Industrial policy is back on the agenda after decades on the fringes of economic policymaking - after Made in China 2025 and similar strategies rose to the fore of international debate, say two economists.
Google parent Alphabet Inc on Monday named Noble Prize winner Frances Arnold to its board, filling a vacancy left by the retirement of fellow academic Shirley Tilghman.
Uber Technologies Inc is in advanced negotiations to acquire Foresight, a startup that develops simulation software, The Information reported on Monday citing a source familiar with the matter.
CLIMATE change has become a top concern among global insurers and reinsurers, as the rising frequency and severity of natural catastrophes raise questions on their ability to anticipate and capacity to insure the risks.
MAYBANK Kim Eng, the investment banking and securities broking arm of Malaysia's largest bank, has laid off 5 per cent of its Singapore workforce as stiffer competition prompts a restructuring of its Singapore retail brokerage operations.
FIXED-income bankers are looking forward to another good year, with interest rates likely to remain low, while issuers have some refinancing to do as bonds mature or become callable in 2020.
SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are important to the economy. In Singapore, SMEs account for 69 per cent of employment and 49 per cent of the economy.
Johnson & Johnson Chief Executive Officer Alex Gorsky has declined to appear at a U.S. congressional hearing set for Tuesday on the safety of the company's Baby Powder and other talc-based cosmetics.
Australia's Westpac Banking Corp faces a showdown with investors at its annual meeting this week, seeking to hold back an avalanche of outrage over a money laundering scandal that includes accusations of enabling child exploitation payments.
