News
Slump in car sales drags down Singapore’s overall retail sales
Slump in car sales drags down Singapore’s overall retail sales
Contraction penciled at 1.9% YoY.
F1 Singapore Grand Prix to pull in about $150m in extra tourism receipts
80% of ticket inventory taken up as early as 1 Sept.
Sembcorp Industries unveils $1.2b JV for new coal-fired power plant
It’s expanding its footprint in the Mainland.
Get a life: More than 8 out of 10 Singapore professionals are overworked, reveals study
Local workers are struggling to balance work and personal life.
Pent-up demand: Keppel Land sold 80% of Highline Residence units over the weekend
Despite a challenging property market.
Pollution hotspot: Singapore haze level shoots past 100-point mark on Monday, says NEA
Local air quality is now unhealthy.
Chart of the Day: See how inflation will suddenly pick up in 2015
Growth, however, will be painfully slow.
Daily Briefing: Singapore to raise Causeway toll charges starting next month; Café Fest a failure
And Microsoft soon to dump Nokia.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.1%
Expect another pullback today.
Changi Airport suffers 10% drop in customer satisfaction score
Transport sector in general let people down.
Singaporeans giddy over installing their own solar panels: survey
The next 5 years will see a tenfold increase.
Keppel Land launches Highline Residence sales at Tiong Bahru
For $1.8k to $1.9k psf.
Chart of the Day: See how mounting cost pressures whittled down Singapore’s corporate earnings
The F&B, retail and hotel industries are struggling.
Daily Briefing: Big names in residential property team up; MDA urged to reconsider Tan Pin Pin film ban
And Minister Khaw backs out of idea to incentivise parents to move in with children.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.3%
Not much to expect today.
Sembcorp Marine injects a whopping $222m in steel fabrication facility
It's predicted to be finished by next year.
Why Venture's networking & communications segment deserves the profit limelight
It's currently 16.7% of revenue.
Commentary
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