SINGAPORE stocks rose in early trade on Monday (Dec 5), following a mixed session on Wall Street last Friday. Read more at The Business Times.
More firms flock to co-working spaces in Singapore but rising costs hit operators’ profit margins
Occupancy has recovered from an average of 50% to 60% during the pandemic to 80% to 90% by the third quarter of 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Does Singapore Airlines need to invest in Air India?
Will SIA passengers benefit? Still, it makes strategic sense to maintain an investment in the booming Indian aviation market. Read more at straitstimes.com.
New investment playbook needed for world of new challenges, says BlackRock strategist
Higher-for-longer rates will cause economic damage and higher unemployment in the first half of 2023, said Ben Powell. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Don’t wait for stock market capitulation – because it isn’t coming
IT IS too soon to buy, say pessimists. Markets will plunge to new lows, having climbed through November, they reason. Read more at The Business Times.
Exercise Solar Wind V: Singapore and Brunei police train in investigating multiple explosions
A series of explosions at a simulated triathlon and charity event. Here's how the Singapore Police Force and the Royal Brunei Police Force honed their skills in investigating such attacks at Exercise ...
HSBC opens new headquarters in Singapore
HSBC Singapore has officially opened its new head office at Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 2 (MBFC), which it says signifies a deepening of its long-term commitment to the city-state. Group chief ...
Singapore’s DBS Bank in pact with J.P. Morgan Asset Management to develop retirement solutions
Singapore’s DBS Bank has signed an agreement with J.P. Morgan Asset Management to leverage digital technologies to co-develop a personalised end-to-end retirement solution for the lender’s customers.
We spoke to BCA to clear common property misconceptions in Singapore – here are 9 you need to know
These are questions to which we often receive wrong answers. As such, we spoke to BCA to clear up some common misconceptions in the Singapore property market: Misconception #1: The first MCST of a ... ( read original story ...)
FTX: inside the crypto exchange that ‘accidentally’ lost $8bn
As FTX, the crypto business led by the 30-year-old ... The entrepreneur also wooed high-profile investors from BlackRock and Singapore’s state-owned fund Temasek to hedge fund Millennium Management’s ...
Engineering firm told to stop work after crane topples at Universal Studios Singapore
SINGAPORE - An engineering firm has been told to stop work after a crane toppled in the midst of demolition works at Universal Studios Singapore on Dec 3 afternoon. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore to see new wave of COVID-19 infections: health minister
Singaporeans should expect a new wave of COVID-19 infections with more people traveling and due to the upcoming year-end festivities, the Straits Times website quoted Health Minister Ong Ye Kung as ...
Parliamentary Question on Insects for Human Consumption in Singapore
The Workers’ Party member of parliament Louis Chua asked Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment on the target timeline for allowing the import and sale of insects as food for human ...
Tiruchy-based professor loses Rs 23L in online scam promising job in Singapore
A Tiruchy-based professor, who was unemployed after returning from Saudi Arabia during Covid-19, lost Rs 23.5 lakh to an online scam. Tiruchy police told IANS that Prem Navas of Tirumurugan Nagar, ...
Foreign investors upgrade India as dedicated allocation in investment portfolios
Sunil Sachdeva, a Singapore-based stock market expert with focus on Indian equities, said that the Indian stock markets have shown good resilience in the recent months, and hit a new growth trajectory ...
Over 800 arrested in Singapore for illegal betting in last 3 years
SINGAPORE - More than 2,400 people in Singapore were arrested for illegal gambling in the past three years and about a third of these arrests, or over 800, were for illicit betting activities. Read ...