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Keppel and Sembcorp to benefit from new Brazilian orders
Keppel and Sembcorp to benefit from new Brazilian orders
21 rigs are awaiting the big shipping lines by 12 September.
Tech sector to suffer dreary revenue reboot in H2
2012 growth expectation is pegged at -2% and 12% in 2013.
SPH net profit sinks 11.5% YoY
But the S$99.8-m decline sees hope in the growing rental income.
Tech sector revenue to crash 1.2% in Q2
Net earnings are likely to plunge 26% YoY amid demand decline.
Singapore's earnings growth to rebound to 14% in 2013
Good times are back after a weak 5% growth over the past 6 quarters.
Hungry ghost festival to haunt private home launches
Who will buy the 10,000 new homes in 2H12?
Venture's net profit to slump 19% to S$33.7m: DBS
Sales are also expected to drop 9% to S$571m in 2Q12.
Private home sales plunge 16% in June
This is the worst month in 2012.
Readers deserting SPH newspapers
This is bad for the company as they will have to increase staff costs by 2.6%.
COE prices down 2.9% in June
Prices for the open category eased to SGD84,389 from SGD86,889.
Disappointing Q2 GDP reduces likelihood of monetary tightening
Nomura expects inflation to hit 2.0% in the next three months from 2.7% in May.
Negative Q2 GDP spurs more worries of technical recession
Official forecast full year growth range of 1-3% more likely to be revised downward, says Nomura.
Chart of the Day: Rents for non-landed properties steady at S$3.53 per sq ft
Island-wide median rents for landed homes meanwhile continued to rise reaching S$2.63 per sq ft per month.
Retail sales index shrinks another 2.7% in May
Weakness was felt across the board as all sub-sectors save for furniture & household equipment declined m-o-m.
SPH takes on a more conservative stance on portfolio assets
Chief executive Alan Chan said that the uncertain economic environment forced the firm to lower its risk profile.
City Developments most vulnerable to policy risks
CDL plans to launch only three projects for the rest of the year.
3 in 4 Singaporeans flash two thumbs up at economic status
Singapore ranked second in the economic situation poll; guess which country ranked first.
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