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SET, world stocks hit records, euro near three-year high
Reuters, Published on 05/01/2018
» NEW YORK: Global shares shattered records and European stocks closed higher on Thursday, bolstered by upbeat data from the world's largest economies, while the euro hovered near a three-year high and the US dollar fell against major currencies.
IPO fortunes forecast to grow in 2018
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 05/01/2018
» 2018 is expected to be another good year for companies that want to raise capital from initial public offerings (IPOs), but the offer prices from issuers may not tempt investors.
SEC measure aims to back bondholders
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 05/01/2018
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will require bond issuers to appoint bondholder representatives in an effort to protect bondholders' interests, with an effective date expected around mid-2018.
Oil market recovery modest at best
Business, Published on 05/01/2018
» The oil market made a modest recovery last year, as production cuts by Opec and its allies helped lift prices. However, the nagging global surplus persisted, due mainly to the relentless rise in US output from producers encouraged by rising prices.
Banh mi and bourbon
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 05/01/2018
» The Setting: Not only Happy Endings, a new restaurant in Sala Daeng Soi 1, should pique your interest with its double entendre name (intentional or not) but also its contemporary take on Vietnamese cuisine. I climbed a green metal staircase, passing the restaurant's name spelt in handwritten lowercase with neon lights and opened a double-panel door to a casual space. Think bare ceiling with pipes running along it and exposed beams.
Data centre planned to secure farm prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/01/2018
» The Commerce Ministry plans to build a real-time commodity data centre to manage inventories, production and marketing strategy to prevent prices from falling, said Chutima Bunyapraphasara, the deputy commerce minister.
Myanmar's first tourism stock rises 30% in Singapore debut
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/01/2018
» Thousands of tourists have floated in a hot-air balloon over Myanmar’s historic Bagan plains dotted with more than 2,200 ancient Buddhist temples, pagodas and monasteries. Chances are they rode one of Memories Group Ltd’s inflatables.
Tuna goes for $323,000 at final New Year auction
Reuters, Published on 05/01/2018
» TOKYO: In the final New Year's auction at Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market on Friday, the owner of an international sushi restaurant shelled out more than $300,000 (10.4 million baht) for a prime bluefin tuna and said he was "very happy" with the result.
China expands N.Korea curbs
Published on 05/01/2018
» BEIJING: China has tightened limits on critically important oil supplies to North Korea and stepped up other trade restrictions under intensified UN nuclear sanctions.
Records tumble at home and abroad to welcome 2018
Business, Published on 06/01/2018
» Recap: Global stock markets continued to soar this week, with the Dow Jones index crossing the 25,000-point threshold to a new all-time closing high. Bullish sentiment was supported by a strong US employment rate and the Federal Reserve's upward revision of its forecast for the world's largest economy.