The Straits Times

Life insurance sales in Singapore up 32.2% to $1.37 billion in Q1, strongest growth since 2020

SINGAPORE - The life insurance industry here saw its strongest set of results in the…

ESR shares jump most since 2020 after takeover bid

HONG KONG – ESR Group shares climbed the most in more than four years after…

ST HeadSTart: First time quitting your job? These tips might help

Welcome to the latest edition of ST HeadSTart, bringing you the best of The Straits…

Fraud concerns raise red flags for India’s booming tiny IPOs

MUMBAI – A string of accounting frauds unearthed by India’s securities regulator in May poses…

Walmart to lay off hundreds of corporate staff and relocate others: WSJ

BENGALURU - Walmart is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs and asking most remote workers to…

Sasseur Reit posts 1.2% rise in Q1 rental income; changes to semi-annual distributions

SINGAPORE – Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust’s (Reit) rental income under its entrusted management agreement…

Chinese developer Agile defaults for first time on dollar bonds

HONG KONG – Agile Group Holdings, a Chinese developer of villa apartments and high-rise homes,…

Job site Indeed cuts 8% of staff in second layoff in two years

NEW YORK – Indeed Inc plans to cut about 1,000 employees, or roughly 8 per…

Haidilao restaurant operator Super Hi targets $1.87 billion valuation in US IPO

BENGALURU - Super Hi International, which operates Chinese hotpot restaurant chain Haidilao in the international…

GameStop shares soar as ‘Roaring Kitty’ revitalises meme stock frenzy

LONDON - GameStop shares surged on May 13 as speculation swirled around a return to…