News
Retail sales rebounded 2.6% in July after two-month decline
Retail sales rebounded 2.6% in July after two-month decline
Auto sales jumped 23.7% compared to last month.
LTA greenlights SG Bike and Mobike deal
SG Bike will soon operate 25,000 bicycles.
Bosses struggle to recruit tech talent: survey
Their perception of the hiring challenge is higher than the global average.
SGXRegCo targets to enhance regulatory presence in FY2020
It is working on a centralised platform for movements around corporate action, listing, and member applications.
Singapore is the world's second freest economy: report
It topped 162 countries for its credit market regulations.
Chart of the Day: Banks stomach larger asset quality risk in overseas pivot
OCBC's non-SGD loan book exposure hit 65% in Q2.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.3%
YZJ Shipbuilding led the gains after its stock grew 4.72%.
Daily Briefing: OCBC looks to expand AI lab; HR and benefits platform HReasily has secured a $6.9m in a financing round.
And Ministry of Manpower launches new Service Industry Transformation Programme.
ST Engineering partners with Rheinmetall to develop defense products
They will develop solutions related to protection systems and combat vehicles.
Retrenchments fell to 2,320 in Q2
Retrenchments amongst production and related workers shrank to 340 from 1,350.
Top ten stocks with ASEAN and China businesses averaged YTD total return of 16.5%
Mapletree Logistics Trust posted the largest return at 29.9%.
Share of new condo units above $1.5m rose to 35% in Q2
Findings suggest that buyers may be opting for costlier and larger condos.
Sembcorp to provide solar power to UBS for ten years
UBS expects to run its entire operations on renewables by 2020.
HDB flat rentals down 20.7% to 1,490 units in August
The decrease in leasing volume is a seasonal effect.
Talent mismatch shrank by 8% in May
The results were slightly higher than those of the US and Canada.
CapitaLand's Raffles City Chongqing draws over 900,000 visitors in weekend launch
Tenants include Old Navy, GAP, Haidilao, CGV and Jiwu by Suning.
Chart of the Day: Orchard Road ground-floor rents fell 1.5% to $40.6 psf in H1
The rental decline came as several brands downsized their businesses. This chart from Colliers International show that ground-floor rents on Orchard Road declined 1.5% to $40.60 psf monthly in H1 2019 compared to the last six months of 2018.
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