• SGX RegCo stiffens its back with proposal for enhanced disclosures to drive value creation

    The frontline market regulator should ask boards for more transparency on their thinking on capital management[SINGAPORE] When Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) launched a public consultation last week on enhanced disclosures to promote value creation and investor engagement, its chief executive Tan Boon Gin noted that some market participants had been pushing for the frontline market regulator to take an even more prescriptive stance.“They would like us to emulate Japan, for example, which has asked companies to disclose concrete plans to move their price-to-book values above one,” Tan said, during a media briefing. “But let us remember, Japan’s Value-Up programme…

  • Kevin Warsh Faces Senate Hearing For Fed Chair

    Kevin Warsh faces Senate confirmation hearing for Federal Reserve chair Scrutiny focuses on wealth disclosures and conflict-of-interest concerns Hearing comes ahead of May 15 leadership deadline Senators expected to question…

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  • Don’t let RFK Jr distract from the big health threat: Sugar

    It’s not the food dye in Froot Loops that Americans should fear; it’s the more than 66 pounds of sugar they consume a year ARE there “toxic chemicals” in food killing Americans? That fear is getting lots of attention thanks to Robert F Kennedy Jr, president-elect Donald Trump’s pick to…

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  • Hormuz Cap Cuts Supply, Pushes Oil Higher

    Iran caps Hormuz traffic below 15 vessels daily Oil prices remain near $95–$100 amid supply constraints Restrictions increase shipping costs, insurance premiums, and delays Ceasefire conditions tie transit limits to broader geopolitical factors Iran’s decision to cap traffic through the Strait of Hormuz at fewer than 15 vessels per day…

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  • Upset Taylor Swift says she was told Ticketmaster could handle demand

    POP superstar Taylor Swift said on Friday it was “excruciating” for her to watch fans struggle to secure tickets for her upcoming U.S. tour after she had been assured that Ticketmaster could handle large demand. The New York Times reported that the US Justice Department was investigating whether Ticketmaster parent…

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