News
Check out why Raffles Education braces for waves of losses
Check out why Raffles Education braces for waves of losses
Looks like the restructure of its Vietnam operations will leave the group cash-strapped.
Singapore can tide through, says DPM
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam described Singapore’s unemployment rate as “extremely” low.
You won't believe but banks are facing revenue headwinds
The banking sector's net interest income in 2Q has shrunk for the first time since 4Q09.
Golden Agri profit slumps 19% to US$453m
The smaller earnings point to lower crude palm oil prices and poor sales.
UOL profit crashes 19% to S$171.7m
Blame it on lower income from property development and expensive marketing.
OUE reveals somebody wants to buy One Raffles Place Tower 2 for $2,600pf
Is the management biting the purchase offer?
Genting Singapore 1H12 profit down 27%
The two recently approved junkets and the new Equarius Hotel & Beach Villas failed to attract higher net worth customers.
Tiger Singapore passenger carriage dips 3% to 339,000
Even TIger Australia carriage crashed by a whopping 53%.
Chart of the Day: NODX eases on weaker external demand
Plain and simple, risk is on the downside, says DBS Group Research.
Here’s how OUE office spaces are priced
DBS Towers is the cheapest of the three topnotch commercial buildings at $5.70 psf/month.
Singapore trade slows to 2.9% in 2Q12
Seasonally adjusted, external trade declined qoq by 3.1%.
Government trims 2012 trade outlook after rough 2Q
IE Singapore now expects total trade to grow at a milder 3%.
Official GDP outlook narrowed to 1.5 to 2.5%
Lower band raised from 1.0% while upper band lowered from 3.0%.
Fraser and Neave profit down 16% to $185M
3Q12 decline wasn't due to weak operations though, the F&B firm insists.
Labor productivity contracts for the second straight quarter
Productivity still contracted though unemployment edged down to 2%.
4 in 7 service clusters dipped in 2Q12
The accommodation sector registered the biggest slip of -5.8%.
MAS likely to focus on inflation than on exchange rate policy
DMG expects MAS to maintain its policy stance of a modest and gradual appreciation of the Singapore dollar NEER.
Commentary
SG60: What the next 10 years have in store for Singapore’s investment landscape