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Retail sector suffers from cash-strapped shoppers
Retail sector suffers from cash-strapped shoppers
Sales dipped 2.2% in May as consumers refrained from buying luxury items.
Chart of the Day: Total trade up 2.8%
Total imports increased by 6.2% in June 2012, says IE Singapore.
Keppel T&T takes a profit hit in 2Q12
Increasing overheads and lower sundry income dragged down its bottom line despite 22% higher revenues q-o-q.
NODX shifts weight to Hong Kong, EU and Indonesia
These emerged as the top three contributors to NODX expansion in June while China, Thailand and Latin America weakened anew.
Keppel T&T capitalizes on rising logistics and data centre demand
Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation will turn up development and acquisition in these two high-growth sectors.
Online ad revenues surge 25% in 2H11
The increase closed year 2011 with a total S$135.9 m.
3 in 10 Singaporeans worry that Singapore is in recession
And 46% say their finances will be hurt in the next 12 months.
Why your next banking boss may be a Filipino or Indian
Research shows more roles being shipped to India and Philippines and banking jobs in AsiaPac down 14%.
Stingy Singaporeans to cut spending this year
Seven out of ten say they will cut spending, half of them see dim job prospects.
Singapore exports to US, EU, China still lackluster
NODX shipments only rose 0.5-1.6% in 1H12.
1 out of 3 admits to slacking off in office
And they're blaming their companies for not keeping them motivated.
4 in 10 Singaporeans refuse to go the extra mile
Are you a stagnating employee?
Someone wants to buy OCBC Bank and GEH's shares in F&N and APB
There is an offer to purchase, but shareholders are advised there is no certainty that any transaction will be entered into.
I quit: A third of Singaporeans to resign in two years
And in 2017, companies might be flooded with resignation letters.
Singapore Airlines load factor up for 5th month
SIA’s PLF rose encouragingly to 83.0% from 78.8% in Jun 2011.
LTA fines SMRT S$2M for service disruptions
How much could this hurt SMRT's books?
M1 net profit tumbled by 17.8% YoY
With a squeezed pocket, does M1 still have sufficient fund to cover higher roll-out cost for a nationwide 4G smartphones?
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