spurred a growing trend of high-net-worth individuals willing to place bets on what they thin…

Adjusting to a new era of higher prices The way to safeguard against inflation isn’t to hoard cash deposits that will certainly generate negative real returns, but to invest in financial markets to achieve higher returns…

ICYMI: Key considerations for owner occupiers and investors The slower pace of home price inflation in the months ahead offers owner occupiers and investors a good window to hunt for their ideal property before prices pi…

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#BTLifestyle: An experimental home office Work takes on a new meaning at this residence.

#BTLifestyle: Return to Japan - a taste of Tokyo now What can you expect when everyone’s favourite destination opens to tourists again?