News
6 marvelous shophouse styles in Singapore
Find out how structural designs evolved over time from 1840-1980.
6 marvelous shophouse styles in Singapore
Find out how structural designs evolved over time from 1840-1980.
5 Policy decisions 40 years ago that have significant impact on Singaporean lives today
Here's an interesting illustration of land use decisions which helped Singapore achieve sustainable development.
F&N has another potential suitor
Another bottler is said to be considering a bid for Fraser and Neave’s beverage business.
Cosco's plummeting profit fears overstated
Silverlining seen at US$1b worth of new orders in 1H12.
Industrial landlords deliver surprising 2Q12 results
Occupancy rate as at end-June stood at 98.4%, or a 60-bp improvement QoQ, while the weighted average lease to expiry held steady at 3.6 years.
OCBC hits record 23% profit surge
Thanks to robust trading and insurance revenue from Great Eastern Holdings.
Chart of the Day: Cheaper units account for 27% of new sales
Lower-priced units are those sold for less than $750,000.
Cosco profit narrows 13.3% to $27.6 million
Gross profit is up for the engineering firm but was eaten up by plummeting other income and almost tripling finance costs.
Cosco adopts cautious outlook as new orders dwindle
More shipowners will be sitting at the sidelines instead of purchasing new vessels from the marine engineering specialist.
CapitaLand selling streak strengthens in China
It sold a brisk 812 units in the second quarter among its Beijing, Chengdu and Shanghai properties to bring total units sold in 1H12 to 1,067 units.
Weaker margins for Cosco as it barrels into price wars
The marine engineering group will struggle to keep margins afloat by continuing to compete with aggressively low bids, says Maybank Kim Eng.
Singapore Exchange urged to get tough on foreign listed companies
Here are 5 key proposals from Securities Investors Association to protect retail investors.
OCBC's 2Q12 earnings likely to disappoint, warns analyst
The strong trading profits recorded in 1Q12 are unlikely to repeat this time.
Here's why GEH's profit plunged from S$263m to S$81m
Great Eastern Holding's non-par fund profits declined to a mere S$2m.
CapitaLand's 2Q12 unit sales surprisingly buoyed by Sky Habitat
CapitaLand sold a total of 202 units in 2Q12.
Singapore banks' diversified portfolio beats ASEAN banks
June loan growth is on track to meet CIMB's full-year estimate of 13-14%.
New businesses established dip 0.8%
Good news 66% of these young firms are purely Singaporean-owned.