News
Number of laid off workers jumped to 3,500 in Q3
From just 2,410 in Q2.
Retail sales jumped 8.1% in October on back of robust car sales
Car sales shot up 44.1%.
Asian institutional investors bet on real estate assets in 2015
US stocks are also on their radar.
Blockbuster hit: Keppel DC REIT up 3.8% on stellar trading debut
The counter closed at $0.965 per share.
Daily Briefing: Jurong pilot program to test if Singapore can avoid culling stray dogs; 81% of Popular's Balestier condo unsold
And 61 passengers rescued after Sentosa Express train stalls.
Chart of the Day: See the 5-year high number of properties put up for mortgagee sale
On the back of stricter regulatory and financing environment.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.2%
But expect a pullback today.
For retailers, it’s high time to jump into the e-commerce bandwagon
E-commerce sales will hit $3.5b in 2015.
Here are Singapore’s five biggest IPOs in 2014
Guess which took the top spot.
Mortgagee sales surged sevenfold as lenders strive to recoup losses
Blame it on higher bankruptcies.
Desperate homeowners launch fire sales of shoebox flats
The flat glut will only intensify.
Skilled talent shortage, extreme wage pressures to escalate further in 2015
Firms are struggling for growth.
Ultra-rich investors set sights on luxury homes in 2015
The tide is turning for this struggling segment.
Highly-leveraged households grapple with intensifying debt threat
Problems will worsen when interest rates rise.
GIC continues property shopping spree with Brazil office tower acquisition
This is its first wholly-owned investment in Latin America.
Regional woes take toll on Singapore’s consumer sector
Unless countries push through with their reforms, there will be no turnaround.
Commentary
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