Persimmon looks set to avoid another backlash over executive pay after its largest shareholder BlackRock voted in support of the housebuilder's remuneration report, Sky News reported on Wednesday.
Global equities were higher on Wednesday, extending the global equity market rally into a fifth month as investors cheered Apple's strong results and the U.S. dollar dipped ahead of a policy statement from the Federal Reserve.
The parties involved in the pilot strike at Scandinavian airlines SAS will meet at the office of the Norwegian state mediator on Wednesday as the protest entered its sixth day, Norwegian news agency NTB reported.
U.S. President Donald Trump's unexpected decision to ban all Iranian oil purchases after May 1 - ending exemptions for eight nations - came after hawkish economic and security advisors allayed the president's fears of an oil price hike, according to three sources familiar with the internal debate.
Eligible companies will receive an additional 10 per cent of support from the labour movement if they apply for the Enterprise Development Grant, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat said during his May Day Rally speech on Wednesday (May 1).
As Amazon.com Inc targets traditional brokerages that match shippers with truckers, it's also battling a bevy of startups - including Uber Freight and a company funded by the e-commerce giant's founder Jeff Bezos.
The U.S. Federal Reserve, leaning back against pressure from President Donald Trump to slash interest rates, is expected to leave borrowing costs unchanged on Wednesday as it maintains a 'patient' monetary policy stance amid strong economic growth.
A federal judge on Tuesday approved a deal struck between Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over Musk's use of Twitter, a court filing showed.
Speaking for the first time as Deputy Prime Minister during the May Day Rally, Mr Heng says that the 4G leadership has witnessed how the close working relationship between the People’s Action Party and the unions has benefitted Singaporeans.
SINGAPORE: A number of shop owners at Queensway Shopping Centre have banded together to resist the proposed collective sale of the 45-year-old development, even as residents at the adjacent housing apartment Queensway Tower seem geared up for a sale. This is the first time the mixed development ...
