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Singapore cuts 2020 growth forecast amid virus outbreak
SINGAPORE'S official growth forecast for 2020 has been downgraded, with authorities...
Virus outbreak derails Singapore exporters' hopes of recovery
SINGAPORE'S manufacturers and exporters had seemed poised for recovery as global trade...
Construction, infocomm to drive 2020 growth amid Covid-19 virus impact
WITH the once-expected manufacturing recovery in 2020 now jeopardised by the Covid-19...
Unit business cost rising for services; easing for manufacturing
SINCE 2014, unit business costs have fallen for manufacturing but risen in services,...
SIA makes changes to top posts; seen as grooming next-gen leaders
IN A move aimed at succession planning, Singapore Airlines (SIA) announced a...
Creditors fear illiquid equity in new honestbee entity
BEING stuck with potentially illiquid stock was a key concern raised at honestbee's...
Virus' impact on new home sales expected to be short-term; demand could pick up in H2
AFTER the year-end holiday season, developers posted their best January private home...
Covid-19: Under new notice, China returnees cannot leave home for 14 days
A NEW "Stay-Home Notice" will be introduced for Singapore residents and long-term pass...
6 things to look out for in today’s Budget
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat’s Budget speech this afternoon is expected to contain...
COMPANIES & MARKETS
Genting Singapore ditches bid for Osaka casino
GAMING giant Genting Singapore has unexpectedly backed out from bidding for an...
What made Genting Singapore forgo its Osaka IR bid at the eleventh hour?
IT's onwards and upwards for gaming giant Genting Singapore - or at least that's what...
Analysts cut earnings forecasts for ComfortDelGro
WITH headwinds expected for FY2020 due to the effect of the Covid-19 outbreak and taxi...
Corporate digest
BANYAN Tree Hotels & Resorts will introduce the hospitality group's first property...
STI dips ahead of Singapore Budget reading
AHEAD of Tuesday's Singapore Budget reading, investor attention in the city-state...
Euro struggles near 3-year lows on economic worries
THE euro struggled near three-year lows on Monday as investors worried about weakening...
REAL ESTATE
China Evergrande gives 25% discount off its properties
CHINA Evergrande Group, the third-largest developer by sales in the country, said on...
China's home-price growth near two-year low as virus spreads
NEW home prices in China grew at their weakest pace in nearly two years in January as...
Asking prices for UK homes jump to near record high
THE asking prices for UK homes rose to a near record this month after Prime Minister...
Pricier property markets in Australia most sensitive to rates, says RBA report
AUSTRALIAN monetary policy adjustments have the greatest impact on expensive property...
UK mansion tax could be Conservative winner
AMID preparations for the UK's first post-Brexit budget, there have been reports that...
Prague seeks to rein in Airbnb to avoid ghost city scenario
PRAGUE, the capital of the Czech Republic, is widening its campaign to put the brakes...
Czech tycoon sees Warsaw real estate as next big thing
CZECH tycoon Radovan Vitek is making a big bet on the booming real estate market in...
TECHNOLOGY
EU to unveil plans challenging US, China tech might
CHINA might have data and the US might have money, but Europe has purpose.
CONSUMER
Fast-food companies in China step up 'contactless' pick-up, delivery services amid coronavirus outbreak
WITH the coronavirus outbreak in China continuing to spread, McDonald's Corp,...
GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY
Japan on brink of recession as economy contracts, virus heightens risk
JAPAN'S economy shrank at the fastest pace in almost six years in the December quarter...
Thai economy grows at weakest pace in 5 years
THAILAND'S economy grew at its weakest pace in five years in 2019 as exports and...
PBOC cuts interest rate for one-year loans to support banks
CHINA'S central bank provided medium-term funding to commercial lenders and cut the...
US firms in China say Covid-19 outbreak has hit global operations: survey
NEARLY half of the US companies in China said their global operations are already...
LIFE & CULTURE
Victoria Beckham's gentle rebellion
VICTORIA Beckham made a clarion call for a "gentle rebellion" at London Fashion Week...
Neon streetwear goes sustainable for Tommy Hilfiger's London show
NEON leisure wear with high-topped trainers and glowing yellow laces opened American...
OCBC sends food and drinks to show appreciation to healthcare workers
TWENTY thousand bottles of bird's nest drinks, 14,000 cups of bubble tea, over 45,000...
SME
Corporate experience valuable for the job: Lim Kee's next-gen leader
HAVING corporate experience helps with the job, says Ang Khim Wee, who - with two...
Local SME to mass-produce Sars-CoV-2 diagnostic test kits
LOCAL medtech firm MiRXES will take charge of mass-producing locally-developed...
Local startup Whizpace's IoT solution picked for Microsoft platform
A TECHNOLOGY solution by Singapore-based startup Whizpace has been certified by...
OPINION
Bernie is leading, but it's making his party unhappy
I HAVE not sensed this level of political hysteria gripping Washington, DC, since...
No surprises behind move to end Philippines-US military pact
PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte's decision last week to end the Visiting Forces...
Next recession may see merger of fiscal and monetary policy
MACRO policymakers are in a mood to leave well alone. The advanced economies seem...
Budget 2020 offers chance to build enduring home base
CRISIS and uncertain times test the true mettle of governments and the people....
Growth of green financing as China takes the lead
THE climate crisis is front and centre on the minds of many, not least with the...
Cybersecurity should be a priority when building Smart Cities
CIVIC leaders around the world are looking to automate the infrastructures that make...
BREAKING NEWS
Stocks to watch: SIA, Genting, Singtel, StarHub, Bumitama Agri, Boustead Projects
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday:
Bumitama Agri's Q4 profit up 26% on higher palm oil prices
AN improvement in palm oil prices towards the end of last year gave a boost to Bumitama Agri's fourth-quarter...
EHT posts Q4 DPS of 1.179 US cents, 24.4% below IPO forecast
EAGLE Hospitality Trust (EHT) posted a distribution per stapled security (DPS) of 1.179 US cents for the fourth...
BHP warns coronavirus could impact demand
[SYDNEY] BHP, the world's biggest miner, warned Tuesday that demand for resources could be hit by the novel...
Tokyo: Stocks open lower on Tuesday
[TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened lower on Tuesday as investors assessed the economic impact of the new virus outbreak...
Coronavirus could be knockout blow for Hong Kong's once-thriving tourism, retail sectors
[HONG KONG] Tom Bennell's olive oil distribution business took a heavy beating during months of pro-democracy...
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