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MARK TO MARKET 📈 Senior correspondent Ben Paul’s Mark to Market is one of BT’s most widely-read columns. Subscribers benefit weekly from Ben’s insightful analysis on the latest stocks and market movements. 🔓 Read Ben’s…

Challenger taps Dymon Asia for cash to pursue strategic initiatives without excluding minorities With remote likelihood of another privatisation bid, interests of controlling shareholders and minorities have been realign…

October 18 morning round-up: 1. Singapore exports up 12.3% in September to extend 10-month winning streak bt.sg/ooGz 2. Asean bloc at a 'tipping point of significant reset': Standard Chartered bt.sg/ooGK 3. LCH accepts S…

The first good film about the pandemic Singapore's Anthony Chen is one of seven filmmakers presenting their visions in The Year Of The Everlasting Storm. #btlifestyle bt.sg/oo5F

THE LEVEL GROUND 🏠 Senior correspondent Leslie Yee brings decades of industry experience and expertise to The Level Ground, where he analyses real estate issues ranging from HDB resale prices, Reits and property develop…

In case you missed it: 1. Shopee to hire over 1,600 staff as battle in home markets heats up 2. The ex-entrepreneur at Google with a fire for Asia 3. PE firm Quadria Capital eyes Singapore SPAC #btgarage Stay updated thr…

The Raffles Conversation: Purpose in a pandemic The Covid-19 outbreak has brought challenges to the biopharma industry. Francis Van Parys, Asia-Pacific vice-president at Cytiva, is focused on ensuring that the company st…

Petite French-Japanese fare at Bistrot Etroit Run by Chef Yasunori Doi as a one-man show, the tiny eatery delivers a full-on dining experience. #btlifestyle bt.sg/oo5y

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Green is the new black A growing plant obsession is seeing a spurt of boutique plant retailers. #btlifestyle bt.sg/oo5C

In tomorrow’s #BTWeekend: 🦠 The Raffles Conversation: Francis Van Parys, Asia-Pacific vice-president at Cytiva, focuses on ensuring that the biopharma company stays ahead of clients' quickly-evolving needs in the Covid…

BRUNCH ☕️ Brunch is BT’s signature weekend long-read, offering readers an in-depth look at the topic of the week. Subscribers have tucked into Brunches on subjects as varied as cryptocurrency, economic policy, ageing pop…

#BRUNCH: Laid off or managed out? Rather than fire or retrench, some employers take a less obvious route to cutting staff. bt.sg/ooTN 🔓 Read this and other subscriber-only stories for free by registering for BT’s virtua…

October 15 evening round-up: 1. EMA cites high demand, gas supply curbs for sharp spikes in Singapore's spot electricity prices bt.sg/ooTg 2. Analysts see slight lift from foreign demand in Singapore property in Q4 2021…

Shopee to hire over 1,600 staff as battle in home markets heats up The hiring spree comes just weeks after its parent Sea Ltd raised US$6.3 billion in the largest equity offering of the year, in a move that would boost S…

The ex-entrepreneur at Google with a fire for Asia Tech giant's Asia-Pacific president still counts on his passion for solving problems to plug the gaps in region's technology landscape. bt.sg/ooSS 🔓 Read this and other…

Raising tax revenue the 'sustainable and responsible' way to fund Singapore's expenditures: Lawrence Wong While some people have objected to certain tax increases because they are regressive and disproportionately affect…

Family of Kopitiam King buys Lornie Road GCB for S$26.8m The price of S$2,545 per square foot, albeit on a relatively small freehold land area of 10,529 sq ft, is seen as being on the high side for the Caldecott Hill Est…

October 15 morning round-up: 1. ESR-Reit, ARA Logos propose S$1.4b merger bt.sg/oo5f 2. Porcelain Hotel in early stage of being sold for about S$90m bt.sg/oo5x 3. M1, Keppel DC Reit finalise agreements on network asset d…

In tomorrow’s #BTLifestyle: 🪴 We speak to several passionate gardening enthusiasts who took the plunge to start their own businesses during the pandemic. Pivoted from careers hit by the pandemic or simply following thei…

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October 14 evening round-up: 1. 'Hawkish' MAS takes action on rising prices, signals confidence in economic rebound bt.sg/ooUs 2. DBS sees green renovation loans dominating in loan segment bt.sg/ooUe 3. Ikea franchisee's…

Lights dim for 3 more power retailers amid record wholesale prices This follows hot on the heels of BT's earlier report that iSwitch Energy has decided to call it a day on its retail operations effective next month, citi…

Nearly half of Asia-Pac undergrads, recent graduates rethinking preferred career paths They feel they're not qualified for the job they want, or there're not enough jobs in sector they like: survey bt.sg/oo3Z

HOCK LOCK SIEW 🗣 One of BT’s longest-running columns, Hock Lock Siew has long been appreciated by BT’s subscribers for timely and sharp take on local and regional companies. 🔓 Read Hock Lock Siew and other subscriber-o…

COMMENTARY: Sembcorp would do well to learn from costly errors in energy forays as it embarks on a green journey From 2019 to the first half of 2021, Sembcorp's impairments relating to its energy (formerly called utiliti…

MAS tightens Singdollar policy ahead of expectations, as inflation climbs That's as MAS core inflation is expected to come in between 1 per cent and 2 per cent in 2022. Core inflation is expected to stay "close to 2 per…

October 14 morning round-up: 1. Singapore's GDP grew 6.5% in Q3, moderating from Q2's 15.2% bt.sg/ooJw 2. Sembmarine in negotiations with Brazilian Navy for vessel construction contract bt.sg/ooJi 3. Keppel's settlement…

October 13 evening round-up: 1. Singapore new private home sales down 32.3% to 823 in September bt.sg/ooZT 2. StanChart, Atome in path-breaking US$500m financing deal bt.sg/ooZN 3. Singapore eyes push for renewables in c…