The Business Times, 29 July 2009
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Title Section20 2009-07-29 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg S|sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Wednesday, July 29,200920 words
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450 2009-07-29 1 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG Findings have also been forwarded to regulatory authorities [SINGAPORE] Judicial managers of Jurong Technologies Industrial Corp have found "questionable" accounting and business practices at the company that would significantly impact its finances, the company said last night. The managers, Tarn Chee450 words
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562 2009-07-29 1 TEH SHI NING - TEH SHI NING Hard times are hastening the trend towards slimmer packages, but expatriates aren't fleeing [SINGAPORE] Expatriate perks are fast disappearing. "Localising" their packages is a trend that started several years ago and has picked up pace in these lean times, executive search562 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article47 2009-07-29 1 uesi lay lange 1 COMP 1,172.38 +15.95 IIKKEI225 10,087.26 -1.40 1ANG SENG 20,624.54 +372.92 ;et index 621.96 +4.13 JAKARTA COMP 2,237.17 +28.00 1ANILA COMP 2,768.76 +36.14 ;eoulcomp 1,526.03 +1.98 ;henzhenb 555.21 +5.28 IUMBAI IND 15,331.94 -43.1 12 noon EDT Change )OW 9,031.57 -76.94 IASDAQ 1,953.10 -14.7947 words
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Article29 2009-07-29 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 15.962 TAIWAN 4.776 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.52 INDIA 11.75 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article45 2009-07-29 1 IS$ (S$ ier US$) 1.438 (us$/ss ier 1.654 2.378 :URO (US$/S$/E) 1.428 2.054 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 95.20 66.20 3.509 2.440 IK$ 7.750 5.390 !AHT 33.93 23.59 lUPIAH 9,935 6,909 lENMINBI 6.832 4.751 INDIAN RUPEE 48.16 33.49 1.201 0.835 IZ$ 1.509 1.05045 words
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Miscellaneous67 2009-07-29 1 KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY I JBj TRADING REFORMS INVESTMENT TRANSPORT HUB Research centre hub J»^ Tr US rules on natural gas Rolls-Royce to build Falling ship values a launched sA fcSjSB swaps tightened plant in Seletar nightmare for firms PAGE 2 KMBfl HtH PAGE 15 PAGE 8 PAGE 16 Don't hate Goldman67 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration620 2009-07-29 2 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN When completed in 2011, Create will be able to accommodate 1,000 researchers By [SINGAPORE] Two icons of Singapore's knowledge economy, Biopolis and Fusionopolis, are by now well known. Now, a third is poised to be on its way as the National ResearchBRYAN VAN DER BEEK/THE STRAITS TIMES - 620 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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83 2009-07-29 2 EXPATRIATE perks are fast disappearing. "Localising" their packages is a trend that started several years ago and has picked up pace in these lean times, executive search consultants say. But expats here are not about to flee, according to HSBC's Expat Economics survey,83 words
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48 2009-07-29 2 JUDICIAL managers of Jurong Technologies Industrial Corp have found "questionable" accounting and business practices at the company that would significantly impact its finances, the company said last night. The managers "have forwarded their findings to the regulatory authorities for their consideration".48 words
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57 2009-07-29 2 TWO icons of Singapore's knowledge economy, Biopolis and Fusionopolis, are by now well known. Now, a third is on its way as the National Research Foundation yesterday launched the start of construction of the $360 million Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise, also57 words
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31 2009-07-29 2 STANDARD Chartered Bank plans to add 300 relationship managers in Singapore to better serve the growing number of affluent individuals in the region. TOP STORIES, PAGE 231 words
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70 2009-07-29 2 CHINA'S impressive economic growth amidst global recession is being bought at the cost of severe overheating in Chinese asset markets, experts warned at a Tokyo conference yesterday. They sounded the alert one day after regulators ordered banks to ensure that the huge70 words
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49 2009-07-29 2 SINGAPORE stocks could be buoyed by "significant" upgrades to earnings forecasts in the weeks ahead as property prices and other asset values recover, prompting firms to take smaller write-downs on their assets than initially feared, JPMorgan analysts said yesterday. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 449 words
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49 2009-07-29 2 FRASER and Neave said yesterday that it has sold a unit that is developing a hotel and residential villas in China. Subsidiary Frasers Centrepoint sold its full interest in Hong Kong-incorporated Metro Charm Holdings for about $201 million. COMPANY NEWS, PAGE 449 words
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61 2009-07-29 2 A COMPANY owned by Malaysian "sugar king" Robert Kuok has become a substantial shareholder of Singapore-listed Etika International Holdings. Masuma Trading Company, which is linked to Malaysia-based Kuok Brothers, raised its stake in Etika a maker of condensed milk to 5 per61 words
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61 2009-07-29 2 AERO engine maker Rolls-Royce has announced plans to build a factory at Seletar Aerospace Park, taking its investment there to more than $700 million. The new plant, which will create 500 jobs, will be the first outside the UK to manufacture hollow titanium61 words
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35 2009-07-29 2 INDONESIA'S Islamic market is set to overtake Malaysia's, thanks to the growth in syariah-compliant lending, one of Indonesia's top Muslim clerics said on Monday. MALAYSIA/INDONESIA, PAGE 1135 words
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469 2009-07-29 2 JOANNE TANG - JOANNE TANG It sees opportunity in serving the affluent segment By [SINGAPORE] Standard Chartered Bank plans to add 300 relationship managers (RMs) in Singapore to better serve the growing number of affluent individuals in the region. From fewer than 200 RMs now, the planned addition "is469 words
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351 2009-07-29 2 Bloomberg LATEST US DATA [NEW YORK] Confidence among US consumers fell more than forecast in July, reflecting a surge in unemployment that threatens to undermine household spending. The Conference Board's confidence index dropped to 46.6, a second consecutive decline, following a reading of 49.3Bloomberg - 351 words
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625 2009-07-29 2 Bloomberg Growth attributed to public confidence and market rebound [HONG KONG] Sales of structured notes in Hong Kong dollars are the highest in a decade as investors, still stinging from losses triggered by the failure of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, jump■ Bloomberg - 625 words
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Article, Illustration557 2009-07-29 3 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Banks asked to ensure that loans are not used to finance speculation By in Tokyo CHINA'S impressive economic growth amidst global recession is being bought at the cost of severe overheating in Chinese asset markets, experts warned at a TokyoREUTERS - 557 words
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775 2009-07-29 3 Reuters Move likely to be particularly hostile to new players [MUMBAI] India's fiercely competitive fund industry is set to become even tougher for fund managers as a ban on entry fees slows growth, adds to distribution costs, cuts profitability and delays– Reuters - 775 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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542 2009-07-29 4 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN Smaller writedowns expected as property prices and other asset values recover By SINGAPORE stocks could be buoyed by "significant" upgrades to earnings forecasts in the weeks ahead as property prices and other asset values recover, prompting firms to take smaller write-downs on542 words
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223 2009-07-29 4 RACHEL SIM - RACHEL SIM By SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering's subsidiary ST Electronics has won another mass rapid transit project in Guangzhou, China, taking the tally to six. It will supply platform screen doors for the Guangzhou-Foshan Line (GFL) that will run 32.3 km from223 words
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248 2009-07-29 4 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE It says sale in line with its focus on selected key cities in China By FRASER and Neave (F&N) said yesterday that it has sold a unit that is developing a hotel and residential villas in China. Subsidiary Frasers Centrepoint sold248 words
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Article, Illustration598 2009-07-29 4 -AFP Some say talks may be extended due to complexity of issues [NEW DELHI] The countdown is on in merger talks between India's top mobile firm Bharti Airtel and South Africa's flagship MTN cellular company to create an emerging market powerhouse. The Indian-AFP; REUTERS - 598 words
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736 2009-07-29 4 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY WHEN a US federal prosecutor was framing charges against an ex-Goldman Sachs employee for stealing some of the broker's secret computer codes earlier this month, the prosecutor said that in the wrong hands these codes could "manipulate markets in unfair ways". Coming from736 words
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334 2009-07-29 5 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Increase by Masuma Trading comes after it exercises warrants for 850,000 shares A COMPANY owned by Malaysian "sugar king" Robert Kuok has become a substantial shareholder of Singapore-listed Etika International Holdings. Masuma Trading Company, which is linked to Malaysia-based Kuok334 words
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Article, Illustration228 2009-07-29 5 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI SINGAPORE AirUnes has introduced a new contact service for its Solitaire Priority Passenger Service (PPS) Club members. They will be able to contact a customer service representative by sending a text message from anywhere in the world. Through PPS Connect, passengers can228 words
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Article, Illustration675 2009-07-29 5 Reuters Diversifying from home turf exposes it to stiff competition [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian conglomerate Genting Bhd could be placing a risky bet as it aims to take on US casino giants Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts to diversify from its monopoly home turf.– Reuters; REUTERS - 675 words
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447 2009-07-29 7 VINCENT WEE - VINCENT WEE Plan is to use additional funds for possible acquisitions PACIFIC Shipping Trust (PST) became the latest to jump on the bandwagon as it warned last week in its second-quarter results release that it may cut distributions for the third quarter. However, its447 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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45 2009-07-29 7 TAT Hong Holdings said it has disposed of its 45 per cent interest in KTH Mining Engineering to Kok Tong Construction for about $1,099 million. The disposal is part of its move to divest its non-core businesses.45 words
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66 2009-07-29 7 JEL Corporation (Holdings), a distributor of photographic, IT, consumer goods and timepieces, has been awarded exclusive distribution rights for the entire range of photographic products from Tamrac Inc. With the appointment, JEL Corp said it will now distribute Tamrac's diverse line of camera66 words
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86 2009-07-29 7 GP Industries has obtained a one-month extension to Aug 31 from the Singapore Exchange to hold its 2009 annual general meeting (AGM). The annual report of GP Industries will be lodged on SGX-Net in mid-August, and its AGM will be held before the end86 words
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Article, Illustration396 2009-07-29 7 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP FORTUNE Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) yesterday posted a net property income of HK5115.3 million (5521.4 million) for the second quarter ended June 30. This is 0.3 per cent more than a year ago. However, income available for distribution dipped 0.7 perFILE PHOTO - 396 words
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Article134 2009-07-29 7 Six months ended June 2009 Three months ended June 2009 NET PROFIT TURNOVER NET PROFIT TURNOVER CURRENT I PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS %CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS (Sim) (Sim) (Sim) (Sim) CHNG 1 Fortune Reit 30.24 28.22 7.1 62.52 57.77 8.2 14.75 14.85 -0.7 31.05 29.28134 words
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377 2009-07-29 7 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN BELEAGUERED Asia Water Technology (AWT) has dismissed plans by substantial shareholder EGN Nominees to strengthen the group's financial position and revive its businesses as "vague and devoid of details". The board of AWT said in a statement last night that the "strategic377 words
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Article346 2009-07-29 7 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI STATS ChipPAC yesterday reported a near 90 per cent year-on-year drop in sec-ond-quarter net profit to US$2.2 million. But business conditions are now on the mend, it says. For the corresponding second quarter last year, the group which is majority owned by346 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration870 2009-07-29 6 OH BOON PING - OH BOON PING CURRENCIES Australian dollar was the highlight, soaring against the greenback THE chase for yields drove Asian stocks to a 10-month high for a seventh day yesterday as investors were lifted by improving corporate earnings. But the non-stop pace of the rally870 words
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Article89 2009-07-29 6 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 12 1 5 0 0 0 12 1 5 lanufacturing 100 39 60 14 108 46 74 Commerce 37 15 26 10 40 18 36 'pt/Stor/Comms 17 15 10 18 15 12 ■inance 17 17 Construction89 words
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Article115 2009-07-29 6 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 33,084 33,084 107,515 107,515 lanufacturing 883,102 31,194 914,296 384,751 1,633 386,383 Commerce 369,353 7,428 376,781 222,254 2,782 225,035 ■pt/Stor/Comms 235,494 5,311 240,805 366,520 1,267 367,787 :inance 55,813 20 55,833 458,539 458,540 Construction 292,600 8,079 300,679 52,276 152 52,428 'roperties115 words
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Article35 2009-07-29 6 la pita Land 4.060 +0.120 .apr Jev" lornl For! iro .osco .orp mp ien' Ung len Ism line )p~el .orp Noble Grp 2.060 +0.130 TafiT :ngg :ngg >eml .orp >eml >ing35 words
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Article199 2009-07-29 6 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI Cambridge Industrial Trust (CREIT) July 28 close: $0.42 DBS GROUP RESEARCH, July 28 CAMBRIDGE Industrial Trust Q2 2009 results were in line with expectations. Distributable income came in 14 per cent lower at $10.7 million, largely as a result of management fees paid in cash and199 words
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Article, Illustration568 2009-07-29 6 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS BOOSTED by ever-increasing volume and a volatile but ultimately firm Hong Kong, the Straits Times Index yesterday shot up 47.38 points to 2,624.04, bringing its gain for the past 12 trading sessions to 317 points, or 14 per cent, and568 words
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Article87 2009-07-29 6 Where S$ stands Jul 28 CHNG CLOSE FR Jul 27 YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.4392 0.13 1.5579 1.4308 Euro 2.0547 -0.13 2.0732 1.9150 Pounds 2.3777 -0.12 2.4051 2.0356 AS 1.1985 -1.43 1.1985* 0.9453 Yen* 1.5197 -0.03 1.7278 1.4831 Rill liah* 0.***** -0.41 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2410 -0.0287 words
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Article59 2009-07-29 6 Jul 28 CLOSE VALUE BT OB/OS 1684.00 -18.0 BT CADI -*****.00+177.0 BT 10-day MA -*****.00+168.0 FTSE ST Mid Cap 581.18 +3.08 FTSE ST Small Cap 507.10+17.43 FTSE ST All Share 639.73+10.81 FTSE ST China Top 280.51 +11.30 FTSE ST China 275.56+11.56 FTSE ST Catalist 1216.84 +3.49 SIMSCI59 words
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Article60 2009-07-29 6 VOLUME Golden Agri 246,542,000 UniFiber 155,803,000 Gentinq SP 129,851,000 BanJoo 99,886,000 Pac Andes 75,089,000 China Honqxinq 73,251,000 CapitaComm 70,657,000 JiutianC 58,853,000 China Sports 56,602,000 Cosco Corp 56,513,000 VALUE(S) DBS Grp 221,292,952 Capita Land 127,683,088 Gentinq SP 110,953,680 Sing Tel 99,083,533 Golden Agri 98,306,845 NOL 84,485,930 UOB 82,608,24060 words
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Article114 2009-07-29 6 CLOSE UP 3072 126.5 2.9 DBXT FTChina25 10US! MS India 10US! 1329 90.5 5.0 JMH 2810 77.6 2.0 DBS Gr| 1372 72.0 5. Great Eastern 1390 62.0 4.7 UOB 1738 54.0 3.2 DBXT MSTaiwan 10US! 1419 44.6 2.2 China H 10US 1600 40.2 1.: UOB.ES.0907 1690 38.0 2.3 STI114 words
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Article114 2009-07-29 6 CLOSE DOWN DBXT Ni 10US$ 9517-242.9 -1.7 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 4707-171.0 -2.5 STXPO 100 1320 -44.0 -3.2 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 6339 -21.6 -0.2 Sim iTel 10 336 -12.0 -3.. SIA 200 1356 -10.0 -0.7 STI 2300BNPePW*****8 8.5 -9.5 -52.8 GLD 10US$ 9372 -8.6 -0.1 SIA 1354 -8.0 -0.6114 words
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Article, Illustration269 2009-07-29 8 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI Total investment in its Aerospace Park campus surpasses $700 m By AERO engine maker Rolls-Royce has announced plans to build a factory at Seletar Aerospace Park, taking its investment there to more than $700 million. The new plant, which will create 500 jobs,FILE PHOTO - 269 words
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394 2009-07-29 8 LI DAN WEI - LI DAN WEI By DBS Bank yesterday launched a new AXS Direct Debit Authorisation (xDDA) service to simplify and speed up the Giro application process. DBS/POSB customers will be able to complete a Giro application in minutes, with a394 words
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376 2009-07-29 8 BRANDON CHEW - BRANDON CHEW By COMPANIES from a range of industries were lauded for innovative, sustainable and green initiatives at the third annual Singapore Green Summit (SGS) yesterday. Leading the pack in terms of awards won was energy group PowerSeraya. Organised by the Association of Chartered Certified376 words
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251 2009-07-29 9 JUSTIN CHAN - JUSTIN CHAN Initiative is joint effort by Citibank, Credit Counselling Services CITIBANK has launched a programme to educate Singaporeans on how to manage credit in these troubled economic times. Credit card debt here has been rising steadily since 2007, with rollovers increasing from about $3 billion251 words
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Article, Illustration286 2009-07-29 9 JUSTIN CHAN - JUSTIN CHAN By THE World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will set up an arbitration centre here in January 2010, cementing Singapore's role as an arbitration centre. Law Minister X Shanmugam signed an agreement with WIPO director-general Francis Gurry yesterday to establish286 words
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Article, Illustration578 2009-07-29 9 -AP Addition of hundreds of new shops will further squeeze retailers' profits CAN the three huge new malls on Singapore's main retail strip thrive despite a limp global economy? The revamp of Orchard Road, along with two resorts featuring the country's first-AP; AP - 578 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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489 2009-07-29 10 Reuters, Bloomberg He also says it will boost economic growth to more than 5% in 2010 [SINGAPORE] Recent capital inflows into Indonesia should help lending rates fall and boost economic growth to more than 5 per cent in 2010, Indonesia's vice-president-designate, Boediono, saidReuters, Bloomberg - 489 words
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271 2009-07-29 10 -AFP [WASHINGTON] The Obama administration, looking to many small cost-cutting tactics, has reduced US$265 million from the federal budget. That is more than twice the amount President Barack Obama urged his cabinet to cut over the past 90 days. The White House's-AFP - 271 words
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Article, Illustration595 2009-07-29 10 Reuters Aim is to stimulate growth, says Democratic Party [TOKYO] Japan's main opposition party, which is on track to win an Aug 30 election, wants to spur domestic demand to stimulate growth in the world's sec-ond-largest economy, the party's No 2 executive said yesterday.– Reuters; REUTERS - 595 words
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278 2009-07-29 10 Bloomberg [MOSCOW] Russia wiU seU 613.6 billion rubles (5528.77 billion) of Eurobonds next year in the government's first international sale since 1998, as it seeks to cover an expected 7.5 per cent budget deficit, the Finance Ministry said. "The decision hasBloomberg - 278 words
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Article, Illustration534 2009-07-29 10 Reuters But their austerity has hit investment in green technology [NEW YORK] The environment won a temporary reprieve in the recession as Americans slammed the brakes on one of their favourite pastimes: Consuming stuff. But while the austerity brought by a battered economy– Reuters; 111 AFP - 534 words
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418 2009-07-29 11 Reuters Top cleric says with political will from govt, potential is much bigger [JAKARTA] Indonesia's Islamic market is set to overtake Malaysia's, thanks to the growth in syariah-com-pliant lending, one of Indonesia's top Muslim clerics said on Monday. Indonesia, the world's most-populous– Reuters - 418 words
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155 2009-07-29 11 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] The Employees Provident Fund (EPF), Malaysia's largest pension fund, yesterday dismissed a media report it was in talks to provide a RMS billion (552.05 biUion) loan facility to a government agency. The Malaysian Reserve newspaper, citing an unidentified source yesterday,– Reuters - 155 words
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Article, Illustration419 2009-07-29 11 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia may cut subsidies for fossil fuels and introduce policies requiring state electricity firm PLN to use renewable energy sources for part of its supply within a year, a senior environment official said on Monday. Ranked the world's third-biggest emitter of greenhouse– Reuters; REUTERS - 419 words
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Article, Illustration417 2009-07-29 11 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will introduce a trading platform that will enable banks and companies to buy and sell commodities used to back Islamic loans, seeking to widen the country's appeal to investors seeking S?/arfa/z-compliant assets. The so-called Commodity Murabahah House, to be managed by– Bloomberg; REUTERS - 417 words
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260 2009-07-29 11 [KUALA LUMPUR] Merapoh Resources Corp Sdn Bhd, which will develop a US$lO billion refinery in Kedah, expects to break even in as early as eight years after production starts, helped by demand and a 10-year tax holiday, according to a report260 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration655 2009-07-29 12 Bloomberg China raises concern over US-dollar value, few signs of tension over yuan's value [WASHINGTON] US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pledged to rein in the US deficit as China underscored concern about preserving the value of its US$BOl.5 billion of Treasury holdings. The– Bloomberg; AP - 655 words
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541 2009-07-29 12 Reuters [BEIJING] Consumer prices in China are stabilising after months of declines and could bottom out at the end of the third quarter before rebounding, the statistics department of the central bank said in a report yesterday. It was the– Reuters - 541 words
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225 2009-07-29 12 Reuters [BEIJING] China should devise an exit plan for its loose monetary policy as soon as possible and lean more on fiscal measures to drive growth, a senior government researcher said yesterday. He Fan, an economist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,– Reuters - 225 words
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200 2009-07-29 13 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's power company said institutions including T Rowe Price International have demanded twice as many shares as offered in the so-called anchor investor portion of its initial sale. Bids totalled 94 million shares compared with the– Bloomberg - 200 words
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847 2009-07-29 13 Reuters Draft plan pledges to boost ouptut from near zero to 20 gigawatts by 2020 [NEW DELHI] India will unveil its first solar power target as soon as September, pledging to boost ouptut from near zero to 20 gigawatts (GW) by 2020 as– Reuters - 847 words
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282 2009-07-29 13 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] The Indian government plans to sell small stakes in state-run companies while retaining majority control, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said. "The government would offer small portions of its shareholding to the general public in the domestic market through initial– Bloomberg - 282 words
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Article, Illustration590 2009-07-29 13 Reuters, Bloomberg The central bank says its priority is to nurture growth [MUMBAI] India's central bank left its short-term rates and banks' cash reserve requirement unchanged as expected yesterday and stressed that its priority is to nurture growth, which has been hurt by– Reuters, Bloomberg; REUTERS - 590 words
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Article, Illustration643 2009-07-29 14 Bloomberg Net income jumps 68%, led by higher revenue from stocks and trading bonds [FRANKFURT] Deutsche Bank set aside one billion euros (Ss2 billion) for risky loans in the second quarter, more than analysts had estimated. The increase in provisions for– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 643 words
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217 2009-07-29 14 -AP [LOS ANGELES] Apple Inc and the four major recording labels are working on launching in the last quarter a music offering code-named "Cocktail" that aims to add value to digital albums sold on the online iTunes Store, according to two people-AP - 217 words
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319 2009-07-29 14 Bloomberg NEW YORK] AOL, the Internet unit being spun off from Time Warner Inc, may be worth less than U555.66 billion, based on the price Google Inc received for its 5 per cent stake in the company. Time Warner, based inBloomberg - 319 words
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Article, Illustration433 2009-07-29 14 Bloomberg Chief of UK Financial Investments to join private sector [LONDON] John Kingman, chief executive of the body charged with overseeing the UK government's stakes in nationalised banks, will step down from his post to pursue a career in the private– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 433 words
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551 2009-07-29 14 Reuters [TOKYO] Hitachi will launch a US$2.9 billion bid for five of its listed units to help the company return to growth, as its tumble to a quarterly net loss eats into its capital and puts more pressure on it to raise– Reuters - 551 words
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338 2009-07-29 14 -AP [NEW YORK] Insurer American International Group (AIG) Inc took another step on Monday towards spinning off its property casualty and general insurance business and renamed the operation Chartis. AIG placed Chartis, formerly known as AIU Holdings, into a separate unit known-AP - 338 words
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TRADING REFORMS
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668 2009-07-29 15 Bloomberg ICE expects to create similar limits on its swap as those positions on Nymex [NEW YORK] The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) imposed rules on natural-gas swaps on the Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE), tightening the so-called "Enron loophole" that exempted the contracts from– Bloomberg - 668 words
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481 2009-07-29 15 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The shape of the US government's proposed crackdown on the US$45O-trillion over the counter derivatives market became clearer on Monday, with Congress poised to move forward this week on other aspects of a sweeping overhaul of US financial regulation. In a draft– Reuters - 481 words
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205 2009-07-29 15 -AP [WASHINGTON] The senior House Democrat in charge of overhauling US banking regulations warned on Monday that foreign banks would be denied access to the US system if they become an "escape hatch" for risky investments. Opponents of President Barack-AP - 205 words
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433 2009-07-29 15 -AP It is also considering new ways to rein in regular short-selling [WASHINGTON] Federal regulators on Monday made permanent an emergency rule put in at the height of market turmoil in the last quarter of last year that aims to reduce abusive short-selling. The-AP - 433 words
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Article, Illustration358 2009-07-29 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] About 2,000 proprietary traders will come under more intense scrutiny from Britain's financial regulator and will be personally liable for fines under rules that come into force next week. The Financial Services Authority said on Monday that it will enact a– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 358 words
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865 2009-07-29 15 -NYT [NEW YORK] Accounting rules did not cause the financial crisis, and they still allow banks to overstate the value of their assets, an international group composed of current and former regulators and corporate officials said in a report on Monday. The report,-NYT - 865 words
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TransportHUB
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Article976 2009-07-29 16 DAVID HUGHES - DAVID HUGHES STRAIT TALK Falling ship values are becoming a nightmare for listed companies ONE obvious consequence of a recession is that ships drop in value. Equally obvious is the pain this means for shipowners who would like to sell their vessels. But the wider problems976 words
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Article, Illustration768 2009-07-29 16 HARUN AR RASHID - HARUN AR RASHID If machinery on board is kept in operation, ships can be promptly re-commissioned, possibly within 24 hours IN the current economic conditions, many ship owners are laying up their vessels to avoid unprofitable sailing and to reduce running costs. Some market estimatesAFP - 768 words
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430 2009-07-29 16 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Hong Kong bunker rates have slipped below Singapore levels at least once earlier this month, due to lower shipping traffic in the territory and as shrinking supply in the city-state pushed up prices, traders said. Hong Kong bunker prices have since– Reuters - 430 words
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340 2009-07-29 16 Reuters [MOGADISHU] The imminent release of 24 hostages on board a German ship hijacked off Somalia in April has been delayed after pirates demanded a higher ransom, a gang member said yesterday. The German-flagged container vessel Hansa Stavanger with five Germans, three– Reuters - 340 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article102 2009-07-29 16 '000 CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks lava Hold Ltd KTVentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.53 0.28 1.34 0.58 1.37 0.64 0.06 ....unch102 words
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Article36 2009-07-29 16 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 1.00 8.70 8.75 3.22 2.82 0.02 0.09 0.02 -0.05 unch 0.02 unch -0.01 unch 93 143 685 641 13 3 163036 words
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Article12 2009-07-29 16 '00 'recious Ship Regional Cont 16.40 9.85 0.10 unch 276! 45'12 words
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Article23 2009-07-29 16 '000 >eso Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 7.00 17.50 unch 1.00 0.10 -0.25 unch unch 1017 1233 0 8023 words
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Article22 2009-07-29 16 Evergreen Marine ....20.00 :irst Steamship 48.15 /Van Hai Lines 17.15 t'ang Ming Marine...13.05 0.15 1.30 0.15 0.15 9 6 4 2222 words
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Article41 2009-07-29 16 '000 fen Cawasaki Hvy Ind ..243.00 (awasaki Kisen 362.00 Mitsubishi Hvy 375.00 Mitsui Eng&Sbldg...231.00 Mitsui Osk Lines 594.00 Mippon Express 413.00 MipponYusen 402.00 iource: Thomson Reuters -1.00 9795 unch ***** -3.00 ***** -3.00 4016 -5.00 ***** 2.00 3151 3.00 976641 words
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613 2009-07-29 17 Reuters Long-term contracts prevent shippers from gaining more out of recent spike in rates [BANGALORE] Most drybulk shippers are expected to report second-quar-ter earnings in line with Wall Street expectations, as a high degree of locked-in long-term contracts prevent them from taking advantage– Reuters - 613 words
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Article, Illustration341 2009-07-29 17 Bloomberg [BERLIN] Hapag-Lloyd AG, Germany's largest container-ship-ping line, will get an emergency credit of 300 million euros (Ss6l2 million) if all its shareholders agree, a lawmaker said. The cash injection will be part of a 1.75 billion-euro rescue package by lenders and shareholders including– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 341 words
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182 2009-07-29 17 Reuters [PERTH] Ship queues at Australia's Newcastle port, the world's largest coal export terminal, eased from a near 18-month high to 40 in the latest week, while total coal exports were little changed, port data showed yesterday. Exports from the eastern coast port,– Reuters - 182 words
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Article, Illustration477 2009-07-29 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] The supply of supertankers competing to collect two million barrel cargoes of Middle East oil shrank for the first week in four as rising fuel costs prompt Frontline Ltd, the world's largest operator of the ships, to tell captains– Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 477 words
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381 2009-07-29 17 Bloomberg It is due to higher borrowing costs, cost of steel [HONG KONG] Samsung Heavy Industries Co, the world's third-largest shipbuilder by sales, and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co posted lower second-quar-ter profits as costs rose. Net income fell 10 per cent to 150.8– Bloomberg - 381 words
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132 2009-07-29 17 Reuters [SINGAPORE] BW Offshore may take part in an engineering study for a floating LNG project in offshore Malaysia later this year, a company official said yesterday. Malaysia's state oil company Petronas, its shipping arm MISC and Hou-ston-based Mustang Engineering plan to develop– Reuters - 132 words
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Article, Illustration437 2009-07-29 18 S JAYASANKARAN - S JAYASANKARAN Budget carrier's CEO meets PM Najib, is urged to settle issue of unpaid dues A THREE-YEAR dispute between budget carrier AirAsia and Malaysian Airport Holdings Bhd (MAHB) over unpaid dues could be settled soon, after the airline's chief executive TonyBLOOMBERG - 437 words
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435 2009-07-29 18 -Reuters [DUBAI] Aabar Investments plans to take a 32 per cent stake worth US$2BO million in Virgin Group's space travel unit Virgin Galactic, in Abu Dhabi's latest effort to lure tourists and diversify away from oil. In a joint statement with Virgin posted on-Reuters - 435 words
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137 2009-07-29 18 Xinhua [NEW DELHI] The Indian Finance Ministry would give a final shape to a bailout package for Air India, the country's national carrier, over the next fortnight and present it on Aug 29, official sources said on Monday. At the firstXinhua - 137 words
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367 2009-07-29 18 AFP But operating profit for H1 falls 23% due to hefty charge [PARIS] European aerospace giant EADS yesterday reported a 76 per cent jump in net profit for the second quarter to 208 million euros (***** million) despite costs linked to delaysAFP - 367 words
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209 2009-07-29 18 -AFP [MANILA] A Singapore-bound Silk Air flight was held and the aircraft towed to an isolated area at Cebu airport in the Philippines yesterday after a bomb threat, the authorities and the carrier said. "The Airbus 320 was taken to an isolated area for-AFP - 209 words
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Article2568 2009-07-29 18 AIRLINE CODES: AA American Airlines (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), Al Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR2,568 words
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464 2009-07-29 19 Bloomberg Govt's US$l b plan to subsidise new car purchases expected to accelerate sales [WASHINGTON] Almost 16,000 US car dealers have applied to participate in the "cash-for-clunkers" vehicle trade-in programme, or about 80 per cent of the nation's new-vehicle retailers, Transportation Secretary Ray– Bloomberg - 464 words
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307 2009-07-29 19 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Nissan Motor Co, Japan's third-largest carmaker, said the financial support it has received from governments worldwide will ensure the profitability of its electric vehicle program. "The speed of which you get returns depends upon mass production. The second thing thatBloomberg - 307 words
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252 2009-07-29 19 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Union Pacific Corp, the second-largest US railroad by sales, must give reparations and rate cuts valued at US$lOO million the next decade to Oklahoma Gas Electric Co for overcharging on coal rates, a regulator said. The decision came after the– Bloomberg - 252 words
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Article, Illustration552 2009-07-29 19 NYT [NEW YORK] Of all the tattered swaths of pavement that pock the New York area's road system, home to some of the country's most bone-rattling stretches of asphalt, few can match the combination of structural disrepair and functional obsolescence of the PulaskiNYT; BLOOMBERG - 552 words
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Article, Illustration883 2009-07-29 19 AFP [LONDON] For decades, London's black cabs have been as much an emblem of the city as Buckingham Palace or Big Ben but now their drivers fear the industry is under threat. The problem, they say, is minicabs or-dinary-looking cars licensed to take advance bookingsAFP - 883 words
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418 2009-07-29 19 -NYT [WASHINGTON] The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute analysis about the dangers of distracted driving drew from two studies involving seven major trucking fleets, and 200 of their drivers who took turns driving 55 long-haul trucks. The companies and drivers were granted anonymity-NYT - 418 words
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Miscellaneous260 2009-07-29 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD i i i i 22 Charge home protection device (6) 4 Keeper with dog on a high 21 African money carried by 23 Lover, one betrayed at end spot on Dartmoor? (7) revolutionary Rastafarians of tale (6) 5 Plucky group rising up in (5) 24 Profane office worker260 words
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512 2009-07-29 20 JULY has been a month of unusually good news. It began with the astounding jump in GDP growth figures for the second quarter, which saw economists quickly revise full-year growth estimates upwards. Then, last week, property data confirmed that Q2 2009 was512 words
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Article, Illustration1024 2009-07-29 20 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR US wants China to keep financing its massive debt; China wants to see its US holdings safe AS FOREIGN policy experts debate the nature of the evolving international system in the aftermath of the Cold War era's bipolar structure andAP - 1,024 words
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Article, Illustration756 2009-07-29 20 FRANK CHING - FRANK CHING THE BOTTOM LINE DAYS before China and the United States were scheduled to hold their first Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton turned up in Phuket, Thailand for the annual ministerial meeting of Asean,756 words
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Article, Illustration1102 2009-07-29 21 MICHAEL LEWIS - MICHAEL LEWIS Bloomberg Hey, some people have it; some people don't. Is it Goldman Sachs' fault that the rest of America doesn't? FROM the moment I left Yale and started working for Goldman Sachs, I've felt uneasy interacting with those who don't. It's– Bloomberg; AFP - 1,102 words
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Article, Illustration865 2009-07-29 21 ROBERT G WILMERS - ROBERT G WILMERS LATWP By OVER the past three decades, there has been a sea change in the way that credit is extended in America, creating the problems and the need for reforms that we face today. At the heartLATWP - 865 words
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Article8963 2009-07-29 22 Transaction date: Jul 28 High Low Code Company Sale C000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr •k P/E Smil 12 3 3148 8Telecom 8.5 2.5 5834 A-Sonic 23 12 5000 ABRHIdgs 13 5.5 1938 AEI Corp 8 1 1100 AEM 23 7 2101 APOil 67.5 26.5 5550 ARA 78,963 words
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Article1683 2009-07-29 23 High Low Code Company Sale COOO) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 19 5 1181 s AAGrp 265 12 8538 t APStrategic 4 05 1501 s Advanced System 75 2 3480 t Adventus 245 85 3518 s Afor 125 2 1524 t Alantac 16 35 7814 t1,683 words
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Article416 2009-07-29 23 52-Wk Tel h Low Code Last Sale s» Day Ih Low Last Quote Buyer Seller Div GrYld Net MCap C'vr P/E $mil Hii Comi Hii 110 100 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 877 427 CIMBAsean40 1OOUSS 265 149 DBS STI ETF 100 3841 3534 DBXT DJE50 10US$ DBXTDJE50Sh416 words
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Article249 2009-07-29 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 offer249 words
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Article9241 2009-07-29 23 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 1.932/ AIGIF S'pore Bond Fund/ A 1.298/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 1.02/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.71/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.5124/ APS Komaba9,241 words
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367 2009-07-29 24 In local curr In S$ In US$ %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Jul 27 World Index Preliminan 741.0 0.3 9.3 0.3 12.0 0.3 12.0 EAFE Preliminai 704.8 0.6 8.6 0.7 12.8 0.7 12.8 Euroi Preliminan 975.9 0.4367 words
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Article129 2009-07-29 24 As at 9am Jul 28 Singapore dollars to one unit rf foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer s,ust dollar 1.1740 1.2100 .an dollar 1.3240 1.3410 luro 2.0400 2.0640 IZ dollar 0.9370 0.9570 iterlini 2.3600 2.3880 JS dollar 1.4330 1.4500 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign currency:129 words
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Article174 2009-07-29 24 Jul 28 fer Overnight 1/4 1-month 7/16 2-months 9/16 3-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 0.20 US$ Offer 1/8 3/16 5/16 7/16 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months >—■. I. $Au 0.35 0.40 0.55 0.65 1.00 1.60 1.70 Offer 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.45174 words
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Article25 2009-07-29 24 Jul 28 STI 2595 2642 2623 SIMSCI Jul 312 319.4 317.3 Taiwan Jul 255.8 261.4 260.1 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd25 words
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Article20 2009-07-29 24 Jul2B Bid Offer 1-month 1.4373 1.4388 2-months 1.4374 1.4389 3-months 1.4374 1.4389 6-months 1.4374 1.4390 Source: OCBC20 words
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Article64 2009-07-29 24 Jul 28 ICE PALM FUTURES (RM/MT) lelivery Opening Sett Av lonth Range Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low \ugO9 2160 2188 2189 2160 125 1749 iep 09 2137 2155 2157 2115 3115 ***** 3d 09 2125 2140 2146 2106 ***** ***** tovO9 2119 2144 2144 210464 words
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Article297 2009-07-29 24 Jul 28 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT URODOLLAR FUTURES >epO9 DecO9 VlariO lun10 99.5000 99.2850 99.0250 98.6500 6393 3785 3399 3230 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES >epO9 99.485 99.485 DecO9 99.510 99.510 VlariO un10 99.490 99.490 >ep10 DedO Vlar11 un11 99.480 99.510 99.490 99.480 99.515 99.530 99.495 99.440297 words
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Article194 2009-07-29 24 Jul 28 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) AugO9 188.0 Sep 09 190.0 Oct09 190.0 NOV09 190.0 Dec 09 190.0 Jan 10 188.0 190.0 187.0 187.0 187.0 190.0 191.5 190.0 190.0 190.0 190.5 40 34 72 72194 words
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Article463 2009-07-29 24 Jul 28 AS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRu Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso SS Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound us: Australia 0.896 5.690 0.583 6.455 40.111 82.754 0.793 10.285 2.922 1.257 69.218 39.973 1.198 6.431 0.889 27.266 28.258 0.504 0.833 Canada 1.116 6.350 0.651 7.204 44.762463 words
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Article88 2009-07-29 24 Jul 28 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Day's |h Low Hi, 3-Month BQ*****A 29.10.09 1-Year BY*****W 03.05.10 0.23 0.35 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Hio Day's cjh Low 2-Year NX*****H 3.625 5-Year NX*****F 3.625 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NX*****W 2.500 15-Year NY*****X88 words
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Article96 2009-07-29 24 Jul 27 (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low AugO9 1021.25 1021.00 1025.75 1011.25 SepO9 945.00 951.50 953.75 940.00 Nov09 906.50 915.00 916.25 901.50 Jan 10 913.75 922.25 921.75 909.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low AugO9 33.60 33.89 34.15 33.39 SepO9 33.77 34.06 34.2796 words
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Article77 2009-07-29 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jul 27 CRUDE (FOB origin) US$/barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 70.57 0.66 WTI (Near Mth) 68.32 0.35 Dubai (1-Mth F) 69.65 1.15 Tapis blend 75.75 1.40 Minas 72.20 1.40 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene S5.70 78.17 1.38 1.08 US$/barrel Opec Oil77 words
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Article76 2009-07-29 24 Jul 28 1 mth 0.***** 0.***** 2 mths 0.***** 0.***** 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 0.***** 0.***** 9 mths 1.***** 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates 1 mth 2 mths 3 mths (S$) 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.***** SWAP Mid76 words
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Article153 2009-07-29 24 Jul 28 Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1969 1.1985 0.8328 0.8331 Canadian dollar 1.3356 1.3376 0.9293 0.9298 Euro 2.0525 2.0549 1.4281 1.4284 NZ dollar 0.9519 0.9535 0.6623 0.6628 Sterling 2.3764 2.3790 1.6535 1.6537 US dollar 1.4372 1.4386 S$IUS$153 words
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Article133 2009-07-29 24 Jul 28 /oz) Hong Kong London 952.00 951.80 953.00 952.80 Jul 24 Jul 27 952.55 953.60 953.35 954.40 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Jul 28 Buying Sellini Kilobar "47,303.63" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm 100gm 1 oz 1 oz UBS133 words
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Article67 2009-07-29 24 Aluminium, 99.7% purity (US$/tonne) Close Previous Cash 1802.50 1634.00 3 months 1826.00 1660.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 5595.50 5600.00 5518.00 5522.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1776.25 3 months 1797.00 1724.00 1745.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.00 *****.00 367 words
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Article71 2009-07-29 24 Jul27 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low SepO9 1808 1841 1859/1807 Dec 09 1826 1857 1873/1825 Mar 10 1825 1854 1868/1825 May 10 1817 1847 1858/1816 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jul 09 1451 1449 1458/1454 SepO9 1475 1474 1488/1470 Nov09 1501 1499 1512/1497 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close Prev71 words
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Article, Illustration1404 2009-07-29 27 CHRISTIAN NOLTING - CHRISTIAN NOLTING Strong political foundations and natural advantage from demography and commodity resources likely to unleash growth potential THE strengthened political mandate and the natural advantage from demography and commodity resources are clearly positive factors for Indonesia's future growth outlook. Although the mid-termWorld population prospects 2009, United Nations; Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), Internation Cocoa Organisation (ICCO). USDA, International Coffee Organisation (ICO), International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) - 1,404 words
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Article, Illustration999 2009-07-29 28 GENEVIEVE CUA - Using a range of assets as underlyings, including unit trusts, stocks and ETFs, these portfolios are actively traded with an eye on absolute return, writes GENEVIEVE CUA IN THE wake of the savage bear market that ravaged most assets, financial advisers are making tactical shiftsSTOCK.XCHNG - 999 words
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Article748 2009-07-29 28 JEFF SOMMER - JEFF SOMMER -NYT DEAR Shareholder: While we are not satisfied with our performance in the last quarter, we are happy to report that we didn't lose as much money as the average stock mutual fund. That wouldn't be a very sexy sales pitch: Mutual-NYT - 748 words
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1236 2009-07-29 28 PAUL SULLIVAN - PAUL SULLIVAN -NYT THIS is the summer of reviling the rich. The financiers at Goldman Sachs got a populist drubbing after the bank reported record quarterly earnings and analysts began predicting average bonuses of US$7OO,OOO an employee at the firm this year.-NYT - 1,236 words
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