The Business Times

#BTLifestyle: Life in iconic apartments An upcoming book chronicles the history of well-known buildings through the stories of people who live there.

#BTLifestyle: Art SG will finally open – and it looks splendid Set to be the biggest and most glamorous art fair the country has ever seen, several mega galleries have confirmed their participation for next January.

This week's #BRUNCH: The darker side of green: When carbon markets meet poor governance Weak rule of law, conflicts of interest, and high verification costs make Asia’s emerging carbon economy a convenient disguise for s…

Sony, Honda sign JV to sell electric cars by 2025 Honda is under pressure from investors to make cars that are carbon-free and equipped with newer technology such as self-driving features.

Layoffs, hiring freezes ripple through tech ecosystem as investors push for cost discipline Amidst tech's hiring freezes and layoffs, Singapore-headquartered Crypto.com has cut 260 jobs, and Sea’s e-commerce arm Shopee i…

Change in minimum occupation period criteria for Sers replacement flats Buyers of Sers replacement HDB flats will now only be able to sell their units five years from the date of collecting the keys, starting with the An…

Musk, Tesla, SpaceX sued for alleged Dogecoin pyramid scheme “Defendants falsely and deceptively claim that Dogecoin is a legitimate investment when it has no value at all,” the plaintiff said in his complaint.

Job vacancies hit new high of 128,100 in Q1: MOM The ratio of job vacancies to unemployment persons, at 2.42, also increased to its highest since 1998 due to a decline in unemployed people and increase in vacancies, said…

Singapore households, businesses to brace for interest rate ‘shock’; Fed hike to slow Asean recovery: Economists Asian stock markets had opened higher after the rate-hike announcement, but the rally fizzled out for some…

Is Grab green? See how the ride-hailing company compares with its competitors in this graphic by senior correspondent Kenneth Lim for today's ESG Insights newsletter. Sign up now: bt.sg/esg

Julius Baer Index identifies bikes and whisky among life’s dearer luxuries The top 2 risers globally were technology and lawyer’s fees identified by Julius Baer’s Lifestyle Index, which looks at a basket of goods and ser…

Global assets under management (AUM) for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) exceeded US$10 trillion in 2021. Why are ETFs thriving and how can investors tap into their benefits of diversification and lower costs? Watch highlig…

Mercatus Co-operative hires JP Morgan for strategic review, seen to have bundled 4 Singapore retail assets for potential sale The 4 assets are Jurong Point, AMK Hub, Mercatus’ half-stake in Nex and 110,000 sq ft of strat…

#ThePitch: When the Covid-19 pandemic brought tourism to a standstill, travel wallet operator YouTrip lost more than 70% of its business volumes overnight. How did the startup recover from the crisis and expand into the…

A prolonged Russia-Ukraine war could raise the spectre of secondary oil sanctions Persistent oil supply disruptions will ensure crude prices stay elevated while higher interest rates and weakening economic growth have di…

💰 For this generation of young working adults navigating their careers, the definition of work has never been more fluid. A combination of digital disruption, an emerging creator economy and a culture of hustling has op…

Federal Reserve rolls out biggest rate hike since 1994, flags slowing US economy “We don’t seek to put people out of work,” Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at a news conference after the end of the Fed’s latest two-day poli…

Crypto giant Binance opens 2,000 positions for hiring: CEO The move by Binance comes amid extreme volatility in the cryptocurrency market as investors are dumping risky assets over fears that soaring inflation would forc…

Audit sector faces worsening manpower crunch as options for graduates, junior associates abound Kon Yin Tong, managing director of mid-sized accounting firm Foo Kon Tan, said he gave a talk at a school where the head of…

Bill Gates blasts crypto, NFTs as based on 'greater-fool' theory "Obviously, expensive digital images of monkeys are going to improve the world immensely," Gates said sarcastically.

Singapore new private home sales more than doubled to 1,356 units in May Sales were lifted by 2 big projects launched last month: the 407-unit Piccadilly Grand at Farrer Park and the 298-unit Liv @ MB at Marine Parade.

Grab buys, relaunches food review site HungryGoWhere The site, which provides food reviews, deals and allows users to make restaurant reservations, was previously owned by Singtel and had closed in 2021.

BT’s Top Stories from Last Week 1. Once-hot Singapore banks are turning cold bt.sg/UpZX 2. Singapore’s top students gunning for courses in hot sectors of analytics, food science and environment bt.sg/Ufk6 3. More pain on…

Bitcoin rout hits ‘darkest’ phase with entire market underwater With Bitcoin now hovering around December 2020 lows, many newer entrants are now underwater.

Weak market sentiments may spur more privatisation deals: industry players Some deals, such as the offer by Frasers Property for FHT, are being funded by founders or controlling shareholders who appear to be using this o…

Singapore households’ net worth grows as residential asset values climb The rise in both household liquid and net assets should "provoke thought about whether private residential prices here are really out of sync with t…

K-pop group BTS triggers US$1.6b Hybe rout with shift to solo work Hybe sank as much as 27 per cent on Wednesday (Jun 15) in Seoul, headed for its lowest close on record since its trading debut in October 2020.

AEW’s S$675m Westgate Tower purchase adds to Singapore office deals momentum Indonesian tycoon Sukanto Tanoto, Bright Ruby Resources and CDL-BlackRock tie-up seen to have submitted revised offers for Income At Raffles. B…