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Commercial property investment sales double two-fold
S$2.3 billion of commercial property were sold in 2Q12.
Commercial property investment sales double two-fold
S$2.3 billion of commercial property were sold in 2Q12.
Posh condo sales up in 2Q12
From three transactions last quarter, 2Q12 recorded eleven transactions above S$10 million each.
Property investment transactions to hit a plateau
The 52.4% rise in 2Q12 may moderate due to cash-strapped investors.
Keppel's 35.4% profit surge will not recur in 2H12
Too bad the whopping S$520.9m earnings won't happen again.
Chart of the Day: Electronic NODX up 1.6% in June 2012
Exports of PCs increased by 51%, says IE Singapore.
MediShield coverage and premiums pushed for increase
New proposals want to raise claims caps to $70,000 per year and $300,000 per lifetime, and increase premiums by around $10 monthly.
Q3 technical recession unlikely but not unthinkable: OCBC
The bank predicts Singapore's Q3 GDP to grow at 2.4% yoy or well clear of the 1.5% technical recession threshold but an Asia-led drag still looms.
StarHub's loss of English Premier League rights a blessing in disguise
StarHub gains at least S$20m annually due to the absence of cost for EPL rights.
Singaporeans no longer obsessed with iPhone
70% of M1's new customers in 2Q12 chose Androids.
Budget-constrained shoppers avoiding CapitaMalls
Shopper traffic in 1H slowed to 3% from 3.6% YoY while tenant sales have a sadder story.
Singapore travelers couldn't care less about global slowdown
Singaporeans most likely to go on holidays than Asian peers, survey shows.
4 in 10 accountants bearish on economy
But more Singaporeans believe the economy is getting better.
Gen Y Singaporeans becoming more gracious
2012 Graciousness Index showed the youth really are getting nicer.
Singapore ranks second in financial literacy list
Guess who beat Singapore by merely 2 points.
OCBC's whopping gains from F&N and APB stakes revealed
The gain will boost OCBC’s 2012 net profit forecast by 42% - so how much is it?
Mission accomplished: More than half of KepLand's lease expiries already addressed
Lease renewals were done at rates that are 6-7% higher than previously contracted one.
CapitaMall Trust hurt by 3% less shoppers
Blame it on competitive pressures at Lot 1 and Funan Centre.