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Starbucks CEO made US$96 million in first four months on the job - The Business Times
Starbucks paid new chief executive officer Brian Niccol about US$96 million for four months of work last year, one of the biggest…
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Europe: Stoxx 600 slips from record highs amid rising yield pressure - The Business Times
European shares pulled back from its record highs and ended flat on Friday (Jan 24), weighed down by declines in the telecom and energy…
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Couples Who Start Businesses Together Stay Together?
Starting a business with your spouse? It’s a wild ride, for sure. You get to chase your dreams together, but it can also be a…
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Santosa, Kolonas families offer to privatise Japfa at S$0.62 per share - The Business Times
THE family members of Japfa’s founder are looking to take the agri-food company private by way of scheme of arrangement, for S$0.62 per…
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Great Eastern granted further extension to May 25 to explore options to return free float - The Business Times
GREAT Eastern now has until May 25 to explore options to comply with free float requirements under the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) listing…
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Lian Beng’s Ong family offers to privatise SLB Development at S$0.23 per share - The Business Times
LIAN Beng Group’s board of directors – comprising the controlling Ong family – has proposed to acquire and privatise property developer…
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Wall Street enters darker age with most stock trading now hidden - The Business Times
HERE’S a surprising new fact about the world’s largest and most-liquid public equity market: Most of the activity on it is not public…
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Far East Orchard unit acquires additional stake in Woodlands Square for S$25 million - The Business Times
A UNIT of Far East Orchard (FEO) has acquired an additional stake in its commercial property in Woodlands for S$25 million. Woods Square,…
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Alfa Romeo and Jeep dealership in Singapore to close by June - The Business Times
CAPELLA Auto, the agent for Alfa Romeo and Jeep cars in Singapore, is winding up its business by June and will sell its remaining stock of…
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Chinese firms boost shareholder returns via dividends and buybacks - The Business Times
CHINESE firms are attracting investors with increased dividends and buybacks, spurred by a policy push for corporate governance reforms in…
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Grab contributed as much as 0.8% of Singapore GDP in 2023: report - The Business Times
RIDE-HAILING company Grab added S$5.2 billion to Singapore’s economy in 2023 through its on-demand services such as ride-hailing and…
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BYD plans to sell plug-in hybrids in Japan - The Business Times
CHINA’S BYD could start selling its first plug-in hybrid vehicle in Japan this year, the company said on Friday (Jan 24), as it aims to…
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Jack Ma-backed Ant Group unit Anext Bank appoints CEO-designate - The Business Times
Digital wholesale bank Anext Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jack Ma-backed Ant Group’s overseas unit Ant International, welcomed a new…
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Tesla launches new Model Y in US, Canada, Europe weeks after China - The Business Times
ELON Musk’s Tesla launched a new higher-priced version of the Model Y, its best-selling car, in the United States, Canada and Europe on…
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Analysts upgrade Frasers Centrepoint Trust to ‘buy’, citing its high retail portfolio occupancy - The Business Times
ANALYSTS have upgraded Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) to a “buy” rating, citing its high retail portfolio occupancy and ongoing asset…
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LNG firm Venture Global gets US$1.75 billion in year’s biggest IPO - The Business Times
VENTURE Global raised US$1.75 billion in its initial public offering (IPO), pricing its shares in the middle of a marketed range. The…
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Hong Kong’s CKI is said to weigh sale of UK’s £4 billion Eversholt Rail - The Business Times
CK INFRASTRUCTURE (CKI) is evaluating options for Eversholt Rail, including a possible sale that may value the British rolling stock…
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Crypto’s richest man CZ turns venture capital firm into giant family office - The Business Times
ZHAO Changpeng “CZ”, a few months out of prison and worth US$70 billion thanks to the relentless crypto rally, is turning the former…
Business
No major impact from Johor data centres, US export ban: Keppel DC Reit manager - The Business Times
NEW data centres in Johor, Malaysia, and the US chip export ban are unlikely to have a big impact on Keppel DC Reit, said the manager on…
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Mitsubishi Motors considering not joining Nissan-Honda merger, Yomiuri says - The Business Times
MITSUBISHI Motors, a junior partner of Nissan Motor, is considering not joining a planned business merger between Nissan and Honda Motor,…
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JPMorgan boosts Jamie Dimon’s pay to US$39 million after record profit - The Business Times
JPMORGAN Chase lifted chief executive officer Jamie Dimon’s pay to US$39 million for 2024, a year in which the biggest US bank beat its…
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Texas Instruments forecast signals chip slump is persisting - The Business Times
TEXAS Instruments gave a disappointing earnings forecast for the current period, a sign it’s contending with still-sluggish chip demand…
Business
Fast Company Discusses Data Storage Solutions
The artificial intelligence revolution faces a critical bottleneck that few are discussing – data storage infrastructure. While headlines…
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Cartier appeal helps Richemont reach 100 billion Swiss francs market value - The Business Times
SWISS luxury conglomerate Richemont’s stock market value surpassed 100 billion Swiss francs (S$149.2 billion) for the first time,…