News
Unemployment rate eases in Q2
The uptrend seen since September 2016 was halted.
Ascendas REIT DPU up 4.3% to 4 cents
Singapore and Australia acquisitions helped boost numbers.
Why Indian tourists are flocking to Singapore
Cruise passengers from India jumped 29%.
Is home prices slump close to ending?
Home prices have been dropping for 15 straight years.
SGX clarifies secondary listing framework
It is allowing dual-class share firms to have secondary listing.
Sembcorp Marine's profit falls 51.2% to $5.6m for Q2
SMM will be looking to redeem itself via new orders.
SIA profit dips 8.38% to $235.1m
The airline struggled with increasing operating costs.
UOB's net profit rises 5.5% to $845m
The strong loan growth contributed to its earnings.
Sheng Siong's profit inches up 6.1% to $16.1m
Thanks to higher revenues and improved gross margins.
SGX's yearly profit dips 3% to $339.7m
Blame the one-off items it incurred in the past year.
TEE Land loses $2.4m for Q2
No thanks to high costs of sales and losses from associates.
Lian Beng profit rose 22.9% to $38.4m
Its completed project Mandai Foodlink gave the needed boost.
Singapore's airport dominance threatened by upcoming hubs
A US$12.9b airport in Beijing is due to open in 2019.
Here's what buoyed biomedical output in June
The sector managed to hit an 18.3% surge in production.
Transport engineering sector output rebounds in June
It recorded a 4.6% production growth.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.54%
But the mixed performance on Wall Street could keep local bourse cautious.
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