- Straits Times Index3,342.65+0.23%
- Nikkei21,451.78+0.02%
- Hang Seng28,373.97+0.76%
- FTSE 1007,523.04-0.26%
- S&P 5002,562.10+0.03%
- Dow23,163.04+0.02%
- Nasdaq6,605.07-0.29%
- Gold1,285.60-0.34%
- Crude Oil51.40+0.21%
- 10-Yr Bond2.32-0.77%
- FTSE Bursa Malaysia1,742.71-0.07%
- Jakarta Composite Index5,938.36+0.47%
- PSE Index8,428.13-0.70%
- AFP•15 minutes ago
Tokyo stocks flat at break, Nissan hit by output halt
Tokyo stocks ended flat Friday morning following the benchmark index posted its longest string of gains in nearly 30 years, while Nissan dropped after it suspended production citing an inspection scandal. ...
Reuters•31 minutes agoExclusive - Tech companies to lobby for immigrant 'Dreamers' to remain in U.S.
Nearly two dozen major companies in technology and other industries are planning to launch a coalition to demand legislation that would allow young, illegal immigrants a path to permanent residency, according to documents seen by Reuters. The Coalition for the American Dream intends to ask Congress
- Shares Investment•32 minutes ago
SI Research: Re-look At The Property Sector
Flash estimates released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) revealed that the price index for private residential property rose 0.5 percent in 3Q17, reversing four years of decline since 2013. New private home sales by developers for the first eight months of this year hit 8,391 units, exceeding
Reuters•32 minutes agoExclusive: Tech companies to lobby for immigrant 'Dreamers' to remain in U.S.
Nearly two dozen major companies in technology and other industries are planning to launch a coalition to demand legislation that would allow young, illegal immigrants a path to permanent residency, according to documents seen by Reuters. The Coalition for the American Dream intends to ask Congress
- EdgeProp•32 minutes ago
Prof who wears many hats
Yu: Awards are a means of recognising excellence and quality
- Reuters•34 minutes ago
Japan government says needs to spur firms to spend cash pile on capex, wages
Finance Minister Taro Aso on Friday criticised Japanese companies for sitting on too much cash, and said the government needed to take steps to encourage them to increase spending on wages and business investment. Internal reserves, or retained earnings including cash, at Japanese firms have increased
Reuters•35 minutes agoAsian shares perk up after US Senate passes budget plan
Asian shares shrugged off early sluggishness and gained on Friday, and the dollar rose after the U.S. Senate approved a budget blueprint for the 2018 fiscal year that will pave the way for Republicans to pursue a tax-cut package without Democratic support. By a 51-to-49 vote, the Republican-controlled
- EdgeProp•36 minutes ago
HDB to launch new resale portal in January 2018
HDB is launching a new resale portal on January 1, 2018, which it says will streamline the resale transaction process for HDB flats by integrating all eligibility checks into a single platform. Currently, resale flat buyers and sellers have to complete an online resale checklist and make two appointments
Reuters•36 minutes agoAsian shares perk up after U.S. Senate passes budget plan
Asian shares shrugged off early sluggishness and gained on Friday, and the dollar rose after the U.S. Senate approved a budget blueprint for the 2018 fiscal year that will pave the way for Republicans to pursue a tax-cut package without Democratic support. By a 51-to-49 vote, the Republican-controlled
Reuters•42 minutes agoSoftBank's big checks are stalling tech IPOs
Big cash infusions for startups from an ever-expanding group of financiers, led by SoftBank Group Corp and Middle East sovereign wealth funds, have extinguished hopes that the technology IPO market would bounce back this year. At The Wall Street Journal D.Live conference this week in Southern California
- Bloomberg Video•42 minutes ago
Xi Tightens Internet Grip in China
Oct.19 -- Chinese leaders are beginning the third day of the Communist Party Congress. President Xi is widely expected to secure another term. Since he came to power, authorities have cracked down on web access as well as the media. Bloomberg's Tom Mackenzie reports on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia
- AFP•44 minutes ago
Tokyo stocks flat at break, Nissan drops on production halt
Tokyo stocks ended flat Friday morning after the benchmark index posted its longest string of gains in nearly 30 years, while Nissan dropped as it suspends production amid an inspection scandal. The Nikkei ...
- EdgeProp•45 minutes ago
Ascott acquires Silicon Valley hotel
CapitaLand’s wholly-owned unit The Ascott is investing $81.5 million to acquire and refurbish The Domain Hotel. Located at Silicon Valley, the freehold, 136-unit hotel will be rebranded to Citadines Cupertino Sunnyvale in 4Q2018.
- Motley Fool•45 minutes ago
Was Wells Fargo’s Negative Loan Growth Last Quarter the Canary in the Coal Mine?
Slowing loan growth spells trouble for the broader economy.
Reuters•4 minutes agoEXCLUSIVE: Tech companies to lobby for immigrant 'Dreamers' to remain in U.S
Nearly two dozen major companies in technology and other industries are planning to launch a coalition to demand legislation that would allow young, illegal immigrants a path to permanent residency, according to documents seen by Reuters. The Coalition for the American Dream intends to ask Congress
- EdgeProp•52 minutes ago
URA launches tender for Jiak Kim Street site
On Oct 19, URA launched the residential with commercial at first storey site at Jiak Kim Street for sale by public tender.
Reuters•1 hour agoDollar rises after U.S. Senate passes budget blueprint
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose on Friday, after the U.S. Senate voted to approve a budget blueprint that will pave the way for Republicans to pursue a tax-cut package without Democratic support.
AFP News•1 hour agoMurata gets serious for N'Dam middleweight title rematch
Japan's Ryota Murata has promised there will be no more Mr Nice Guy as he prepares for his world middleweight title rematch against Frenchman Hassan N'Dam this weekend. The World Boxing Association (WBA) suspended two judges for six months and ordered a second fight after N'Dam claimed the
- Shares Investment•1 hour ago
Buck Tan: The US Stock Market Needs To Have A KitKat
Buck Tan Mu Kun, one of the key speakers of our upcoming Shares Investment Conference 2H2017 “股林大会” shared his insight and opinion about the local and foreign stock markets on local radio station 95.8fm on the morning of 19 October 2017. The Dow Jones broke past 23,000 points The Dow Jones Industrial
Reuters•1 hour agoAIA Group's new business climbs 20 percent helped by China, Hong Kong
China and Hong Kong together account for about half of new business growth globally at AIA, originally founded in Shanghai nearly 100 years ago and the first foreign insurer to be granted a license in China. AIA said the value of new business, which measures expected profits from new premiums and is
- CNBC•1 hour ago
Major indexes in Asia climb as Kiwi dollar falls to multi-month lows
Asian shares rose on Friday after stocks on Wall Street wobbled and European stocks stumbled overnight.
Reuters•1 hour agoAckman urges ADP to consider acquiring Ceridian amid proxy fight
Activist investor William Ackman, currently battling for board seats at Automatic Data Processing Inc , on Thursday said the human resource software company should buy rival Ceridian, in a move that could woo customers with a better product. Ackman was interviewed by Sanford C. Bernstein & Co investment
- Property Guru•1 hour ago
3 things to know about investing in Thailand
Special Advertising Feature: Thailand is often called the Land of Smiles, an affectionate nickname supposedly coined by tourists...
- Reuters•1 hour ago
AIA Group's new business climbs 20 pct helped by China, Hong Kong
AIA Group Ltd, the world's third-largest life insurer by market value, clocked a 20 percent increase in new business in the third quarter aided by strong sales in its main markets of China and Hong Kong. China and Hong Kong together account for about half of new business growth globally at AIA,
- CNBC•1 hour ago
Apple removed several privacy apps in China — now two senators are demanding answers
Senators Ted Cruz and Patrick Leahy wrote to Tim Cook, demanding answers after Apple took down VPN apps in China.
