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WET MARKET TO TABLE By Pamelia ChiaPublished by Epigram THESE ARE MODERN times – we get our food delivered by PMDs; head to the supermarket or specialty butchers if we want a steak for dinner;…

Rockin ‘n’ rollin on Mars: Rolling Stones have space rock named after them

The Rolling Stones perform during their No Filter U.S. Tour at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, U.S., August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (Reuters) – The Rolling Stones have rocked stages around the world in…

Stock futures edge higher before Powell speech

(Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday as investors looked to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at a meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole for confirmation that the central bank…

Banking on Wine and Roses, Feature

Grant Ashton – 67 Pall Mall IN ANOTHER LIFE, Grant Ashton was a city trader for 30 years, notably with the British financial institution Barclays, running the floor in the City and Canary Wharf. He also…

No-frills Wills: British royals take commercial flight to see queen

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William has taken a commercial no-frills flight to visit his grandmother Queen Elizabeth, winning plaudits and favorable comparisons to his brother Harry after the younger sibling was criticized for using…

Trafigura takes stake in Frontline in $675 million tanker deal

OSLO (Reuters) – Frontline (FRO.OL) has agreed to buy 10 Suezmax oil tankers from Trafigura in a cash and share deal worth up to $675 million which will make the Geneva-based trading firm the group’s…

Fresh Voice

For more than a decade, Checkpoint Theatre has successfully nurtured many young playwrights. It launched the careers of Joel Tan, Faith Ng and Lucas Ho, among others, and staged important new works. Source link

Fun or folly? Another English cathedral installs a fairground attraction

LONDON (Reuters) – When Bishop Herbert started building a new cathedral in the English city of Norwich in 1096, it was unlikely he ever envisaged it would play host to a 50-foot helter skelter. Helter…

Deutsche Bank to transfer up to 800 to BNP in prime brokerage deal: source

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Deutsche bank is seen in Hong Kong, China July 8, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo FRANKFURT/PARIS (Reuters) – A deal in the works for BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) to assume the prime…