News
More than half of big firms want to snap up small businesses in 2015: report
The appetite for M&As is now at a 2-year high.
Luxury condos recorded extremely dismal sales in September
Only a single unit was sold in one project.
Noble to acquire Alcoa’s stake in Jamalco for $140m
It will provide an additional 778,800 metric tons of annual alumina off-take.
When worse comes to worst: Vard braces itself for a negative 3Q14 earnings loss
Risks increase as oil prices decline.
SPH profits slump 6.2% as clients switch to online advertising
All hail Facebook and Twitter.
Daily Briefing: Singapore ranked best Asian country for expats; See the 4 best selling condo projects in September
And Sharapova and Bouchard in Singapore for BNP Paribas WTA Finals.
Chart of the Day: New home sales crashed to 47.6% in September 2014
Levels are a far cry from 2012’s peaks.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.1%
No good vibes for today.
Tourist arrivals and spending dropped 6% in Q2: STB
Tourist shopping was hardest hit.
Private home sales plunged 52% in the first three quarters of 2014
Only 648 homes were sold last month.
Singapore’s motor vehicle sales almost doubled in August
Retail sales increased 5.4%.
Ultra-rich buyers scouting for cheap luxury units as sellers’ fatigue sets in
Sellers are now more than willing to negotiate.
Singapore’s S&P 500 Index declined 5.3% in October
As the Straits Times Index maintained a total return of 3.5%.
FTSE ST Mid Cap Index down 2.4% in October
Find out the top 5 defensive performers.
Hotel Properties boosts ageing portfolio with $225.25m purchase of London freehold property
The purchase will be completed by the end of the year.
Olam’s revenue down 30.5% in its seasonally weakest quarter yet
At 10% of its full-year core net profit.
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