5y

Spaniard first ‘but not last’ woman to join German blue-chip CEOs

This as Europe’s top economy debates quotas for greater boardroom equality

5y

Bacon and copper lead commodity price surge

Oil also surging, as market expects accelerating demand in hopes of post-pandemic recovery

5y

Egos clash in Musk-Bezos space race

SpaceX founder aims low with recent tweet saying ‘can’t get it up (to orbit)’

5y

Venezuela triples wages but still not enough to buy food

Minimum salary now US$2.50but a kilo of meat costs US$3.75

5y

US software firm Basecamp suffers resignations over politics ban

A third of employees, including marketing and customer support chiefs, walkout after introduction of new company rules

5y

Ringgit to strengthen against greenback in 2021 on Fed’s policies: economist

Local note showing resilience, set to trade against US dollar at 3.67-4.10 level for full year

5y

Chile copper giant Codelco reports US$1.6 bil Q1 profits

It is state-owned company’s best showing in a decade

5y

Cautious trading expected on Bursa next week

Market talk has it that Bank Negara likely to keep OPR unchanged at 1.75%, economist says

5y

US$4 bil Rio water concession auction a win for Bolsonaro

Sum more than double minimum price; sale hailed by far-right president as ‘historic’

5y

ByteDance CFO now also TikTok chief executive

Shouzi Chew will focus on areas including corporate governance, long-term business initiatives

5y

MDEC accelerates plans to attract high-value digital GBS

Global business services market in Malaysia to grow by US$200 million by end-2024

5y

Credit Suisse board member quits after financial fiascos

Shareholders called for Andreas Gottschling’s head after losses linked to Archegos, Greensill collapses

5y

TIME dotcom’s FY21 operating condition to remain challenging

Triple threat of price erosion, market saturation, and stiff industry competition expected to persist, says telco