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Southeast Asian leaders to meet in shadow of Trump's trade war
(June 21): The leaders of Southeast Asia’s economies are set to gather in Thailand this weekend as the shadow of President Donald Trump’s trade war keeps the region on edge.
June 21, 2019
Books
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A list of 10 beach reads about true crime, exotic locations and heartbreaking love affairs
June 21, 2019
Management & Corporate Governance
Short seller Iceberg of Noble Group fame now takes aim at Trafigura
(June 20): Iceberg Research, the short seller that targeted commodities trader Noble Group, has another trading house in its sights: Trafigura Group.
June 20, 2019
Tech
Uber said to have reached in-principle agreement to sell Southeast Asia business to Grab
SINGAPORE (Mar 13): The battle between ride-hailing giants Grab and Uber Technologies for market share in Southeast Asia could draw to a close.
March 13, 2018
Are ride-sharing companies the new banks?
(Sept 5): In Southeast Asia, mobile banking is taking on a whole new meaning. Last week, Grab, one of the region's top ride-hailing companies, announced that users of its app can start sending credits -- used to pay for rides -- to each other. By the
September 05, 2017
Stocks have gotten ‘less attractive’ but still better than bonds: Buffett
(Aug 31): Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said the rally in markets over the last several years has made it harder to find bargains, but that stocks remain his choice over bonds.
August 31, 2017
With its treasure trove of data, Bloomberg expands into corporate advisory services
(Aug 23): Bloomberg, better known for its financial information terminals and wire service, has become the first major publisher to enter the arena of corporate advisory services.
August 23, 2017
Emerging Markets
Philippines, Indonesia and India have got a Fed problem
(Aug 23): The populist leaders of India, Indonesia and the Philippines won office with promises of massive spending to upgrade their nation’s roads, railways and ports. Doing so, the thinking goes, would supercharge economic growth and emulate China’s
August 23, 2017
Broker's Calls
Could this be the best time to buy Best World?
SINGAPORE (Aug 23): Maybank Kim Eng is maintaining its “buy” call on Best World International with an unchanged price target of $1.88, which is pegged to 19 times FY18E earnings per share (EPS) estimate of 9.9 cents.
August 23, 2017
Noble Group default risk flares as loss warning deepens crisis
(July 27): Noble Group Ltd.’s crisis escalated as Moody’s Investors Service Inc. flagged an elevated risk of default after the embattled Hong Kong-based commodity trader warned of a quarterly loss of as much as US$1.8 billion ($2.45 billion) and anno
July 27, 2017