News
Sembcorp Marine needs $1b-2b annual contracts to stay afloat
The only good news is earnings are stabilising after its $22m loss in 3Q16.
DBS Q3 net profit creeps up 1% to $1.07b
Thanks to 8% higher income.
Office vacancies hit four-year high in 3Q
Blame it on a 60% drop in hiring.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.45%
Expect more losses today.
Daily Briefing: HDB resale transactions fall 5.5% in Q3; Three ways to invest in regional markets from Singapore
And here's how you can improve your credit score.
Hey Siri, send my mum $500
OCBC Bank becomes the first in Asia Pacific to let customers send cash through Siri, just be careful who you lend your phone to.
GuocoLand eyes UK and Australia housing
It will own a 27% stake in Malaysia's Eco World International when it IPO's.
UOB's Q3 net profit slips 7.8% to $791m
Bad loan charges from O&G firms were to blame.
Private home sales fall 12.2% in Q3
Only 1,981 units were sold as prices dipped 1.5 %.
Alibaba gets SingPost investment approval
The $187.1m investment ups Alibaba’s stake in SingPost to 14.4%.
Office vacancy hits 10.4% in Q3
Over 796,000 sqm office space was left empty.
Ascendas REIT completes China exit
Singapore and Australia are its new focus.
Singapore sees auction pickup
Healthy bidding for three Swiss Club estate has seen Q4 beat the rest of the year.
Home buyers buoy residential market
Resale and subsale deals rose 57% in 3Q.
Tougher subletting rules hit industrial rents
Rents dropped 6.3% in the first nine months.
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