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SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose more than 2 per cent on Monday (Nov 9), with Brent futures topping US$40 a barrel, after Joe Biden clinched the US presidency and buoyed risk appetites, offsetting worries about the impact on demand from the worsening coronavirus pandemic. Brent crude futures for January ...

Japan's SoftBank Group said Monday its first-half net profit soared 346.7 percent, sealing a strong recovery after a massive annual loss, as tech stocks rally and the firm sheds assets to shore up its finances.

COSMETICS giant Sephora has begun advertising its buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) offering in Singapore, where customers can buy makeup and pay in three interest-free monthly instalments.

COSMETICS giant Sephora has begun advertising its buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) offering in Singapore, where customers can buy makeup and pay in three interest-free monthly instalments.

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) is stepping up efforts to seek fresh sources of funds and it is confident that it will have “very strong liquidity” to tide it through the pandemic-induced turbulence. Speaking to analysts and reporters at a virtual results briefing on Monday (Nov 9), chief ...

China's technology industry, one of President Donald Trump's main targets in Washington's tussles with Beijing, hopes Joe Biden can create a more constructive relationship - but few think the rivalry will deescalate, executives and analysts say.

Swiss lender UBS AG said on Monday it has appointed Uday Odedra as India country head, in addition to his role as the head of group technology for the Asia Pacific region, from Jan. 1, 2021.

Julius Baer has made an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to settle allegations over its role in corruption surrounding soccer body FIFA, the private bank said on Monday.

SoftBank Group Corp said on Monday its US$100 billion Vision Fund's portfolio has recovered to above acquisition price as the fund benefits from a broader upswing in tech valuations.

SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be deploying its smaller aircraft for the upcoming air travel bubble between Singapore and Hong Kong given expectations for “some level of conservatism” from the authorities, its executive vice-president of commercial Lee Lik Hsin said on Monday (Nov 9). Mr ...