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Title Section22 2009-02-18 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Wednesday, February 18,200922 words
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Article, Illustration722 2009-02-18 1 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Stimulus package may be delayed and general elections may be called early B\ in Tokyo POLITICAL and economic crisis threatened to engulf Japan yesterday after Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa quit his post following an uproar over his odd behaviourAFP - 722 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article46 2009-02-18 1 uesi lay lange 1COMP 898.53 -8.66 IIKKEI225 7,645.51 -104.66 1ANG SENG 12,945.40 -510.48 ;et index 438.22 -8.42 JAKARTA COM P 1,318.04 -23.96 IANILACOMP 1,899.90 -15.89 ;eoulcomp 1,127.19 -48.28 ;henzhen b 318.65 -12.98 IUMBAI IND 9,035.00 -270.45 11AM EST Cham )OW 7,611.86 -238.55 IASDAQ 1,484.40 -49.9646 words
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Article28 2009-02-18 1 13.00 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.91 HONGKONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.467 TAIWAN 4.826 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 1.00 US 3.25 CANADA 3.00 SWITZERLAND 0.53 INDIA Source13.00 : Bloomberg - 28 words
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Article45 2009-02-18 1 IS$ (S$ per US$) 1.528 (US$/S$ per 1.414 2.161 ;URO (US$/S$/E) 1.264 1.931 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 92.20 60.40 3.643 2.384 IK$ 7.755 5.075 !AHT 32.27 23.08 lUPIAH 11,900 7,789 lENMINBI 6.840 4.476 INDIAN RUPEE 49.23 32.22 1.564 1.024 IZ$ 1.970 1.28945 words
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757 2009-02-18 1 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING NODX hit by 35% dive in January; economists predict long squeeze By [SINGAPORE] Singapore's key non-oil domestic exports (NODX) entered 2009 with a big crash plunging 34.8 per cent in January the biggest year-on-year contraction since the series757 words
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Miscellaneous52 2009-02-18 1 f^W CHAPTER 11 CFO TRANSPORT HUB EXECUTIVE MONEY Ihimp Entertainment CONVERSATIONS Qr Breakbulk sector: a silver The fund manager with files for bankruptcy Managing through y^% lining()n the horizon no view on markets I page 14 the downturn page 30 ifTTu-maES^J page 16 page 28 Moody's report spooks European markets52 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration796 2009-02-18 2 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING Nathan and advisers alerted to economic storm in mid-2008 By [SlNGAPOßE] President S R Nathan and his council of advisers had been alerted to the fast-approaching economic storm as early as mid-2008. And it was the urgency of the situation thatAZIZ HUSSIN/THE STRAITS TIMES - 796 words
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617 2009-02-18 2 Reuters Warning triggers sell-offs in financial stocks, puts pressure on currencies [VIENNA] Ratings agency Moody's yesterday sparked fresh fears that emerging Europe's economic crisis could deepen, causing a sell-off in stocks and currencies by saying banks in the region with large loanbooks faced downgrades.Reuters - 617 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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47 2009-02-18 2 SINGAPORE'S key non-oil domestic exports entered 2009 with a big crash plunging 34.8 per cent in January the biggest year-on-year contraction since the series started in 1980. Domestic shipments to all Singapore's top 10 markets tumbled. FRONT PAGE47 words
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65 2009-02-18 2 POLITICAL as well as economic crisis threatened to engulf Japan yesterday after Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa announced that he would quit his post following an uproar over his odd behaviour at last week's G-7 finance ministers meeting. Economics Minister Kaoro Yosano65 words
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41 2009-02-18 2 MOODY'S yesterday sparked fresh fears that emerging Europe's economic crisis could deepen, causing a sell-off in stocks and currencies by saying banks in the region with large loanbooks faced downgrades. TOP STORIES, PAGE 241 words
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55 2009-02-18 2 PRESIDENT S R Nathan and his council of advisers had been alerted to the fast-approaching economic storm as early as mid-2008. And it was the urgency of the situation that prompted him to agree to the government's request to unlock past reserves, he said55 words
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53 2009-02-18 2 THE Alexis condo sold like hot cakes last week and now a few buyers at the fully-sold project are trying to flip their units in the subsale market, notwithstanding the fact that Singapore is in the throes of its worst recession. TOP53 words
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Article70 2009-02-18 2 ST Engineering's net profit for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31 has fallen 30.1 per cent to $102.3 million, from $146.4 million a year earlier. For the full year, ST Engg made a net profit of $473.6 million, down 6 per cent from $503.570 words
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57 2009-02-18 2 GREAT Eastern Holdings saw a 47 per cent slump in its net profit for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2008, to $76.5 million from a year ago, as its investments suffered a blow from the market turmoil and profits from57 words
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44 2009-02-18 2 SCHERING-PLOUGH Corp yesterday opened a multi-million dollar Translational Medicine Research Centre which will hire up to 70 staff, mostly researchers and physicians, over the next few years. About 20 have already been recruited. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 944 words
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72 2009-02-18 2 THE Asian Development Bank says that it is "desirable" to ease restrictions on the amounts that nations can swap under a currency accord between South-east Asian countries, Japan, China and South Korea as the global recession deepens. Finance ministers from these countries72 words
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Article, Illustration817 2009-02-18 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA Other developers try to ride buying wave by relaunching units at lower prices By [SINGAPORE] The Alexis condo sold like hot cakes last week and now a few buyers at the fully sold project are trying to flip their units817 words
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Article, Illustration729 2009-02-18 4 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN Stock hits multi-year low, with analysts taking downbeat view of airline's prospects By [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines shares plunged as the market took a bearish view of the company's prospects after passenger traffic recorded its sharpest dive in five years. TheBloomberg - 729 words
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604 2009-02-18 4 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP By [SINGAPORE] A steering committee is exploring revisions to the Companies Act to keep Singapore's corporate regulations relevant in rapidly changing times, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said yesterday. Potential changes to the Act include the creation604 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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670 2009-02-18 5 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM RECURRING income from property investments may prove to be Metro Holdings' saving grace. Metro reported its first quarterly net loss in nine years for its second quarter ended September, but it pulled back into the black for its third quarter670 words
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Article, Illustration529 2009-02-18 5 CHEWXIANG - CHEWXIANG Full-year earnings dip to $473.6 m, due to doubful debts, impairment charge By ST Engineering's net profit for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31 has fallen 30.1 per cent to $102.3 million, from $146.4 million a year earlier. However, sales rose 3.8 perYEN MENG JIIN - 529 words
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102 2009-02-18 6 Reuters SINGAPORE'S chip packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC yesterday said that it will not proceed with an exercise to reduce its capital because it was unable to obtain debt financing amid the financial turmoil. Last year, the company, which is majority owned by Singapore– Reuters - 102 words
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258 2009-02-18 6 MOODY'S Investors Service yesterday said that it has placed the corporate family rating of Ascott Residence Trust (ART) on review for possible downgrade, on the rating agency's expectation that the trust's operating performance will weaken over the next two years. Said Moody's258 words
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554 2009-02-18 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Its investments were hit by market turmoil while insurance gains fell Reports by GREAT Eastern Holdings saw a 47 per cent slump in its net profit for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2008 to $76.5 million from a554 words
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228 2009-02-18 6 GREAT Eastern has written down $64 million of indirect exposure to Wall Street money manager Bernard Madoff s funds. This represents 0.15 per cent of Great Eastern's assets of $44 billion at end-2008. In the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2008, Great Eastern228 words
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303 2009-02-18 6 Reuters CHINESE medicine firm Eu Van Sang said it expects zero profit growth for the next 12 months, as retail spending slows amid the global financial crisis. "We are working on a basis of zero per cent growth for the next 12 months,"Reuters - 303 words
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Article, Illustration412 2009-02-18 6 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] SP AusNet, the Australian power distributor majority owned by Singapore Power Ltd, was cut to "hold" from "buy" by Goldman Sachs JBWere Pty, which cited its potential liability for two bushfires in Victoria. "We cannot recommend buying SP AusNet givenBloomberg; I AP - 412 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article35 2009-02-18 6 EMS Energy yesterday warned of a loss for the full year of 2008. It is expected to be higher than the loss of $1.78 million the preceding year.35 words
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80 2009-02-18 6 PINE Agritech yesterday warned that it expects to report lower revenue and profit for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2008, compared to the previous corresponding period. "The recent global economic downturn had resulted in lower export volume and weaker domestic demand for80 words
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69 2009-02-18 6 CHINA Auto Electronics said it expects to mark losses in the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec 31, 2008. Revenue from its China operation continued to be affected by the slowdown in the Chinese auto industry, while it had to make heavy69 words
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69 2009-02-18 6 EQUATION Corp said yesterday that a fire occurred at noon in the factory/warehouse of CH E-Recycling Pte Ltd, its subsidiary. The factory deals with recycling and trading of electronic waste and scrap metals. Equation said the relevant authority is investigating the cause of69 words
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399 2009-02-18 7 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE It also responds to SGX query on its Indonesian coal mining deal By WATER-treatment group Dayen Environmental has been queried by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) again this time over its first-quarter results. The exchange also sought an update on Dayen's investment399 words
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370 2009-02-18 7 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By THE two shareholders seeking the ouster of NEL Group's board of directors have lost one of four nominees they put up for election as directors. NEL yesterday said that it has received a faxed copy of a letter dated370 words
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Article150 2009-02-18 7 Full year ended Dec 2008 Three months ended Dec 2008 NET PROFIT TURNOVER NET PROFIT TURNOVER CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS %CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS %CHNG (S.m) (Sl.m) (Sim) (S:.m) 1 STEngg 473.64 503.50 -5.9 5344.52 5050.98 5.8 102.26 146.37 -30.1 1346.41 1296.29 3.9 2150 words
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255 2009-02-18 7 LIEWAIQING - LIEWAIQING By DESPITE a 23 per cent year-on-year rise in revenue to $168 million for 2008, Challenger Technologies found itself with a 25 per cent fall in net profit to $5.3 miUion. A key factor was a jump in "other charges" from $470,000 to255 words
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339 2009-02-18 7 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING By SOILBUILD Group has reported a 60 per cent year-on-year jump in net profit to $30.5 million for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2008. Revenue for the three months ended Dec 31, 2008, rose 46 per cent to nearly $50339 words
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Article, Illustration413 2009-02-18 7 BRITTANY KHOO - BRITTANY KHOO By CHINA Hongxing Sports' fourth-quarter revenue sprinted to a 28.2 per cent growth as expansion efforts paid off but resulting higher costs and a dip in profit margin pushed net earnings down 29.8 per cent. The three months ended Dec 31, 2008,FILE PHOTO - 413 words
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411 2009-02-18 7 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO By CHINA-BASED Zhonghui Holdings yesterday appointed a local auditing firm, Paul Wan Co Certified Public Accountants, as new external auditors to replace outgoing Horwath First Trust. This appointment was approved by shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) yesterday. Horwath First Trust had411 words
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Article, Illustration732 2009-02-18 8 LARRY WEE - LARRY WEE CURRENCIES Even the yen is hit, so keep a close eye on first supports for stocks and currencies FINANCIAL market action this past week has told us in no uncertain terms that the euphoria leading up to last week's two US rescue packages732 words
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Article227 2009-02-18 8 The weeks changes YEAR TO DATE FEB 17 '09 HIGH LOW CLOSE CHNG US$ VS CURRENCY JPY 91.75 0.64 112.05 87.11 SGD 1.5277 1.88 1.5346 1.3457 IDR ***** 1.62 ***** 9035 THB 35.28 0.80 35.83 31.00 CNY 6.8418 0.13 7.2085 6.8099 MYR 3.6410 1.46 3.6470** 3.1310 CURRENCY227 words
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Article85 2009-02-18 8 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 2 10 2 0 0 0 2 10 2 lanufacturing 21 64 47 22 69 56 Commerce 24 14 25 18 'pt/Stor/Comms 17 10 17 11 :inance 10 28 10 28 Construction 'roperties 29 29 lotels/Rsts85 words
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Article101 2009-02-18 8 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 37,646 37,646 70,927 70,927 lanufacturing 170,488 14,615 185,103 94,019 536 94,555 Commerce 63,277 3,813 67,090 63,838 452 64,290 ■pt/Stor/Comms 74,475 50 74,525 145,284 145,287 :inance 42,813 42,813 275,039 275,039 Construction 13,871 2,144 16,015 1,177 18 1,195 ■roperties 61,885 61,885101 words
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Article108 2009-02-18 8 lapitaLand 2.650 -0.090 lapitaMall 1.320 +0.010 jtyDev 5.220 -0.200 losco Corp 0.820 -0.030 IBSGrp 8.030 -0.170 :&N 2.720 -0.060 Sent Intl 0.430 -0.015 iolden Agri 0.275 -0.030 IK Land 2.140 -0.010 IMH 17.260 -0.460 ISH 9.140 -0.240 lardineC&C 9.850 -0.410 leppel Corp 4.060 -0.130 leppel Land108 words
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Article799 2009-02-18 8 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Fraser Neave Feb 17 close: $2.72 CIMB-GK, Feb 16 FIRST quarter 2009 core net profit of $71.4 million forms 17 per cent of our full-year forecast as lower property bookings and weaker dairy income due to the melamine scare proved to be drags. We believe results799 words
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Article, Illustration592 2009-02-18 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS AS always, movements here are dictated by expectations of how Wall Street might perform later in any given day, such is the nature of programme trades that links markets. So given that the March futures on the Dow Jones Industrial592 words
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Article61 2009-02-18 8 Feb 17 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -298.00-148.00 BT CADI -*****.00-174.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -30.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 333.59 -10.49 FTSE ST Small Cap 273.97 -5.66 FTSE ST All Share 392.97 -10.45 FTSE ST China Top 172.05 -7.83 FTSE ST China 169.23 -7.42 UOB Catalist 69.4461 words
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Article64 2009-02-18 8 VOLUME Golden Agri 139,837,000 China Honqxinq 35,727,000 Sing Tel 27,157,000 Straits Asia 26,474,000 Noble Grp 22,865,000 Capita Mall 20,689,000 Capita Land 18,203,000 DBS DB eCWO9O9I4A 15,855,000 IndoAqri 15,669,000 SGX 15,359,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 82,690,015 SGX 75,407,430 UOB 71,055,973 Sing Tel 66,940,874 Capita Land 48,821,330 Golden Agri 40,191,28064 words
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Article111 2009-02-18 8 CLOSE UP 9470 348.3 2.5 GLD 10US$ DBS Bk6% NCPS 10 9860 50.0 0.5 OCBC Bk5.1%NCPS 100 9400 20.0 0.2 UOI 230 9.0 4.1 Creative Tech 408 8.0 2.0 STI 1750 DBePW*****4 46.5 6.0 14.8 SGX BNP ePW*****6 46.5 5.5 13.4 STI 1850 DBePW*****1 53 5.5 11.6 STI 2200BNPePW*****6111 words
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Article120 2009-02-18 8 CLOSE DOWN STXPO 100 980 -80.0 -7.5 China H 10US$ 930 -76.4 -5.1 JMH 1726 -70.3 -2.6 OCBC Bk4.5%NCPS 100 8320 -50.0 -0.6 S I A 997 -47.0 -4.5 Jardine C&C 985 -41.0 -4.0 SIA 200 998 -40.0 -3.9 JSH 914 -36.7 -2.6 OUE 825 -33.0 -3.8 India Ni120 words
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Article86 2009-02-18 8 iere« S$ stands Feb 17 %CHNG CLOSE FRF* 16 YR 2008/2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.5277 -0.86 1.5346 1.3457 Euro 1.9295 0.17 2.2064 1.8640 Pounds 2.1625 -0.24 2.8431 2.0356 AS 0.9762 0.71 1.3251 0.9068 Yen* 1.6651 -1.00 1.7278 1.2619 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.24 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.3302 -0.55 4.429986 words
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361 2009-02-18 9 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN Location lets firm tap Asian talent pool, says chief scientific officer Byl THE first American pharmaceutical company to open a manufacturing plant in Singapore has expanded its operations here to include R&D work as well. Schering-Plough Corp yesterday opened a mul-ti-million361 words
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268 2009-02-18 9 BIOMEDICAL manufacturing output will be hit as the industry continues to be affected by global shifts in demand for drugs. "This year, we anticipate flat or even slightly negative output," Economic Development Board managing director Beh Swan Gin said yesterday. "In terms of new268 words
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Article, Illustration472 2009-02-18 9 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI By THE economic downturn is challenging for private banking but Asia is well-placed for a soft landing and a speedy recovery, a private banker said. Pointing to markets that are still attractive, such as mainland China, ING Private Banking's Asia-Pacific CEO472 words
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206 2009-02-18 9 THE Community Foundation of Singapore (CFS), an independent, non-profit philanthropic organisation, was officially launched by President S R Nathan yesterday. CFS, which targets high-net-worth individuals and companies, will seek substantial financial commitments with which to match-make donors and recipients and will manage the funds on their behalf.206 words
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527 2009-02-18 9 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN By DESPITE its combined population of 550 million people and combined GDP of US$l trillion, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) must be realistic about its standing in the eyes of the US. South-east Asia and Asean must527 words
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379 2009-02-18 9 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY By A NEW company has been set up to help share Singapore's expertise in information and communications solutions for the public sector. IDA International, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), will meet increasing requests379 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration891 2009-02-18 10 -AP [WASHINGTON] It seems like the country that used to make everything is on the brink of making nothing. In January, 207,000 US manufacturing jobs vanished in the largest one-month drop since October 1982. Factory activity is hovering at a 28-year-AP; Bureau of Labor Statistics; Bureau of Economic Analysis; AP Graphics - 891 words
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Article, Illustration596 2009-02-18 10 Bloomberg Finance ministers meeting up in Thailand on Sunday to bolster forex pool [JAKARTA] The Asian Development Bank says that it is "desirable" to ease restrictions on the amounts that nations can swap under a currency accord between South-east Asian countries, Japan,Bloomberg; REUTERS - 596 words
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479 2009-02-18 10 NYT Carrot and stick plan a bid to reduce home foreclosures [WASHINGTON] US President Barack Obama's plan to reduce the flood of home foreclosures will include a mix of government inducements and new pressure on lenders to reduce monthly payments for borrowers atNYT - 479 words
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305 2009-02-18 10 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Hedge-fund assets will likely drop by about US$l92 billion this quarter after the industry's record losses last year, according to estimates by ÜBS. Global assets will likely fall to U551,215 trillion in the first quarter, said Timothy Bell, London-based head of hedge– Bloomberg - 305 words
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437 2009-02-18 10 Reuters But investor worries depress currency and stock markets [SEOUL] South Korea yesterday dismissed market talk it faced a possible foreign exchange crisis in March but local stocks and the won fell sharply as nervous investors bought up US dollars just in case. SouthReuters - 437 words
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Article, Illustration543 2009-02-18 11 -AFP The slide in retail sales in 2008 fails to halt the explosion of new malls [JAKARTA] With opulent attractions from children's rides and slippery slides to faux-European boulevards, the massive malls of Indonesia's capital are attracting plenty of visitors but few-AFP; AFP - 543 words
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453 2009-02-18 11 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN By in Kuala Lumpur IN a move that could pave the way for yet another by-election in Malaysia, Selangor state executive councillor Elizabeth Wong, 37, yesterday offered to resign all her positions, including her state assembly seat, after nude photos453 words
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194 2009-02-18 11 -AP [JAKARTA] Indonesia may revise its 2009 Budget to respond to a drop in commodity prices and export demand caused by the global economic slowdown, lawmakers and economists said yesterday. Rusman Heriawan, who heads the Central Statistic Agency, said South-east Asia's largest economy grew by-AP - 194 words
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537 2009-02-18 12 Reuters CIC said to be in talks with Chinese banks on bid for aircraft leasing outfit [HONG KONG] China Investment Corp (CIC), a US$2OO billion sovereign wealth fund, is in talks with local banks to jointly bid for American International Group Inc's (AIG)– Reuters - 537 words
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Article, Illustration540 2009-02-18 12 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Chinese companies may be using record bank lending to invest in stocks, fuelling a rally that's made the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index the world's best performer this year, according to Shenyin Wanguo Securities Co. As much as 660 billion yuan (*****.4 billion) mayBloomberg; AFP - 540 words
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211 2009-02-18 12 -AFP [BEIJING] China has urged cities nationwide to loosen residency requirements to encourage migration by college graduates, in the latest move aimed at fighting growing joblessness, the state media said yesterday. A policy document by the State Council, or cabinet, has asked cities to drop-AFP - 211 words
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Article, Illustration457 2009-02-18 13 AFP Both factors hurting jobs and investment, after successive years of growth [NEW DELHI] The global economic crisis and the threat of terrorism have combined to deliver a rude awakening to India's dream of continued peace and prosperity after successive years of sustained growth.AFP; FILE PHOTO - 457 words
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408 2009-02-18 13 Bloomberg The government will not bail out Satyam, says minister [MUMBAI] India does not plan to investigate any other software companies following its inquiry into an admission of fraud by Satyam Computer Services Ltd's former chairman and the sacking of the boardBloomberg - 408 words
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562 2009-02-18 14 Bloomberg Donald Trump quit board on Feb 13, saying he disagreed with bondholders [NEW YORK] Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc, the casino company founded by Donald Trump, filed for bankruptcy after annual gambling revenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey, plunged the most on record. The– Bloomberg - 562 words
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Article, Illustration352 2009-02-18 14 -AFP [SYDNEY] More than 18,000 people from nearly 200 countries have applied for the "best job in the world", hoping to earn good money for lazing around on an Australian island, officials said yesterday. The deadline for applications for the-AFP; AP - 352 words
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Article, Illustration386 2009-02-18 14 Bloomberg, AP [STUTTGART] Daimler reported its first quarterly loss since 2007 on declining sales and costs from Chrysler LLC. The world's second largest maker of luxury cars also said the recession will burden earnings further this year. The fourth-quarter loss was 1.53 billion euros (552.95– Bloomberg, AP; REUTERS - 386 words
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Article428 2009-02-18 14 -AP OBITUARY Bernard Ashley and his wife Laura grew the fashion brand [LONDON] Bernard Ashley, who teamed up with his wife to build the Laura Ashley fashion and home furnishing brand into a global business, has died. He was 82. Mr Ashley died last-AP - 428 words
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279 2009-02-18 14 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australia's ASK Ltd, operator of Asia-Pacific's third-biggest listed stock market, reported an 8.2 per cent fall in first-half profit, hurt by a drop in revenue from derivatives. It signalled a cautious outlook. The group said that the first half of fiscal– Reuters - 279 words
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Article, Illustration646 2009-02-18 15 Reuters Regulators delve into Allen Stanford's empire, including an affiliate bank [ST JOHN'S, Antigua] On the streets of Antigua, Texas billionaire Allen Stanford is a controversial figure. Some embrace him while others deride him as a modern-day colonialist. But nearly all say they fear– Reuters; REUTERS - 646 words
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631 2009-02-18 15 -NYT Ron Bloom has played pivotal role in helping steelworkers' union [NEW YORK] In the *****, Ron Bloom did what many Wall Street investment bankers wish they had done decades ago: he walked away. His intention was not to write the-NYT - 631 words
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493 2009-02-18 15 Bloomberg [LAS VEGAS] Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts joined hoteliers in lambasting US lawmakers' criticism of corporate travel, saying hundreds of thousands of jobs are in jeopardy. President Barack Obama's warning this month that companies receiving government bailout money "can't go takeBloomberg - 493 words
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Article, Illustration615 2009-02-18 16 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Alternate energy such as wind and nuclear the bright spots, says exec By' THE breakbulk sector is taking a hit from the bad current economic conditions but to some extent it is countercyclical and insulated from the financial crisis as governmentsi FILE PHOTO - 615 words
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Article102 2009-02-18 16 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KWentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.27 0.17 0.82 0.33 0.64 0.39 0.04 0.61102 words
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Article37 2009-02-18 16 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings Nepline Bhd PDZ Holdings 0.58 8.60 8.65 2.75 2.50 unch 0.09 -0.04 0.05 -0.05 -0.03 unch unch unch 1 63 261 801 2 0 3037 words
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Article15 2009-02-18 16 '00 :eb17 Bahl Vol ■recious Ship Jegional Cont 12.00 6.45 -1.60 -0.35 7528 223615 words
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Article11 2009-02-18 16 '000 Doil iingamas Cont .17.80 ...0.79 -0.58 -0.05 254 656211 words
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Article23 2009-02-18 16 '000 >eso Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 6.40 10.75 unch unch 0.20 -0.75 unch unch 459 647 0 023 words
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Article22 2009-02-18 16 Evergreen Marine ....13.30 :irst Steamship 33.50 ManHai Lines 13.35 r"ang Ming Marine ....9.14 -0.05 -0.10 -0.15 -0.11 4 4 1 422 words
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Article41 2009-02-18 16 '000 'en (awasaki Hvylnd ..160.00 -5.00 5282 (awasaki Kisen 336.00 -9.00 5616 Mitsubishi Hvy 288.00 -15.00 ***** i/litsui Eng&Sbldg ..144.00 -5.00 3212 l/litsui Osk Lines 503.00 -32.00 ***** Jippon Express 304.00 -12.00 2047 JipponYusen 430.00 -10.00 8122 'iource: Thomson Reuters41 words
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725 2009-02-18 16 WHAT comes next for an international maritime centre like Singapore? The answer is simple, says Professor Torger Reeve of the BI Norwegian School of Management: Singapore must aspire to become a "super" maritime cluster. Like any global business, the maritime sector725 words
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1051 2009-02-18 16 DAVID HUGHES - DAVID HUGHES By STRAIT TALK It's mostly a dreary situation, but some expect the downturn to generate opportunities THEY say it is an ill wind indeed that blows nobody any good. There certainly has been a lot of gloomy news coming1,051 words
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Article232 2009-02-18 16 Reuters [PERTH] Coal exports from Australia's Newcastle port fell 25 per cent from the previous week, while vessel arrivals also slipped, suggesting softer demand for the fuel. Exports from the east coast port, the world's largest coal export terminal, fell to 1.383 million tonnes in– Reuters - 232 words
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Article, Illustration735 2009-02-18 17 Volumes are starting to rise again as inventories are running low at factories, SSA chief tells VINCENT WEE CONTAINER shipping is a scary business to be in right now, but industry veteran and Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) president SS Teo is confident ofAP/FILE PHOTO - 735 words
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Article, Illustration826 2009-02-18 17 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE By' LINER companies are taking drastic measures to get through the economic downturn. Maersk got the ball rolling with a lay-up programme, idling eight ships at the start of December and setting the trend for other lines to follow826 words
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Article, Illustration673 2009-02-18 18 Bloomberg Some prospective bidders pull out amid credit crunch and aviation slump [LONDON] BAA Ltd, the world's biggest airport operator, is struggling to raise the £2 billion (554.33 billion) it's seeking for London's Gatwick terminal as the number of bidders dwindles– Bloomberg; AFP - 673 words
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Article2523 2009-02-18 18 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), AI Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR2,523 words
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186 2009-02-18 18 Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] Qantas Airways Ltd, Australia's largest airline, will offer low-cost flights between New Zealand's largest cities from June, replacing full-cost services, after reviewing its competitiveness in the market. Jetstar Airways, the budget unit of Sydney-based Qantas, will start services linking Auckland,– Bloomberg - 186 words
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235 2009-02-18 18 Bloomberg [BERLIN] Deutsche Lufthansa, Europe's second-big-gest airline, is likely to lose an appeal case over airport subsidies to low-cost competitor Ryanair Holdings, a German court said. The Higher Regional Court of Koblenz told Lufthansa on Monday that it won't overturn a lower court– Bloomberg - 235 words
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791 2009-02-18 18 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Shipping costs have more than doubled this year, so it may be time to buy kroner, Aussies and loonies. The 147 per cent jump in ocean transport prices is evidence that China's US$5BO billion stimulus plan will lift raw materials,– Bloomberg - 791 words
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Article, Illustration593 2009-02-18 19 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE Sports car maker looking at setting up a driving school in Spore By: SINGAPORE is shaping up nicely as a motorsports hub. So much so, in fact, that Porsche Asia Pacific will look at setting up a Porsche Sport Driving School here.593 words
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Article, Illustration826 2009-02-18 19 -NYT [PARIS] Bayerische Motoren Werke, the German luxury carmaker better known as BMW, announced on Monday that it would eliminate 850 jobs at its plant that makes the iconic Mini car in Oxford, England, in response to the slump in global demand.-NYT; AFP - 826 words
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Article, Illustration513 2009-02-18 19 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE By MEDIA coverage of the Volvo Ocean Race is worth four to five times what it costs the Swedish car maker to hold the event. "The return on investment, in terms of coverage, is 300 to 400 per cent of what we513 words
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317 2009-02-18 19 Bloomberg [MANILA] Cebu Air Inc, the Philippines' second-largest airline, scrapped fuel and insurance surcharges on overseas tickets as it bids to win more travellers with cheaper fares and return to profit this year. Removing the levies will cut ticket prices by as– Bloomberg - 317 words
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79 2009-02-18 19 Reuters [PARIS] Paris airports operator ADP said on Monday that its January traffic fell 7.8 per cent compared with January 2008, due to bad weather conditions, a national one-day strike and the global economic slowdown. Traffic at Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport fell– Reuters - 79 words
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Miscellaneous368 2009-02-18 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across substitute not quite in the —^^J ■^■H Bfl ■H~~~^H top bracket? (6,4) 6 One stranded in the gym? (4) —^^—^J—^J—^ B—^J—^J—^ 8 One politician did something and had influence (8) 9 Capital city, crazy and reck- _^^J__^^H~ H l~~^H~~^H~~^H less for the most part (6) 10 Coming368 words
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468 2009-02-18 20 SOME observers suggest that as a forum for setting the direction for economic policies, the Group of Seven industrial countries (G-7) should retire and leave the stage to the Group of 20 (G-20), which includes a wider range of players in the global468 words
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Article, Illustration1121 2009-02-18 20 CARLOS NICHOLAS FERNANDES - CARLOS NICHOLAS FERNANDES Future economic growth will be driven by entrepreneurship and innovation By THE government's assigning of $900 million in Budget 2009 to foster innovation clearly shows that Singapore intends to drive its economy through pioneering ideas. All innovations, however, are not born equal.YEN MENG JIIN - 1,121 words
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Article, Illustration745 2009-02-18 20 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR THE BOTTOM LINE DURING the 2008 election campaign, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged that as president he would usher in a new era of "post-partisan" politics in Washington. This was seen as a commitment by the young745 words
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Article, Illustration1344 2009-02-18 21 JOHN WILLIAMSON - JOHN WILLIAMSON By reforming IMF governance and changing the principles that govern its lending the Fund can regain its influence By, IT IS widely recognised that many of the small economies of the world do not possess the resources to expand demand inAFP - 1,344 words
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Article, Illustration667 2009-02-18 21 GAGAN MALIK - GAGAN MALIK By WITH the economic downturn hitting the world economies harder than expected, governments all over the world are striving to experiment with new and innovative strategies to combat the worst global economic crisis since the Great Depression. Take for example Singapore, which has cutAFP - 667 words
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Article8590 2009-02-18 22 Transaction date: Feb 17 High Low Code Company Sale C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr •k P/E Smil 9 3 3148 8Telecom 12.5 3 5834 A-Sonic 110 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 30.5 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 19 6 1938 AEICorp 10 1 1100 AEM 25 7 2101 APOil8,590 words
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Article1812 2009-02-18 23 STOCK PRICES LEGEND: Straits Times Index Stocks; s Catalist Non-Sponsored; t Catalist; N Net or Tax-exempted dividend; ct Conditional Trdg; xd ex-dividend cd cum dividend; cri cum right issue cbi cum bonus issue; xri ex-right issue; xbi ex-bonus issue xall ex-all; cdxa cum dividend ex-all co cum offer1,812 words
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Article68 2009-02-18 23 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol COOP] Day Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil Comi Hit ***** ***** 6065 Diamonds 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 6097 IS MSCI Spore 6101 ISS&P5OO ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 335 158 600968 words
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Article74 2009-02-18 23 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol COOP] Day Last Quote Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Comi Hii 86.5 29.5 6000 AVJennings 11 4 6134 Over&Gen 26 6 6017 StarCruises 248 104 6019 TanChonglnt A33 A8 US7.5 HK107 unch -1 unch 174 words
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Article8872 2009-02-18 23 UNIT TURSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 1.425/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/A 1.201/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.65/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.43/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5671/ APS Komaba Global8,872 words
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368 2009-02-18 24 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Feb16 World Index Preliminary 625.7 -0.4 -7.7 -0.1 -5.0 -0.7 -9.7 EAFE Preliminai 598.6 -0.8 -7.8 -0.9 -7.4 -1.5 -12.0 Euroi Prelim inan 846.7 -1.3368 words
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Article131 2009-02-18 24 As at 9am Feb 17 Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 0.9810 1.0370 .an dollar 1.2130 1.2270 Euro 1.9260 1.9480 NZ dollar 0.7800 0.7980 iterlini ind 2.1510 2.1760 US dollar 1.5100 1.5280 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign131 words
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Article177 2009-02-18 24 Feb 17 $S Offer Overnight 1/8 1-monfh 7/16 2-months 9/16 3-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 5/16 US$ Offer 1/16 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 12 months $Au 0 40 0.58 1.10 1.40 1.85 2.30 2.40 Offer 0.30 0.48177 words
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Article21 2009-02-18 24 Fab J7 Bid Offer 1-month 1.5273 1.5283 2-months 1.5268 1.5280 3-months 1.5262 1.5276 6-months 1.5247 1.5262 Source: OCBC21 words
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Article65 2009-02-18 24 Feb 17 KLCE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) Delivery Opening Sett Av Month Range Price Price Hi Low Vol Open Done Position Mar 09 1934 1932 1972 1920 2233 8560 Apr 09 1907 1910 1942 1901 5333 ***** May 09 1909 1895 1935 1892 ***** ***** JunO9 1901 1885 193065 words
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Article299 2009-02-18 24 Feb 17 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES MarO9 JunO9 SepO9 DecO9 98.7000 98.6950 98.6950 98.4700 9647 5278 5333 1994 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES MarO9 JunO9 99.465 99.465 SepO9 DecO9 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 99.465 99.350 99.465 99.530 99.530 99.490 99.430 99.370 99.325 14 153 125299 words
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Article196 2009-02-18 24 Febl7 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) Mar 09 148.0 Apr 09 150.0 May 09 150.8 JunO9 151.8 Jul 09 151.0 AugO9 151.0 148.0 149.7 150.7 151.7 151.0 151.0 148.0 150.0 150.8 151.0 151.0 151.0 64 18196 words
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Article92 2009-02-18 24 Feb 17 TREASURY BILLS Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi< Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****T 21.05.09 1-Year BY*****V 02.11.09 0.24 0.35 0.15 0.15 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low Hii 2-Year N*****0E 3.125 5-Year NX*****Z 2.250 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year92 words
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Article103 2009-02-18 24 Feb 13 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Mar 09 955.50 968.50 981.50 955.00 May 09 957.75 971.50 983.50 956.50 Jul 09 962.00 976.00 986.50 961.25 Aug 09 950.00 964.00 974.00 950.50 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Mar 09 33.00 32.83 33.29 32.54103 words
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Article77 2009-02-18 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Feb IS CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 43.84 -1.42 WTI (Near Mth) 36.67 -1.11 Dubai (1-Mth F) 43.91 -1.00 Tapis blend 48.80 -1.20 Minas 46.25 -0.95 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 47.60 53.70 -1.00 0.10 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article461 2009-02-18 24 Feb 17 AS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso i« Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: lustralia 0.802 4.372 0.506 4.957 31.467 76.071 0.590 9.303 2.329 1.259 51.111 30.588 0.977 6.532 0.751 22.124 22.543 0.452 0.639 Canada 1.247 5.451 0.631 6.180 39.229461 words
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Article69 2009-02-18 24 Feb 17 mth 0.***** 0.***** mths 0.***** 0.***** mths 1.***** 0.***** mths 1.***** 0.***** mths 1.***** 0.***** 2 mths 2.***** 0.***** ;WAP Offer rates mth mths mths (S$) 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 1.***** 2 yrs 1.*****69 words
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Article158 2009-02-18 24 Feb 17 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 0.9760 0.9774 0.6390 0.6395 Canadian dollar 1.2170 1.2183 0.7967 0.7971 Euro 1.9302 1.9319 1.2637 1.2640 NZ dollar 0.7750 0.7763 0.5074 0.5079 Sterling md 2.1600 2.1621 1.4142 1.4141158 words
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Article144 2009-02-18 24 Feb 17 GOLD (USS/oz) Feb 17 Feb 16 Hong Kong London 957.30 937.90 958.30 938.90 Feb 16 Feb 13 941.90 936.1 5 943.90 937.75 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Feb 17 Buying Sellini Kilobar "50,457.99" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm144 words
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Article64 2009-02-18 24 Feb 16 minimum, 99.7 jrity (US$/tonne) Co Close Previous :ash 1312.50 months 1348.00 1341.75 1377.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) :ash months 3290.75 3330.00 3392.00 3430.00 .ead (US$/tonne) :ash 1137.00 months 1145.00 1163.25 1170.00 lickel (US$/tonne) :ash months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 'in (US$/tonne) :ash *****.00 *****.00 months *****.0064 words
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Article2275 2009-02-18 24 BONDS WARRANTS Pel lode Company Last Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ("000) Ratio Price Prem Expiry Disc Gear- Mths ing Left '058 Advance Modules Grp W*****3 6 susp >036AdvanceSCTLtdW*****9 0.5 1 17 156 1.50 1 87 1491 11.00 42 18 )092 Asia Environment W*****4 0.5 1 38 221 24.00 62,275 words
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Article, Illustration934 2009-02-18 28 AHL fund manager says it's not possible to predict where returns will come from in the short term, reports GENEVIEVE CUA ASK fund manager Harry Skaliotis of Man Investment group's AHL about the near-term direction of markets and you may get a bitv. Man Investments - 934 words
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Article, Illustration623 2009-02-18 28 GENEVIEVE CUA - GENEVIEVE CUA By THE previous year's sharp falls in Asian equity markets have prompted DWS Investments to roll out a new fund to invest in Asia's "deep value" companies. The DWS Asia Select fund will sniff out stocks thatDWS Investment - 623 words
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336 2009-02-18 28 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE By IT'S a textbook formula: invest in the downturn to ride the upturn. But few act on it. "Everybody knows it makes sense to do coun-ter-cyclical acquisitions but very few people do it," Joachim Skorge, head of corporate finance in Asia336 words
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Article, Illustration399 2009-02-18 28 Los Angeles Times [LOS ANGELES] Investors in the stock market might not care to hear about the action this year in the markets for precious metals, where the prices of gold, silver and platinum have surged to their highest levels since at least September. After– Los Angeles Times - 399 words
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Article, Illustration1154 2009-02-18 29 LEE BOON KENG - LEE BOON KENG Use a three-step framework for investing in challenging times as well as a suitable, diversified strategy THERE are many times when hard decisions have to be made. At the moment, the hardest decision is to determine whether to take1,154 words
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Article, Illustration989 2009-02-18 29 TOM PETRUNO - TOM PETRUNO -LATWP Wall Street is mostly treading water despite tide of grim news By' [LOS ANGELES] We've reached a point in the global recession where things no longer look universally bleak. Maybe just mostly bleak but that still counts as an-LATWP; BLOOMBERG - 989 words
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Article, Illustration590 2009-02-18 29 -NYT [NEW YORK] The US economy looks bleak, corporate earnings are shrinking and the public mood is sour and nervous. No wonder the stock market has trouble putting a winning streak together. Do the market's prospects look any brighter to those pragmatic and-NYT; AP - 590 words
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Article, Illustration2545 2009-02-18 30 CONRAD TAN finds out from CFOs just how they are helping their companies to weather the economic storm ITH the economy in recession and financial markets still highly unstable, chief financial officers here have their hands full managing their companies' finances. All those that BT spokeYEN MENG JIIN - 2,545 words
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