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☆ Meet the Hong Kong billionaires behind some of the world's glitziest hotels — and the generation who could inherit the empire
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sonia runs the family's hotel business, turning it into a sprawling collection of resorts and luxury locations. Sonia Cheng, pictured left, is the head of the Rosewood Hotel Group, which owns 51 hotels and is planning more than two dozen others. With Sonia at the helm, Rosewood has since expanded into a global powerhouse for luxury hotels, with 34 locations and another 24 on the way. Rosewood's Hong Kong property ranked second on the World's 50 Best Hotels' 2023 list, with two other hotels in São Paulo and Paris earning spots as well. He's the founder of Altaya Group, a wine wholesaler, and the boutique restaurant company Classified Group, which runs five locations.

Persons: Sonia, Sonia Cheng, Carlyle, Pascal Le Segretain, Thomas Iannaccone, Morgan Stanley, Warburg Pincus, Maritz, It's, Henry, Paulo Pong Kin, Yee Organizations: Rosewood, Group, Fashion, Penske Media, Getty, Harvard University, Warburg, CNBC, Rosewood Hotel Group, Rosewood Corp, Wolff, Channel News Asia, Paris, Altaya Locations: New York City, Rosewood, Manhattan, China, Beijing, Sanya, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, São Paulo, Hong

☆ Max Verstappen hints that ‘silly’ punishment for swearing could hasten his retirement from F1
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Max Verstappen hinted on Sunday that his retirement from Formula One might be hastened after his “silly” punishment for swearing. The Red Bull driver was told by motorsport’s governing body, the FIA, that he should carry out “work of public interest” after using a swear word in a press conference on Thursday ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix. When you can’t be yourself or you have to deal with these kind of silly things,” the Dutch driver told reporters, per Reuters. So, yeah, it is very, very silly,” Verstappen said. According to multiple reports, Alex Wurz – the chair of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) – said that the punishment handed out to Verstappen was too severe.

Persons: Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Lando Norris, Verstappen, “, “ It’s, Alex Wurz –, –, Wurz, Guenther, Guenther Steiner, Haas, ” Verstappen, Norris, Verstappen’s Organizations: CNN, Formula, FIA, Singapore, Reuters, Azerbaijan, Autosport, Prix Drivers ’, Netflix, Prix Locations: Singapore

☆ Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin donated $15 million to a Singapore private school that charges up to $47,000 a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin is currently the wealthiest person living in Singapore. He just donated $15 million to the Singapore American School. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's former business partner is making a massive donation to the Singapore American School. Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin donated 20 million Singapore dollars, or around $15.5 million, to SAS, the school announced on Friday.

Persons: Eduardo Saverin, —, Mark Zuckerberg's Organizations: Singapore American School, Service, Facebook, SAS, Business Locations: Singapore, Woodlands, Malaysia

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Persons: Norris, he's, you'll, ExpressVPN, it's, FuboTV Organizations: Business, Singapore, Premier League, NFL, RTL2, ESPN, Sky Sports, Sky Locations: Singapore, ORF1, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, TV's

☆ Lando Norris eases to Singapore Grand Prix victory to reduce Max Verstappen’s lead in drivers’ championship
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Jamie Barton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —British driver Lando Norris recorded a comfortable victory at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, putting a dent into Max Verstappen’s lead atop the drivers’ world championship. It was another excellent race for McLaren, following a victory for Norris’ teammate Oscar Piastri in Azerbaijan last week. It was Norris’ third win of the season, cutting reigning champion Verstappen’s lead at the top of the drivers’ championship to 52 points after the Dutch driver finished second. “[It was] an amazing race,” Norris told Sky Sports after the race. The British driver finished in sixth.

Persons: Lando Norris, Max Verstappen’s, Norris ’, Oscar Piastri, Piastri, Verstappen’s, Red, McLaren, Red Bull, ” Norris, ”, Lewis Hamilton, Norris, McLaren's Lando Norris, Edgar Su, Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo Organizations: CNN, Singapore, Prix, McLaren, Red Bull, Red, Sky Sports, Reuters, RB Locations: British, Azerbaijan, Singapore, Verstappen

☆ F1 practice in Singapore halted after lizard runs onto track
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

But there was a unique sight in the final practice session on Saturday ahead of Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix when an adventurous lizard put a halt to proceedings. Marshals chase a lizard from the track during practice ahead of the Singapore GP. The F1 X account once again described the situation succinctly, saying: “Things are getting surreal.”Eventually, the lizard was cleared from the track and the final practice session resumed. It’s not the first time a lizard has interrupted racing in Singapore. In 2016, Max Verstappen laughingly complained about a “giant lizard” on the track during practice before it hastily ran off and away from speeding cars.

Persons: Mercedes, George Russell, –, Rudy Carezzevoli, Daniel Ricciardo, It’s, Max Verstappen laughingly Organizations: CNN, Sports, NFL, Singapore, Prix, Circuit Locations: Singapore

Read previewThe new AI iPhone is officially available in Apple stores, hitting shelves in almost 60 countries around the world on Friday. The iPhone 16 is the first phone to launch in Apple's new era of artificial intelligence. Although the iPhone 16 won't come straight out of the box with Apple Intelligence, it's one of only two iPhone generations that's compatible with the software. They had pre-ordered the iPhone 16 for themselves and their friends. AdvertisementQueues outside Apple store in Singapore 1 hour into store opening.

Persons: —, there's, Shubhangi Goel, Apple Organizations: Service, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Business, Control, BI, Orchard, Samsung, Huawei, Apple Watch, Lines, Regent, Apple's Regent Locations: Orchard, Singapore, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, India, London, Apple's, Covent Garden, Covent, Europe, Mumbai, Hangzhou, China

☆ 'I like our chances', says McLaren Racing CEO going into Singapore Grand Prix
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email'I like our chances', says McLaren Racing CEO going into Singapore Grand PrixZak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing is upbeat about the team's chances and hopes to defend their pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix.

Persons: Zak Brown Organizations: Racing, McLaren Racing, Singapore, Prix Locations: Singapore

☆ The world’s best hotels for 2024 revealed
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Maureen O'Hare | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

In eighth place, Soneva Fushi in the Maldives was also winner of the Lost Explorer Best Beach Hotel Award 2024. 46 respectively and Raffles London at The OWO (No. 16 and was named Best Hotel in North America. The Calile, a stylish and airy urban resort in the lively James Street area of Brisbane, Australia, was named Best Hotel in Oceania, ranking at No. Passalacqua, which was the winner of the first-ever Best Hotel prize in 2023, dropped to second this year.

Persons: John Blanco, Capella, Josephine, Blanco, “ Covid, Thais, Soneva, Cheval Blanc, Lana, Chablé, James, Royal Mansour, Aman, Hôtel de Crillon, Borgo, Rosewood São, São, Mount Nelson, Carlyle, Eden, Suján, Brando Organizations: London CNN, Capella, Capella Bangkok didn’t, CNN Travel, Rosewood, Rosewood Hong, Capella Bangkok, Raffles, Singapore Sling, Le Bristol, Raffles London, Aussie, Tasman, Royal, American, Atlantis, Bulgari, Hyatt Kyoto, Madrid, Capella Singapore, Surf, Bel, Le Bristol Paris, Singita, Park, Kokomo Locations: Capella Bangkok, London, Charoenkrung, Thailand’s, Bangkok, London’s Guildhall, Thailand, Rosewood Hong Kong, Victoria Harbor, Rosewood Hong Kong Asian, Thai, Chao, Siam, Hong Kong, Raffles Singapore, Maldives, Tokyo, Lake Como, Paris, of, Connaught, North America, Brisbane, Australia, Oceania, Hobart, Marrakech, La, Istanbul, Bosphorus, Italy, Aman Tokyo, Soneva Fushi, Dubai, Wanokaka, Indonesia, Claridge’s, Chao Phraya, Chocholá, Mexico, Du, Antibes, France, Florence, Amalfi, Bali, Bulgari Tokyo, São Paulo, Brazil, Kyoto, Japan, Cape Town , South Africa, Puerto Vallarta , Mexico, New York, Mamounia, Morocco, Miami, Los Angeles, Barths, York, Sri Lanka, Auchterarder, Scotland, Umbria, Suján Jawai, Rajasthan, India, South Africa, Oman, French Polynesia, Tulum, Tasman, Fiji

☆ New $100M DOJ lawsuit details the 'unseaworthy' condition of the ship behind Baltimore bridge collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. The ship's owner and manager, the lawsuit says, sent an "ill-prepared crew on an abjectly unseaworthy vessel to navigate the United States' waterways." The lawsuit calls the actions by Grace Ocean Private Ltd, the owner of the vessel, and the ship's operator, Synergy Marine Group, "outrageous, grossly negligent, willful, wanton, and reckless." Darrell Wilson, a spokesperson for Grace Ocean Private Ltd and Synergy Marine Group, told Business Insider in a statement that the legal claim was "anticipated." AdvertisementThe lawsuit is also seeking punitive damages to deter any future "misconduct" by the owner and operator of the Dali.

Persons: —, Francis Scott Key, Dali, Grace, Darrell Wilson, Wilson, Merrick Garland, Garland Organizations: Service, Department, DOJ, Business, Grace Ocean Private Ltd, Synergy Marine Group, Grace Ocean Private, Justice Department, Synergy Marine, Private Locations: Singapore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, Port of Baltimore

☆ BOJ looking to signal a rate hike before end of 2024, strategist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBOJ looking to signal a rate hike before end of 2024, strategist saysGeoff Howie, market strategist at the Singapore Exchange, discusses the outlook for the central bank's monetary policy and Southeast Asian markets.

Persons: Geoff Howie Organizations: Singapore Exchange

☆ A day in the life of an American startup founder in Singapore who juggles timezones, 8 employees, and WhatsApp chats with hundreds of customers
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Kathleen Elkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

As a startup founder, no day is exactly the same. This is a relatively new part of her daily routine, and something she used to think was "impossible" to make time for as a startup founder. A typical day: Communicating with customers, paring down meetings, and saving admin for the eveningA chunk of Jiang's day consists of interacting with Peek customers via WhatsApp chat. In general, she says she has "way fewer meetings" as a startup founder than she did in the corporate world. Jiang and her partner, who is also a startup founder, also block out one night a week — Thursday — to set work aside and "just hang out," she said.

Persons: —, Sherry Jiang, Jiang, Peek, I'm, she's, they're, I've, Sherry Jiang Jiang Organizations: Service, Google, Business, Vally, Peek, Singapore, UC Berkeley, Amazon, LinkedIn Locations: Singapore, West Coast, Asia

☆ After 9 rejections, she landed her dream job as a Singapore Airlines flight attendant. Six years later, she quit to open a hawker stall.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But the dream of becoming a flight attendant never went away, and she continued to apply after graduation. Tan applied to be a flight attendant on Singapore Airlines 10 times. Flying began to feel mundane, and she was uncertain about the job stability and career progression of being a flight attendant, she said. As a flight attendant, Tan got around a day off after working for two or three days a week. AdvertisementNo easy business to break intoThe hawker business is challenging to succeed in.

Persons: —, Cherry Tan, Tan, Duncan Hsu, Hsu, Erin Liam, KF, Hawker, " Tan, I'm, Tan doesn't, hawkers Organizations: Service, Singapore Airlines, Singapore Institute of Technology, Business, Urban, Factory, UNESCO, Intangible, Heritage, National Environment Locations: Singapore, Taiwan, Urban Hawker, New York City, hawker, India

☆ I stayed in a $290-a-night tiny home on an island 5 miles from Singapore. It was smaller than a parking space.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

During my three-day visit in August, I stayed at a tiny home by Tiny Away for one night. AdvertisementLaunched by a Singaporean tiny home startup called Big Tiny in May 2023, Tiny Away features five tiny houses that measure around 139 square feet each — or slightly smaller than an average parking space. Tiny Away is currently the only option for those who want to try tiny house living without going abroad. For one, there's a glamping resort on Lazarus Island that offers stays for a similar price to Tiny Away. But Tiny Away strikes me as ideal for guests looking for some solitude or a chance to experience the city-state minus all the high rises.

Persons: —, I'd, Tiny, Adrian Chia, Big Tiny, Erin Liam, Chia, cocker, Lazarus, Prudence Lai Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Singapore, New York City, Lazarus, Southern, Sentosa, Singapore's

☆ India and Singapore agree to cooperate on chips as countries seek to strengthen partnership
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Charmaine Jacob | In Charmainemariajacob | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The announcement comes during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to the Lion City, which began Wednesday following a trip to Brunei. The next phase of the Singapore-India partnership is very promising," Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said at the Singapore-India Forum organized by the Singapore-India Partnership Foundation, Institute of South Asian Studies and the Singapore Business Federation. "Singapore, India and the rest of Asia must continue to strengthen on economic connectivity and integration, to allow for capital, ideas and talent to find their optimal uses," he said. We want to create a bunch of Singapores in India," Modi said in a meeting with Wong. watch nowOn Wednesday, Modi and Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong visited Singaporean semiconductor and electronics company AEM, signaling their intent to increase cooperation in chips.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Brunei Sultan Hassanal, Dean Kassim, Narendra Modi's, Heng Swee Keat, Modi, Wong, Lawrence Wong, Heng, Ajit Doval, It's, Anit Mukherjee Organizations: India's, Istana Nurul, Afp, Getty, SINGAPORE —, Indian, Lion, Singapore -, India Partnership Foundation, Institute of South Asian Studies, Singapore Business Federation, U.S, International Monetary Fund, Singapore's, National, Imports, CNBC, Modi's, King's College London, Economic, Board Locations: Brunei Sultan, Istana Nurul Iman, Bandar Seri Begawan, SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE — India, Singapore, Brunei, India, Singapore - India, Asia, —, China, Germany, Japan

☆ Tencent-backed Airwallex hits $500 million annualized sales, aims to get IPO-ready by 2026
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-15 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Airwallex, which was most recently valued at $5.6 billion and is backed by Tencent, has been tipped as one of many prominent fintech IPO candidates. Tencent -backed payments startup Airwallex has reached an annual revenue run rate of $500 million and will look to get ready for an initial public offering by 2026, CEO and co-founder Jack Zhang told CNBC in an exclusive interview. In the Americas region, Airwallex grew its revenue by more than 300% year-over-year, according to figures shared with CNBC. The U.K., Europe, and North America now account for more than 35% of Airwallex's overall transaction volumes, Zhang said. "In 2025, we will prepare everything, and we can decide what to do after 2026," he added.

Persons: Tencent, Jack Zhang, Zhang, Airwallex, it's Organizations: CNBC Locations: Singapore, Europe, North America, Americas, Airwallex

☆ He won gold for the Philippines. Then the gifts started pouring in — including a $600,000 condo and a lifetime supply of ramen.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Erin Liam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

These freebies are in addition to the Philippine House of Representatives' cash incentive of 3 million Philippine pesos granted to all gold medalists. In the US, gold medalists take home $37,500. Hong Kong — which offers the highest bonus — awards 6 million Hong Kong dollars, or about $768,000, to its gold medalists, per CNBC. AdvertisementCorrection: August 7, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misdescribed Hong Kong. It's 6 million Hong Kong dollars, not 600,000 Hong Kong dollars.

Persons: —, Carlos Yulo, freebies, Yulo, Megaworld, Virgil Lo, Bucket, Marcus Luer, Luer, James Crane, Buchwald, Joseph Schooling, Nestlé's Milo, Yakult, Hugo Boss, it's Organizations: Service, Olympics, Paris, McKinley, Business, Apollo Home Depot, Philippine, Hong, CNBC, Total Sports Asia, Olympic Games Locations: Megaworld, Taguig, Manila, Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, China

☆ One of Singapore's flashiest CEOs was planning to throw a Tomorrowland-style party for the books. Then the mirage started to fall apart.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Besides making his own K-pop music video, Yong starred in the Netflix series "Super Rich in Korea." Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The 37-year-old businessman, lawyer, and K-pop enthusiast grabbed headlines when he appeared as a cast member in the Netflix series "Super Rich in Korea."

Persons: David Yong, Yong, — Organizations: Netflix, Service, Evergreen Group, The Straits Times, Business Locations: Singapore, Korea

☆ Singapore's monetary authority sets up review group in bid to revive its equities market
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Signage for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is displayed outside the central bank's headquarters in Singapore. The Monetary Authority of Singapore announced that the review group will evaluate measures to "improve the vibrancy" of the Singapore equities market. MAS said on Friday the panel will focus on addressing market challenges, fostering listings, and facilitating market revitalization, as well as enhancing regulations to facilitate market growth and foster investor confidence. It said another key goal will be to identify methods for encouraging private sector participation, including from capital market intermediaries, investors and listed companies. "Improving the attractiveness of Singapore's equities market can therefore enhance Singapore's standing as a vibrant enterprise and financial hub," the MAS said, adding that this will also "[complement] Singapore's innovation and start-up ecosystem, private markets, as well as asset and wealth management sectors."

Organizations: Monetary Authority of Singapore, MAS Locations: Singapore, Singapore's

☆ Stitch by Stitch, Pacita Abad Crossed Continents and Cultures
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Andrew Russeth | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

However, in New York, where Abad lived briefly in the 1970s, while studying painting at the Art Students League, her work has been scarce. The Museum of Modern Art owns nothing by her, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art just acquired its first piece. During her life, she proposed shows to U.S. museums and received around 100 rejection letters, her family has said. MoMA PS1 is hosting the first retrospective dedicated to Abad, which was organized by Victoria Sung at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, where it ran last year. It consists of more than 50 works, and while it should be two or four times larger — she was protean and prolific — it is still thrilling.

Persons: Pacita Abad, Abad, Victoria Sung Organizations: Art Students League, Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Walker Art Center Locations: Singapore, Asia, Manila, New York, Minneapolis

☆ TikTok's parent company just had a crazy case of food poisoning in Singapore that left their whole office smelling like vomit
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewTikTok parent company ByteDance's headquarters in Singapore were left smelling like vomit after a mass food poisoning incident on Tuesday. ByteDance had hired two food caterers — Yun Hai Yao and Pu Tien Services — to run each of the buffet lines. The Singapore Food Agency suspended one of Yun Hai Yao's branches and Pu Tien's catering kitchen on Wednesday. AdvertisementOver 100 individuals hit with food poisoningThe food left 130 individuals with gastroenteritis symptoms, the Singapore Food Agency and the country's health ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. Representatives for ByteDance, Pu Tien, and Yun Hai Yao didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, Andre, ByteDance, Yun Hai Yao, Pu, Yun, Pu Tien, Yun Hai Yao didn't Organizations: Service, CNA, Business, Pu Tien Services, Singapore Food Agency, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Singaporean, The Straits Times, Bloomberg, Straits Times, Representatives Locations: Singapore

☆ TikTok-owner ByteDance's Singapore workers suffer mass food poisoning
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

TikTok-owner ByteDance's office in Singapore was hit by mass food poisoning on Tuesday, affecting 60 people, according to local authorities. In a joint statement sent to CNBC, the Singapore Food Agency and Ministry of Health said they were investigating suspected gastroenteritis cases at the China-based tech giant's office. According to TikTok's website, Singapore is one of its headquarters and ByteDance CEO Shou Zi Chew is a third-generation Singaporean citizen. The U.S. government passed a bill in April that seeks to force the app's Chinese owner to sell it or face a ban. TikTok is now suing the U.S. government to stop enforcement of the bill arguing that it violates the law.

Persons: ByteDance, Shou Zi Chew Organizations: CNBC, Singapore Food Agency, Ministry of Health, The Straits Times, Singapore Civil Defence Force, CNA Locations: U.S, Singapore, China, The U.S

☆ Asia's governments seem to think declining birth rates have to do just with dating and sex. That's not the full story.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementDeclining birth rates have been a huge bugbear for Asian countries like Japan and South Korea. Vanessa LeeLee, who owns two dogs and a cat, said that governments may be overestimating the effectiveness of one-off interventions in bolstering birth rates. AdvertisementShe added that a shift in societal mindsets toward work and family needs to occur for her peers to consider having children. But it also doesn't guarantee that having sex brings children and that not having sex is the only reason why people are not having children," Gietel-Basten said. Low birth rates, according to HKUST's Gietel-Basten, are a "barometer of the challenges in society" and should thus be seen as "symptoms of problems in a society."

Persons: —, Vanessa Lee, Lee, Elon Musk, Paulin Straughan, Poh Lin Tan, Tan, Jonas Hue, Vanessa Lee Lee, It's, Emily Huang, Stuart Gietel, Basten, SMU's Straughan, Straughan, HKUST's, we're Organizations: Service, Business, Internal, Ministry, Asahi Shimbun, South, Singapore Management University, Singapore's Institute of Policy, Nordic, Hong Kong University of Science, Technology Locations: Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Korea, Tokyo, Seoul, Sweden, Finland, Hong Kong, Basten

☆ Buy top tech stocks like Apple ahead of their results before it's too late, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The investment bank says stocks like Apple are table-pounding buys ahead of quarterly results this week. CNBC Pro combed through Bank of America research to find buy-rated tech stocks with more room to run. Apple Bank of America recently raised its price target on the iPhone maker to $256 from $230. Shopify Time to buy shares of the Canadian provider of websites for businesses, according to Bank of America. Analyst Brad Sills recently upgraded Shopify to buy from neutral as a "more balanced growth & margin profile" take hold.

Persons: Wamsi Mohan, Apple, Mohan, GenAI, Brad Sills, Sills, Shopify, Sachin Salgaonkar, Mark Murphy, Satya Kumar, Samir Organizations: Bank of America, CNBC, Microsoft, Apple, Micron Technology, Sea, Apple Bank of America, Apple Vision, Micron Locations: Bank, Shopify, U.S, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia, Brazil, Boston, New York

☆ Singapore is considered one of the best-designed cities in the world. The man who masterminded it has 2 regrets.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Read previewTowering skyscrapers, candy-colored public housing apartment blocks, and lush green spaces — Singapore has long been recognized for its meticulous urban planning. AdvertisementCreating bicycle paths for the city"When I was in the HDB, I raised the issue of planning bicycle paths for citizens," Liu told Business Insider. Liu says he wishes he had developed bike sections for roads and incorporated bicycle paths into streets. Related storiesAdditionally, bicycle paths can boost local economies, as cyclists are more likely to stop at local businesses, he said. fiftymm99Indeed, Singapore's public housing apartments are home to about 80% of the country's resident population today.

Persons: —, Liu Thai Ker, who's, Liu, Thomas Schroepfer, Schroepfer, John Pratt, Rita Padawangi, Taro Hama Organizations: Service, Business, Morrow Architects, Planners, Housing Development Board, Urban Redevelopment Authority, The Straits Times, Singapore University of Technology, Design, Ministry of National Development, Keystone, Singapore University of Social Sciences Locations: Singapore, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Singapore's, Sands, Ubin, Pulau Ubin, kamakura

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