Entrepreneurship
Opec+ rolls over oil policy, ditches US government data
OPEC+ agreed to stick to its policy of gradually raising oil output from April on Monday (Feb 3) and removed the US government’s Energy Information Administration from the sources...
Lendlease Global Commercial Reit reports 14.3% lower H1 DPU of S$0.018
LENDLEASE Global Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust’s (Lendlease Reit) distribution per unit (DPU) fell 14.3 per cent to S$0.018 for its first half ended Dec 31, 2024, from S$0.021...
KKR, Gaw look to sell Tokyo Hyatt Regency for over 100 billion yen
KKR and Gaw Capital Partners are in talks to sell the Hyatt Regency hotel in Tokyo to Japan Hotel Reit Investment for more than 100 billion yen (S$879.3 million),...
Private healthcare players upbeat as China hospitals ease rules on foreign ownership
Significant investments are needed for these hospitals to make returns, observers sayTHE Chinese government’s recent move to allow foreign healthcare players to wholly own hospitals in certain regions will...
Bank of Japan debated weak-yen risk, scope for more rate hikes at Jan meeting, summary shows
BANK of Japan (BOJ) policymakers discussed the likelihood of raising interest rates further with some warning of upside inflation risks and the damage a weak yen could inflict on...
Panama offers concessions to US after Marco Rubio meets president
PANAMA promised free passage for US warships through the Panama Canal and said it will withdraw from China’s signature lending programme after Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted the...
Asean’s data centre gold rush to get a boost from DeepSeek’s AI leap: Maybank
DEMAND for Asean data centres is likely to remain resilient as Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) DeepSeek is set to disrupt the industry and increase demand for it.The region is...
Trump tariffs set to heighten volatility amid uncertainty over their extent and duration: analysts
UNCERTAINTY over how long trade tensions will last and the risk of tariffs on other economies could heighten market volatility in the near term, said analysts, after US President...
SoftBank, OpenAI unveil Japan AI joint venture
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said on Monday (Feb 3) he has agreed with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to set up a joint venture in Japan to offer artificial...
Gold dips as US dollar strengthens on Trump tariffs
GOLD prices fell in early Asian hours on Monday (Feb 3), pressured by a stronger US dollar as fears of a global trade war mounted after US President Donald...
