How billionaire Charles Munger got into properties
(BLOOMBERG) – Billionaire investor Charles Munger made a well-timed bet on suburban apartments in California – thanks to a neighbourhood teenager who showed up at […]
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Trading scandal that rocked US Fed offers chance to reshape it
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – The resignation of two Federal Reserve chiefs amid a stock-trading scandal means an unexpected number of top monetary-policy jobs are coming up […]
3 tips on managing money in a pandemic
(NYTIMES) – Maybe you lost your job. Maybe your hours were cut. Or maybe you had to take over caregiving responsibilities. If your income fell […]
National Day Rally 2021: Read Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s speech in full
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered his National Day Rally speech on Sunday (Aug 29), in which he spoke about the issues of […]
QR codes a familiar sight now in S’pore but e-payment adoption rises only slightly
SINGAPORE – QR codes have come into their own amid the Covid-19 pandemic as people scan them to enter places such as shops and eateries […]
Young staff reluctant to return to the office in the US
(NYTIMES) – Mr David Gross, a New York-based advertising agency executive, convened the troops over Zoom this month to deliver a message he and his […]
Revuto Introduces Their Flagship Product – Revuto App, an Active Subscription Management Solution
Zagreb, Croatia, Aug 13, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – As subscriptions grow by 100% year on year, it is sure that subscriptions are […]
BitMEX crypto exchange to pay $136 million to settle probes
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – A group of companies that operated the BitMEX crypto exchange will pay US$100 million (S$136 million) to settle allegations that they […]
China’s new oil giants flourish in Xi’s clean energy wave
(BLOOMBERG) – China’s newest oil refiners are thriving by aligning themselves with President Xi Jinping’s vision, expanding even as their older rivals and several other […]
She’s wild about conserving sharks and rays
As a young girl, marine researcher and conservationist Naomi Clark-Shen remembers being afraid of what lurked in the dark, cold depths of the ocean. Her […]
The big money in the secretive world of art
(NYTIMES) – The federal agents who raided a drug dealer’s house in a suburb of Philadelphia found marijuana and, to their surprise, US$2.5 million (S$3.4 […]
Police refute allegations of man who claims he was assaulted by officers
SINGAPORE- The police have refuted allegations by a man that he was assaulted by police officers during his detention for drink driving on Feb 14 […]
Many top earners leave cash idle
When it comes to money, one of life’s biggest contradictions is that people on high salaries may not be very savvy when it comes to […]
How the world ran out of everything: Global shortages of many goods reflect disruption of Covid-19 pandemic
(NYTIMES) In the story of how the modern world was constructed, Toyota stands out as the mastermind of a monumental advance in industrial efficiency. The […]
Beware of online shopping traps
(NYTIMES) – Some things are difficult by design. Consider Amazon. The company perfected the one-click checkout. But cancelling a US$119 (S$160) Prime subscription is a […]
MPs raise concerns about future of vernacular newspapers
SINGAPORE – As Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) prepares to restructure itself and transfer its media business to a company limited by guarantee (CLG), several MPs […]
Rental companies in US buy up used cars as chip crisis gets worse
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – The semiconductor shortage has slashed vehicle production so much that rental-car companies can’t get the new cars they need, so they […]
The ills of overworking at home
(NYTIMES) – Overwork and burnout aren’t just issues at investment banks. For many, the pandemic has essentially erased the boundaries between work and home: White-collar […]
11 more Covid-19 cases detected at Westlite Woodlands dorm; hundreds to be moved to quarantine facility
SINGAPORE – Another 11 workers staying at Westlite Woodlands dormitory have tested positive for Covid-19, including 10 who have recovered from the virus, said the […]