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Angela Tan

Senior Business Correspondent

Angela is senior correspondent at The Straits Times’ business desk. She is a seasoned business journalist and covers a wide spectrum of areas – from the economy, corporate scandals and mergers and acquisitions to financial regulations, personal finance and wealth management. She was previously with The Business Times. Prior to that, she was with Reuters Singapore and Dow Jones Telerate. She was named Financial Journalist of the Year in 2019 and 2018 by the Securities Investors Association (Singapore).

Latest articles

Investors rush to cash, energy and havens as Middle East war jolts markets

Gold-focused funds were the hardest hit, with over US$7 billion in redemptions as investors locked in profits.

China’s AI boom is changing the game for equities investors

Investing in China presents a high-reward contrarian opportunity.

Middle-aged Chinese and Indian women emerge as force behind global gold demand: Report

Gold bars and coins have similar, high-purity gold content, but they differ significantly in purpose, pricing, and liquidity.

Western economies have become dangerously reliant on global supply chains: Donald Trump Jr

Mr Donald Trump Jr at a US summit in December 2025. The son of US President Donald Trump was the keynote speaker at the US Capital Access Forum in Singapore.

Dual listing board with SGX years in the making, now drawing interest across sectors: Nasdaq veteran

Mr Bob McCooey, vice-chairman of Nasdaq, sees the Nasdaq-SGX partnership as a way to grow the overall IPO pie by drawing in companies that have been waiting on the sidelines.

Crisis management for S’pore banks, fund managers in Dubai as conflict sparks anxiety among clients

The Business Bay financial district of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on March 4.

Goodbye hero stock, hello diversified chips, cloud and software AI investments?

(FILES) An image of an electronic wafer is displayed at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu on November 21, 2024. Taiwan said on January 16, 2026 it will remain the world's "most important" producer of AI semiconductor chips, after reaching a trade deal with the United States that will see Taiwanese companies increase investment on US soil. (Photo by I-Hwa CHENG / AFP)

Year on from family feud, CDL shares jump nearly 5% as 2025 profit triples

For the second half year, the hotel and property group’s net profit soared 374 per cent to $538.5 million.

Rising costs will test ride‑hailing sector, but Tada’s zero commission model set to stay: Co-founder

Mr Kay Woo, the group chief executive of TADA’s parent company, says he intends to keep his zero‑commission model for drivers.

Budget 2026: Govt expects to end FY2025 with $15.1b surplus, more than double the estimate

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong arriving at Parliament House to deliver his Budget speech on Feb 12.