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TikTok says it will go dark on Jan 19 in US without assurance from Biden This comes after the Supreme Court upheld a law banning TikTok in the US if its Chinese parent company ByteDance does not sell it.

What I’ve learnt from a decade ‘reviewing’ McDonald’s They used to get an order wrong once a year. Today there’s a much higher failure rate. Now, the system is so comprehensively mechanised that it can’t handle the human…

A plea from a post-55 member: Keep our CPF Special Account open till the last possible day This is so that the funds in the SA will earn the full 4% interest for January.

HSBC warns of bonus cuts as cost of restructuring looms Any decision to shrink the bonus pot would disappoint HSBC staffers, who have been closely watching HSBC's restructuring against a backdrop of generally rising indu…

S-E Asia telcos face duller prospects but may get lift from selling non-core operations Analysts said they expect “significant” free cash flow generation potential from the Asia-Pacific telecom sector, with an average fr…

#Brunch: What’s next for Singapore digital banks in 2025 in quest for profitability Digital banks have benefited from higher interest rates, but the next step – engaging customers – will be harder.

Larger language models are not necessarily better as companies seek returns on AI investments Small language models – streamlined versions of larger ones – are expected to gain popularity.

INFOGRAPHIC: Passport in one hand, prescription in the other — The march of Asia’s medical tourism 🧑‍⚕️💉 Asia’s medical tourism is soaring, offering top-notch care at affordable prices.

#BTOpinion: Boost market with public money or implement ‘value-up’ programme? Maybe just do both In the end, improving the vibrancy of the Singapore market comes down to companies acting in a manner that benefits all the…

Asme partners ITE, two polytechnics to help SMEs build AI capabilities These include subsidised access to artificial intelligence tools

Citigroup cuts more jobs in push to meet CEO Jane Fraser’s expense goals It is trying to streamline its operations and lift profitability to compete more closely with its rivals, with an aim set out last year to reduce j…

UOBKH favours SGX-listed US office Reits as corporate giants mandate return to offices UOBKH analyst Jonathan Koh said: “Leasing volume has picked up and tenants are more willing to commit to larger and long-term leases.…

Temasek’s Azalea announces CEO Margaret Lui’s retirement; CIO Chue En Yaw to succeed her CEO Margaret Lui’s retirement will mark the end of her 40-year career with the Temasek group.

Maybank CEO Khairussaleh Ramli expects cross-border money flows to sizzle as Johor-Singapore SEZ takes off Khairussaleh says there has already been a 60% jump in cross-border transactions in 2024 from the year before

Simba gains ground against incumbent telcos in 2024: Opensignal It has reported strong and consistent growth since it rebranded from TPG Singapore in 2022.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Mapletree Logistics Trust, City Developments, Frasers Property Top Stories: 1. Companies: Simba gains ground against incumbent telcos in 2024: Opensignal 2. Companies: Larger l…

Singapore key exports extend growth, with December exports up 9% NODX to eight of Singapore’s top 10 key markets grew in December.

PwC, SBF propose M&A support, workforce grants in joint Budget 2025 wishlist They recommend enhanced funding to assist companies with manpower transitions during M&A or joint ventures. #Budget2025

These homes withstood the LA fires; architects explain why Some of the fire-proofing decisions include a yard free of vegetation, fenced off by cast-in-place concrete garden walls, with landscaping in a sparse Mediterran…

Singapore Govt ‘not averse’ to more property cooling measures if necessary: Desmond Lee Proportion of private property downgraders paying high prices for HDB flats dropped from 34% to 12% after wait-out period implemente…

Israel and Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire deal After 15 months of war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza, US and Qatar negotiators announced a 3 phase deal for a ceasefire and hostage release betwe…

COE quota for Feb-Apr up 8.2%; about 10% rises in quota for categories A, B, C and E Total number of COEs rises to 17,133 as changes mostly stable across categories.

HDB to supply 19,600 BTO flats in 2025 amid continued rise in resale prices The increase in supply comes amid a persistent increase in HDB resale prices, which rose 9.6% in 2024.

Here’s how much these top-paying jobs in Singapore offer, according to Randstad Employees with 15 to 20 years under their belt, such as vice-presidents of sales for in-house tech firms, could earn between S$25,000 and S$…

DBS could declare special dividend of S$0.50, raise ordinary DPS to S$0.60: CGSI Analysts predict “modest earnings” for DBS in Q4 FY2024 amid softer business activity across Singapore banks during the year-end season.

Latest Singapore 6-month T-bill cut-off yield slips to 2.99% Auction receives S$18.4 billion in applications for the S$7.2 billion on offer.

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defence secretary pick, can’t name any Asean nation “I suggest you do a little homework,” a senator tells Hegseth, who was left red-faced at a Senate confirmation hearing when he could not answer ba…

Blackstone seeks US$3 billion in sale of Ariana Grande, Adele song rights A handful of financial firms, including Singapore's Temasek Holdings have expressed interest in the assets.

#BTOpinion: TikTok ban won’t be the end of the world, but what if its replacement is worse? Self-proclaimed “TikTok refugees” have also begun looking at Plan B, and that for now seems to be RedNote, more popularly known…

SIA, Scoot clock monthly record in passengers in December Cargo loads by the group up 13.6% on year, higher than the 11.3% rise in cargo capacity.