SINGAPORE—Asian Pay Television Trust, an investment vehicle for Taiwan's biggest cable-TV operator, is poised to raise around S$1.4 billion (US$1.1 billion) in Singapore's second-biggest initial public offering this year after pricing shares in the upper half of the indicative range. ...
BY JEFFREY SPARSHOTT AND ROBIN SIDEL WASHINGTON—U.S. officials dealt a blow to the fledgling digital currency called Bitcoin, freezing an account tied to the largest Bitcoin exchange just months after regulators warned such entities should follow traditional anti-money laundering rule...
Associated Press Shane Todd, shown in Singapore, was found dead in his apartment last June. SINGAPORE—A Singapore court began an inquiry Monday into the death of an American engineer in the city-state after his parents waged a high-profile campaign challenging the Singapore police's i...
¿Puede una moneda virtual creada por un hacker anónimo de Internet llegar a reemplazar al dólar estadounidense? Lo que parece una pregunta ridícula se ha vuelto más interesante conforme el intercambio de la divisa digital llamada Bitcoin se ha disparado 300% en los últimos 12 meses pa...
Bitcoin Startups Begin to Attract Real Cash BY SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN AND SPENCER E. ANTE Bitcoin startups are beginning to raise sizable investment capital even as industry leaders warn that hackers are abusing the Internet virtual currency for profit. In the past year, fledgling busines...
Bitcoin Startups Begin to Attract Real Cash BY SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN AND SPENCER E. ANTE Bitcoin startups are beginning to raise sizable investment capital even as industry leaders warn that hackers are abusing the Internet virtual currency for profit. In the past year, fledgling busines...
Bitcoin Startups Begin to Attract Real Cash BY SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN AND SPENCER E. ANTE Bitcoin startups are beginning to raise sizable investment capital even as industry leaders warn that hackers are abusing the Internet virtual currency for profit. In the past year, fledgling busines...
Bitcoin Startups Begin to Attract Real Cash BY SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN AND SPENCER E. ANTE Bitcoin startups are beginning to raise sizable investment capital even as industry leaders warn that hackers are abusing the Internet virtual currency for profit. In the past year, fledgling busines...
Bitcoin Startups Begin to Attract Real Cash BY SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN AND SPENCER E. ANTE Bitcoin startups are beginning to raise sizable investment capital even as industry leaders warn that hackers are abusing the Internet virtual currency for profit. In the past year, fledgling busines...
Bitcoin Startups Begin to Attract Real Cash BY SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN AND SPENCER E. ANTE Bitcoin startups are beginning to raise sizable investment capital even as industry leaders warn that hackers are abusing the Internet virtual currency for profit. In the past year, fledgling busines...
The reality is that, unlike Ben Bernanke at the Fed, Mr. Andresen is not in charge of Bitcoin. No one is—unless you count Satoshi Nakamoto, the name used for the creator of this new form of money. But that person may or may not even exist. (Mr. Andresen says he hasn't heard from the p...
The reality is that, unlike Ben Bernanke at the Fed, Mr. Andresen is not in charge of Bitcoin. No one is—unless you count Satoshi Nakamoto, the name used for the creator of this new form of money. But that person may or may not even exist. (Mr. Andresen says he hasn't heard from the p...
The reality is that, unlike Ben Bernanke at the Fed, Mr. Andresen is not in charge of Bitcoin. No one is—unless you count Satoshi Nakamoto, the name used for the creator of this new form of money. But that person may or may not even exist. (Mr. Andresen says he hasn't heard from the p...
The reality is that, unlike Ben Bernanke at the Fed, Mr. Andresen is not in charge of Bitcoin. No one is—unless you count Satoshi Nakamoto, the name used for the creator of this new form of money. But that person may or may not even exist. (Mr. Andresen says he hasn't heard from the p...
The reality is that, unlike Ben Bernanke at the Fed, Mr. Andresen is not in charge of Bitcoin. No one is—unless you count Satoshi Nakamoto, the name used for the creator of this new form of money. But that person may or may not even exist. (Mr. Andresen says he hasn't heard from the p...
No one recalls exactly who came up with the advertisement, but the team at Ruckus Marketing does know that, at some point, they started referring to it as the "Hipster Jesus ad." Enlarge Image Close Stephen Yang for The Wall Street Journal The ad from Ruckus Marketing for the Diocese ...
SINGAPORE—One of Myanmar's most powerful businessmen lost a bid to tap foreign capital markets when Singapore regulators refused to review his plan for a listing, citing U.S. sanctions and concerns over his company's human-rights and business record, according to the company that woul...
Annual property taxes and selling costs, however, somewhat level the playing field, he says. The cost of selling a $15.26 million property in New York, at $1.13 million, is more than 12 times the cost to sell in London. For an apartment valued at $15.26 million, property taxes in New ...
What does it cost to buy, sell and live in four of the world’s prime real estate capitals? Candace Jackson joins Lunch Break with a look. Photo: Corcoran. New York may be home to some of the world's priciest real estate, but when it comes to upfront costs, it can be a bargain for buye...
SINGAPORE—A diminutive pest is threatening Singapore with an outsized bite, bringing this city-state to the cusp of its worst-ever tropical disease outbreak. The aedes mosquito, the carrier of the potentially fatal dengue fever, has been a constant nuisance for this Southeast Asian ci...
SINGAPORE—A diminutive pest is threatening Singapore with an outsized bite, bringing this city-state to the cusp of its worst-ever tropical disease outbreak. The aedes mosquito, the carrier of the potentially fatal dengue fever, has been a constant nuisance for this Southeast Asian ci...
Office Extends ExactTarget's Regional Strength with Operations in Singapore and Australia INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2013-- Global cross-channel digital marketing leader ExactTarget (NYSE:ET) launched its Singapore office today, expanding the company's international stre...
Office Extends ExactTarget's Regional Strength with Operations in Singapore and Australia INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2013-- Global cross-channel digital marketing leader ExactTarget (NYSE:ET) launched its Singapore office today, expanding the company's international stre...
Norman Vialle, a 53-year-old car dealer in Kansas, invested in his share of winners and losers during the Internet bubble of the 1990s. Now he is clinging to a stash of Bitcoin, even though the fledgling virtual currency has lost about 70% of its value in the past week. "It's volatile...
Norman Vialle, a 53-year-old car dealer in Kansas, invested in his share of winners and losers during the Internet bubble of the 1990s. Now he is clinging to a stash of Bitcoin, even though the fledgling virtual currency has lost about 70% of its value in the past week. "It's volatile...
Norman Vialle, a 53-year-old car dealer in Kansas, invested in his share of winners and losers during the Internet bubble of the 1990s. Now he is clinging to a stash of Bitcoin, even though the fledgling virtual currency has lost about 70% of its value in the past week. "It's volatile...
Norman Vialle, a 53-year-old car dealer in Kansas, invested in his share of winners and losers during the Internet bubble of the 1990s. Now he is clinging to a stash of Bitcoin, even though the fledgling virtual currency has lost about 70% of its value in the past week. "It's volatile...
By ESTHER FUNG in Shanghai and CHUN HAN WONG in Singapore China Vanke Co. will invest 135.5 million Singapore dollars (US$109.3 million) for a 30% stake in an upscale condominium project in Singapore, marking its third project outside mainland China as it looks to expand its footprint...
SINGAPORE--Asia was the fastest-growing market for air travel in 2012 and accounted for seven of the 10 busiest travel routes in the world, according to a study by Amadeus IT Holding S.A. (AMS.MC) released Tuesday. Air travel in Asia grew 9% from a year earlier, followed by 6% in Lati...
I found myself engrossed this week by the calm, incisive wisdom of one of the few living statesmen in the world who can actually be called visionary. The wisdom is in a book, "Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States and the World," a gathering of Mr. Lee'...
