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Heading east: New Thomson-East Coast line to be operational by 2024, says LTA
Heading east: New Thomson-East Coast line to be operational by 2024, says LTA
It will be Singapore’s sixth rail line.
RCR homes dominate deals as private home sales inch up in July
484 units were sold last month.
Lacklustre gadget sales fuel retail slump in June
Phone and computer sales slipped 9.3%.
Universal Terminal plans $800 million trust IPO: Reuters
Backed by oil storage terminals.
Unlucky bet: Genting's profit plunges by 27% in Q2
A $81.6m impairment dented its bottomline.
Debutante Japfa rises 0.05% in SGX IPO
Investors are coming in at great speed.
ThaiBev's net profit jumps 12% on back of skyrocketing beer sales
Beer profits surged by 153.3%.
Moving away from banks: Temasek injects US$30m into two tech firms
The Chinese companies are backed by Mainland millionaires.
Dry season: Golden Agri’s Q2 profit plunges 50% on back of massive oilseed losses
Earnings per share dived by over 70%.
Chart of the Day: See the massive drop in Singapore’s air passenger traffic in Q2
Traffic growth is still burdened by Thai unrest.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.2%
A Wall Street recovery could inspire this morning’s local bourse.
Daily Briefing: Candy Crush creator buys Singapore gaming firm; Local Ebola scare a false alarm
And GLP makes big push into China and Brazil.
The bills are due: US$212b Asian corporate debt set to mature by 2019
Chinese firms lead the debtors' pack.
City Developments eyes more overseas projects as profits drop 32.8% in Q2
There were no gains from divestments this quarter.
Local builders get productivity boost from ‘game-changing’ technology: Khaw
Is it time to say goodbye to construction workers?
SIA Engineering's profit crash blamed on Malaysia Airlines restructuring woes
Headwinds at its engine shops will persist for some time.
Skyscraper high: Yanlord’s profits up by 280.8% in 1H14
Buoyed by contributions from a Sino-Singapore joint venture.
Commentary
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