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Investing in a crisis: How to keep calm and carry on Wealth editor Genevieve Cua looks at why it is so challenging to tame our all-too-human urges. bt.sg/ULMQ

How Elon Musk helped lift the ceiling on CEO pay The wage gap with workers widened even further as public companies granted top executives rich pay packages partly inspired by Tesla.

‘Piss drunk’: A toast to beer from Singapore’s recycled toilet water The alcoholic beverage is a collaboration between the country’s national water agency, PUB, and local craft brewery Brewerkz.

If you’re too old for an internship, try a returnship instead The labour shortage has resulted in companies negotiating and enticing retirement-age workers to stay behind o return instead of trying to hire new employees.

How to start investing, even in a bear market The immediate outlook is grim, but low-cost funds that track the entire market can help you prosper over the long term.

BT’s first original video series, #GenerationHustle, explores how young working adults pursue their careers and their outlook on money, work and growth. Follow Adeline’s journey as a homebaker in Episode 2, watch it here…

#BTLifestyle: Kappo with a twist at Jinhonten A solid performance of dinner and drama, Issey Araki sets the stage for omakase.

#BTLifestyle: Why no-brand label Muji is a cult favourite What is it that makes its products so popular, despite not having any labels on them? An ongoing exhibition shows how less is more for this Japanese hit.

#BTLifestyle: Crypto crash aside, NFTs are here to stay But the days of speculative investing may be over, says art economist Magnus Resch.

#BTLifestyle: Home renovation disruptors Doing up a new home, or sprucing up an old one, can be as exciting as it is stressful but new startups make life easier for hapless homeowners.

How insurance and investing can better prepare you for retirement Coupled with your active income while you can still work, these three make up the three “I” philosophy that can be used to fortify your finances.

#BRUNCH: Are the five Cs still relevant today? Compared to their parents, youths today have grown up in a more comfortable environment that provides space for exploration and self-actualisation thus dreaming of more abst…

Singapore office rents hit hard in previous recessions: IREUS Given that hybrid working models are likely to stay for some industries, firms are expected to 'expand moderately' while retaining a permanent space for core…

Why raising interest rates might not solve cost-push inflation With global supply chain disruptions and fuel shortages from the Russia-Ukraine war, inflation will continue to rise, but if higher interest rates are not ef…

HDB resale prices climb 2.6% in Q2: flash estimates Central Area, Ang Mo Kio, Serangoon and Queenstown saw the highest increase in median resale prices at 18 per cent, 17.5 per cent, 14.2 per cent and 11 per cent, respec…

MAS reprimands crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital for false information, exceeding AUM threshold 3AC also failed to inform MAS, within the required timeline, of changes in the directorships and shareholdings of its d…

ShopBack seeks edge in financial services, adds over 300 staff in last 6 months Founded in 2014, the company now has 900 employees globally and claims US$3.5 billion in annual sales for 10,000 online and in-store merchan…

Singapore Q2 private home prices up 3.2% from Q1, led by 6% jump in city-fringe condos: URA flash estimate Year on year, URA’s index is up 10.3 per cent to an all-time high.

Fixed deposits losing their allure as yields spike on Singapore Savings Bonds The rush into SSBs comes despite sharply increased rates in recent months for fixed deposits.

Lenskart buys Owndays shares in bid to form an Amazon of eyewear The move will create a retail giant with operations in more than a dozen markets from India and Japan to South-east Asia.

#BTOpinion: Sembcorp’s year-to-date performance shows there’s ‘good in goodbye’ Following what one analyst described as a “gloriously messy recap and demerger”, Sembcorp has made steady progress on its clean energy pivot…

#BTExplains: Are cryptocurrencies a good hedge against inflation with their prices falling? BT examines why some crypto advocates have made this claim and whether it is standing on shaky ground.

💰 The true cost of living on a instagram baker’s income | Gen Hustle As a one-woman show, Adeline Tan or Dee Bakes handles every aspect of her growing home baking business. But between chasing every batch of sold out ba…

Logistics players step up investments as e-commerce charges ahead despite supply-chain hiccups “South-east Asia has therefore emerged as a highly attractive market, propelled by strong consumer demand and a rapidly growi…

AIA Singapore aims to hire over 500 staff including mid-career switchers, women rejoining workforce The insurance group will introduce more than 500 financial sales advisory positions with a monthly base salary ranging b…

Singapore's US$14 billion mega-port takes aim at shipping chaos Singapore is forging ahead with a project to build the world's biggest automated port by 2040 - one that will double the existing space and feature drones a…

Shanmugam on the death penalty, a minority Prime Minister, and Section 377A 'Because a significant proportion of our population, the middle ground as it were, don’t want that law repealed,' explained Minister K Shanmugam…

Crypto hedge fund Three Arrows set for liquidation: source The court order brings down the curtain on one of crypto's most famous hedge funds, founded by Zhu Su and Kyle Davies, former Credit Suisse traders, at the kitch…

Ernst & Young to pay US$100m fine after auditors cheated on ethics exams The penalty is twice the sum that KPMG, another big audit firm, paid in 2019 to resolve an investigation into similar allegations of cheating by au…