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Information, communications tops retrenchment rate ranking
Information, communications tops retrenchment rate ranking
Finance and retail are also among the hardest hit.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.24%; Top stock is OCBC Bank
OCBC Bank is the top stock with a 1.57% increase.
Corporate productivity threatened as ‘quiet cracking’ fuels widespread employee disengagement
Employees show up, but internally struggle with job uncertainty and pressures.
Fitbit Singapore to wind up operations under voluntary liquidation
Creditors have until 8 April to submit their claims to the liquidators.
Six-storey 1 Chang Charn Road industrial building up for sale at $49m
The Leng Kee industrial building has a 31-year tenure.
Yeo Hiap Seng retrenches 25 staff following Malaysia production shift
The company will offer affected employees job placement, career guidance, and counselling.
LHN unit wraps up $100.9m Changi Business Park hotel strata lot transaction
Coliwoo subsidiary completed the deal through bank borrowings and IPO proceeds.
Adjoining strata shophouses on Dickson Road for sale at $9m
It has a guide price of about $3,733 per sq ft.
OCBC gold trades jump 60% after 28 February amidst Middle East conflict
First-time investors now make up 7% of the bank’s total precious metals base.
MAS flags risks in insurers’ private asset allocations and AIR
Allocations may include investments in private equity and credit.
CCS consults on commitments for SP Mobility–ChargEco acquisition
The conditions cover HDB carpark EV chargers in the East region.
URA’s Bayshore Drive project expected to ignite developer rush
The integrated development offers 1,280 units, commercial space, and direct MRT access.
ONE secures 30% stake in Thailand’s Hutchison Laemchabang Terminal
The investment supports the group’s strategy of securing capacity in key gateway ports.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.02%; Top stock is Sembcorp
Seatrium is the top stock with a 2.77% increase.
HSBC Singapore unveils refreshed mobile app with expanded wealth services
Customers can customise their homepage and have access to enhanced wealth tools.
Industrial rents to cool in 2026 as vacancies near 10%
This is despite strong warehouse demand.
CBD office rents rise in Q1 as Raffles Place/Marina Bay occupancy hits 97%
Occupancy in the area sat at 94.7% in the same period.
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