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Hiring prospects amongst manufacturers at their worst in a decade
Hiring prospects amongst manufacturers at their worst in a decade
The sector contributed to 21% of total retrenchments in Q3.
Tight vacancies in CBD offices to drive Suntec REIT's gains
Suntec City Office, MBFC, and ORQ could benefit from positive office rental reversions.
M1 could dominate $16b B2B connectivity market with Keppel tie up
The telco aims to boost its subscriber market share and reduce overall opex.
1 in 3 employees worry about ageing's effects on hiring
Nearly a third think age was factored in their salaries.
Chart of the Day: Check out the top condo transactions in Q3
Parc Clematis sold 402 units during the period.
Singapore trails Australia as APAC's most data-ready market
Australia beat the city in terms of people organisation, process, and technology.
Hillview Rise condo hits nearly 50% take-up rate during weekend preview
Units were sold at an average of $1,560 to $1,750 per sqft.
Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust's NPI up 1.3% in Q2
The income boost came from Festival Walk mall and its Japanese properties.
Manufacturing output up 0.1% in September
Biomedical manufacturing output, which rose 21.9%, led the monthly gains.
Chart of the Day: Industrial tenancies up 5% in Q3
Tenancies rose at a slower clip as firms held back in their expansion plans.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.53%
SGX led the gains amongst top active stocks with a 6.88% rise.
Ascendas India Trust NPI up 18% to $39m in Q2
Distribution per unit (DPU) grew by 15% YoY to 2.28 cents.
Industrial space prices up 0.1% in Q3: JTC
Prices of multi-user factory spaces remained unchanged whilst single-user factories edged up 0.3%.
Jobless rate up 2.3% in Q3
The unemployment rate amongst residents rose to 3.2%.
Lian Beng Group bags $173m contract to build condo towers
The construction of two 36-storey towers at River Valley Close will start in November.
Office prices down 3.9% in Q3: URA
This reverses the 0.9% price growth in the previous quarter.
Retail rents up 2.3% in Q3: URA
It recovered from a 1.5% decline in Q2.
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