News
Chart of the Day: Share of tertiary-educated workers rose to 54.6% in ten years
Chart of the Day: Share of tertiary-educated workers rose to 54.6% in ten years
Most of the increase was from degree holders which grew to 36%.
Barrage of IPOs boosts SGX's trading volume in November
The average traded volume of securities rose $1.27b.
SIA and SilkAir to codeshare Scoot flights
The two will add their 'SQ' and 'M1' codes to over 30 Scoot flights.
10 talent trends you should watch out for in 2018
Technology and artificial intelligence are shaping the recruitment game.
Six shophouses in Boat Quay and New Bridge Road up for sale
The properties have a total value of $160m.
Two in five online transactions are paid through smartphones
Consumers' trust towards e-commerce is growing.
Private sector PMI rises to 55.4 in November
The new reading is the highest since 2Q2013.
SingPost raises postages for small packets
Increases will come at $2 to $3.4 per packet.
Local business confidence hits two-year peak
The Business Optimism Index's value rose by +4.29 ppt.
Small businesses waste five weeks a year chasing arrears
90% of them have clients that fail to pay on time.
Mall rents in Orchard Road edged up 0.6% to $35.3 psf monthly
This increase boosted island-wide rents.
Value of share buybacks jump 74% to $39m
OCBC bought $21.53m of shares and led the pack for the ninth month.
Managing data security and privacy burdens 3 in 5 CFOs
Concerns over security and compliance risks of the cloud are seen as a major barrier to technology transformation.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.32%
Investors are urged to take caution today.
Daily Briefing: Manufacturer faces 91 charges for unpaid salaries; Microchip surge blurs economic outlook
And here are three companies giving out their dividends this week.
Chart of the Day: Strata-titled industrial transactions dropped in Q3
The total number of factory caveats dropped from 197 last year to 184 in 2017.
Industrial rents edged up 0.5% in Q3
Clusters in Bukit Merah are amongst those with the highest surge.
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