News
Domestic wholesale trade dipped 2.2% in Q1
Domestic wholesale trade dipped 2.2% in Q1
The domestic sales of the electronic components industry sharply fell by 34.1%.
Top five STI stocks averaged total YTD return of 20.4%
ThaiBev, who was the fourth least-performing stock in 2018, now posted the best total return of 27.2%.
Chart of the Day: Manufacturing sector outlook remains sour
Businesses are only optimistic on transport engineering and biomedical manufacturing clusters.
Daily Briefing: Which Singapore bank pays the most?; Singapore dollar set to weaken further
And GIC buys minority stake in waste-water management firm WaterBridge Resources.
Singapore key tech stocks' returns hit 23% YTD
These stocks include Venture Corporation, NetLink NBN Trust and Hi-P International.
Singapore lags San Francisco and Tokyo in world innovation rankings: study
Its high level of foreign direct investment has boosted its score.
NODX slipped 10% in April
Electronic NODX contracted 16.3%.
HDB tenders Canberra Link executive condo
This marks the first EC launch of the year.
Utico calls on PUB to delay Tuaspring takeover
The firm’s CEO said that this will help them enter a smooth transaction with the struggling water company.
SATS profits down 5% to $248.4m in FY1819
Earnings per share fell to $0.223.
Fewer Singaporeans putting misleading resume data as background checks rise
Overall discrepancy rates fell to 18.3% in 2018 from 20.1%.
SIA profit crashed 47.5% to $682.7m in FY19
Rising expenses from steep fuel costs hit earnings.
Chart of the Day: Elderly to account for a fourth of Singapore's population by 2030
This will boost domestic patient volumes.
Daily Briefing: GK Goh Holdings offers $184.5m to acquire BoardRoom; Property development firm Metro Holdings acquires 50% stake in CICC Qihang Fund
And Pan Pacific Hotels Group to debut in London on 2020.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.2%
Expect muted gains today.
Temasek's Vertex Ventures raises US$230m in first close of Southeast Asian fund
The fund will back tech startups in the region and India.
Public transport payment via Visa to go live on June 6
The LTA already made the contactless payment service available with Mastercard in April.
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