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Prime US Reit signs 40,000 sq ft lease at Class A office building in Colorado
The 11-year lease with S&P Global will take the building’s committed occupancy to 80% from 63%[SINGAPORE] The manager of Prime US Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has signed a...
Foxconn first-quarter revenue jumps; company cautions on geopolitics
Strong AI demand leads to robust revenue growth for its cloud and networking products divisionPublished Sun, Apr 5, 2026 · 04:48 PM[TAIPEI] Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics...
Nasa astronauts reach safe orbit in historic moon mission
[AUSTIN] Nasa’s crew of astronauts launched to space and reached a stable orbit, kicking off a landmark journey that will take them closer to the lunar surface than anyone...
Thai PM cracks down on ‘evil’ fuel smugglers to protect supply
Published Fri, Apr 3, 2026 · 06:42 PM[BANGKOK] Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is cracking down on fuel smugglers whom he called “evil” as authorities tighten enforcement to protect...
Singapore biotech Mirxes misses 2025 results deadline as auditors probe vendor payments
[SINGAPORE] Local biotech company Mirxes has missed its mandatory deadline to publish full-year 2025 results after auditors flagged concerns over a “selected list of prepayments” to service providers and...
Singapore plays neutrality card to vault central bank gold, elevate bullion hub status
Emphasising sovereign-grade vaulting, internationally aligned standards can set the Republic apart: analysts[SINGAPORE] Singapore is leaning on its neutrality to attract central bank gold flows as it pushes to build...
JD.com-backed group picks banks for IPO of Singapore Reit: sources
The listing, which could raise about S$1 billion, may take place as soon as this yearPublished Tue, Mar 31, 2026 · 06:47 PM[SINGAPORE] A unit of e-commerce company JD.com...
Nike’s China stumble exposes execution gaps
Insiders say top-down decision-making limits responsiveness to local market needsPublished Mon, Mar 30, 2026 · 05:41 PM[SHANGHAI] Nike’s troubles in China are being laid bare as operational missteps collide...
Inside ‘Project Eagle,’ JPMorgan’s high-wire act to fund EA deal
How it pulled off the deal is part of a broader story of how Wall Street has navigated this warTHE post from @realDonaldTrump landed at precisely 7.23 am. Inside...
Europe: Shares fall as mixed Middle East signals cloud outlook
Published Sat, Mar 28, 2026 · 12:13 PM[BENGALURU] European shares fell on Friday (Mar 27) but logged a modest gain for the week, illustrating the conflicting signals from the...
Singapore stocks rebound on Friday, STI up 0.2%
[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Friday (Mar 27) as regional indices were mixed.The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.2 per cent or 10.42 points to finish at...
What Singapore needs is not more Reits, but bigger ones: ARA co-founder John Lim
The local market must move towards consolidation and aggressive global expansion, says the industry veteran[SINGAPORE] The ​Singapore-listed real estate investment trust (S-Reit) sector does not need more Reits; it...