Inside Fab Finishes and Its Return to Meaningful Craft With Global Sourcing

Inside Fab Finishes and Its Return to Meaningful Craft With Global Sourcing

Interiors are made with intention, not manufactured; that’s a belief interwoven within the operations of Fab Finishes, Inc., an importer and distributor of interior finish material. Founded by Katrina Bogany, the company champions materials shaped by human hands that carry time and skill within them, from hand-knotted rugs to carefully sourced wood and tile. “Our…

Read More

BOJ finishes offloading bank stocks, bringing focus to ETFs

BOJ finishes offloading bank stocks, bringing focus to ETFs

[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) finished selling millions of US dollars of stocks it bought from besieged banks during a domestic banking crisis in the early 2000s and the later Lehman Shock, ending a nearly two-decade process and bringing closer market attention to the fate of its much bigger pile of exchange-traded funds. The…

Read More

Oil finishes down on possible OPEC+ output hike

Oil finishes down on possible OPEC+ output hike

[HOUSTON] US crude futures fell on Friday (May 30) as traders expected Opec+ would decide on Saturday to boost oil output for July beyond previous forecasts. Brent crude futures settled down 25 cents, or 0.39 per cent, at US$63.90 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude finished down 15 cents, or 0.25 per cent, at…

Read More

Temasek-backed ABC Impact finishes final close of second fund with more than US$600 million

Temasek-backed ABC Impact finishes final close of second fund with more than US0 million

[SINGAPORE] Asia-focused private equity firm ABC Impact completed the final closing of its second fund, which is backed by Temasek, at more than US$600 million or around double the size of its first fund. The ABC Impact Fund II received support from investors including Temasek Trust, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mapletree Investments, SeaTown Holdings,…

Read More

Singapore stocks end flat on Friday amid mixed regional finishes

Singapore stocks end flat on Friday amid mixed regional finishes

[SINGAPORE] Local stocks ended Friday (Mar 14) muted, amid a varied regional performance. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) closed almost flat, down 1.5 points to 3,836.02. Across the broader market, advancers beat decliners 338 to 207, with 1.2 billion securities worth S$1.3 billion changing hands. Regional indices were mixed. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.7…

Read More

Apple Watch Series 10 is here with bigger display, new finishes, sleep apnea detection & more

Apple Watch Series 10 is here with bigger display, new finishes, sleep apnea detection & more

Apple launches Watch Series 10 and Watch Ultra 2Apple Apple has introduced the latest iterations of its popular smartwatch lineup, launching the Apple Watch Series 10 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, packed with advanced features, health monitoring tools, and a fresh design. The new models boast bigger displays, faster charging, and sleek finishes. Apple Watch…

Read More

US: S&P 500 finishes at new record as stocks advance

US: S&P 500 finishes at new record as stocks advance

THE S&P 500 finished at a fresh record on Tuesday as US stocks shook off a lackluster open to move higher ahead of a Federal Reserve decision. All three major indices advanced, with the S&P 500 at 5,178.51, up 0.6 per cent, topping a record set a week ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 0.8 per…

Read More

US: S&P 500 finishes just shy of 5,000 points after latest push

US: S&P 500 finishes just shy of 5,000 points after latest push

THE S&P 500 flirted with a landmark new peak on Thursday, but finished just shy of 5,000 points following another round of solid earnings. Shares of Disney rocketed up 11.5 per cent as the entertainment giant reported better-than-expected profits, disclosed it is buying a stake in Fortnite maker Epic Games and announced a dividend hike…

Read More

Curbing Late Finishes Will Make Tennis More Professional: Murray

Curbing Late Finishes Will Make Tennis More Professional: Murray

Andy Murray has welcomed a move by global tennis bodies to minimise the scourge of late finishes, saying it will make the game “a wee bit” more professional. The British veteran’s five-hour, 45-minute epic against Thanasi Kokkinakis at last year’s Australian Open led to renewed calls for change. Three-time Grand Slam winner Murray memorably asked…

Read More