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HOCK LOCK SIEW

A new norm for SGD corporate perps

THE Singdollar corporate bond market is a lot less frothy now than it was a year ago, but...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Dilution gain boosts Keppel T&T Q2 profit to S$26m

KEPPEL Telecommunications & Transportation (Keppel T&T) spent more on operations...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

STOCKS

STI flat as investors stay on sidelines

SINGAPORE stocks opened higher on Wednesday, but a lack of direction and drivers pared...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Brokers' take

Soilbuild Business Space Reit | Buy

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

CURRENCIES

Bullish comments by Fed's Powell boost US dollar

THE dollar rose to a three-week high on Wednesday, as demand increased after upbeat...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Lion Global launches active low-cost multi-asset funds

LION Global Investors has launched an actively managed multi-asset fund series with a...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Vibrant's auditors note irregularities in certain Blackgold units

AUDITORS of Vibrant Ltd were unable to complete an audit of the company's financial...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Manufacturing Integration Technology to sell semicon business

MANUFACTURING Integration Technology is looking to dispose of its semiconductor business...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Koufu shares close flat at S$0.63 on trading debut

SHARES in FOOD court operator Koufu Group closed flat at S$0.63 on the company's...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Corporate digest

NORDIC Group recently clinched S$13 million of contracts, the oil and gas engineering...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

CIMB answers queries on latest advisory letter in Vard takeover bid

THE independent financial adviser in Vard Holdings' proposed delisting has given its...

Companies & Markets

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

REAL ESTATE

Kentish Green joins en bloc fray

KENTISH Green on Oxford Road has joined the roster of developments here trying for a...

Real Estate

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Indonesian central bank aims to revive country's sluggish property market

AS Indonesia's central bank drives up interest rates to defend a fragile currency,...

Real Estate

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

4 shophouses opposite Singapore Khalsa Association for sale

A ROW of four adjoining freehold conservation shophouses at Nos 15, 17, 19 and 21...

Real Estate

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Nature to play big part in future HDB estates

HOUSING Board estates and nature are set to be intertwined under an updated framework...

Real Estate

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

BANKING & FINANCE

Goldman Sachs names David Solomon as new CEO

GOLDMAN Sachs named David Solomon as its new chief executive on Tuesday, implementing a...

Banking & Finance

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

OCBC launches new online marketplace for mums

OCBC Bank has made its foray into the e-commerce scene with the launch of a new online...

Banking & Finance

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Lloyd Blankfein poised for US$85m payout after Goldman exit as CEO

LLOYD Blankfein could get as much as US$84.7 million in compensation when he departs...

Banking & Finance

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

ENERGY & COMMODITIES

Why investors don't care about crude's drop

CRUDE prices are down yet European oil companies are weathering the slump, signalling a...

Energy & Commodities

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Iron ore overpowers bears as trade fight batters commodities

IRON ore has become the odd man out as a spike in global trade tensions hurts commodities...

Energy & Commodities

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Vitol partners Peabody to grind coal

VITOL Group, the biggest independent oil trader, and mining giant Peabody Energy Corp are...

Energy & Commodities

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

TECHNOLOGY

In China, yellow robots deliver snacks to your home

ALONG a quiet residential street on the outer edges of Beijing, a yellow and black cube...

Technology

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

EU fines Google record 4.34b euros in Android case

EUROPEAN Union regulators hit Google with a record 4.34 billion euros (S$6.8 billion)...

Technology

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Chip equipment maker ASML sees stronger growth ahead

ASML Holding NV, a supplier of equipment to the world's biggest chipmakers, reported...

Technology

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

CONSUMER

Casinos face last milestone in Japan on road to legalisation

JAPANESE lawmakers are expected to pass a casino Bill that is the final hurdle for the...

Consumer

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Swatch Group sees Asia, US fuelling sales growth this year

OMEGA watch maker Swatch Group said it expected strong demand in Asia and America to keep...

Consumer

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

SIA to add 4th daily flight to Tokyo's Haneda; A380 to service Osaka route

IN a bid to meet growing travel demand between Singapore and Japan, Singapore Airlines (...

Consumer

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Tiffany & Co banks on jewellery lab for new designs and a way out of its rut

AT Tiffany & Co's new workshop in Manhattan, jewellers sit at wooden desks...

Consumer

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

TRANSPORT

Safety issues still loom for futuristic air travel

BEFORE flying Ubers can zip people over crowded city streets, regulators and planemakers...

Transport

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

easyJet lifts profit forecast as rivals falter

BRITISH low-cost airline easyJet raised its profit guidance on Wednesday, forecasting...

Transport

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

China EV battery boom set to turn ugly as subsidies revised

CHINA'S electric-vehicle (EV) battery sector is set for a brutal reshuffle as the...

Transport

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY

Tame UK inflation knocks BOE rate hike expectations

BRITISH inflation unexpectedly held steady last month, denting market confidence about a...

Government & Economy

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

US 'especially vulnerable' in trade war, says IMF chief

THE US economy is "especially vulnerable" to damage from the burgeoning global...

Government & Economy

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Modi to face no-confidence vote as opposition ramps up pressure

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi's government faces a no-confidence vote on Friday as...

Government & Economy

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Malaysia's June inflation rate at three-year low, but rate cut unlikely

MALAYSIA'S annual inflation rate slowed to its lowest in more than three years in...

Government & Economy

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

EU sets provisional import duties on Chinese e-bikes

THE European Union will impose duties from Thursday on Chinese electric bicycles in a...

Government & Economy

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

LIFE & CULTURE

COMPANY OF GOOD

RWS leverages its areas of specialisation to help needy

THOSE who are able to swim, or have at least conquered their fear of water, no doubt...

Life & Culture

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

McQueen, suicide and the celebrity fairy tale's dark side

WHEN celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and fashion icon Kate Spade killed themselves within...

Life & Culture

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

OPINION

EDITORIAL

Khazanah Nasional faces crossroads amid potential assets sale

SADDLED with government liabilities that exceed RM1 trillion (S$337 billion), Malaysia...

Opinion

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Ethical use of AI can augment, not kill jobs

THE fourth season of Netflix's Black Mirror gave a sneak peek into a very possible...

Opinion

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

THE BOTTOM LINE

A president with no shame and a party with no spine

IF your puppy makes a mess on your carpet and you shout "Bad dog", there is a...

Opinion

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

Nato needs new thinking, not new money

HEADLINES around the world have said it all: "chaos", "turmoil",...

Opinion

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

COMMENTARY

As the world moves forward on trade, US policy stagnates

"THE growing wave of populism globally means that Singapore has to work with like-...

Opinion

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

COMMENTARY

Brexit and the problem of sovereignty

THE Brexit model espoused in the UK government's White Paper opens a path to a close...

Opinion

PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2018 05:50 AM

BREAKING NEWS

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Jul 19, 2018 03:46 PM

Stocks

Europe: Earnings drive the day as stocks falter at one-month highs

03:26 PM

Jul 19, 2018 03:26 PM

Consumer

Coca-Cola Zero, Play-Doh among Singapore's best-selling items on Amazon's Prime Day

COCA-Cola Zero, Kleenex toilet rolls and Play-Doh playsets were among the best-selling items in Singapore during Prime...

01:36 PM

Jul 19, 2018 01:36 PM

Government & Economy

Malaysia issues arrest warrants for 2 ex-1MDB executives: source

[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian investigators are said to have issued arrest warrants for two former executives of troubled...

01:31 PM

Jul 19, 2018 01:31 PM

Transport

SoftBank's Son says Japan is 'stupid' for not allowing ride-sharing

[TOKYO] SoftBank Group Corp chief executive Masayoshi Son slammed on Thursday the Japanese government's ride-...

01:11 PM

Jul 19, 2018 01:11 PM

Stocks

Singapore stocks: STI resumes Thursday afternoon at 3,271.72, up 1%

SINGAPORE stocks resumed trading Thursday afternoon on higher ground, with the Straits Times Index moving up one per...

01:10 PM

Jul 19, 2018 01:10 PM

Focus

Singapore ratifies CPTPP trade deal to become 3rd nation to do so after Mexico and Japan

SINGAPORE has ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), becoming the...

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