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Cosco faces debt threat
Cosco faces debt threat
COSCO has had negative operating cash-flows for the past three years, says OCBC.
The 3 priciest executive condos of 2012
Guess the only exec condo in Singapore which breached $1000 psf price mark.
Chart of the Day: Here's why exec condos are not short of buyers
The average take‐up for a new EC project is 65% within the first 2 months of launch.
Construction cost of executive condos 20% cheaper than private homes
Today’s EC discount is $150‐$200psf, or $100‐$150psf.
Don't be fooled by rosy rise in rents, warns analyst
A 4% dip in rents actually lurks beneath the 0.3% climb that URA statistics showed.
COSCO struggling amid 13% profit slump
The S$27.6m earnings may imply rough seas ahead with the group's transition into an offshore yard.
Keppel to build five semisubmersibles for Sete Brasil
The US$4.1b rigs will be chartered to Petrobras for 15 years upon completion.
iPhone 5 will whittle away StarHub margins
Telco expected to launch a profit-draining subsidy plan with new iPhone 5.
Here's why NOL isn't veering off course yet
Even a measly US$50m profit will not be surprising, said DBS.
Keppel and Sembcorp Marine to veer toward record order wins this year
CIMB expects Keppel to clinch S$10.2bn and Sembmarine S$11.2bn.
See how F&N's sale of stakes in APB will affect Thai Bev's risk profile
Standard & Poor's expects Thai Bev's financial risk profile to weaken despite the sale proceeds.
Singapore Land's rental income inches up 2% in 2Q12
Rental income from investment properties have been declining since 1Q10.
Sembcorp Marine's earnings to rebound 17% in FY13
Thanks to initial contributions from the Petrobas rig orders.
Nutcases: 3 in 5 enterprises ignore employees' mental health
Even though three quarters of them recognize the benefits of improving staff's mental well-being.
F&N says yes to Heineken
Fraser and Neave couldn’t resist Heineken’s over $5 billion offer to acquire F&N’s interest in Asia Pacific Breweries.
Growth momentum likely to be slower than anticipated
DBS cited the tightening measures on foreign labour as a factor that could have suppressed growth momentum.
GDP growth forecast pegged at 2.3% for 2012
Analysts are waiting to see is if the Chinese growth slowdown and Eurozone debt crisis stabilize by the fourth quarter.
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