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Digital skills and social media activeness amongst top talent trends for 2019

Rising emphasis on flexi hours and artificial adoption can help employers attract and retain talent.

Chart of the Day: Retail space supply to hit 1.53 million sqft in 2019

A large chunk of space supply will be outside the central region.

Capitaland's profits could climb 19% over next two years: analyst

Its residential sites in China are expected to bring in $1.28b for the firm.

Starhub to roll out contract-free sim only plans

Their $50 sim only plan includes a data bundle with 40GB. Starhub is amping up its game in the telco wars as it will launch three new sim only plans which are contract-free, with the lowest plan at $25. The telco thinks that its mid-tier plan which costs $50 will be the most attractive option as it will include a data bundle of 30 GB and a launch bonus of 10 GB. Meanwhile, the highest offer is at $80. The newly launched plans will not bind customers to any minimum subscription period, Starhub explained. Moreover, Caller Number Display (Caller ID) as well as international roaming will also be free-of-charge for customers of said plans which can help them save up to $15.35 per month.

Singapore M&A appetite remains steady at 40% amidst rising competition

4 in 5 corporate executives are looking to local, US, UK and Australia markets for M&A deals.

SIA's FY19 profit could increase by $40m over reshuffling scheme

Scoot could boost pricing from the additional routes to enhance profitability for the group.

Chart of the Day: Rising demand boosted city fringe business park rents by 1.8% in Q3

Rents for business parks in the rest of the island also rose 1.3% to $3.80 psf pm.

Escalating trade wars may weigh on Singapore bank earnings

OCBC and DBS are more vulnerable due to their larger Greater China footprint.

Deadline for execution of Hyflux's Tuaspring deal gets another extension

Maybank approved the further extension from 29 November to 28 December 2018.

Manufacturing PMI contracted to 49.4 in November

It was dragged by growth slowdown in new orders and new exports, amongst others.