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Manufacturing PMI tumbles back into negative territory in July
Manufacturing PMI tumbles back into negative territory in July
Manufacturers have become more bearish.
Chart of the Day: Real estate firms extremely downbeat on 2H growth prospects
19% of firms expect deteriorating business climate.
Daily Briefing: Is Singapore still relevant after 50? Taste for nostalgia hits local dining scene
And landlords' woes continue.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.3%
Expect more losses today.
Bank loans are the only thing keeping loss-making COSCO afloat
Its operating cash flow has been negative for 6 years.
Distressed SIA tells analysts: Mayday, mayday, mayday!
You’re more upbeat than we are, says management.
High Court dismisses interim injunction versus F&N in Myanmar Brewery spat
But the dispute is not over yet.
United Envirotech’s net profit crashed 84% to $3.7m in Q1
Profit fell short on back of weak engineering revenue.
GLP suddenly slashes China development targets due to leasing market weakness
Targets have been pushed back by almost a year.
Delinquent oil and gas portfolio threatens OCBC’s sturdy loan book
Two loans worth $150m went bad in Q2.
Jardine Matheson's net profit tumbled 13% to $973.4m in H1
Blame it on Astra's reduced rupiah earnings.
M1 attempts to lure data-heavy customers with new mySIM
Subscribers may keep their phones longer than usual.
Maintenance costs drag SMRT profits by 10% to $20.1m
More expenses are expected to come their way.
Dairy Farm’s net profit slumped 14% to $265m in H1
Weak ASEAN markets are to blame.
Ascott leads consortium to inject over $121m into China's Airbnb
CapitaLand has also formed a new tech council.
COSCO descends into the red with $4.8m loss in Q2
Due to losses in shipyard and shipping operations.
Noble Group quashes insolvency rumours, says in touch with potential investors
It will release results earlier to address accusations.
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