The Business Times

DPM Gan to visit US for trade talks; new grant of up to S$100,000 for tariff-hit businesses To be launched by October, the grant will help companies review and reconfigure their operations.

#BTOpinion: Great Eastern offer: It’s time for everyone to move on Both the bank and the insurer are facing pressing business and operational challenges, so it’s time for them to address business at hand.

Government watching job situation for fresh graduates closely, exploring further support: Gan Siow Huang For fresh graduates from the universities, 79.5% of them secured full-time jobs in 2024, down from 84.1% in 2023.

Affluent Singapore respondents say they need US$1.39 million to retire comfortably: HSBC survey That surpasses the retirement savings targets cited by investors in Hong Kong (US$1.11 million) and Australia (US$1.23 milli…

Bitcoin breaks US$112,000 in first as traders defy tariff angst The rally is a boon for a new generation of Wall Street deal makers and corporate executives, led by crypto treasury companies.

Nvidia becomes first company to reach US$4 trillion in value It marks a new milestone in Wall Street’s bet that artificial intelligence will transform the economy.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: DBS, Singtel, ST Engineering, UOL, SGX, Food Empire, Soilbuild Construction Top Stories: 1. Companies: (Opinion) Great Eastern offer: It’s time for everyone to move on 2. Inter…

Trump unveils latest tariff rates for six countries A 30% tariff rate will be imposed on Algeria, Libya and Iraq, while Brunei and Moldova face 25% duties and the Philippines a 20% levy.

WeWork secures new tenants, fills more space at 21 Collyer Quay, Suntec City post-bankruptcy The co-working operator is upbeat about its prospects in Singapore and globally.

DSV’s new S$150 million RedLion2 logistics hub expected to boost Singapore-Johor connectivity It will work in tandem with Danish company’s Sunway City warehouse in Johor.

#BTOpinion: Having GIC as a cornerstone investor in NTT DC Reit’s IPO is a good move for the market too GIC’s US$100 million investment in the Reit is small relative to its portfolio, but it sends a signal to the local b…

COE premiums rise across the board; Cat A back up above S$100,000 The first exercise for July also sees Cat B COEs for larger cars hit S$119,600, and the open Cat E, S$118,500.

Singapore must be willing to take some risks to capture wealth management opportunities: Chee Hong Tat “We take a risk proportionate approach, and not a zero risk approach, because if we are overly kiasu, I think we will…

DBS, Singtel help lift Temasek’s portfolio to record S$434 billion Total shareholder returns remain steady: 10-year return dips one point to 5% while 20-year figure comes in unchanged at 7%. Temasek shifts early-stage fo…

Temasek’s Mapletree Investments eyes expansion in data centres, logistics and student housing Group CEO says data centre remains ‘fast-growing and resilient’ asset class, underpinned by growth in cloud computing, e-comme…

Malaysia races to avert tariff hit as businesses expect lower rate Analysts view the current 25% levy as a deliberate signal – leaving the door open for negotiations to reduce the final rate.

Chuan Grove site draws 7 bids, with top offer of S$1,376 psf ppr from Sing Holdings-Sunway joint venture The S$703.6 million bid for the suburban plot is just a shade under the S$1,410 psf ppr price paid for a prime Dune…

#BTOpinion: Investors should be excited about Singapore’s biggest Reit IPO in a decade – but not too excited NTT DC Reit’s theoretical market capitalisation of US$1.03 billion will put it only around the middle of the pa…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: OCBC, Great Eastern, Mapletree Industrial Trust, IReit Global Top Stories: 1. Property: Chuan Grove site draws 7 bids, with top offer of S$1,376 psf ppr from Sing Holdings-Sunw…

Trump imposes 50% copper tariffs as he broadens his trade war US copper futures jumped more than 10% after Trump’s announcement of new duties on a metal that is critical to electric vehicles, military hardware and many c…

Fewer courses, higher stakes: What golf’s shrinking footprint means for Singapore’s players and clubs With six courses not getting their leases renewed, the move is reshaping demand and the prestige of the sport, and put…

Skills, upskilling efforts should be part of employees’ performance assessment: panellists Training can also help companies retain workers, they say.

Singtel, Lendlease break ground on new S$3 billion Comcentre The building, being redeveloped at the cost of S$3 billion, will be the largest Grade-A office space in the Orchard Road precinct, taking up 110,000 sq m.

Asia’s richest tycoon is Making America Great Again Mukesh Ambani runs India’s biggest telecommunications and retail networks, but it’s only now that his family has started climbing up on the list of global celebrities.

‘Not making enough to survive long’: Tenants lament poor footfall, vacant units at Hao Mart’s Taste Orchard Smaller businesses at Taste Orchard are struggling to make rent, with master tenant Hao Mart itself scaling down…

Great Eastern set to resume trading after delisting vote fails Some 63.49% of minority shareholders present and voting at the EGM voted in favour of a conditional exit offer from parent company OCBC, falling short of the…

Joint venture between Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines granted regulatory approval Singapore gives conditional nod for cooperation on routes between Singapore and Malaysia, though the deal is still to be approved…

Quick takes on Trump’s new tariffs: what this means for markets, the dollar, and inflation “Notably, China, India, Singapore and Taiwan were some Asian countries not served letters yet," says Maybank.

Huawei and SP Group to launch Singapore’s fastest public EV charger in Q4 Huawei's "ultra-fast" EV charger will be located in Temasek Polytechnic.

Ong Beng Seng set for another pre-trial conference on Jul 23 The property tycoon was previously set to plead guilty to two charges on Jul 3.