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Thai billionaire’s Frasers Property posts higher profit on Singapore housing business
Published on 09/05/2025
» Frasers Property Ltd, the developer controlled by Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, reported higher first-half profit as its Singapore residential business made up for a slump in Australia and China, along with higher interest payments.
Asian currencies surge on weaker dollar, oil falls
Published on 05/05/2025
» Asian currencies advanced amid broad weakness in the dollar and US assets as investors awaited further progress on trade deals. Crude oil slumped 3.6% after OPEC+ agreed to a further surge in output.
Warren Buffett: billionaire investor with simple tastes
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» NEW YORK - Admired for his investing prowess and a taste for the simple things in life rather than luxury, billionaire Warren Buffett has won public affection even as he amassed a fortune for the ages -- riches that the "Oracle of Omaha" has pledged to give away.
British brothers worth $9bn quit UK as wealth exodus grows
Published on 24/04/2025
» Two of Britain’s richest real estate investors have ditched the UK as their home territory, the latest departures among the country’s elite as the nation hits wealthy residents with tax hikes.
Global South will pay for trade war
Oped, Published on 22/04/2025
» US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs have unleashed economic chaos, roiling stock and bond markets and triggering panic around the world, especially in lower-income countries that rely heavily on exports to the United States. The result could be an entirely manufactured global recession, with the developing world bearing the brunt.
Trump downplays tariffs walk-back, says no country 'off the hook'
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump warned Sunday that no country would be getting "off the hook" on tariffs despite a 90-day reprieve on some levies, while also downplaying exemptions for Chinese technology.
Prada buys Versace for $1.38bn to form Italy luxury leader
Published on 10/04/2025
» Prada SpA agreed to buy Versace for about $1.38 billion in cash, strengthening its position as Italy’s largest fashion group by adding one of the luxury industry’s best-known brands.
Fighting my corner
Postbag, Published on 06/04/2025
» Re: "Great debates… and some not so great", (PostScript, March 30).
CP chief Dhanin tops Thailand wealth list with $15bn
Published on 05/04/2025
» Dhanin Chearavanont, senior chairman of the Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group, leads the list of Thailand’s richest people on on the Forbes magazine World’s Billionaires 2025 list, with a net worth of US$15.2 billion.
Cross at your peril
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/04/2025
» Re: "French tourist killed on zebra crossing in Kanchanaburi", (BP, April 4).