Bloomberg Singapore’s long romance with public housing is going through a rocky patch, threatening to undermine one of the most popular government policies. For decades, the no-frills, affordable apartments have been integral to the city-state’s way of life, helping young couples achieve their dreams of home ownership and housing the bulk of the population — while providing a stepping stone ...

Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. posted another quarter of brisk revenue growth driven by cloud services, underscoring the company’s success in shifting its business towards internet-based computing. The stock rose in early trading. Profit and sales for the period ended on September 30 exceeded analysts’ estimates, with revenue from Azure cloud-computing services jumping 76 percent. Office 365, the internet- based versions of ...

Bloomberg Prominent scientists are sounding the alarm on Brexit. UK researchers worry that a sharp break in ties with the European Union or failure to work out a deal could lead to an exodus of highly skilled specialists, crippling research, the Francis Crick Institute said. A survey of more than 1,000 staff members at the UK’s biggest biomedical research lab ...