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940,000 HDB households to get $134m in S&CC rebates

Households with one- and two-room types will have 3.5 months of rebate.

Not all-gloomy: retail sales shift to supermarkets

Sheng Shiong’s and Dairy Farm’s earnings would likely grow by around 3%.

REIT ETFs' turnover soared 82.5% to $57.3m in March

They averaged a dividend yield of 6.6% and a total return of -30.8% YTD.

Local bankruptcies rose to record-high even before the pandemic hit

The number of individuals filing for bankruptcy soared 47% from 2018 to 434 in January.

Olam completes stake sale in Indonesian JV for $123.03m

After final adjustments, the total consideration for the deal was $119.44m (US$82.5m).

GL closes hotels temporarily amidst lockdowns

Its subsidiary’s hotels saw a reduction in bookings and rise in cancellations.

Chart of the Day: Home launches in CCR break 2019 record with 525 units in Q4

The collective sales fever from 2017 to 2018 boosted project launches in prime districts.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 5.76%

Singtel led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 8.33% expansion.

honestbee issued demands for breach of fiduciary duties against ex-CEO and director

Sng and Wong made property deals and companies that the firm paid for.

Cybersecurity startup Horangi bags $29.09m in series B funding

Funds will be used to strengthen the company’s position within the region.

Inflation to ease further amidst collapse in demand

MAS is expected to lower their inflation forecasts to -0.5 to 0.5%.

3 in 5 Singaporeans open to digital-only banks

More than half are willing to jump to new players with no prior banking experience.

MAS asks financial firms to ensure COVID-19 distancing measures

Online platforms and employee distancing should be implemented.

MAS may reduce S$NEER policy band to neutral: analyst

Re-centering the band remains unlikely for now.