News
StarHub bolsters Pay TV business with Netflix partnership
StarHub bolsters Pay TV business with Netflix partnership
Netflix would arrive at StarHub’s set-top boxes by 2Q16.
Inflation expectations crash to all-time low as global jitters intensify
Singaporeans are wary of interest rate hikes.
Chart of the Day: The strong greenback will have a terrifying effect on STI stocks
Investors need to be defensive this year, analysts say.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.52%
Expect muted gains today.
Daily Briefing: Rig builders looking beyond backyard; Banks bid for HDB’s largest bond issue
And Keppel DC REIT surpasses IPO forecast.
Businesses clamour for lower rents, easier funding access
Lower training costs is also high on the wishlist.
Will Sembcorp Marine get privatised as headwinds mount?
It’s a possibility, analysts say.
M&A mania to sweep Singapore firms in 2016: report
Property, healthcare, O&M will see the most restructuring.
Tax savings top Singaporeans' wishlist for Budget 2016
Healthcare, childcare benefits are next.
SIA braces for turbulent 2016 as fuel hedging losses mount
Would losses tone down come 2017?
Retail sales up 4.7% in November as car sales accelerate
Total sales value stood at $3.5 billion.
New home sales plunged 49% to just 384 units in December
But full-year sales ticked up.
Office landlords struggle to keep tenants as employment growth slows to a crawl
Things will get worse as bank hiring shrinks.
This will be a bad year for business parks, analysts warn
Rents will drop on back of slow demand.
Singapore PSA container throughput performance sinks by 8.7% in 2015
Blame it on anemic global trade.
Up to $34b in construction contracts to be awarded this year, says BCA
But demand from the private sector is slowing.
Hipster restaurants are invading Singapore’s CBD
They’re catering to health-conscious consumers.
Commentary
Singapore’s AI ambition has an intelligence problem
Singapore is deploying AI at speed – and security risks are catching up
Precious metal boom is a stress test for Singapore’s gold ambitions
Singapore’s global dispute fault lines
‘Tokenmaxxing’ – The wrong AI race to run in Singapore
To outsmart modern fraud, we must first know the enemy
Why Singapore SMEs cannot wait for quantum cyber risk to arrive before securing data
Is Singapore's emphasis on long-term security and stability hindering purpose-driven employees?
When Singapore's agentic AI ‘chefs’ arrive, will the kitchen be ready for them?