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Which of the major stock markets are 'cheap' going into 2018?: Schroders
SINGAPORE (Dec 28): Global investors should beware the temptation to simply compare a valuation metric for one region with that of another, according to global investment manager Schroders.
December 28, 2017
Global Markets
These factors are critical to continued global growth, says Morgan Stanley
SINGAPORE (Dec 19): Morgan Stanley is in the view that the ongoing global economic cycle will stay stronger for longer, on the back of a pick-up in investment growth, a gradual rise in core inflation, steady removal of monetary accommodation, contained f
December 19, 2017
SembMarine signs LoI to construct & integrate Shell Offshore’s Vito FPU
SINGAPORE (Dec 5): Sembcorp Marine’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters, has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Shell Offshore for the construction of the hull and topside of, as well as the integration of, a single topside modul
December 05, 2017
Tech
Alibaba to open research labs in Singapore and other countries with launch of DAMO Academy
SINGAPORE (Oct 11): Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding will be opening a research lab in Singapore as part of its newly-launched global technology research program, Alibaba DAMO Academy.
October 11, 2017
Olam sells US farmland assets, enters into revenue sharing model with Farmland Partners
SINGAPORE (Sept 22): Olam International has sold 5,100 acres of its Edible Nuts farmland assets in California to US-listed REIT Farmland Partners Inc (FPI) for US$110 million ($148.2 million).
September 22, 2017
SembMarine partners US gas company SeaOne in fuel supply project
SINGAPORE (Sept 18): Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Sembcorp Marine Specialised Shipbuilding on Monday signed a letter of intent (LoI) with SeaOne Caribbean, a unit of Houston-based gas company SeaOne Holdings, for the design and construction of at least two
September 18, 2017
US said to seek ban on crude oil to North Korea at UN
NEW YORK/SEOUL (Sept 7): The US is circulating a draft resolution at the United Nations that would bar crude oil exports to North Korea, ban the nation’s exports of textiles and prohibit employment of its guest workers by other countries, according to a
September 07, 2017
US Economy
Trump's punishment of North Korea could unleash US-China trade war
(Aug 25): President Donald Trump’s administration is looking for ways to pressure North Korea to stop developing a nuclear-weapons programme, and some American analysts warn that the search may end on the doorsteps of China’s biggest oil companies and
August 25, 2017
South Korea's red line threatens bottom line for these companies
(Aug 21): Annual military drills between the US and South Korea this week could reignite tensions after Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump traded barbs. For foreign firms that count on South Korea for significant revenue, any escalation that curbs com
August 21, 2017
In print this week
What does the North Korea threat mean for investors?
SINGAPORE (Aug 18): The threat that North Korea poses to the rest of the world seems likely to colour market sentiment for some time.
August 18, 2017