News
Bank lending drops in January on back of weak business loan demand
Bank lending drops in January on back of weak business loan demand
Lending to most business sectors dropped in January.
Yangzijiang’s net profit drops 29% to $535m in FY15
Blame it on lower margins.
Olam crashes into the red with $221.3m FY15 net loss
It was slammed by a massive one-off charge.
UOL’s net profit slumps 43% to $391.4m as hefty one-off gains vanish
Lower fair value gains also had an impact.
ThaiBev’s FY15 earnings surge 22% to $1.05b
Thanks to a boost from its Myanmar Brewery disposal.
Chart of the Day: Business confidence tumbles in Q2 as economic woes mount
Overall outlook is barely positive in Q2.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.7%
Don't expect strong gains today.
Daily Briefing: Noble group swings to $1.67b loss; UOL reports 43% profit drop
And are universities overcharging its students?
SGX mulls setting aside 10% of Mainboard IPO shares for retail investors
Up to a maximum of $100m.
Can First Resources survive the 2016 El Niño?
Management guided for weak FFB output.
Average household income up 4.9% in 2015 as wages rise
Low-income households experienced the fastest growth.
Will ComfortDelGro’s profits get hammered by the weak British pound?
UK operations account for almost 20% of bottomline.
Factory output shrinks 0.5% in January, marking longest slump in almost four decades
This is the 12th straight month of contraction.
Changi Airport passenger traffic jumped 10% in January
Travel to all top markets increased.
Zurich Life Insurance debunks report of potential Singapore exit
It won’t divest its Asian business.
Jardine C&C’s net profit drops 16% to US$688m in FY15
Blame slow sales, forex woes.
ST Engineering’s FY15 profits dip 0.5% to $529m
Blame it on weak performance from its marine sector.
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