Entrepreneurship

Aster is said in talks to buy Exxon Singapore stations: sources
[ad_1] The sale would allow the American oil major to deploy more capital in areas of higher growth potentialPublished Thu, Jul 10, 2025 · 04:49 PM — Updated Thu, Jul...
Richard Li’s China insurance expansion talks stall amid backlash to father’s port sale plan
[ad_1] The discussions were suspended shortly after the port sale was announced in early MarchPublished Thu, Jul 10, 2025 · 03:51 PM[HONG KONG] Billionaire Richard Li’s efforts to expand his...
Japan’s carmakers slash export prices to US to offset tariff hit
[ad_1] While Japanese automakers have announced some price increases, the country’s strategy of not raising prices too much has shown up in other dataPublished Thu, Jul 10, 2025 · 01:51...
Asia: Stocks mostly rise on trade deal optimism
[ad_1] [HONG KONG] Asian markets mostly rose on Thursday on optimism that governments will hammer out deals to avoid the worst of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs even after he broadened...
China lenders rush to sell riskiest debt to catch low yields
[ad_1] Chinese authorities have pushed through the mergers of hundreds of smaller, mostly rural banks, while the larger behemoths are struggling to generate profits due to record-low marginsPublished Thu, Jul...
Singapore’s future bankers vie for coveted spots at university finance clubs
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] At Singapore’s universities, undergraduates are fighting for the golden ticket they believe will get them a coveted banking job years later: membership in a campus finance club.Lengthy interview rounds and...
Food Empire to invest US$37 million to expand India coffee facility, eyes Asia for growth 
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Food and beverage company Food Empire intends to invest US$37 million to expand the capacity of its spray-dried soluble coffee manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh, India. This will...
Food Empire to invest US$37 million to expand soluble coffee manufacturing facility in India
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Food and beverage company Food Empire intends to invest US$37 million to expand the capacity of its spray-dried soluble coffee manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh, India.The move will...
BOJ will hold off rate hikes until March due to US tariff hit, ex-policymaker says
[ad_1] [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan will likely hold off raising interest rates again until at least next March to assess the damage that US tariffs could inflict on the...
UOL unit prices S$75 million fixed rate notes at 2.78%
[ad_1] Net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes of UOL and its subsidiaries, including for refinancing of borrowings[SINGAPORE] Property developer UOL on Wednesday (Jul 9) announced that its...
Stocks to watch: DBS, Singtel, ST Engineering, UOL, SGX, Food Empire, Prime US Reit, Soilbuild Construction
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jul 10): DBS, Singtel, ST Engineering: The Singapore bank, telecommunications giant and defence technology...
Hong Kong Jockey Club to unload US$1 billion in Blackstone, Warburg funds
[ad_1] [HONG KONG] The Hong Kong Jockey Club is divesting as much as US$1 billion in funds held with Blackstone and other buyout firms, offloading US assets amid escalating trade...