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#BTOpinion: Never mind Trump, stocks may get a lift in 2025 from resilient US economy and corporate earnings Assuming inflation eases next year and the Fed continues cutting rates, beaten down Reits in Singapore may be r…

PODCAST: Do property agents add value to buyers and sellers of homes in Singapore? Senior correspondent Leslie Yee gets insights from Justin Quek, CEO of OrangeTee & Tie. #btpodcasts #propertybt #btcorrespondents 🎧 List…

SEA unicorn list: Singapore’s Tyme Group joins US$1 billion club Tyme Group, a digital bank headquartered in Singapore, is the second startup in SEA to break into the one billion club this year following semiconductor fi…

#BTOpinion: Alibaba’s Taobao could be a hidden dragon in Singapore’s e-commerce space Taobao has been making moves to grow its market share, including launching its English version for users here.

Retail rents expected to rise at slower rate in 2025 despite boost from new F&B brands The strong Singapore dollar has led to less tourist spending per capita and could also dent local consumption.

10 events that made the headlines in Singapore From the DBS leadership renewal to the Straits Times Index surging to a 17-year high, here's what captured your attention this year.

Some businesses unable to access e-services, process transactions on Acra’s new Bizfile portal These issues come in the wake of public uproar over Acra’s new Bizfile people search function, introduced alongside its Bizfi…

Planned COE supply hikes in 2025 may not mean lower premiums Industry observers expect the new passenger car market to expand by at least 17% in 2025, but uncertainties remain over de-registrations and the spread of addi…

Just how frothy is America’s stock market? The S&P 500 index of large firms is now 54% higher than it was two years ago, a winning streak it has bettered just a handful of times since its inception in 1957.

Who’s pulling ahead in South-east Asia’s data centre race? With tech giants such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon committed to building data centres in Malaysia, it has emerged as the frontrunner to challenge Singapore’s…

Sembcorp makes debut on Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index Other Singapore companies on the index are CapitaLand Investment, ComfortDelGro, Keppel, ST Engineering, and Wilmar International.

SingPost’s proposed A$1b sale of Australian business ‘on track’: buyer Pacific Equity Partners The question of whether the transaction could be scuppered by the sacking that included group CEO Vincent Phang has been rais…

Malaysia, Indonesia to battle for IPO supremacy in 2025 as signs point to Asean market comeback Will Indonesia reclaim the top Asean IPO spot from Malaysia in 2025? Perhaps, say observers, given its "vastly larger resour…

Condo resale prices rise in November as volumes fall: SRX, 99.co Industry players believe condo resale prices “may continue to creep up gradually” next year as economic conditions continue to strengthen.

Thai billionaire Charoen to retire as F&N chairman in 2025; Koh Poh Tiong to step up Board chairman Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, who is 80 years old, will be appointed as chairman emeritus.

Gojek, Tada, ComfortDelGro Zig raising platform fees from Jan 1 to cover costs arising from upcoming Platform Workers Act Tommy Tan, CEO of ComfortDelGro Taxi, said that the adjustment of Zig’s platform fee will go towar…

Two new ride-hailing operators awarded provisional licences in Singapore Two new ride-hail service operators – Geo Lah and Trans-cab Services – will enter the Singapore market in 2025.

SingPost fiasco: Was it pressure from management to meet unrealistic KPIs? “I would also ask why the individuals involved engaged in such serious misconduct or fraud. Are the financial challenges faced by the business cr…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Seatrium, Sembcorp, F&N Top Stories: 1. International: Who’s pulling ahead in South-east Asia’s data centre race? 2. Asean: Malaysia, Indonesia to battle for IPO supremacy in 2…

SingPost’s Parcelgate fiasco is a corporate governance disaster Sias notes that SingPost's 2024 annual report – published in June this year – did not specifically mention any whistleblower's report.

PODCAST: Can the SRS really advance and boost our retirement savings? But is it really for everyone? Howie Lim speaks to Shawn Lee of DBS Bank to find out. #btpodcasts #moneyhacks 🎧 Listen here: Also available on Amazon…

‘I never thought we would become farmers,’ says F&N CEO “The prices just keep going up, and we have no choice but to pass them on to customers... The only thing we can do right now is look for alternative sourcing or alt…

SingPost shares tumble nearly 10%; OCBC lowers target price after fiasco An OCBC analyst kept her “hold” rating on SingPost, although she lowered the target price of the stock to S$0.54 from S$0.58 previously.

Behind the numbers: Navigating banking processes to avert scams can be frustrating Frontline customer service staff should be empowered to make informed decisions, rather than strictly adhere to rigid rule books and prot…

AI may wreak havoc on Singapore’s office buildings Could AI’s rise deplete the ranks of knowledge workers and destroy the values of office buildings, creating widespread losses for owners and lenders, asks BT's Leslie Ye…

Disclosure of buyers’ identities, citizenship required in all landed home sales, including GCB deals: MinLaw Bloomberg, The Edge Singapore, The Independent Singapore and The Online Citizen had reported that there are no…

Singapore’s core inflation slows more than expected to 1.9% in November Accommodation, services and food prices eased in November.

SingPost’s ‘Parcelgate’ scandal: Here’s what you need to know From ex-SingPost Group CEO Vincent Phang and CFO Vincent Yik saying they will “vigorously contest” their terminations to SingPost shares diving this morning,…

OCBC, UOB to pay out second cost-of-living bonuses for junior staff In Singapore, some 4,000 junior OCBC employees or close to 40% of staff based here will receive S$1,000 each.

SingPost falls by nearly 10% after 3 senior execs were fired As at 9.04 am, the counter dipped 8% or S$0.045 to S$0.515, with 10.6 million securities changing hands.