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Keppel Reit preferential offering closes with 76.9% valid acceptances; total applications at 97%
Gross proceeds of S$886.3 million will go into funding the purchase of another one-third interest of Marina Bay Financial Centre’s Tower 3[SINGAPORE] Keppel Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has...
You can buy Steve Jobs’ bow ties, desk and other bits of Apple history at this auction
In March 1976, Apple cofounders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak both signed a $500 check weeks before the official creation of a California company that would transform personal computing...
Paramount launches Warner Bros proxy fight, files suit
The battle between Netflix and Paramount stands to reshape the entertainment industry regardless of who wins[LOS ANGELES] Paramount Skydance ratcheted up the stakes in the monthslong battle for Warner...
GigaDevice jumps nearly 40% in Hong Kong debut amid China’s chip self-sufficiency drive
Proceeds from the share sale will fund research and development as well as strategic and industry investments [HONG KONG/SINGAPORE] Shares of GigaDevice Semiconductor soared almost 40 per cent in...
Proactive tax strategy in a shifting global landscape
As OECD rules redefine the game, Singapore’s tax and business leaders are pivoting from compliance to strategic foresightTHE global tax landscape is undergoing its most significant transformation in a...
Indonesia’s launch of B50 biodiesel subject to prices of crude oil and CPO, minister says
The country subsidises its biodiesel programme using proceeds from palm oil export levies[JAKARTA] The timing of Indonesia’s launch of its B50 biodiesel mandate, which blends 50 per cent palm...
Trump team nears Taiwan trade deal with more US chip investment
Any agreement with Taipei risks provoking China, which claims the island as part of its territory[WASHINGTON] The Trump administration is close to a trade deal with Taiwan that would...
Gold eases on profit-booking after breaching US$4,600/oz
[BENGALURU] Gold eased on Tuesday (Jan 13), a day after breaching US$4,600/ounce for the first time ever, as investors booked profits amid heightened geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Spot gold...
Asia markets extend gains on ‘Sell America’ inflows, Trump’s Iran tariff threat; Nikkei at record high
Sustained advances also driven by attractive valuations and Asia-Pac growth prospects[SINGAPORE] Asian markets extended gains on Tuesday (Jan 13) as the momentum from a global rotation out of US...
Japan’s Nikkei hits all-time high on Wall Street rally, snap election bets
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average surged to a record high on Tuesday, as markets played catch-up with Wall Street’s recent two-day rally following a public holiday in the Asian...