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Read MoreJardine C&C group MD Benjamin Birks to step down in April
Successor has not yet been named, but will be announced in due course. [SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed Jardine Cycle & Carriage (Jardine C&C) group managing director Benjamin Birks will step down from his role on Apr 30 to pursue new opportunities. Birks, who also serves as the executive director of the company, will officially vacate his position…
Read MoreBritain’s Lloyds’ annual profit rises 12%, upgrades guidance
Its profit before tax for 2025: £6.7 billion, up from £5.97 billion the year before and better than the £6.4 billion average of analysts’ forecasts Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 05:04 PM [LONDON] Lloyds Banking Group said on Thursday (Jan 29) that its annual profit rose by 12 per cent, beating expectations. It also…
Read MoreGold demand in Singapore jumps 48% to a record 9.6 tonnes in 2025
Appetite for the metal grew the fastest in the city-state among South-east Asia countries [SINGAPORE] Investors in Singapore seeking safe haven assets and portfolio diversification piled into gold in 2025, with demand rising 48 per cent year on year to 9.6 tonnes – the highest level on record. This comes as global investment demand climbed…
Read MoreKnicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns shrugs off trade talk swirling around him
TORONTO — Karl-Anthony Towns, the subject of persistent trade rumors ahead of next week’s deadline, said he’s unconcerned with the chatter. “I feel like I’ve been in trade rumors a lot for a lot of times, for a year damn near. That don’t matter to me,” said Towns, who was traded from the Timberwolves to…
Read MoreSIA and Malaysia Airlines tie-up formalised after Malaysian approval
[SINGAPORE] A joint business partnership between Singapore Airlines and Malaysia Airlines was formalised on Thursday (Jan 29), following Malaysian authorities’ approval earlier this month. Potential initiatives in the tie-up include revenue sharing flights between the two countries, joint fare products, coordinated flight schedules and joint corporate travel arrangements across both markets, said the two flag…
Read More‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Part 1 Review: Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha dazzle in this sweet romance that will warm your heart (if not your loins)
In the two long years since Bridgerton last swept audiences away to the Ton, The Gilded Age has taken Downton Abbey‘s place as America’s favorite sudsy period drama, Heated Rivalry has rewritten the rules of how horny sex scenes in mainstream romance TV can be, and The Summer I Turned Pretty had the world rapt,…
Read MoreForced TikTok US sale may turbocharge ByteDance’s Asia expansion, with S-E Asia to gain: analysts
Other emerging markets have also been identified as potential beneficiaries of the divestment [SINGAPORE] The forced sale of ByteDance’s TikTok in the United States was intended to curb the Chinese tech giant’s influence and standing in the global tech scene. Yet, analysts who spoke to The Business Times believe that the reported US$14 billion deal…
Read MoreForced TikTok US sale may fuel ByteDance’s expansion into Asia: analysts
Other emerging markets have also been identified as potential beneficiaries of the divestment [SINGAPORE] The forced sale of ByteDance’s TikTok in the United States was intended to curb the Chinese tech giant’s influence and standing in the global tech scene. Yet, analysts who spoke to The Business Times believe that the reported US$14 billion deal…
Read MoreBursa Malaysia pivots to larger IPOs as it plays down MSCI-related risks
The exchange’s Q4 net profit is down 11.7% at RM60.8 million amid muted market sentiment [KUALA LUMPUR] Bursa Malaysia is pivoting towards larger, higher-quality initial public offerings (IPOs) to deepen market liquidity and attract global investors, as the exchange plays down concerns that recent MSCI actions elsewhere pose risks to Malaysia’s capital markets. The exchange…
Read MoreDeutsche Bank posts biggest annual profit in nearly two decades a day after police search
The biggest profit since 2007 is a welcome milestone for the bank after a rocky decade Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 03:23 PM [FRANKFURT] Deutsche Bank on Thursday (Jan 29) posted its largest annual profit since 2007 after a stronger-than-expected fourth quarter, a day after police searched the bank in an alleged money-laundering probe.…
Read MoreYet another person dies from eating toxic ‘death cap’ mushroom in Calif.
Yet another person has died from eating a toxic variety of mushroom that has been blooming recently in California — bringing the state’s death toll to four, health officials said. The latest victim is a Contra Costa County man who died Tuesday after consuming highly dangerous death cap mushrooms. The “unprecedented” wave of poisonings has…
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