Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Aug 8)

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Over 30 companies in IPO pipeline: SGX

[SINGAPORE] More than 30 companies are currently in the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) initial public offering (IPO) pipeline, the group’s head of global sales and origination, Pol de Win, has said.

Shouting, signalling, scrambling: Inside the heyday of Singapore’s trading pits

[SINGAPORE] Traders in red jackets yelling prices, hand signals flying across stepped pits, and runners darting through the crowd with order slips – that was how Singapore’s derivatives market once operated.

One-Michelin-starred Euphoria closes – the third high-end closure in past month

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[SINGAPORE] One-Michelin-starred restaurant Euphoria has added its name to the list of high-end restaurants that have closed, following in the footsteps of fellow one-star restaurant Alma by Juan Amador, which announced its closure less than two weeks ago.

Singapore semiconductor firms are exposed to planned US tariff, but impact may vary: analysts

[SINGAPORE] Semiconductor-related firms in Singapore are under the spotlight after President Donald Trump’s threat of a US semiconductor tariff. However, the impact of the levy will vary based on each company’s exposure levels, said analysts on Friday (Aug 8).

Ascott inks deal with Malaysian developer Coronade Properties to manage hotel in Johor-Singapore SEZ

[SINGAPORE] Ascott, the lodging business unit of CapitaLand Investment, will manage the hotel component in Coronation Square – a RM5 billion (S$1.5 billion) integrated development in Johor Bahru’s Ibrahim International Business District (IIBD).

Popiah king Sam Goi makes chain offer for Tat Seng Packaging after PSC offer turns unconditional

[SINGAPORE] Local tycoon Sam Goi has launched a cash offer to buy all shares of Tat Seng Packaging that he does not yet own at S$0.899 apiece.