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#BTLifestyle: Keeping up appearances: where luxury handbags go for artisanal servicing and restoration The worst case handled was a bag with a portion chewed off by the owner’s dog. “She came to us as nobody else wanted…

#BTLifestyle: Comforting naan and North Indian fare at SanSara A meal at SanSara isn’t a complicated affair. It’s flexible, unpretentious and if all fails, just dip a naan in it.

Sats narrows H1 loss to S$7.8 million following aviation recovery, consolidation of Worldwide Flight Services Revenue more than tripled to S$2.5 billion for H1 FY2024, driven primarily by the consolidation of Worldwide F…

#Brunch: ENFP or INTJ: Should employers hire you based on a personality test? Predictive or psuedoscience? What if a prospective employer screens you on the basis of your assumed personality profile - will it work for or…

Singapore’s once-roaring shophouse market goes quiet after money-laundering bust “Foreign buyers with legitimate sources of funds may be concerned about how they may be construed in the light of such a major case,” says…

#BTExplains: Air taxis, drones, green planes: What is advanced air mobility? Imagine flying to work in an air taxi from Jurong to the Central Business District during rush hour - faster and still at the same price as a t…

Changi Airport launches carbon-offset programme for passengers across airlines Using a carbon calculator found on Changi Airport's website, passengers may calculate the carbon emissions from their forthcoming flights. Th…

OCBC’s Helen Wong eyes wealth flow as growth driver as Q3 fee income rebounds OCBC's fee income for Q3 was S$461 million – the highest in the last four quarters - which was attributed to higher wealth management, credit…

Tuan Sing needs to be more careful about issuing pricey debt The property group issued S$150 million in four-year Singapore dollar notes at an annual interest rate of 7.5%. Should debt be raised at such a pricing?

#BTLifestyle: Adopt AI or die, say Singapore’s creatives “Potentially 50% of jobs in some parts of the creative industry will vanish in the next few years… The last person standing knows how to harness AI to do the work…

US Fed could hike rates again if ‘appropriate’: Powell “We know that ongoing progress toward our 2% goal is not assured: Inflation has given us a few head fakes,” he said.

Microsoft record leads US$1.5 trillion Nasdaq surge The rally in Big Tech has added about US$1.5 trillion in market value to the Nasdaq 100 in recent days, suggesting that scepticism surrounding the pricey market leaders…

Q3 condo subsales hit 10-year high amid price surge, post-pandemic completions Market observers say there could be buyers who have chosen to make a profit instead of holding on to their property amid elevated interest ra…

OCBC Q3 profit rises 21.4% to S$1.8 billion OCBC reported a 21% rise in net profit for Q3, supported by record growth in net interest income and growth in non-interest income.

How US$339,000 of rare Japanese KitKats vanish in a supply chain scam It's an ultimately frustrating saga of shell email accounts, phantom truckers, supply-chain fraud and one seriously bewildered cargo freight broker.

Grab hits adjusted Ebitda breakeven forecast, narrows Q3 loss to US$99 million Grab’s losses for the quarter narrowed to US$99 million, from US$342 million a year prior, partly due to reduction in net interest expenses a…

#EmergingEnterprise2023: Riding global trends for tech-powered growth From remote work to supply chain considerations, these Emerging Enterprise finalists address post-pandemic trends and priorities.

Big Oil mergers could trigger more deals, consolidation in South-east Asia crude sector Market watchers say oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron have put in place “very large premium-priced deals” for their respective acqui…

New US$12.4 million ETF tracking China high-growth, small-cap stocks lists on SGX The fund, which offers dual currency trading in US and Singapore dollars, comprises 1,000 China-listed companies.

SIA aiming to maintain its industry lead as first-mover advantage diminishes SIA chief executive Goh Choon Phong says the airline group is “significantly ahead” of Asia-based carriers in terms of passenger capacity recov…

Singapore property groups chase yields overseas with big bets on rental housing Japan has long been a popular rental market, but property companies are also looking for opportunities in rental-housing assets in Australia…

HDB resale prices, volume rebound in October as BTO launch underwhelms: SRX, 99.co Stricter rules for the non-selection of a BTO flat likely led buyers to look towards the resale market instead, say property analysts.

'The pullback has been beyond my expectations': Car dealers stunned by drop in prices “I don’t think anyone in the industry expected it to fall by this much,” said the general manager of Honda distributor Kah Motor.

Singapore in a phase where ‘we have to do more together’: PM Lee Singapore must now “do more together” to help those who fall behind, compared to the “very rigorous” approach of earlier years, he said.

Singtel H1 profit up 82.6% to S$2.1 billion on exceptional gain The board has approved an interim dividend of S$0.052 per share for the half year period.

SIA expects healthy passenger demand in near term, yields may drop as industry capacity rises SIA is ramping up its passenger capacity and expects to reach around 92% of pre-pandemic levels in December 2023, and full rec…

BT’s Yong Jun Yuan wins Most Promising Journalist of the Year award He bagged the award for highlighting investing opportunities and trends in the market, as well as for his “Making Bank” column, which focuses on financi…

Cut-off yield for latest 6-month T-bill falls to 3.75% as demand grows The total amount allotted at the most recent round was S$5.7 billion, the same as last round.

Fewer Singaporeans able to spend beyond basics and more are short on emergency funds: OCBC survey According to an OCBC survey, just 40% of Singaporeans can afford to spend beyond the basics most of the time, down eight p…