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BlackRock buys additional 299,900 shares from Capitaland Ascendas REIT

This brings BlackRock and its subsidiaries’ total interest in Capitaland to 7%.

What are the most profitable side hustles in Singapore?

The average yearly salary for side hustles is from $11,693 to $21,153. 

HDB resale volume drops 14.9% MoM in September

Year-on-year, however, resale volume rose by 11.6%.

Motor vehicle sales fuel 0.6% YoY rise in retail sales for August

Excluding motor vehicles, sales dipped by 1.5% YoY.

Bain & Company, SBF launch decarbonisation programme for SMEs

The programme helped 80% of participating SMEs establish their emissions baseline.

Manulife integrates GenAI in contact centres, rollout starts in Singapore

About 68% of agents used the tool within two weeks of its pilot launch.

CCCS seeks public feedback on Hanhwa’s stake acquisition in Dyna-Mac

Hanwha seeks to acquire more than a 50% stake in Dyna-Mac.

AI consultancy firm Let’s AI This opens in Singapore

The firm is founded by Kenny Powar and Neil Cotton.

Tourism recovery drives 0.5% rise in Orchard retail rents in Q3

Suburban prime rents however outperformed city rents.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.18%; Top stock is Seatrium Ltd

Seatrium Ltd is the top stock with a 12.429% increase.  

Medi Lifestyle misses profit guarantee for Malaysian healthcare unit

Lady Paradise posted a loss of $828,037, missing the guaranteed EBITDA of $644,027.

8 in 10 employers in maritime find it difficult to hire right talent

Fewer employers plan to hire in the coming year, down from 76% last year.

Which jobs are still seeing growth in Singapore?

This is amidst the overall drop of 2.5% in job postings.

Startups rethink IP strategies to attract investors

Startups focus on patent portfolios and IP management.