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Wilmar to suffer from poor crush margins in 3Q

Good thing plantation, refining and sugar divisions are expected to do better in 2H12.

Wilmar to suffer from poor crush margins in 3Q

Good thing plantation, refining and sugar divisions are expected to do better in 2H12.

9 in 10 manufacturers bearish on business activity

They are blaming the Eurozone and US crisis as well as China slowdown.

Here’s how costly homes owned by Singapore’s super rich are compared with peers

The value of properties owned by Singapore's billionaires grew 14% in 2011, albeit at a slower pace than the 147% recorded five years ago.

3 in 5 fresh grads expect $3000 entry pay

Students expecting this much salary has been increasing by 10% yearly.

Singapore's building boom projected at 4.8%

This will be for the next three years, thanks to lower interest rates.

Singapore second most expensive world class city to buy a house

Moscow, with virtually no purchase cost, was the cheapest of the ten world class cities.

Thai Bev to lose fizz amid profit sustainability woes

Spirits and beer rose 9% and 3% but volume growth ahead remains uncertain.

5 major property investment transactions which defied market gloom in 2Q2012

Savills estimates that investment transactions more than doubled in 2Q12 to $7.4 biliion topped by Compass Point.

3 reasons behind SembMarine's bullish orders ahead

The $135m rebuilding contract with Diamond Offshore opens possible projects for the rigbuilding mogul.

Wilmar profits plunged by a staggering 70.2%

Here's how tough China environment badly hurt Wilmar.

DBS beats OCBC, UOB as World's Safest Banks in Asia

These Singaporean banks dominated the top three spots in the list.

Here's why Singapore's shipbuilders are veering towards rough seas

Cosco and Yangzijiang will suffer as the latter lost 8 shipbuilding orders.

Chart of the Day: Electronic NODX up 2.2% in 2Q

Thanks to higher domestic exports of ICs, telecommunications equipment, and disk drives.

CPF interest rate kept at 2.5% minimum

Ordinary account savings will continue receiving the risk-free rate until end-2012.

Almost half of Singapore drug abusers now aged 40 and up

Narcotics bureau arrested 826 in oldest demographic, or 48% of total abusers.

This is why Diamond Offshore shifted to Sembcorp for semi-sub upgrade

Looks like Keppel is losing a loyal customer as Diamond inked a US$135m contract with Sembcorp.