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1 in 2 Singaporeans frustrated with banks' services

17% will actually not recommend their primary banks to others.

1 in 2 Singaporeans frustrated with banks' services

17% will actually not recommend their primary banks to others.

Jardine Motors stalls with 86% profit crash

Blame it on the difficult trading conditions in its Mainland China business.

Unemployment inched up to 2.1%

And total employment grew by a scanty 27,400.

2 in 10 companies avoid permanent hiring

Looks like contractual employment looms ahead for applicants.

Mayday, mayday: SIA's long-haul operations struggle for profitability

Dark skies ahead for SIA as its cargo business also posted an operating loss of SGD49m.

SGX seeks public views on new securities margin rules

With the proposed framework, margins will be imposed on portfolios of Central Depository members.

Business pessimism persists in Singapore

New orders for the manufacturing sector plunged by 28 percentage points.

CapitaMalls Asia on a massive acquisition spree

CMA will spend S$662.2m to acquire shopping malls in Tokyo and Qingdao.

Chart of the Day: Prices of private residential properties up 0.4%

This 2nd quarter increase is compared to the 0.1% decrease in the previous quarter.

Tiger Singapore's operating profit crashes 49% to S$4m

But OCBC sees clear skies ahead in 1QFY13 when Tiger is no longer burdened with excess aircraft.

SingPost fast-tracks transition into a regional, digital powerhouse

Another quarter of declining profits puts pressure on the firm to speed up investments outside its now low-margin domestic mail segment.

The Postman fails to deliver profit rise

SingPost profit fell by 2.2% to S$36.6m.

Prices of small homes dipped 1.4%

Sub-index for units in Central Region also sagged 0.9%.

Raffles Medical Group expands overseas for the first time since 2010

The tender results for a private hospital in Hong Kong is likely to be released in 4Q12.

SMRT's earnings derailed by higher costs

The company's earnings grew by a smaller 5% to S$37m, says CIMB.

Singapore still one of the most actively traded markets in Asia Pacific

Global real estate investment volumes in the region increased 19% to US$ 26b.