in print this week

SINGAPORE (Oct 8): Teo Hee Huat, an investor who has tracked many mid- and small-cap stocks over the last three decades, has endured his fair share of setbacks in the market. But he had a surprisingly positive experience with Blumont Corp.

SINGAPORE (Oct 1): I recently attended the gala North American premiere of A Star is Born, starring Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga. It was the first time I had attended such a star-studded event. After the screening of the movie, which will open in theatres

SINGAPORE (Oct 1): The boardrooms of Ryan Ho’s (main image, left) earlier job may be a far cry from the lightsabers and bubble soccer at his current office, but he credits his two-year stint at McKinsey & Co for equipping him with the experience and ski

SINGAPORE (Oct 1): Now that US President Donald Trump has imposed a 10% tariff on yet another US$200 billion ($272.8 billion) worth of Chinese imports, the US-China trade war has entered a costly new phase. As China follows through on its pledge to retali

SINGAPORE (Oct 1): Choo was earning up to $5,000 a month when he first started driving for ride-hailing start-up Grab some three years ago. But after a merger between Grab and Uber Technologies in March this year, the 66-year-old, who asked to be identifi

SINGAPORE (Sept 10): Nico Steel Holdings has come a long way since its IPO in 2005, from being primarily a supplier of metal to major hard disk manufacturers, to having patented technology producing innovative metal alloys for electronics manufacturers to

SINGAPORE (Sept  10): Bond prices generally fall during rising interest rate cycles, while their yields expand. Still, there are strategies available to bond fund managers as they navigate the US Federal Reserve’s rate-hike cycle. Since December 2015,

SINGAPORE (Sept 10): A response from Iceberg Research to a tweet about Jeff Skilling (pictured, main image) this past week alerted me to the news that the former CEO of Enron Corp had just been released from prison and relocated to a halfway house for the

SINGAPORE (Sept 10): It will be more than a decade from now before Tee, 43, can withdraw some cash from her Central Provident Fund (CPF) savings, but she has already made up her mind. Once she turns 55, the electrical engineer hopes to withdraw up to “t

SINGAPORE (Aug 31): Investors and foreign biotech veterans are making their way to China as the government aims to build a healthcare empire.