News
Share price of semiconductor stocks surged 50% in November
Share price of semiconductor stocks surged 50% in November
Emergence of new technologies buoyed demand for advanced chips.
REITs' M&A deal value hits record-high at $23.11b in 2019
This is triple the former peak in 2014.
Mapletree closes Australian private trust at $608m
It owns 10 Grade A office assets with a total value of about $1.3b.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.21%
DBS saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 1.1% slip.
Chart of the Day: Foreigners preferred pricier CCR homes in Q3
Their proximity to the CBD contributed to the popularity amongst foreign buyers.
Daily Briefing: Gojek ties-up with taxi operator Trans-Cab; MassMutual Ventures led funding round of Hong Kong-based KaaS server Lynk
And Amazon is recruiting tech and business/finance interns.
ST Engineering's orderbook hits all-time high at $15.9b
Small divestments continue to optimise its business portfolio.
Small-cap stocks to gain ground over privatisation surge
Privatisations rose from 14 in 2018 to 34 in 2019.
The region's finest exporters celebrate at The Asian Export Awards
The event ran alongside the third Made in Singapore and Designed in Singapore Awards.
ST Engineering bags 15-year maintenance service contract for Japan Transocean Air
It will work on JTA’s Boeing 737NG fleet. ST Engineering’s aerospace arm has secured a 15-year engine Maintenance-By-the-Hour (MBHTM) contract from Japan Airlines (JAL) subsidiary Japan Transocean Air (JTA), according to a press release.
SGX RegCo eyes scrapping minimum trading price rule
It will stop adding companies to the MTP watch-list for the meantime.
Only 1 in 10 firms have policies for gig economy workers
12% of bosses said they have no plans to implement related policies soon.
Changi Airport's passenger movements grew 5% in October
Japan and Vietnam recorded the most passenger traffic.
Daily Briefing: Clifford Capital to co-found platform for securitising infra debt; MOM expands training programme for PMETs
And a StanChart stalwart joins UOB’s technology and operations department.
Chart of the Day: Singaporeans worked 42.9 hours a week in June
The percentage of part-time workers rose despite the slight climb in their work hours.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.46%
YZJ Shipbuilding saw the sharpest decline amongst top active stocks with a 2.83% slide.
Two GLS housing sites at Canberra Drive put up for tender
The adjacent parcels could yield about 675 units.
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