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Daily Briefing: Government builds town testing driverless buses; Singapore accepts new wage guidelines
And here's why e-commerce startup Carousell's grateful it rejected an earlier $100m offer then.
Chart of the Day: Singapore money supply jumped 5.3% in April
It grew thanks to higher net foreign position and private credit.
Singapore PMI down 0.2 point to 52.7 in May
The growth of factory output and new orders slowed down.
Two divestments to lift OCBC's earnings in 2018
It is finalising the sale of Great Eastern Life Malaysia and Hong Kong Life Insurance.
Hyflux in talks with lenders for reorganisation
It warned that it will have more debts that will fall due “time to time”.
Share buyback value jumped 138.76% to $117m in May
20 stocks bought back a total of 45 million shares.
ARA Asset Management's assets jumped 93% after Cromwell acquisition
It now owns 19.5% of the Australian company's shares.
Sembcorp braces for 8% profit jump after UK Power Reserve buy
The energy generator plans to grow its battery capacity over 32 locations in the UK.
Spanish Village in Farrer Road up for en bloc sale at $882m
The 7.6-acre residential land houses 226 apartments.
Home buyers ditched costly units during weekend launches
Only one out of four launched projects this weekend, 120 Grange, sold over 50% of its units.
Chart of the Day: Qoo10 beats Amazon and Apple in Singapore's e-commerce market
It ate up 32.6% of market share, compared to Amazon and Apple's 11.5% and 11%.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.02%
Expect muted gains today.
Daily Briefing: Singapore to bear costs of US-North Korea summit; SIA's India affiliate orders Boeing's Dreamliner
And GIC sells its stake in Vietnamese taxi firm Vinasun.
Singapore crypto startup gets $16.46b for blockchain tech
The platform FUSION allows companies to tap into a global network and interact with other cryptocurrencies.
Oxley rallies to be Singapore's largest home vendor
It accumulated 4,000 units worth $5b, beating City Developments' house stock.
Services sector could shy away from giving $300 bonuses: economist
Companies that had improved productivity were urged to give $300-$600 bonuses.
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