The Business Times

US CDC reclassifies Covid-19 travel advisory for Singapore to 'unknown' What the US is saying is the level of Covid-19 in Singapore is "unknown", and therefore Americans are not advised to travel here. Singapore is now c…

End of an era for iconic handset BlackBerry on Jan 4, 2022 The classic handsets running BlackBerry's in-house software "will no longer be expected to reliably function" after Tuesday, according to its end-of-life page.

Sharpened focus on sustainability brings opportunities for future growth Keppel's efforts to rejig its portfolio have been evident across the entire group, with changes in each business segment. bt.sg/JNm2

Tencent plans to sell a stake in Singapore's Sea for up to US$3b The Chinese internet giant is offering 14.5 million shares in Sea, a stake of 2.6 per cent, at a discount of as much as 6.9 per cent to Sea's close of US$2…

Kwee's new Nassim luxury project aims at the super wealthy, with an eye on S$6,000 psf The freehold Nassim Quattro, a 4-unit complex in the Nassim enclave, was originally developed for motoring tycoon Peter Kwee's family…

US sets global record of over 1 million daily Covid-19 cases There were 1,080,211 new cases in the country, with the number of cases doubling on the previous week. It comes a day after top US pandemic advisor Anthony Fau…

Beijing meets state air quality standards for first time in 2021 Average PM2.5 particle readings reached 33 micrograms per cubic metre in Beijing over the whole of 2021, down 13 per cent compared to a year earlier and me…

Covid jabs, tests boost demand for medical services at turn of year The Omicron variant, the resumption of travel and the return to the workplace are among factors that have all resulted in continued strong demand for Co…

Capacity, demand for flights to and from Singapore hold up through March 2022 "In the near term, significant pent-up demand for travel, especially during the holiday season, likely meant that bookings were already relati…

#BTOpinion: Can the Reit IPO market rev up to help investors build retirement savings? In today's #TheLevelGround, BT's Leslie Yee examines whether Reits, including new ones coming onboard, could open up more opportuniti…

Malaysia's palm oil sector under pressure amid operational disruptions, yield losses from floods If floods continue, Malaysia’s crude palm oil supply could be disrupted — any impact on Malaysia's palm oil supply will lik…

Singapore firms become slightly better paymasters in Q4: SCCB This after 2 consecutive quarters of deterioration, with all sectors recording a decline in slow payments on a quarter-on-quarter basis. This has been attribu…

Public raises more than S$70,000 for badminton world champion Loh Kean Yew This on a public fundraising page started by Pine Garden managing director Wei Chan, after members of the public approached him expressing keenne…

Chip shortage may turn into oversupply in 2024 for Asian foundries: Morningstar It's predicted that the the shortage will ease after the automotive-related backlog is addressed in the first half of 2022, but despite tren…

Asia, Europe manufacturing grows as Omicron keeps spreading North Asia's export hubs led the recovery as they enjoyed better-than-expected industrial production and robust demand for their tech products. The IHS Markit m…

California's residential market pricey? In 2021, it got even pricier As for home prices overall, they far outpaced the national median price. In October, the median sale price of a single-family home in California was US…

#BTOpinion: Merits of Mapletree merger must be seen through longer-term lens Some Mapletree Commercial Trust unitholders are not pleased about the proposed merger with Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust, which has bee…

Digital banks seen debuting strongly in 2022, but 'long and difficult' path to profitability Industry watchers expect the well-capitalised debutants to compete strongly in Singapore, but turning a profit could take well…

US flight cancellations top 2,800 as Covid-19, snow pummel airlines Already, about 8,200 flights have been grounded since the start of this year. Airports in the north-eastern US led cancellations as a winter storm with…

INFOGRAPHIC: Climbing a wall of worry From company restructurings to new Covid-19 variants, we look back at the events that moved the Straits Times Index in 2021. bt.sg/Jp5z

Singapore's GDP up 7.2% in 2021; strong Q4 growth brings upside risks to 2022 forecasts Higher vaccination rates and a less severe Omicron wave could make for a faster reopening of regional borders, and aid regional econ…

PODCAST: In this 110th episode of Money Hacks, correspondent Howie Lim speaks to Christopher Tan, founder and CEO of Providend, about whether you can DIY estate planning and the common mistakes to avoid. #btpodcasts #mon…

Bullish for 2022 - and beyond This bull market has abundant room to run, perhaps even for 2 or 3 more years. A key global market driver will be America's political cycle. bt.sg/JcaJ

French cloud provider OVHcloud sets sights on expanding in Asia-Pacific In an interview with its chief executive Michel Paulin, he talks about his plans for multiple new data centers across various markets as multi-cloud…

Mapletree-Teng Academy Scholarship now open for applications Four applicants will be selected for a 2-year scholarship, valued at S$5,000 per year. bt.sg/Jcao

Omicron wave imminent as cases climb to 17% of Covid-19 infections in Singapore: Ong Ye Kung Vaccination and booster shots remain key to Singapore's response to the pandemic, he added. At present, 87 per cent of people h…

MAS, CAD investigating online trading platform Samtrade FX; 3 arrested Three men, aged between 31 and 36, have been arrested in connection with the investigation, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Commerc…

It's what you do with your slice of the pie; Things to consider before investing While fractional share trading makes many megastocks accessible to new investors, be wary of potential pitfalls. bt.sg/JcDS

5 things to watch in Asia stocks amid 2022 reversal hopes Traders looking for a turnaround in Asian stocks in 2022 will be keeping a watchful eye on Chinese stimulus, the direction of the dollar, fading retail participat…

#BTOpinion: Mapletree merger not win-win for MCT unitholders While MCT has demonstrated steady growth over the years, MNACT's performance has been choppy. I used to regard Mapletree Investments as one of the better Reit…