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At close to 200 years old, this company is seeking young blood
SINGAPORE (July 7): As one of Singapore’s oldest companies, Boustead Singapore has cycled through numerous businesses including commodity trading, tin smelting, shipping and the distribution of consumer goods.
July 07, 2017
Saudi Aramco trading arm hiring staff for Singapore push
SINGAPORE (June 1): The trading arm of oil giant Saudi Aramco is looking to step up hiring for its Singapore office as it pushes into the regional energy hub, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.
June 01, 2017
This is what Noble Group has left to lure a strategic investor
(May 30): Noble Group is seeking a strategic investor to drag the beleaguered commodities trader out of what it calls an “incredibly difficult environment.”
May 30, 2017
A tiny island off Singapore may hold answers to energy's future
SINGAPORE (May 25): On a small island off the southern coast of Singapore, a French energy company is experimenting with what it hopes will be the future of renewable power storage.
May 25, 2017
Global Markets
Risky and complex US loan wagers are red hot in low-yield Asia
NEW YORK (May 19): Asia’s yield-hungry investors have a lot riding on the financial engineers of Wall Street.
May 19, 2017
Results
AusGroup swings back to profitability with $3.4 mil of 3Q earnings on lower costs
SINGAPORE (May 12): AusGroup, the integrated solutions provider to the energy, industrial and mining sectors across Australia and Southeast Asia, posted earnings of A$3.3 million ($3.4 million) for the third quarter ended March 31 – reversing from its l
May 12, 2017
Commodities
The electric-car boom is so real even oil companies say it's coming
NEW YORK (April 26): Electric cars are coming fast -- and that’s not just the opinion of carmakers anymore. Total SA, one of the world’s biggest oil producers, is now saying EVs may constitute almost a third of new-car sales by the end of the next de
April 26, 2017
Commodities
Electric grid study ordered by US energy chief to boost coal
WASHINGTON (April 17): US Energy Secretary Rick Perry is ordering a study of the US electric grid, with an eye to examining whether policies that favor wind and solar energy are accelerating the retirement of coal and nuclear plants critical to ensuring s
April 17, 2017
Investing strategies
What lies ahead for Asian economies and currencies this year: Deutsche
SINGAPORE (March 28): Deutsche Bank Wealth Management has highlighted rising inflation as a particular area for Asia to watch in the year ahead, which has the potential to become a policy issue but is not an immediate problem.
March 28, 2017
Commodities
Armed with US$11 billion, Thailand oil giants hunt for investments
BANGKOK/SINGAPORE (March 20): The Asian energy companies sitting on the largest horde of cash outside China are ready to put it to use.
March 20, 2017