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Sembcorp Marine upsides too strong to ignore: DBS
Sembcorp Marine upsides too strong to ignore: DBS
It has the potential to score billions from drillship and semi-sub contracts, and a redoubled capacity in ship repair and conversion.
70% of Singaporeans say businesses fall short in supporting social issues
Companies better start caring about social causes as 84% of Singaporeans say they would buy the company's products if they do so.
Work-life balance in Singapore increases by 16%
78% of survey respondents state that they achieve more at work now than in 2010, all thanks to good work-life balance.
Scoot to get names for first 2 aircrafts from online community
Scoot's bid for names gives participants the chance to win a pair of roundtrip travel tickets.
UOB's net profit up 12.4% to S$688m
Strong non-interest income was sustained in 1Q12 with an increase of 26.1% to reach S$630 million for the quarter.
Wilmar's profit down 34% to $255.9m in Q1
The decline was largely due to the lower oil seeds and grains business.
SOS: NOL loses US$254m in Q1
The container shipping and logistics company also lost money in the same period in 2011 but a mere US$10 million compared to this latest net loss.
SingTel profit up 30% to S$1.29b in Q4
Thanks to an exceptional net tax credit of S$270 million.
Sembcorp Marine winning streak will continue: DBS
The company is well-positioned to clinch more yard contracts even as it racked up its sixth order for the year.
COSCO looks to offshore for its comeback
With its shipping segment in a major revenue slump, the firm will pin its hopes on higher margin offshore deals.
Tighter regulations set for sale of special investment products
Intermediaries are now required to check whether a customer has sufficient investment knowledge before a sale gets a greenlight.
Sembcorp Marine profit fall not a sign of weakness?
Revenue is still robust and the first quarter dip resulted only from issues in timing and not underperformance, argues Maybank Kim Eng.
Singapore millionaires getting richer despite global recession
70% of those surveyed by Royal Skandia said their wealth had risen between 2008 and the end of 2011.
SingTel responds to OpenNet media release
SingTel and OpenNet are currently involved in disputes over the contractual arrangements for the NextGen NBN.
SingTel's market leadership expands to nearly 46%
Their mobile customer base increased 8.3% to 3.58 million as of 31 March 2012.
OUE profit down 92% to S$21.7m
To blame is the absence of fair value gains in the first quarter of 2012.
COSCO profit down 25% to $27.8m
No thanks to lower profit contributions from dry bulk shipping and shipyard operations.
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