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Singapore super rich cited books as most favorite luxury item
Singapore super rich cited books as most favorite luxury item
More than 12% of Asian high net worth individuals intend to cut equity shares amid the volatile market but not on their investments of passions.
F&N bites Heineken's $5.59b bid
Its entire interest in Asia Pacific Breweries was sold at $53 per share.
Keppel to deliver Seafox 5 offshore wind turbine installer
Measuring 50m wide and 151m end-to-end, Seafox 5 is one of the largest and most advanced of its kind.
Singapore NODX stampedes to Asia
Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea contributed most to July's NODX growth.
NODX grew a nudge slower in July
It rose just 5.8% from 6.6% in June as non-electronic NODX mellowed.
3 reasons behind Wilmar's disappointing Q2 results
Find out why Wilmar's 2Q12 profit fell 55%.
Here's how OCBC's weak 2Q performance bolsters DBS and UOB's position
DBS and UOB hit new 52-week highs this week.
Wilmar to suffer from poor crush margins in 3Q
Good thing plantation, refining and sugar divisions are expected to do better in 2H12.
Find out why 42% home sales rebound is not surprising
It's all in the pricing, says analyst.
9 in 10 manufacturers bearish on business activity
They are blaming the Eurozone and US crisis as well as China slowdown.
Here’s how costly homes owned by Singapore’s super rich are compared with peers
The value of properties owned by Singapore's billionaires grew 14% in 2011, albeit at a slower pace than the 147% recorded five years ago.
3 in 5 fresh grads expect $3000 entry pay
Students expecting this much salary has been increasing by 10% yearly.
Singapore's building boom projected at 4.8%
This will be for the next three years, thanks to lower interest rates.
Singapore second most expensive world class city to buy a house
Moscow, with virtually no purchase cost, was the cheapest of the ten world class cities.
Thai Bev to lose fizz amid profit sustainability woes
Spirits and beer rose 9% and 3% but volume growth ahead remains uncertain.
5 major property investment transactions which defied market gloom in 2Q2012
Savills estimates that investment transactions more than doubled in 2Q12 to $7.4 biliion topped by Compass Point.
3 reasons behind SembMarine's bullish orders ahead
The $135m rebuilding contract with Diamond Offshore opens possible projects for the rigbuilding mogul.
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