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IHH Healthcare offers Fortis buyout at $796m
IHH Healthcare offers Fortis buyout at $796m
It is neck-to-neck with three other bidders for India's second largest hospital group.
Ascott REIT's Q1 results hit by weak corporate demand in Singapore
Revenue per available unit fell 7%, causing the surprise of some analysts.
MAS tightening to bolster Singapore banks' performance
Banks are set to benefit from rising loans which grew 10%, as well as higher SGD and USD interest rates.
ComfortDelGro adds 1,100 London drivers to fleet on UK expansion
It bought a London taxi circuit operator Dial-a-Cab for $2.2m.
Goldilocks rejects Noble's director nominees for re-election
It attacked the points made by chairman Paul Brough in a letter to shareholders.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 1.7%
Expect muted gains today.
Chart of the Day: Private condo prices in districts 1 and 2 hit historical highs in Q1
The average price in both districts rose to $2,653 psf.
Daily Briefing: Sembawang Shopping Centre sold for $248m; Ambassador says Singapore could have lost appetite for TPP revival
And here's how you could be hit by the Fed's higher interest rates.
Singapore's industrial property market is bottoming out
Overall industrial leasing activity jumped 35% YoY in the first two months of 2018, the strongest since 2013.
Sheng Siong's 'bad' store locations are growth areas: RHB Research
Analysts see opportunities in outlets located away from malls such as Fernvale Street and Edgedale Plains.
Keppel REIT Q1 net property income down 0.6% to $31.22m
Its property income from 275 George Street crashed 26.5% to $3.74m.
Tax managers' median salary hits $130,000 amidst high demand
Moreover, 99% of CFOs are willing to award pay rises to an average of 25% to their finance staff.
Google Home launched in Singapore
It also launched a developer platform so brands can build services related to Google Assistant.
Home prices of districts 1 & 2 beat other high-end districts
The average price of private condos in the two districts rose 9.3%, faster than the historical high of 6.2% in Core Central Region.
Economists worry over 4-month drop of Singapore's electronics exports
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports fell by 2.7% in March due to lower electronics exports.
Homegrown P2P lending platform Funding Societies raised US$25m
Its Series B funding round was led by Softbank Ventures Korea and Sequoia India.
Ascott REIT Q1 profits up 54% to $29.55m
Acquisitions like Ascott Orchard Singapore boosted its profits.
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