The Business Times, 13 November 2008
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Title Section20 2008-11-13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Ssl.oo online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg •3* A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION COREGNNOI9B4O2B6BE MICA (P) 197/08/2008 Thursday, November 13,200820 words
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Article, Illustration919 2008-11-13 1 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI Q2 net profit down 12%; group looking to redeployment to cut operating costs [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecommunications' quarterly profit may have skidded to a three-year low, but it will look to redeployment instead of retrenchment to cut operating costs. "Certainly, jobBLOOMBERG - 919 words
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762 2008-11-13 1 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Changes to voting rules sought, but funds allay concerns of listed companies [SINGAPORE] An increasing number of funds that have money invested in Sin-gapore-listed companies now want to have a say in how the company is run. And their participation,762 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article29 2008-11-13 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 6.72 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.511 TAIWAN 6.316 JAPAN 1.875 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 3.00 US 4.00 CANADA 4.00 SWITZERLAND 2.28 INDIA 13.00 Source:Bloomberg - 29 words
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Article44 2008-11-13 1 Inesi iam I COMP 890.34 -4.26 IIKKEI225 8,695.51 -113.79 IANG SENG 1 3,939.09 -101.81 ;et INDEX 435.70 -6.61 JAKARTA COMP 1,326.62 -9.94 IANILA COMP 1,948.72 +0.50 ;eoulcomp 1,123.86 -4.87 iHENZHENB 243.89 +1.97 IUMBAI IND 9,536.33 -303.36 11AM EST Chant )0W 8,384.92 -309.04 IASDAQ44 words
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Article45 2008-11-13 1 IS$ (S$ ier US$) 1.502 (US$/S$ per 1.542 2.316 :uro (USS/SS/E) 1.260 1.891 Foreign currency per US$ S$ 'EN 98.00 65.30 3.588 2.389 N<$ 7.752 5.162 !AHT 34.98 23.29 CUPIAH 11,550 7,691 CENMINBI 6.829 4.547 INDIAN RUPEE 48.65 32.39 1.507 1.004 IZ$ 1.731 1.15345 words
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Miscellaneous32 2008-11-13 1 MALAYSIA THE BizlT INTERVIEW BizlT OIL PRICES KL relaxes 30% STMicroelectronics >, Murky outlook for Down 2.5% at bumi equity rule sees silver lining *> PC microprocessors 20-month low PAG" <w^r -A«19 PAGE15 JmSSaSa32 words
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Miscellaneous18 2008-11-13 1 Stephen Roach on what f _jk the bruised and battered HI J 3 world needs page 20 M\18 words
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TOP STORIES
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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82 2008-11-13 2 MORE and more funds with money sunk into Singapore-listed companies want to have a say in how the company is run. For a start, more fund managers would like to attend annual general meetings and extraordinary general meetings. But right now, they82 words
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63 2008-11-13 2 SINGAPORE Telecommunications' quarterly profit may have skidded to a three-year low, but it will look to redeployment instead of retrenchments to cut operating costs. The group yesterday reported a 12.1 per cent fall in net profit to $868 million for its63 words
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48 2008-11-13 2 THE Malaysian government yesterday relaxed the 30 per cent bumiputra equity ownership for companies wanting to be listed but have yet to fulfil the quota. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said the relaxation would take effect immediately. TOP STORIES, PAGE 248 words
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71 2008-11-13 2 THE government does not plan to fund the Marina Bay Sands project if casino operator Las Vegas Sands runs into financial problems, a trade minister said yesterday. "There's been no request for a government bailout from Marina Bay Sands and neither does71 words
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64 2008-11-13 2 "IRRATIONAL pessimism" is ruling Asian equity markets even though valuations are at record lows and inflation is poised to fall, said Morgan Stanley's Asia-Pacific regional strategist Malcolm Wood yesterday. According to Mr Wood, 11 of 12 valuation metrics at Morgan Stanley have hit bottom64 words
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75 2008-11-13 2 WILMAR International's funding situation remains healthy despite a bank having withdrawn its credit line, the palm-oil group said yesterday as it unveiled a more than doubling in third-quarter net profit. According to Wilmar's chief financial officer Francis Heng, HSH Nordbank pulled its funding75 words
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48 2008-11-13 2 IT looks like the coming months will be a bumpy ride for retailers, as 64 per cent of Singaporean consumers are keen to cut back on discretionary spending over the next year, a study revealed yesterday. SINGAPORE NEWS, PAGE 1048 words
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49 2008-11-13 2 NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan's biggest mobile phone operator, will buy a stake of about 26 per cent in India's No 6 wireless carrier Tata Teleservices for 260 billion yen (Ss4 billion), Japanese business daily Nikkei reported yesterday. INDIA, PAGE 1349 words
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61 2008-11-13 2 CHINA'S mammoth economic stimulus package announced this week is the latest piece of bad news for US Treasury bonds. Bond investors are concerned that China may either trim its huge US Treasuries holdings to pay for the country's US$5B6 billion stimulus package, or61 words
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367 2008-11-13 2 Bernama Move intended to keep capital market competitive and progressive: Najib [KUALA LUMPUR] The government yesterday relaxed the 30 per cent bumiputra equity ownership for companies wanting to be listed but have yet to fulfil the quota. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said– Bernama - 367 words
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534 2008-11-13 2 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN With inflation easing, deflation is a bigger worry now, says chief economist [SINGAPORE] Aggressive government spending worldwide on infrastructure and other public projects is likely to be more effective than broad tax cuts in supporting global economic growth, the World Bank's534 words
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Article, Illustration603 2008-11-13 2 Reuters, AP He now favours a second round of capital injection [WASHINGTON] US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson yesterday said he was backing away from buying troubled mortgage assets using a US$7OO billion bailout fund, instead favouring a second round of capital injections intoReuters, AP; AFP - 603 words
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Article, Illustration390 2008-11-13 3 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI They clinch title of Motor Sport Facility of the Year worldwide [SINGAPORE] Validating the recent success of Singapore's inaugural street and night Formula One race, the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix and its circuit were awarded the title of Motor390 words
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Article, Illustration486 2008-11-13 3 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE GLCs, as commercial enterprises, will make their own investment decisions [SINGAPORE] The government does not plan to fund the Marina Bay Sands project if casino operator Las Vegas Sands runs into financial problems, a trade minister said yesterday. "There's been486 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration369 2008-11-13 4 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP Valuations at record lows but investors expect larger drops in earnings: Morgan "IRRATIONAL pessimism" is ruling Asian equity markets even though valuations are at record lows and inflation is poised to fall, said Morgan Stanley's Asia-Pacific regional strategist Malcolm Wood yesterday. According to MrBLOOMBERG - 369 words
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Article382 2008-11-13 4 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO [SINGAPORE] Shares of Keppel Land, Venture Corp, Capita Commercial Trust (CCT) and Yanlord Land slumped on news that they will be dropped from the MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) Singapore Index as of the close of Nov 25. No new stocks will be382 words
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210 2008-11-13 4 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) said yesterday that it has been engaging listed companies on regulatory compliances over the last few months. This is "in view of the market turbulence and rapidly evolving situations", the bourse said in its online column. The bourse210 words
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279 2008-11-13 4 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN MAINBOARD-LISTED Straco Corporation looks set to chalk up another year of record earnings. The owner and operator of Shanghai Ocean Aquarium and other tourist attractions reported a 66 per cent surge in net profit to $5.5 million for the third quarter279 words
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Article580 2008-11-13 6 Three months ended Sept 2008 Nine months ended Sept 2008 NET PROFIT TURNOVER NET PROFIT TURNOVER CURRENT I PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS (S m) (Sim) CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS CHNG CURRENT PREVIOUS (S|m) (S m) CHNG 1 Wilmar Int'l 689.18 278.68 147.3 *****.58 7140.98 66.9 1652.76 494.69 234.1580 words
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543 2008-11-13 6 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI UPMARKET property group SC Global Developments yesterday reported a 121 per cent jump in third-quarter profit to $9.6 million, from $4.3 million a year earlier, despite weaker sales. Revenue fell 15 per cent to $25.5 miUion, from $30 million in Q3543 words
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Article, Illustration517 2008-11-13 6 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP A bank said to have withdrawn credit line due to exit from commodity financing WILMAR International's funding situation remains healthy despite a bank having withdrawn its credit line, the palm-oil group said yesterday as it unveiled a more than doubling in517 words
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452 2008-11-13 6 KALPANA RASHIWALA - KALPANA RASHIWALA MALAYSIAN tycoon Robert Kuok's Singapore-listed property unit Allgreen Properties posted a 10.9 per cent year-on-year decline in third-quarter net earnings to $31.2 million. Revenue fell 8.2 per cent to $113.4 million over the same452 words
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364 2008-11-13 6 CHEN HUIFEN - CHEN HUIFEN THE absence of exceptional gains have led Parkway Holdings to post lower net earnings of $10.2 million for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2008, down from $224.6 million for the year-ago period. The big profit difference stemmed from364 words
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352 2008-11-13 7 ARTHUR SIM - ARTHUR SIM Tenant has placed security deposit of 11.4 months rent, it says ASCENDAS-REIT (A-Reit) has come out to reassure investors that its tenants are not in breach of rental obligations. Reit manager Ascendas Funds Management said yesterday that tenant TT International placed a352 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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60 2008-11-13 7 OVERSEAS Union Enterprise (OUE)'s net profit plunged 97.3 per cent to $9.97 million in Q3 2008 from $368.74 million in Q3 2007, which was boosted by fair-value gains totalling $292.9 million on investment properties of OUE Group and its associated company OUB60 words
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117 2008-11-13 7 Bloomberg GOLDEN Agri-Resources Ltd, a unit of Indonesia's largest oil-palm grower, reported third-quarter profit rose at the slowest pace in a year as prices slid. Net income climbed 56 per cent to US$224 million, or 2 cents a share, from US$l44 million, or– Bloomberg - 117 words
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72 2008-11-13 7 half-year KHONG Guan Flour Milling Limited said in a profit guidance that the group has incurred an unaudited loss for the half year ended October 2008. This was despite profit contributions for its Malaysian operations having continued to improve satisfactorily. The group's results72 words
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103 2008-11-13 7 SECOND Chance Properties said net profit for its financial first quarter ended Sept 30, 2008, slipped 2.8 per cent to $5.36 million due to the unrealised gains recognised on fair valuation of the marketable securities a year ago. However, revenue grew 22.43 per103 words
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100 2008-11-13 7 VICOM Ltd's third-quarter net profit rose 26.4 per cent to $4.10 million, thanks mainly to its vehicle inspection business as well as its test and inspection services. During Q3, which ended Sept 30, 2008, the vehicle inspection unit of land transport giant ComfortDelGro also100 words
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Article70 2008-11-13 7 SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services (SATS) yesterday said it has appointed Lim Chuang as its new finance chief, holding the title of senior vice-president (finance). The appointment takes effect on Nov 17. Lim Chuang, 53, will oversee finance, treasury, risk management, investor relations and lean management70 words
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235 2008-11-13 7 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO FERROCHINA says that Ernst Young Solutions has decided to step down as its financial adviser after producing a restructuring plan for the group. FerroChina has therefore engaged KordaMenthaNeo, a corporate recovery and restructuring firm, to help negotiate with creditors and develop solutions to235 words
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500 2008-11-13 7 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN MACQUARIE International Infrastructure Fund (MIIF) will cut its dividend and use any surplus cash to repay its debts completely by end-2009 in a bid to shore up its battered share price, its fund manager said yesterday. From now on, MIIF will500 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration588 2008-11-13 8 R SIVANITHY - R SIVANITHY STOCKS Local market appears lacking in own ideas; ST Index drops below 1,800 EXPECTATIONS of how Wall Street might perform on Wednesday and movements in Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index yesterday continued to set the direction for a local market that for: Bloomberg - 588 words
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Article98 2008-11-13 8 MAIN Up Down Unch SDQ Up Down Unch TOTAL Up Down Unch Multi Ind 7 6 3 0 0 0 7 6 3 Manufacturing 49 48 60 12 52 50 72 Commerce 18 14 21 19 19 26 )t/Stor/Comms 13 11 11 14 11 12 Finance 1498 words
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Article117 2008-11-13 8 TURNOVER ('000) MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN VALUE ('000) SDQ TOTAL Multi Ind 19.046 19.046 49.779 49.779 Manufacturing 304.030 27.133 331.163 174.969 733 175.702 Commerce 53.777 5.713 59.490 59.418 712 60.129 Tpt/Stor/Comms 84.002 205 84.207 124.277 40 124.317 Finance 36.861 36.861 219.405 219.405 Construction 11.108 1.539 12.647 723117 words
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Article114 2008-11-13 8 Stock name Close Cham Capita Land 2.760 -0.240 CapitaMall 1.850 -0.110 CityDev 6.210 -0.040 Cosco Corp 0.880 +0.005 DBS Grp 10.660 -0.360 F&N 3.230 -0.050 Gent Intl 0.395 +0.005 Golden Agri 0.190 -0.005 HK Land 2.360 -0.090 JMH 20.480 -0.080 JSH 10.800 -0.200 JardineC&C 10.300 -0.600114 words
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Article, Illustration846 2008-11-13 8 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO Wilmar International Nov 12 close: 552.65 CIMB-GK Research, Nov 12 STRONG results despite weak prices: 9M 2008 core net income (excluding forex gains) of US$964 million accounts for 96 per cent of our FY2OOB forecast and 82 per cent of consensus, beating our expectations. The outperformance: Bloomberg - 846 words
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Article, Illustration425 2008-11-13 8 Reuters CURRENCIES [LONDON] The US dollar shed early losses against the euro and edged up versus the sterling yesterday, as ongoing concerns about the global economy supported the US currency while investors shied away from riskier investments. The euro bounced back againstReuters; AFP - 425 words
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Article62 2008-11-13 8 Nov 12 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 573.00+31.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -49.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +57.00 FTSE ST Mid Cap 368.36 -6.41 FTSE ST Small Cap 305.39 -2.19 FTSE ST All Share 429.66 -5.67 FTSE ST China Top 183.91 -1.66 FTSE ST China 184.22 -0.45 UOB Catalist62 words
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Article57 2008-11-13 8 VOLUME Golden Aqri 129,836,000 Yanqzijianq 48,143,000 China Honqxinq 47,725,000 Capita Land 40,112,000 StraitsAsia 28,942,000 Noble Grp 25,670,000 Synear 22,734,000 SingTel 22,026,000 Cosco Corp 20,948,000 Jade Tech 18,511,000 VALUE(S) CapitaLand 114,086,194 DBS Grp 82,008,460 UOB 62,247,220 SingTel 53,026,452 Wilmar 44,082,450 OCBC Bk 42,250,290 Keppel Corp 33,640,280 StraitsAsia 25,199,38557 words
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Article108 2008-11-13 8 BY CENTS CLOSE UP ICBC Bk5.1%NCPS 100 9020 56.0 0.6 ilA 200 1166 48.0 4.3 ICBCC 5.1%NCPS 100 8440 40.0 0.5 IQB 5.05%NCPS 100 9000 40.0 0.4 reat Eastern 915 15.0 1.7 >in< iTel 10 245 14.0 6.1 •ain irm 490 12.0 1.7 I A 1142 12.0 1.1 Sembawani108 words
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Article117 2008-11-13 8 CLOSE DOWN 7270-153.1 -1.4 GLD 10US MS India 10US! 750-102.1 -8.3 India Ni 10 860 -68.0 -7.3 Jardine C&C 1030 -60.0 -5.5 Venture Co 503 -56.0 -10.0 Juroni Cement 136 -54.0 -28.. ISMSCI India 100 340 -40.5 -7.4 DBS Gr| 1066 -36.0 -3.3 UOB 1270 -32.0 -2.5 JSH 1080117 words
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Article82 2008-11-13 8 Nov 12 %CHNG CLOSE FRN0V11 YR2008 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.5056 -0.34 1.5155 1.3457 Euro 1.8906 1.45 2.2064 1.8640 Pounds 2.3131 1.21 2.8431 2.3088 AS 0.9901 1.40 1.3251 0.9068 Yen* 1.5418 -0.48 1.6645 1.2619 Rill liah* 0.***** 2.79 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.3054 -0.28 4.4299 4.0190 Peso* 3.0758 -0.1482 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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579 2008-11-13 9 SIOW LI SEN - SIOW LI SEN Trustee asked to tell noteholders by endNov if restructuring is still viable option LEHMAN Minibond investors will have more clarity by the end of this month on their investment, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said yesterday. MAS said that579 words
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276 2008-11-13 9 NOOR AISHA - NOOR AISHA NANYANG Technological University (NTU) has launched a $10 million fund to support entrepreneurship and innovation education in the university. Unveiled yesterday, NTU says the fund will be used to support four key areas of the Master of Science in276 words
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Article, Illustration489 2008-11-13 9 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN HE may be wrestling with scores of decisions that lie ahead, but the top priority for incoming US President Barack Obama should be recruiting the best team to help him take the country forward. Because if the 47-year-old fumbles in putting togetherBLOOMBERG - 489 words
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Article, Illustration382 2008-11-13 10 NISHA RAMCHANDANI - NISHA RAMCHANDANI MasterCard consumer confidence index takes a slide IT looks like the coming months will be a bumpy ride for retailers, as 64 per cent of Singaporean consumers are keen to cut back on discretionary spending over the next year, aFILE PHOTO - 382 words
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305 2008-11-13 10 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO SINGAPORE'S general insurers enjoyed a 24 per cent rise in gross premium income in all classes to $708.4 million for the three months ended Sept 30. Gross premium income for motor business, the largest single class here, jumped 28 per305 words
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369 2008-11-13 10 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Economic downturn could also hamper the Kyoto Protocol THE credit crunch could delay carbon projects and threaten developed nations' need to meet the Kyoto Protocol's 2012 deadline, said a director of a Japanese non-profit organisation yesterday. "These days, we369 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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69 2008-11-13 10 SINGLE-CHARACTER Domain Names (SCDN) such as www.x.sg will be released across all seven .SG categories, the national registry for domain names, Singapore Network Information Centre, said yesterday. $20,000 is the price of one SCDN and also the starting price for bidding on any SCDN with69 words
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43 2008-11-13 10 THE Life Insurance Association of Singapore yesterday urged insurers to raise the benefits of their integrated shield plans, in tandem with the Ministry of Health's upward adjustment of MediShield premiums for Singaporeans from Dec 1.43 words
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59 2008-11-13 10 THE International Women's Federation of Commerce and Industry (IWFCI) Singapore yesterday announced that it would launch a Business Incubation Programme to encourage and support women entrepreneurs at its one-day Women in Business Conference on Nov 22. The conference costs $60 for59 words
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63 2008-11-13 10 THE not-for-profit Tsao Foundation yesterday launched Voices of Older People (VOP), a series of focus group discussions to engage and empower senior citizens. Reports on 30 discussions on the issue of housing, which were held with over 300 Singaporeans aged 50 and63 words
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192 2008-11-13 10 THE National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS) has said that it supports providing "reasonable compensation" to living organ donors, but the compensation must be restricted to the provision of services in governmentfunded hospitals "because of the numerous ethical problems associated with financial compensation".192 words
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Article, Illustration613 2008-11-13 11 L ■Reuters [WASHINGTON] The World Bank is now estimating that global trade, the lifeblood of economies, will drop next year for the first time since 1982 due to the global credit strains. "It is our estimate that trade could actually fall,L – — ■Reuters - 613 words
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Article, Illustration689 2008-11-13 11 Reuters [WASHINGTON] As world leaders meet this weekend to shore up the global financial system, one of its original architects says the 64-year-old system is not the problem. Jacques Polak, the last known surviving delegate to the Bretton Woods conference in 1944, saidReuters; : G2O, AFP graphics - 689 words
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551 2008-11-13 11 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY Talks to expand deal so Seoul can draw on emergency credit from neighbours in Tokyo FINANCE ministers from Japan, China and South Korea will meet in Washington tomorrow to discuss expanding their currency swap arrangements so Seoul can draw551 words
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676 2008-11-13 11 Reuters Firms' plan could reverse spiralling delinquencies [WASHINGTON] The regulator for the two largest US mortgage finance companies on Tuesday unveiled a plan that could cut payments for hundreds of thousands of struggling US homeowners. The plan could thus help reverse a wave of defaults– Reuters - 676 words
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Article, Illustration484 2008-11-13 12 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG Maybank hurt by impairment losses of RM242m at its Pakistan associate in Kuala Lumpur MARRED by its overseas investments, Malayan Banking's first-quarter earnings could presage a bumpy ride for the banking group in a slumping economy. The country's biggest banking groupFILE PHOTO - 484 words
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471 2008-11-13 12 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian coal miner PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam may pull out of a consortium that has agreed to buy a stake in Bumi Resources Tbk, the country's biggest coal miner, because of a slump in Bumi's share price, the state enterprisesReuters - 471 words
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Article, Illustration297 2008-11-13 12 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's central bank governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz has criticised a decision by Fitch ratings agency to cut the country's credit outlook to "stable", saying the current account surplus would remain strong. Fitch this week cut Malaysia's outlook from "positive" andReuters - 297 words
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289 2008-11-13 12 Bloomberg This is due to slowing growth in power demand [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia can afford to delay the Bakun hydroelectric project, the country's biggest, because of slower electricity consumption growth, said Leo Moggie, chairman of state-control-led utility Tenaga Nasional Bhd. "We're beginningBloomberg - 289 words
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130 2008-11-13 12 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's government may ask Telekom Malaysia to trim the costs of a proposed high speed broadband project valued at RM11.31 billion (554.7 billion). "If existing TNB (Tenaga Nasional) infrastructures are suitable, we will ask TM to trim down the project cost,"Reuters - 130 words
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Article, Illustration536 2008-11-13 13 Reuters Banks stay wary of lending but situation seen easing by Q1 [MUMBAI] Indian firms are still finding liquidity conditions tight despite some aggressive moves by policy makers over the past two months, and more steps might be needed to keep credit flowing, seniorReuters; AFP - 536 words
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395 2008-11-13 13 Reuters Deal will give it a foothold in world's fastest growing cellphone market [TOKYO] NTT DoCoMo Inc, Japan's biggest mobile phone operator, will buy a stake of about 26 per cent in India's Tata Teleservices for 260 billion yen (Ss4 billion),Reuters - 395 words
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226 2008-11-13 13 AFP [NEW DELHI] India and South Korea have negotiated a free trade agreement that is likely to come into effect next year, a report said. The agreement, concluded after two-and-a-half years of talks, comes as India has been aggressively courting its Asian neighboursAFP - 226 words
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637 2008-11-13 14 Reuters ANALYSIS Investors worry that Beijng will sell Treasuries holdings or slow purchases [NEW YORK] China's mammoth economic stimulus package announced this week is the latest piece of bad news for US Treasury bonds as the market prepares for a borrowing requirement toReuters - 637 words
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Article, Illustration401 2008-11-13 14 Bloomberg Domestic demand seen helping growth as exports wane [HONG KONG] China's retail sales rose 22 per cent, close to the fastest pace in nine years, signalling that domestic demand may help the fourth-biggest economy through the worst financialBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 401 words
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277 2008-11-13 14 -AFP [SHANGHAI] Chinese banks are expected to hand out more than 520 billion yuan (*****.7 billion) in new loans in the fourth quarter, according to central bank figures reported by state media yesterday. China's total new yuan loans for the year-AFP - 277 words
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300 2008-11-13 14 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Chinese game designers, whose clients often include big names such as Sony and Nintendo, are attracting venture capitalists who believe that the multi-billion dollar sector can grow despite the global economic downturn. China does not have a long history of electronic games,Reuters - 300 words
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683 2008-11-13 15 Reuters, Bloomberg Analysts see return to higher savings rates, more focus on diversification [BOSTON] The global financial crisis will reshape the funds management business in terms of competition, government regulation and investors' taste for products, the chief executive of US asset manager Vanguard■ Reuters, Bloomberg - 683 words
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Article, Illustration530 2008-11-13 15 Reuters Prices could fall to US$5O a barrel in bearish market The price move, also spurred by another slide on stock markets, extended a fall of 5 per cent on Tuesday. Analysts said that the mood in the market was so bearish that prices– Reuters; AFP - 530 words
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Article, Illustration395 2008-11-13 15 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's greenhouse gas emissions hit a record high in the year that ended in March, the government said yesterday. The development pushes Japan further away from its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol climate pact. The data may raise fresh questions aboutReuters; REUTERS - 395 words
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400 2008-11-13 15 AFP [WASHINGTON] US Presi-dent-elect Barack Obama is sending evaluators to study the sprawling US bureaucracy to help him determine how best to meet his administration's goals when he takes office on Jan 20. Mr Obama's 450-strong transition team will scour moreAFP - 400 words
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213 2008-11-13 15 AP, Bloomberg [BANGKOK] The governor of Bangkok resigned yesterday after an anti-corrup-tion body ruled that a deal to procure fire trucks for the Thai capital from an Austrian company had irregularities. The National Counter Corruption Commission said on Tuesday that Apirak Kosayodhin and ex-governorAP, Bloomberg - 213 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration787 2008-11-13 16 -AP Cutbacks follow a near 15 percent drop in US auto sales in October [NEW YORK] Facing their worst sales in decades, carmakers are cutting spending on auto shows, the industry's traditional custom-er-courtship event. General Motors (GM) has scrapped plans to debut-AP; REUTERS; The companies. AP graphic - 787 words
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437 2008-11-13 16 Bloomberg [DUBAI] Borse Dubai Ltd, the Gulf emirate's stateowned operator of exchanges, is in talks to refinance US$4.2 billion of loans at interest rates tied to the price of credit-default swaps, raising the cost of the debt, said three bankers with knowledge ofBloomberg - 437 words
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366 2008-11-13 16 AFP Pressure is increased by Obama's victory as he is known for hard line on fiscal evasion [ZURICH] Switzerland is likely to come under further pressure from the United States over its prized system of banking secrecy after the election last week of BarackAFP - 366 words
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Article, Illustration694 2008-11-13 16 AP, Bloomberg [NEW YORK] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has thrown her support behind the premise that General Motors is too big to be allowed to fail. In urging Congress to enact emergency aid for the ailing car industry, Ms Pelosi rejected callsAP, Bloomberg - 694 words
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362 2008-11-13 16 AP [WASHINGTON] The head of the US federal agency that oversees commodities trading wants to replace it and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with three new regulators to better deal with an increasingly complex financial system. "I believe the UnitedAP - 362 words
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AVIATION
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594 2008-11-13 17 Reuters It wants to take advantage of its low debt burden and rising opportunities [BEIJING] Aircraft leasing firm Genesis Lease Ltd yesterday said that it would "very likely" buy US$l.4 billion of mostly newer narrow-body aircraft in the next 12 months, taking advantageReuters - 594 words
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Article, Illustration278 2008-11-13 17 AFP Jump in passengers sharply lower than capacity increase [HONG KONG] Cathay Pacific yesterday reported that an increase in passengers for October was much lower than its increase in capacity during the month, normally a busy period for corporate travel. The airline said in aAFP - 278 words
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391 2008-11-13 17 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China plans to help its unprofitable airlines by lowering domestic fuel prices before the end of the year after oil prices tumbled 60 per cent. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top planning agency, is reviewing a proposedBloomberg - 391 words
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Article2529 2008-11-13 17 AIRLINE CODES: AA Am -s (AAL), AF Air France (AFR), Al Air India (AIC), AY Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAV\ Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), Bl Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR EVA Airways2,529 words
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539 2008-11-13 17 ■NYT [LONDON] When the first Open Skies jet took off in June from Paris for New York, the new airline was doing more than taking advantage of recently relaxed rules for flying across the Atlantic. Its owner, British Airways (BA), was trying■NYT - 539 words
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213 2008-11-13 17 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Chinese airlines will make more use of aircraft leasing because their high debt levels and the global credit crunch are deterring banks from lending them money, the nation's aviation regulator said. "The economic slowdown makes it difficult for airlines to get– Bloomberg - 213 words
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Miscellaneous338 2008-11-13 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 This young woman's rejection __^J__^J__ L J__^J__^J__^J__ makes man angry (6) 111 4 Precise bill put before a junior g 9ls of one mind about grease I ln I I 12 Chap to embrace with love BB PB BB BB BB B^^^^H^^_ 13 Music of the Depression?338 words
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SHIPPING
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607 2008-11-13 18 Bloomberg Venezuelan fuel oil trades at a lower premium than oil imports from Spore [TOKYO] China may double sales of bonded marine fuel to ships sailing overseas within two years, thanks to plentiful, low-cost supplies from Venezuela, a trader said. SalesBloomberg - 607 words
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549 2008-11-13 18 Bloomberg [HELSINKI] Cargotec Oyj, the world's biggest maker of container-lifting gear, forecast falling orders and increasing cancellations at its ship-equipment division as the financial crisis hurts new vessel demand, according to chief executive officer Mikael Maekinen. "We're analysing worstcase scenarios at minus 20Bloomberg - 549 words
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Article, Illustration307 2008-11-13 18 Rio Tinto pushing ahead with US$3 15m order of ships Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] Rio Tinto Group, the world's secondlargest iron ore supplier, said that the global slowdown in demand won't hinder its US$3l5 million purchase of three ships. "The very large ore carriers we have on order will deliver from lateBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 307 words
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147 2008-11-13 18 Reuters [BERLIN] German investor Klaus-Michael Kuehne, who acquired a major holding in shipping group Hapag-Lloyd, said on Nov 11 he had no plans to sell a stake in the firm to Danish rival Maersk Line. Maersk Line chief executive officer Eivind Kolding told aReuters - 147 words
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326 2008-11-13 18 Bloomberg Slump follows disclosure of loan repayment hitch [NEW YORK] DrySMps Inc, a transporter of commodities including iron ore and coal, fell 21 per cent, declining for the fourth straight day after saying that it may not be able to pay off its loansBloomberg - 326 words
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205 2008-11-13 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] The slump in shipping has at least two more years to go as the global fleet expands and a slowing world economy saps demand for everything from iron ore to consumer goods, the largest shipping hedge fund groupBloomberg - 205 words
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TRANSPORT STOCKS
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Article103 2008-11-13 18 '000 lov CH Offshore Chuan Hup Hldgs Cosco Corp CWTLtd Ezra Hldgs First Ship Lease Freight Links Grand Banks laya Hold Ltd KiVentures Keppel Corp MTQ Corp NOL Pacific Shipping Pan-United Corp Rickmers Mari Samudera Ship Sembcorp Indust Sembcorp Marine Spore Ship 0.30 0.21 0.88 0.35 0.72 0.52 ....unch103 words
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Article35 2008-11-13 18 '000 Int'G Logistics MISCBhd MISC Foreign Msia Bulk Carrie NCB Holdings NeplineBhd PDZ Holdings 0.58 8.40 8.30 2.35 2.55 0.07 0.09 0.01 0.05 -0.15 0.01 -0.07 -0.01 0.02 51 66! 306; 501 12! 2135 words
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Article12 2008-11-13 18 '00 'recious Ship Regional Cont 10.10 6.15 -0.10 -0.10 378' 71!12 words
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Article14 2008-11-13 18 '000 IOV12 HK$ Vol Doil iingamas Cont .15.50 ...0.62 -1.74 -0.08 2815 121214 words
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Article20 2008-11-13 18 '000 Aboitiz Equity Intl Container Keppel Marine Keppel Prop 5.50 13.75 unch unch unch -0.50 unch unch 57! 10;20 words
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Article22 2008-11-13 18 Evergreen Marine ...17.25 :irst Steamship 33.40 Wan Hai Lines 14.70 fang Ming Marine...10.80 unch -1.50 -0.55 0.20 i i i 2'22 words
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Article39 2008-11-13 18 '000 lov 'en :awasaki Hvy Ind ..211.00 7.00 3255: :awasaki Kisen 381.00 -22.00 906! /litsubishi Hvy 381.00 7.00 ***** /litsui Eng&Sbldg...142.00 -2.00 1121! /litsui Osk Lines 493.00 -17.00 3634: lippon Express 401.00 2.00 229: lipponYusen 481.00 -12.00 996139 words
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Article, Illustration764 2008-11-13 19 Economic uncertainty prompting IDC to lower 2009 growth forecast, reports AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY DESPITE a stellar third quarter, the PC microprocessor market outlook remains murky in the last quarter of this year and the whole of 2009, according to an analyst with IDC. Speaking764 words
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391 2008-11-13 19 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT By FOR the third time, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has pushed back the closing dates for submission of bids for firms seeking to become the Operating Company (OpCo) of the Next Generation National Broadband Network (Next391 words
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Article, Illustration731 2008-11-13 19 WINSTON CHAI - WINSTON CHAI THE BIZIT INTERVIEW WHILE others are fighting tooth and nail to get through the global financial calamity, European semiconductor giant STMicroelectronics is instead heaving a sigh of relief. After years of battling currency volatility, the onset of a global recession hasARTHUR LEE - 731 words
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269 2008-11-13 19 LAT-WP [SAN FRANCISCO] Microsoft, a distant third in the search market, has inked a distribution deal with a former foe in a bid to increase its share of search traffic. US Web surfers who are downloading Sun Microsystems' Java softwareLAT-WP - 269 words
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Miscellaneous8 2008-11-13 19 THE BIZIT INTERVIEW STMicroelectronics sees a silver lining8 words
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521 2008-11-13 20 SINGAPORE'S already modest interest rates, as reflected in the key three-month interbank rate, have fallen further to a four-year low of 0.88 per cent, placing savers and investors in a quandary. In a normal environment, a negative real interest rate should be521 words
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Article, Illustration1274 2008-11-13 20 STEPHEN ROACH - STEPHEN ROACH Tough choices must be made by tough leaders to get the world out of its economic morass IN THE depths of any crisis, human nature becomes acutely defensive and basic survival instincts take over. Such is the case withREUTERS - 1,274 words
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Article, Illustration765 2008-11-13 20 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY THE BOTTOM LINE GREAT expectations will accompany the political leaders ofthe G-20 group of advanced and emerging economies as they arrive in Washington at the weekend for their summit on the global financial and economic crisis. These expectations are in765 words
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Article, Illustration1209 2008-11-13 21 M SHAHIDUL ISLAM - M SHAHIDUL ISLAM New US president's policies will probably be a mixed bag for the region some with positive effects, some negative ITH Barack Obama's victory and the Democrats controlling both chambers of the legislature, the United States is poised for changes in its economicAFP - 1,209 words
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1235 2008-11-13 21 MICHAEL LEWIS - MICHAEL LEWIS IT MAY still take awhile before Wall Street finally accepts that it won't get paid. At the moment, as their bony fingers fondle the new taxpayer loot, the firms appear to believe that they might still fool the public1,235 words
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343 2008-11-13 21 Bernard Ong - Bernard Ong LETTER TO THE EDITOR I REFER to the media reports on the retrenchment exercise by DBS Bank. I remember that during the last bad recession of 2001-2002, the government and union leaders had worked very hard to push through several proposals to343 words
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Article8847 2008-11-13 22 Transaction date: Nov 12 52-wks Tel High Low Code Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E MCap $mil 13 3 3148 8Telecom 19 3 5834 A-Sonic 110 100 6389 ABFSG Bond ETF 30.5 1? 5000 ABR Hldgs8,847 words
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Article1862 2008-11-13 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 offer1,862 words
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Article75 2008-11-13 23 52-Wk Tel Hiqh Low Code Last Sale Vol fOOO) Day Ih Low Last Quote Div GrYld Net MCap Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil Comi J!i! ***** 116 6065 Diamonds 6200 6200 6095 IS DJ US Tech 6097 IS MSCI Spore 6101 IS S&P500 ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS 38575 words
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Article74 2008-11-13 23 52-Wk Tel High Low Code Last Sale Vol Cooo) Day Last Quote |h Low Buyer Seller Div GrYld C'vr Net MCap P/E Sinil Comi >an' Hii 112 42 6000 AVJennings 20.5 4 6134 Over&Gen 39 6 6017 StarCruises 283 115 6019 TanChonglnt A49 A8 US8 HK125 unch unch74 words
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Article8897 2008-11-13 23 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced Fund!S 1.456/ AIGIF S'pore Bond Fund/^- 1.268/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.59/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.39/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.6272/ APS Komaba Global8,897 words
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371 2008-11-13 24 %dy %yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Nov 11 World Index Preliminary 680.9 -3.4 -39.8 -2.7 -40.5 -4.0 -43.2 t EAFE Prel liminai 662.9 -4.0 -40.8 -3.9 -44.3 -5.2 -46.1 Euro[ Preliminary 921.6 -4.2 -40.3 -4.8 -47.6 -6.0 -49.9371 words
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Article130 2008-11-13 24 As at 9am NovU Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Aust dollar 0.9820 1.0240 .an dollar 1.2420 1.2570 Euro 1.8790 1.9010 NZ dollar 0.8570 0.8760 iterlini ind 2.3080 2.3351 US dollar 1.4980 1.5150 Local dollars to 100 units of foreign currency:130 words
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Article170 2008-11-13 24 Novl2 fer Bii Overnight 1-month 2-months 3-months Overnight mode: 3/4 ys$ 7/8 11/16 3/4 7/8 Offer 5/8 7/16 1/2 5/8 Bid 7 days 1 month 2 months 3 months 6 months I. 12 months $Au 1.00 1.80 2.65 2.70 3.00 3.10 3.25 Offer 0.50 1.30 2.15 2.20 2.50170 words
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Article21 2008-11-13 24 NovU STI SIMSCI Nov 216 221.2 216.4 Taiwan Nov 170.9 177 174.9 Source: MF Global (S) He. Ltd21 words
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Article23 2008-11-13 24 Novl2 S$ Bid Offer 1-month 1.5003 1.5020 2 months 1.4986 1.5003 3 months 1.4961 1.4983 6-months 1.4901 1.4923 Source: OCBC23 words
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Article61 2008-11-13 24 Nov 12 Delivery Month Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low Nov08 1400 Dec 08 1554 Jan 09 1542 Feb 09 1550 Total o/p: ***** contracts 1528 1500 1400 1532 1554 1500 1539 1563 1505 1543 1565 1510 Turnover: 8207 lots Market tone:61 words
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Article296 2008-11-13 24 Novl2 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES DecO8 MarO9 JunO9 SepO9 98.1550 98.2650 98.1750 98.0150 7702 9430 4099 3223 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES DecO8 99.235 99.235 MarO9 99.315 99.315 JunO9 99.380 99.380 SepO9 DecO9 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 99.235 99.310 99.380 99.225 99.310 99.350 99.305 99.270 99.160296 words
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Article192 2008-11-13 24 Nov 12 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Month High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l (lots) Dec 08 182.0 Jan 09 180.0 Feb 09 180.0 Mar 09 181.0 Apr 09 May 09 182.0 180.0 180.0 181.0 182.0 180.0 180.0 181.0 183.5 183.5 1 22 22192 words
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Article89 2008-11-13 24 Nov 12 Period Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi, Day's |h Low 3-Month BQ*****V 12.02.09 1-Year BY*****V 02.11.09 0.52 0.80 0.43 0.43 GOVERNMENT BONDS Period Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low 2-Year NX*****T 4.625 5-Year NX*****Z 2.250 7-Year N*****0S 2.875 10-Year NYO31OOA 4.000 15-Year89 words
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Article102 2008-11-13 24 Novii (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Nov08 908.00 940.00 909.00 893.00 Jan 09 916.00 948.00 923.00 898.00 Mar 09 924.50 957.25 930.00 909.00 May 09 934.25 967.25 939.00 925.00 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Dec 08 33.73 35.38 34.10 33.00 Jan 09102 words
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Article78 2008-11-13 24 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Novii UDE (FOB origin) US! t /barrel Close Cham Brent blend (1-Mth F) 57.24 -2.37 WTI (Near Mth) 59.33 -3.21 Dubai (1-Mth F) 54.29 -3.23 Tapis blend 59.35 -2.85 Minas 57.35 -2.75 PRODUCT US$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Change Naphtha Jet Kerosene 32.45 79.15 unch -2.25 US$/barrel Opec78 words
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Article157 2008-11-13 24 Nov 12 Against SS Currencies Bid Offer Against US$ Bid Offer S$fUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 0.9957 0.9969 0.6633 0.6636 Canadian dollar 1.2499 1.2514 0.8326 0.8330 Euro 1.8903 1.8924 1.2593 1.2597 NZ dollar 0.8667 0.8682 0.5774 0.5779 Sterlini 2.3145 2.3170 1.5419 1.542: US157 words
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Article136 2008-11-13 24 Nov 12 GOLD (USS/oz) Nov12 Nov11 Hong Kong London 737.40 746.10 738.40 747.10 Nov11 NoviO 728.50 749.70 730.50 751.70 Source: Thomson Reuters CAST BAR (S$) Nov12 Buying Sellini Kilobar "38,523.21" ***** PAMP GOLD BARS (S$) Selling Buying 1gm 5gm 10gm 20gm 50gm 100gm 1 oz 1 oz UBS136 words
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Article69 2008-11-13 24 Novll\ minimum, 99.7 jrity (US$/tonne) Co Close Previous Cash 1892.50 3 months 1948.00 1929.20 1985.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months 3602.00 3640.00 3844.00 3875.00 Lead (US$/tonne) Cash 1268.00 3 months 1280.00 1339.00 1350.00 Nickel (US$/tonne) Cash 3 months *****.00 1153.00 *****.00 *****.00 Tin (US$/tonne) Cash *****.0069 words
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Article, Illustration531 2008-11-13 28 Reuters Firm's adjusted diluted NAY dives 20.7% to 1,552 pence at Sept 30; says Trillium sale still being evaluated [LONDON] Unprecedented financial market turmoil has derailed Land Securities' plans for a radical three-way demerger of its business, Britain's largest property firm said as■ Reuters; BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 531 words
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363 2008-11-13 28 Bloomberg More banks may move to emerging financial hub [MUMBAI] Standard Chartered, the UK bank that gets most of its profit in Asia, said it acquired 147,000 square feet (13,657 square metres) of office space in Mumbai's emerging business district of Bandra-Kurla as itBloomberg - 363 words
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104 2008-11-13 28 Bloomberg [LONDON] The advertised price of villas in Dubai dropped 19 per cent between September and October after banks reduced loan-to-value ratios, HSBC Holdings pic said in a report yesterday. Dubai property prices, including villas and apartments, fell 4 per cent inBloomberg - 104 words
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Article, Illustration1087 2008-11-13 28 ■NYT [NEW YORK] Retail centres in New Jersey home to more malls per square mile than any other state appear to be uniformly braced for a hard holiday season to come. But those in the midst of opening or upgrading■NYT; BLOOMBERG - 1,087 words
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406 2008-11-13 29 LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] If you live in a neighbourhood that has a homeowners association, brace yourself. Neighbours losing their homes to foreclosure and short sales not only are dragging down your property values but also are setting you up forLAT-WP - 406 words
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Article, Illustration676 2008-11-13 29 Bloomberg Move comes after Q3 loss turns out to be bigger than estimated on goodwill writedown [MUNICH] Hypo Real Estate Holding AG, the German property lender bailed out last month, said it will seek additional rescue funds after a bigger-than-estimated third-quarter loss on goodwill■ Bloomberg; AFP FILE PHOTO - 676 words
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365 2008-11-13 29 Bloomberg Property mgt group DBSI lists debt of over USs4oBm [WILMINGTON, Delaware] DBSI Inc, a real-estate management company, along with 146 affiliates, sought bankruptcy protection from creditors after it was unable to obtain new sources of funding. The Meridian, Ida-ho-based company listed debt and assetsBloomberg - 365 words
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572 2008-11-13 30 Bloomberg Property broker scraps private offer to raise USs4oom, will sell shares to the public instead [NEW YORK] Shares of CB Richard Ellis Group Inc, the world's largest commercial property broker, fell the most in four years after abandoning plans to raiseBloomberg - 572 words
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Article, Illustration316 2008-11-13 30 Bloomberg Home values slide 9.7% in third quarter, the seventh consecutive decline [SAN FRANCISCO] One-third of US homeowners who sold their property in the 12 months through September lost money as foreclosures depressed prices and more Americans became unemployed in a weakeningBloomberg; I AFP FILE PHOTO - 316 words
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