Entrepreneurship
Big Food goes small: Kraft Heinz bets on simplicity to boost shares
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Investment bankers had pitched a breakup to Kraft Heinz for years without success, sources said. The company finally agreed to a split when it realised that two...
HSBC AM joins peers with private equity fund targeting wealthy
[ad_1] [LONDON] HSBC Holdings’ asset management (AM) arm is launching a private equity strategy targeting wealthy clients, the latest move by a major investment firm to boost its alternatives offerings...
Malaysia approves 13 large-scale solar projects with capacity of 1,975 megawatts
[ad_1] Published Tue, Sep 2, 2025 · 06:48 PM[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s government has approved 13 large-scale solar projects with a total capacity of 1,975 megawatts, the energy transition ministry said...
Singapore stocks close higher as STI briefly breaks past 4,300; index up 0.5%
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Stocks on the local bourse closed higher on Tuesday (Sep 2) as the Straits Times Index (STI) briefly traded above 4,300 points for the first time. The new...
Indonesia’s central bank wants rupiah to trade around 16,300 a dollar
[ad_1] The rupiah hit its weakest since August 1 of 16,500 a dollar during intraday trade on MondayPublished Tue, Sep 2, 2025 · 03:10 PM[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s central bank has been...
MUFG to launch 100 billion yen Japan real estate fund
[ad_1] [TOKYO] Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) plans to launch a 100 billion yen (S$870 million) fund to invest in Japanese real estate, an executive at the country’s largest banking...
Kasikornbank ditches key profit goal as Thai economy falters
[ad_1] [BANGKOK] Thailand’s second-largest lender Kasikornbank abandoned a key earnings target on concerns that the already weak economy may deteriorate further, denting loan demand and increasing defaults.The commercial lender is...
China’s margin trades surge to record as stock rally extends
[ad_1] The world’s second-biggest stock market has embarked on a surprise rally in recent months, partly reflecting optimism that China’s breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and efforts to cut overcapacity will...
Trump’s World Liberty token falls in first day of trading
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] The digital tokens backing the Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, fell in value on Monday (Sep 1) in their first day of trading.The World Liberty...
Hiap Seng Engineering employee killed in workshop accident
[ad_1] The group will take necessary measures to prevent the recurrence of such an incident[SINGAPORE] An employee died in an accident at the workshop of construction firm Hiap Seng Engineering...
