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Singaporean workers sleep-deprived: survey

Almost 2 in 5 wish for nap spot in the office.

This is why office space supply will be limited by end-2012

Only ~70k sq ft of office space will be for sale.

iPhone 5 will sink SingTel, StarHub margins

It's like iPhone 4 again, but with steeper subsidies and clawback periods.

Singaporeans, most Asians confident in job-hopping

72% say they'll snag the same or better position when switching employers.

Asia will be home to almost 3 million high-paying people

Overall wealth will amount to USD16.7 trillion by 2015.

Banking sector still the hottest industry to work in

4 in 10 graduates dream of working in banking services.

Inbound M&A volume reaches record high of US$23.3b

This is a 332.7% increase over the first nine months of 2011.

Food & beverage M&A deals increase twenty-fold to US$20.8b

Thanks to the deals by APB, Heineken, and F&N.

3 inflation risks every Singaporean should watch out for

Find out why analysts are getting more worried over Singapore's inflation.

MAS now unlikely to ease policy

A sharp plunge in IP increases the risk of a technical recession and possible easing.

Analysts worry over OCBC's volatile non-interest income

OCBC's earnings will suffer significantly if bad debts head higher.

Singapore M&A deals reach the strongest volume since 2008

The value of M&A activities year-to-date surged 43.8% to US$51.3 billion.

DBS' newest strategic alliance revealed

DBS will now work with Export Import Bank of Korea in infrastructure and project financing.

Chart of the Day: Inflation eases to 3.9%

Thanks to more moderate increases in services fees and accommodation cost in August.