The Business Times, 16 July 2009
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Title Section22 2009-07-16 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES S$1.00 online at http://www.businesstimes.com.sg Sf^l A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION CO REGN NO *****2868E MICA(P) 197/08/2008 Thursday, July 16,200922 words
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600 2009-07-16 1 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG Analysts bet on tech and property; still wary of S-chips By [SINGAPORE] Companies are likely to post better-than-expected earnings as the second-quarter results season gets under way, analysts say. "We think there could be upside surprises for earnings, largely coming from600 words
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MARKETS DIGEST
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Article48 2009-07-16 1 Inesi lay lange 1COMP 1,097.24 +17.61 IIKKEI225 9,269.25 +7.44 IANG SENG 18,258.66 +372.93 ;et index 587.86 +10.11 JAKARTA COM P 2,123.27 +66.69 IANILACOMP 2,515.95 +23.65 ;eoulcomp 1,420.86 +35.30 ;henzhen b 527.87 +12.77 IUMBAI IND 14,253.24 +399.54 12 noon EDT Cham )OW 8,540.34 +180.85 IAS DAI 1,848.29 +48.5648 words
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Article30 2009-07-16 1 Bloomberg SINGAPORE 5.38 MALAYSIA 5.55 HONG KONG 5.00 INDONESIA 16.231 TAIWAN 4.776 JAPAN 1.475 KOREA 9.33 BRITAIN 0.50 US 3.25 CANADA 2.25 SWITZERLAND 0.52 INDIA 11.75 Source: IBloomberg - 30 words
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Article47 2009-07-16 1 US$ (S$ per US$) 1.454 (US$/S$ per 1.637 2.381 EURO (US$/S$/E) 1.405 2.043 Foreii in curreno ier US$ 1$ YEN 93.50 64.30 RM 3.567 2.453 HK$ 7.750 5.330 BAHT 34.07 23.43 RUPIAH 10,120 6,960 RENMINBI 6.832 4.698 INDIAN RUPEE 48.68 33.47 1.256 0.863 NZ$ 1.560 1.07347 words
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873 2009-07-16 1 UMA SHANKARI - UMA SHANKARI Developers sold more units in June than in 2007 peak but the momentum may not last By [SINGAPORE] The buying frenzy in Singapore's property market has now eclipsed even the dizzy heights of the last property boom. Developer sales873 words
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Miscellaneous46 2009-07-16 1 I^3 BizlT CHINA HF^| OPINION SMEs Kodak picks Spore as Currency reserves End of LDP rule may be Firms cautious about global printer R&D base surge past US$2 trillion good for Japan outlook: survey m%* PAGE 24 PAGE 2 I J S PAGE 16 PAGE 846 words
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688 2009-07-16 2 Reuters Monetary tightening unlikely despite central bank worry over money supply [BEIJING] China's currency reserves surged past US$2 trillion in June and bank lending hit a record high as the central bank showed concern that the flood of cash is pumping up– Reuters - 688 words
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Article, Illustration410 2009-07-16 2 AP LATEST US DATA [WASHINGTON] Consumer prices shot up in June by the largest amount in 11 months, reflecting the biggest jump in gasoline prices in nearly five years. The Labor Department said yesterday that inflation at the consumer level rose by 0.7 perAP; AFP - 410 words
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136 2009-07-16 2 -AP [MANCHESTER, New Hampshire] A New Hampshire man says that he swiped his debit card at a petrol station to buy a pack of cigarettes and was charged over US$23 quadrillion. Josh Muszynski checked his account online a few hours after the purchase-AP - 136 words
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503 2009-07-16 2 ANNA TEO - ANNA TEO Minister's remarks come ahead of Apec meeting By [SINGAPORE] The worst may seem to be over for economies across Asia, but a recovery in trade will be some way off, said Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang.503 words
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THREE-MINUTE DIGEST
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52 2009-07-16 2 THE buying frenzy in Singapore's property market has now eclipsed even the dizzy heights of the last property boom. Developer sales of new private homes in June hit 1,825 units topping the previous peak of 1,723 units sold in August 2007.52 words
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42 2009-07-16 2 COMPANIES are likely to post better-than-expected earnings as the second-quarter results season gets under way, analysts say. Leading the way are probably the three local banks, key property firms and the tech sector. FRONT PAGE42 words
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51 2009-07-16 2 CHINA'S currency reserves surged past US$2 trillion in June and bank lending hit a record high as the central bank showed concern that the flood of cash is pumping up asset prices and could sow the seeds of inflation. TOP STORIES, PAGE51 words
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60 2009-07-16 2 ORDERS worth U*****.7 million to build eight bulk carriers have been cancelled and the delivery dates for another three have been pushed back, Cosco Corp (Singapore) said yesterday. The vessels were ordered in 2006 by two subsidiaries of China Cosco Holdings, which shares60 words
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58 2009-07-16 2 THE business confidence outlook among Singapore's small and medium-sized enterprises has improved since last year but they remain cautious, a survey by HSBC has found. The poll also shows that SMEs in countries with large domestic markets, such as Vietnam, are more optimistic than58 words
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47 2009-07-16 2 FUND managers are piling into emerging markets but are cautious about developed markets. A Merrill Lynch survey of 221 fund managers overseeing US$635 billion shows that two thirds believe global growth will strengthen over the next year. ECONOMY WATCH, PAGE 1047 words
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48 2009-07-16 2 THE trade imbalance between the United States and China is not sustainable, and the two countries have a joint responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said yesterday on a visit to China. GREATER CHINA/INDIA, PAGE 1248 words
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Article60 2009-07-16 2 ADMINISTRATORS for the main European unit of bankrupt US investment bank Lehman Brothers Holding Inc revealed plans yesterday to return frozen hedge fund assets to creditors as early as next year. PricewaterhouseCoopers said that it has applied to Britain's courts to block any creditor claims for60 words
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55 2009-07-16 2 INTEL has reported second-quarter sales of US$B billion for the quarter ended June 30, beating analysts' expectations by US$7OO million. And for the first time since the recession hit, Intel provided a forecast for its current quarter, saying that it expects revenue of55 words
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63 2009-07-16 2 US House Democratic leaders took a big step towards guaranteeing health insurance for most Americans on Tuesday as they unveiled a bill on how they would expand coverage, slow the growth of Medicare, raise taxes on high-income people and penalise63 words
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235 2009-07-16 2 [SINGAPORE] Citi has been named "Best Bank in Singapore" in the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2009, while DBS topped the rankings for "Best Debt House in Singapore". JP Morgan was named "Best Equity House", while Credit Suisse won "Best M&A House". Citi's strength235 words
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Article, Illustration637 2009-07-16 3 -NYT Staff can each earn U*****,000, nearly what they did at the height of the boom [NEW YORK] Even on Wall Street, the land of six- and seven-figure incomes, jaws dropped at the news on Tuesday: After all that federal aid, a resurgent Goldman-NYT; : Goldman Sachs,Thomson Reuters. Graphics adapted from Reuters - 637 words
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636 2009-07-16 3 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP E&Y may be only Big 4 firm to offer time off for overtime By [SINGAPORE] Deloitte Singapore is likely to follow two of the other big accounting firms that have stopped giving young auditors time off in lieu of overtime.636 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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471 2009-07-16 4 CHEW XIANG - CHEW XIANG Delivery dates of three other vessels pushed back, says the company By1 ORDERS worth U*****.7 million to build eight bulk carriers have been cancelled and the delivery dates for another three have been put back, Cosco Corp (Singapore) said yesterday. The vessels471 words
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206 2009-07-16 4 WATER treatment company Epure International is investing in a 38 million yuan (SsB million) project in China's Shaanxi province. The company announced yesterday the establishment of a wholly owned subsidiary, Yulin City Jingzhou Water Co, which would handle the investment. The subsidiary has206 words
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Article, Illustration400 2009-07-16 4 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN The deal boost the company's order book to $193.5 m By INTERIOR fitting-out specialist Design Studio Furniture Manufacturer has clinched a $27.03 million contract for one of the largest urban development projects in Abu Dhabi. The latest contract to supplyFILE PHOTO - 400 words
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170 2009-07-16 4 SINGAPORE Medical Group yesterday launched an initial public offering of shares for listing on the Singapore Exchange's Catalist board. The offering of 25.6 million shares comprises 8.55 million new shares and 17.05 million vendor shares and are priced at 21 cents170 words
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251 2009-07-16 4 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP By A GROUP of creditors is demanding the liquidation of Elegant Jade Enterprises, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese property developer Sunshine Holdings. Centar Investment (Asia), Stark Master Fund and Stark Asia Master Fund have applied to the British Virgin Islands courts for251 words
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Article, Illustration264 2009-07-16 4 FORMER Star Hub president Mike Reynolds has resigned as chief executive of New Zealand operator 2degrees less than a year after leaving Singapore for the job. Mr Reynolds left Star Hub to be the helmsman of 2degrees in July 2008. His resignation264 words
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194 2009-07-16 4 ANOTHER three companies yesterday issued profit warnings. GMG Global said it was likely to report an after-tax loss for the second quarter to June 30 due to poor market conditions and lower prices and margins for its goods. The rubber producer reported net profit194 words
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Article, Illustration330 2009-07-16 4 JAMIE LEE - JAMIE LEE Sentiment is 'optimistic'for Ist time in 12 months By THE mood among investors in Singapore turned cheerier in the second quarter of the year, a survey by ING Group shows. Sentiment was "optimistic" for the first time in 12 months, accordingYEN MENG JIIN - 330 words
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326 2009-07-16 5 RONNIE LIM - RONNIE LIM But ISK's 9.6 MW plant only meant for their own in-house utility needs By TWO new players main-board-listed Federal International's Banyan Utilities and Japanese chemical maker Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha (ISK) have joined the local electricity market. Banyan joined the National Electricity326 words
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719 2009-07-16 5 WINSTON CHAI - StarHub 's new CEO has his work cut out WINSTON CHAI TERRY Clontz's appointment as Star Hub CEO in 1999 came at a time when the local telecommunications sector was ringing in a sea change with the dawn of market liberalisation. A decade on, the firm's change-of-guard again coincides with719 words
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Article, Illustration412 2009-07-16 5 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN But demand remains soft despite the better figures By THE good times may not be back just yet, but in a sign that things are starting to get better, Singapore Airlines (SIA) filled more seats and cargo space in June thanYEN MENG JIIN - 412 words
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165 2009-07-16 5 ST Engineering said yesterday its indirectly-owned subsidiary VT Leeßoy Inc has been awarded its first military contract. VT Leeßoy has secured a contract worth over US$ll million from US Army Contracting Command to supply asphalt paving equipment to the US Army over five165 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration573 2009-07-16 6 CONRAD TAN - CONRAD TAN STOCKS Furthermore, the broader FTSE ST All-Share index outpaces STl's gain to end 3.6 per cent higher STOCKS here soared yesterday, extending their gains into a second day as liquidity flooded back into the market locally and in the US, after Tuesday's: Bloomberg - 573 words
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Article88 2009-07-16 6 Up Down Unch Up Down Unch Up Down Unch lulti Ind 15 1 1 0 0 0 15 1 1 lanufacturing 88 33 41 13 95 36 54 Commerce 39 14 42 17 'pt/Stor/Comms 31 33 :inance 20 20 Construction 16 18 'roperties 36 36 lotels/Rsts jervices88 words
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Article116 2009-07-16 6 MAIN SDQ TOTAL MAIN SDQ TOTAL lulti Ind 21,169 21,169 62,373 62,373 lanufacturing 316,199 29,051 345,250 223,292 1,291 224,583 lommerce 128,522 11,363 139,885 108,674 6,636 115,311 'pt/Stor/Comms 183,071 122 183,193 257,886 257,895 :i nance 60,474 60,474 389,144 389,144 lonstruction 127,346 5,025 132,371 23,384 80 23,464 'roperties 166,883116 words
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Article104 2009-07-16 6 lapitaLand 3.540 +0.150 Noble Grp 1.750 +0.060 lapitaMall 1.480 +0.070 OCBCBk 6.970 +0.170 JtyDev 8.570 +0.350 Olam 2.230 +0.050 lomfortDelGrc 1.360 +0.020 SGX 7.210 +0.220 losco Corp 1.220 +0.080 SIA 13.300 +0.320 IBS Grp 12.160 +0.420 SIAEngg 2.650 +0.040 :&N 3.900 +0.220 SMP.T 1.760 +0.020 ienting104 words
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Article, Illustration898 2009-07-16 6 LYNETTE KHOO - LYNETTE KHOO UOL Group Ltd July 15 close: $3.32 OCBC INVESTMENT RESEARCH, July 15 MEADOWS Pierce launching soon: Following the successful launch of the Double Bay Residences (DBR), UOL will be launching another mass market project Meadows Pierce, in two-three weeks' time. According to Knight Frank, the marketing: Bloomberg - 898 words
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Article, Illustration480 2009-07-16 6 Reuters CURRENCIES [LONDON] The US dollar fell yesterday, hitting a two-week low against a basket of currencies, as other currencies seen as higher risk benefited from upbeat earnings from Goldman Sachs and Intel on Tuesday. The yen also struggled while the euroReuters; AP - 480 words
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Article56 2009-07-16 6 Jul 15 VALUE CLOSE IT OB/OS -174.00+190.C IT CADI -*****.00+269. IT 10-day MA -*****.00 -18.0' TSE ST Mid Cap 525.89+20.2: TSE ST Small Cap 427.38+19.5 TSE ST All Share 579.88+19.91 TSE ST China Top 243.36+10.6: TSE ST China 237.44+10.4: TSE ST Catalist 1130.88+17.81 iMSCI 288.24+ 10.0 iMSCI56 words
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Article57 2009-07-16 6 VOLUME Golden Aqri 182,291,000 UniFiber 66,073,000 Infinio 63,546,000 Gentinq SP 56,290,000 AusGroup 42,615,000 Ezion 37,753,000 Swiber 30,722,000 China Honqxinq 30,108,000 Cosco Corp 28,440,000 SingTel 28,236,000 VALUE(S) UOB 114,649,048 OCBC Bk 98,687,720 DBS Grp 98,562,540 Capita Land 95,556,660 SingTel 90,864,960 Golden Aqri 55,832,775 Noble Grp 45,970,050 SGX 45,949,57057 words
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Article83 2009-07-16 6 Thomson Reuters Source: Where S$ stands Jul 15 %CHNG CLOSE FRJulH YR2009 S$ LOW S$ HIGH USS 1.4537 0.41 1.5579 1.4308 Euro 2.0446 -0.22 2.0732 1.9150 Pounds 2.3806 0.01 2.4051 2.0356 1.1614 -1.00 1.1816 0.9453 ren* 1.5528 0.90 1.7278 1.4831 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.22 0.***** 0.***** Baht* 4.2668 0.17 4.3390Thomson Reuters - 83 words
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Article, Illustration717 2009-07-16 7 It has climbed steadily up the Enterprise 50 rankings to 14th position, note ABIGAIL CHONG, COLIN LIM and AMANDA TAN IT is somewhat fitting that a man with a passion for motorsport is driving a tyre manufacturer forward. Since its entry into the Enterprise 50JOYCE LIM/THE NEW PAPER - 717 words
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181 2009-07-16 7 BESIDES hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum this year, Singapore will be the venue for the 14th Apec Meeting of the Women Leaders Network (WLN) on Aug 4 and 5. Formed in 1996, WLN promotes the participation of women in economic and181 words
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428 2009-07-16 8 BRANDON CHEW - BRANDON CHEW They score 93 on a 0-200 index, gaining 23 points in 6 mths By THE business confidence outlook among Singapore's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has improved since last year but they remain cautious, a survey by HSBC has found. The results428 words
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Article, Illustration494 2009-07-16 8 LEE U- WEN - LEE U-WEN By FOR 20 minutes yesterday morning, the island of Sentosa came under fire as "terrorists" swarmed a luxury hotel there and "killed" scores of innocent bystanders. The attackers then went head-to-head in a violent encounter with members of the army, navy, airALPHONSUS CHERN/THE STRAITS TIMES - 494 words
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Article, Illustration382 2009-07-16 8 JOYCE HOOI - JOYCE HOOI By RETAILERS saw a glimmer of hope last month, the lights coming from the lon Orchard notwithstanding. May retail sales figures rose 0.8 per cent month on month on a seasonally adjusted basis, after falling 4.9 per cent in MarchREUTERS - 382 words
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378 2009-07-16 8 ZEINAB YUSUF - ZEINAB YUSUF Non-oil commodity trading firms already make up 65% share By ALREADY recognised as an important oil hub, Singapore is attracting more traders from the agricultural commodity and metals and minerals sectors. Comprising a substantial 65 per cent of commodity trading firms here,378 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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50 2009-07-16 8 LEE Foundation chairman Lee Seng Gee has received a Doctor of Letters degree from President S R Nathan, chancellor of Nanyang Technological University. The honorary degree was conferred in recognition of Dr Lee's business and philanthropic achievements and his contribution to education in Singapore.50 words
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43 2009-07-16 8 SINGAPORE Customs and the US Department of Commerce made progress in recent discussions on export controls for strategic goods. Their dialogue session was the third of its kind, after the previous session in Washington last year.43 words
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Article727 2009-07-16 9 Middle East remains key to future energy supplies, and will offer opportunities for S'pore, reports CHUANG PECK MING DESPITE the temporary setbacks in the oil and gas business like most others, the victim of the global economic downturn the industry is here to stay,727 words
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623 2009-07-16 9 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING By IS there a future for Singapore companies servicing the oil-and-gas (O&G) industry? And what does it take to stay in the game in these tough times? The Business Times posed these questions to David Ong, managing director of Excel623 words
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Article, Illustration503 2009-07-16 9 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING By DESPITE the global slump and oil prices below US$6O a barrel Top Great Engineering Marine's business is looking up. The Singapore-based company, which counts the oil-and-gas (O&G) sector as a major customer, expects sales to jump 60 per cent to503 words
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384 2009-07-16 9 CHUANG PECK MING - CHUANG PECK MING By JPN Industrial Trading is a versatile homegrown supplier of construction machinery and equipment. It not only has customers from many countries, but many sectors too. "JPN's machinery and equipment is used in wharf construction, foundation works, pipe laying and384 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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419 2009-07-16 10 NEIL BEHRMANN - NEIL BEHRMANN Merrill survey also points to overexposure to emerging markets By in London FUND managers are piling into Asian and other emerging markets but are cautious about developed markets, a survey showed. The latest Merrill Lynch survey of 221 fund managers, managing a419 words
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553 2009-07-16 10 Bloomberg [L'AQUILA, Italy] The gold coin displayed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at last week's Group of Eight (G-8) summit as an illustration of how a future global currency may look, may be made at Russian mints, its originator said.Bloomberg - 553 words
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Article, Illustration525 2009-07-16 10 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY By in Tokyo JAPAN'S main opposition Democratic Party, which is widely expected to win next month's general election, yesterday pledged to make economic stimulus a policy priority if it is elected. The political pledge came as the Bank of Japan downgraded its performanceREUTERS - 525 words
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347 2009-07-16 10 NYT [NEW YORK] The Justice Department is investigating the role of several major companies in the credit markets, in another indication that the government is intensifying its scrutiny of derivatives. Markit Group Holdings, a data warehouse controlled by several big banks, said that itNYT - 347 words
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460 2009-07-16 10 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] International banks are increasing their lending to Asian companies amid signs that the global credit crunch is easing, according to a top HSBC Holdings executive. "It's getting busier now," Stephen Williams, regional head of capital markets, said in anBloomberg - 460 words
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548 2009-07-16 11 PAULINE NG - PAULINE NG It secures private equity financing and pledge by CNPC to take up products By in Kuala Lumpur A MALAYSIAN-LED consortium yesterday said it is ready to proceed with a planned US$lO billion two-train oil refinery in Kedah, having secured private equity548 words
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386 2009-07-16 11 -AFP [TIMIKA, Indonesia] Police battled unidentified gunmen yesterday near a US-owned gold mine in Indonesia's Papua province, where a recent spate of deadly ambushes has claimed three lives. Two police officers were injured in the firefight, which broke out as they patrolled-AFP - 386 words
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182 2009-07-16 11 Reuters [JAKARTA] The BP-led Tangguh project in Indonesia's Papua will ship its first China-bound cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Fujian next week, an official at BP Indonesia said yesterday. Tangguh's first cargo destined for South Korea's Posco was shipped earlier thisReuters - 182 words
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Article, Illustration609 2009-07-16 12 Reuters Gary Locke urges Beijing to up forex flexibility, open markets more [BEIJING] The trade imbalance between the United States and China is not sustainable, and the two countries have a joint responsibility to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke– Reuters; REUTERS - 609 words
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623 2009-07-16 12 Reuters [MUMBAI] The wrangle over an energy deal between India's billionaire Ambani brothers has highlighted the risks inherent in an economy dominated by big family businesses and spurred calls for the government to intervene. The latest dispute between the feuding brothers could discourage investment– Reuters - 623 words
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Article, Illustration239 2009-07-16 12 -AP [BEIJING] The former chairman of China's secondlargest oil company, Sinopec, was convicted yesterday of corruption and taking bribes and received a suspended death sentence, state TV reported. Chen Tonghai was convicted of illegally receiving 190 million yuan (5540.6 million), China Central Television said on-AP - 239 words
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302 2009-07-16 12 Reuters It is likely to do well as US refiners are constrained by rules [NEW DELHI] India's Reliance Industries, owner of world's biggest oil complex, aims to directly sell fuel in the US, the world's biggest oil consumer, a top company official saidReuters - 302 words
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189 2009-07-16 12 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's top currency regulator relaxed curbs on overseas investment by local businesses, allowing more funds to flow abroad after the nation's foreign exchange reserves topped US$2 trillion for the first time. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said that it will expand– Bloomberg - 189 words
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Article, Illustration456 2009-07-16 13 AP.NYT Administrator of Europe unit unveils plan to return funds as early as Ql, 2010 [LONDON] Administrators for the main European unit of bankrupt US investment bank Lehman Brothers Holding Inc revealed plans yesterday to return frozen hedge fund assets to creditors as early as nextAP.NYT; THE STRAITS TIMES FILE PHOTO - 456 words
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488 2009-07-16 13 AP [SYDNEY] The world is watching how China deals with detained Rio Tinto Group executive Stern Hu for allegedly stealing state secrets, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said. China, the world's largest buyer of iron ore, detained four Rio executives on July 5 andAP - 488 words
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324 2009-07-16 13 Reuters Rio chief says markets are tough but company will try to hold down costs [SYDNEY/LONDON] Global miner Rio Tinto posted a stronger-than-expected 8 per cent rise in secondquarter output of iron ore, which accounts for the bulk of profit, but saidReuters - 324 words
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Article, Illustration369 2009-07-16 13 -AP [DETROIT] Former chairman and chief executive of General Motors chairman, Rick Wagoner, will retire on August 1 with a pension and benefit package the automaker valued at more than US$lO million. Mr Wagoner, 56, who was ousted by the Obama administration on-AP; AP - 369 words
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351 2009-07-16 13 Reuters [LONDON] Max Mosley yesterday backed former Ferrari boss Jean Todt as his ideal successor after ending speculation that he would seek a fifth term as head of motorsport's world governing body. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) president wrote to all member clubs■ Reuters - 351 words
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Advertisement1075 2009-07-16 13 United Envirotech Ltd Co. Regn. No. *****6466G NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Sixth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Orchard Hotel, Juniper Room, 442 Orchard Road Singapore *****9 on Friday, 31 July 2009 at 10.00 a.m. to transact the following business:AS ORDINARY BUSINESS 1. To1,075 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration515 2009-07-16 14 ■AP Q2 sales of USsBb beat analysts' expectations by USs7oom [NEW YORK] The darkest time in the personal computer industry's history may have ended. In the last few months, hardware makers such as Intel, Hewlett-Packard and Dell have suffered as one-fifth to one-quarter■AP; Intel Corporation, Thomson Reuters, Adapted graphics from Reuters - 515 words
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504 2009-07-16 14 Bloomberg Bank says it owes nothing as plan was not put into effect [NEW YORK] Bank of America Corp (BOA) benefited from implied federal backing on about US$llB billion of Merrill Lynch Co assets and owes the government compensation, the chairmanBloomberg - 504 words
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457 2009-07-16 14 -AP [WARREN, Michigan] Watching the unemployment rate continue to climb despite his efforts to stop it, President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed a US$l2 billion investment in two-year colleges to help train millions of unemployed people for jobs he says will be created-AP - 457 words
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Article, Illustration547 2009-07-16 14 [NEW YORK] Bernard L Madoff lived most of his life in spacious mansions and sun-drenched beachfront villas or aboard luxurious yachts. On Tuesday, Madoff arrived at the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in a blue prison jumpsuit, his hands and feet shackled, to begin servingAP - 547 words
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Article292 2009-07-16 14 -AP [BOSTON] Investors shook off some of their caution in this year's second quarter amid a rising market, shifting the largest amount into stock and bond mutual funds in more than two years, a fund industry consultant said on Tuesday. A total USsl36 billion flowed-AP - 292 words
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636 2009-07-16 15 -NYT Bill will also penalise employers who do not provide health benefits to workers [WASHINGTON] House Democratic leaders took a big step toward guaranteeing health insurance for most Americans on Tuesday as they unveiled a bill that detailed how they-NYT - 636 words
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Article598 2009-07-16 15 -MT UK investor hires ad agency for campaign to recover his funds [LONDON] Investors who have lost money in the financial crisis have protested outside the Manhattan headquarters of Lehman Brothers and at the congressional hearings in Washington that examined what went wrong at the-MT - 598 words
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Article460 2009-07-16 16 IT hasn't been difficult to detect a certain level of disappointment among foreign policy experts in Washington over what they see as the supposed failure of US President Barack Obama to deliver "results" during the first summit with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow and460 words
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Article, Illustration1059 2009-07-16 16 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ANTHONY ROWLEY The August polls will be a critical test of Japan's maturity as a fully functioning democracy TWENTY years ago, the controversial Japanese politician Shintaro Ishihara (now governor of Tokyo) co-authored a book with Sony founder Akio Morita, titled TheAFP - 1,059 words
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Article, Illustration795 2009-07-16 16 ROBERT SAMUELSON - ROBERT SAMUELSON 11 VV OjllllllgO J~VIIIC ■LATWP THE BOTTOM LINE THE question that President Obama ought to be asking that all Americans should be asking is this: How big a government do we want? Without anyone much noticing, our national government11 VV OjllllllgO , J~VIIIC ■LATWP - 795 words
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Article, Illustration1467 2009-07-16 17 JOHN GEE - What ails China 's Xinjiang province JOHN GEE Last week's violence shows there's clearly something wrong that neither a clampdown nor spending more money will fix By THE violence in China's Xinjiang province has been damped down for now, but serious damage has been done. Blaming the troubles on outsideAFP - 1,467 words
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471 2009-07-16 17 Mak Yuen Teen - Mak Yuen Teen LETTER TO THE EDITOR I REFER to the report, "SGX unveils new scheme for companies research" (BT, July 15), where it was said that under the new scheme, one module will not come with ratings (recommendations). Analysts who do not provide recommendations471 words
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Article, Illustration548 2009-07-16 18 YEN SREENIVASAN - YEN SREENIVASAN ÜBS poll shows rising customer interest with 30-40% price drops, more financing By ALTHOUGH the sector is still struggling with significant oversupply, weak pricing and tight financing, the slump in the global business jet market may have hit aFILE PHOTO - 548 words
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Article2662 2009-07-16 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), BR2,662 words
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266 2009-07-16 18 -AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Pirate attacks worldwide more than doubled in the first half of 2009 amid a surge of raids on vessels in the Gulf of Aden and the east coast of Somalia, an international maritime watchdog said yesterday. The number-AP - 266 words
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351 2009-07-16 18 ■AP [MINNEAPOLIS] US Airways is cutting 600 ground jobs this fall as it continues to struggle with the slow economy. The airline said on Tuesday that the biggest cut will be 340 customer service agents around the US, who will lose their jobs■AP - 351 words
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402 2009-07-16 18 Bloomberg It looks more likely that owners will sell older ships as scrap [LONDON] The cost of delivering two million-barrel cargoes of Middle East crude to Asia, the world's busiest route for supertankers, dropped to a six-week low, making it more likely■ Bloomberg - 402 words
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200 2009-07-16 18 Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Boeing Co, the second-largest defence contractor, said it's cutting about 1,000 jobs because the US military is scaling back spending on some programmes. The job cuts are needed because of "significant funding reductions" in the Pentagon's budget, particularly in theBloomberg - 200 words
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Miscellaneous312 2009-07-16 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS I Cautious man's cutting edge? r X 7 Badly torn, too, in the city (7) _HB_ I H_ 8 One interfering with fruit re- 7 I port (7) i■■ 10 Another food store said to __HH__Hbe__^bm__M ■M__HbL_^bl__ II Knife used by one in acci- H^ I H312 words
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SINGAPORE STOCKS
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Article8524 2009-07-16 19 Transaction date: Jul 15 Hi* !-wks Tel Low Code Com[ Sale ('OOP) Hii Low Bu] fer Seller C'vr P/E $mil >an] 9 3 3148 STelecom 9 2.5 5834 A-Soni( 24 12 5000 ABR Hld'is 13 5.5 1938 AEI Corp 8 1 1100 AEM 23 7 2101 APOil 59.58,524 words
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Article1610 2009-07-16 20 52-wks Tel High Low Code Company Last Sale Vol Day Last Quote Div Gr Yld Net M Cap ('000) High Low Buyer Seller C'vr P/E $mil 19 5 1181 s AAGrp 26.5 12 8538 t APStrategic 4 0.5 1501 s Advanced System 7.5 2 3480 t Adventus 26.51,610 words
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Article398 2009-07-16 20 Hi. Low Code Comi Sale C000) Hi. Low Bm Seller C'vr P/E >mil 110 100 6389 ABF SG Bond ETF 877 427 CIMBAsean40 1OOUS$ 246 149 DBS STI ETF 100 3600 3534 DBXT DJE50 1OUS$ DBXTDJE5OSh 1OUS$ 2786 1682 DBXT FTChina25 1OUS$ 5268 3228 DBXT FTVietnam 1OUS$ 2246398 words
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Article249 2009-07-16 20 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 cum249 words
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Article9392 2009-07-16 20 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AIG Global Investment Corporation (S) Ltd AIGIF Acorns of Asia Balanced FundlS 1.789/ AIGIF Spore Bond Fund/A 1.279/ APS Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Alpha Fund!** 0.94/ APS Alpha Fund (USD)!** 0.64/ APS Komaba Asset Mgt Pte Ltd APS Komaba Global Bond SGD 0.519/ APS Komaba Global9,392 words
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381 2009-07-16 21 In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy yr dy yr Index Change Change Change Change Change Change Jill 14 World Index Preliminary 684.2 0.9 0.9 0.8 4.1 1.0 2.1 t EAFE Prel liminai 651.4 1.5 0.3 1.4 4.7 1.7 3.3 Euroi Prelim381 words
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Article124 2009-07-16 21 As at 9am Jul 15 )i foreign currency: lurrencies Bid Offer lust dollar 1.1450 1.1820 .an dollar 1.2750 1.2930 luro 2.0220 2.0490 IZ dollar 0.9250 0.9470 iterlini ind 2.3620 2.3930 JS dollar 1.4470 1.4660 .ocal dollars to 100 units if foreign currency: Currencies Bid Offer Ihi124 words
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Article153 2009-07-16 21 Jul 15 Xterniqht 0.03 -month 7/16 -months 9/16 l-months 11/16 Overnight mode: 1/16 IS$ Offer 0 01 3/16 5/16 7/16 BJd 1 days I month I months months d months months I I. (All 0.35 0.41 0.55 0.65 1.00 1.60 1.70 Offer 0.25 0.31 0.35 0.45 0.80 1.20153 words
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Article21 2009-07-16 21 Jul 15 Bid Offer -month 1.4535 1.4550 !-months 1.4536 1.4551 i-months 1.4536 1.4551 >-months 1.4536 1.4553 Source: OCBC21 words
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Article60 2009-07-16 21 Jul IS lelivery flonth Opening Range Sett Av Price Price Hi Vol Open Done Position Low \ugO9 2070 2115 2130 2069 1791 5412 iep 09 2054 2103 2124 2049 8508 ***** 3d 09 2047 2085 2120 2045 5924 ***** tovO9 2055 2091 2115 2055 1169 6449 Total o/p:60 words
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Article296 2009-07-16 21 Jul IS OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/INT EURODOLLAR FUTURES SepO9 DecO9 Mar10 Jun10 99.4250 99.2050 98.9950 98.6900 9416 5198 3268 3390 EUROYEN TIBOR FUTURES SepO9 99.500 99.500 DecO9 99.525 99.525 Mar10 99.525 99.525 Jun10 99.510 99.510 Sep10 99.460 99.460 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 99.495 99.520 99.525 99.510296 words
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Article192 2009-07-16 21 Jul 15 tUBBER Futures (Closing prices) !SS 3 (US cents/kg) flonth High Low Close Sett Volume (lots) O/l lots) <\ugO9 171.0 >ep 09 167.5 3d 09 167.0 \lov09 168.0 Dec 09 167.0 Ian 10 170.0 167.5 166.5 167.0 167.0 171.0 170.0 168.0 168.0 168.0 168.7 120 29 30192 words
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Article87 2009-07-16 21 Jul IS 'eriod Issue code Maturity Yesterday's Bid Hi< Day's |h Low I-Month BQ*****S 15.10.09 -Year BY*****W 03.05.10 0.23 0.35 0.20 0.17 3OVERNMENT BONDS >eriod Issue Coupon Maturity code rate Close Bid Day's High Low !-Year NX*****H 3.625 i-Year NX*****F 3.625 '-Year N*****0S 2.875 0-Year NX*****W 2.500 5-Year87 words
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Article101 2009-07-16 21 Jul 14 SOYBEANS (5,000 bu min; US cents/60 Ib bushels) Close Previous High/Low Jul 09 1074.00 1091.50 1090.00 1058.25 Aug 09 1034.50 1018.50 1037.00 1005.50 Sep 09 963.50 955.50 965.75 948.50 Nov09 918.00 911.50 923.00 906.75 SOYBEAN/OIL (60,000 lbs;Uscent/lb) Close Previous High/Low Jul 09 33.65 33.27 33.70 33.58101 words
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Article75 2009-07-16 21 CRUDE OIL PRODUCTS Jul 14 origin^ t/barrel Close Cham irent blend (1-Mth F) 61.28 1.6! VTI (Near Mth) 59.50 -0.3! iubai (1-Mth F) 61.85 1.41 "apis blend 66.60 1.1! i/linas 63.05 1.1! >RODUCT JS$/barrel (FOB S'pore) Close Chanqi Naphtha Jet Kerosene 57.55 S7.32 0.10 0.31 US$/barrel )pec Oil Basket Price75 words
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Article463 2009-07-16 21 Jul IS AS Rmb Euro HKS IndRsRi Yen Won RM NZS Pak Rs Peso i« Rand Sfr NTS Baht Pound USS Australia 0.902 5.441 0.567 6.173 38.767 80.601 0.745 10.175 2.841 1.243 65.484 38.275 1.158 6.552 0.861 26.257 27.131 0.486 0.796 Canada 1.108 6.029 0.628 6.840 42.957463 words
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Article69 2009-07-16 21 Jul IS mth 0.***** 0.***** mths 0.***** 0.***** 6 mths 1.***** 9 mths 1.***** 12 mths 1.***** mths 0.***** 0.***** mths mths 2 mths 0.***** 1.***** 1.***** 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 1 yr 1.***** 2yrs 1.***** 3yrs 2.***** 4yrs 2.***** 5yrs 2.***** 7yrs 2.***** 10yrs 2.*****69 words
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Article154 2009-07-16 21 Jul IS Against SS lurrencies Bid Offer Against USS Bid Offer >$IUS$ to one unit of foreign currency: Australian dollar 1.1575 1.1587 0.7964 0.7965 'anadian dollar 1.2826 1.2840 0.8825 0.8826 iuro 2.0419 2.0446 1.4049 1.4054 IZ dollar 0.9312 0.9328 0.6407 0.6412 jterlini ind 2.3792 2.3822 1.6370 1.6375154 words
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Article170 2009-07-16 21 Jul 15 (US! f/oz) Jul IS Jul 14 GOLD BULLION COINS Hong Kong London 927.60 920.60 928.60 921.60 Jul 14 Jul 13 924.30 909.90 925.10 910.70 Source: Thomson Reuters (S$) Selling Buying 1 oz 1506.56 1360 UBS GOLD LUNAR KINEBAR (S$) Selling Buying 10gm $528.58 433 SILVER Selling170 words
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Article63 2009-07-16 21 Jul 14 ,luminium, 99.7% urity (US$/tonne) Close Previous :ash 1577.75 months 1605.00 1531.75 1561.00 Copper, Grade A (US$/tonne) :ash months 5066.00 5045.00 4898.50 4895.00 .ead (US$/tonne) :ash 1572.75 months 1595.00 1530.50 1555.00 lickel (US$/tonne) :ash months *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 *****.00 'in (US$/tonne) :ash *****.00 *****.00 months *****.00 *****.0063 words
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Article71 2009-07-16 21 Jul 14 (£/tonne) Close Prev Hii ih/Low Jul 09 1729 1694 1730/1699 SepO9 1750 1725 1752/1727 Dec 09 1752 1726 1754/1728 Mar 10 1752 1724 1753/1728 COFFEE (US$/tonne) Close Pev High/Low Jul 09 1376 1354 1373/1358 SepO9 1387 1365 1390/1362 Nov09 1410 1388 1412/1387 SUGAR (US tonne) White Close71 words
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2240 2009-07-16 21 BONDS, WARRANTS EXTENDED SETTLEMENT rei lode Company Last Sale Vol Conv Exer +or- ("000) Ratio Price Disc Gear- Mths ing Left Asia-Pacific Strategic W*****6 444 1 15 6 5.00 58 >036 Advance SCT Ltd W*****9 0.5 1 87 1491 11.00 13 Allgreen Prop.ES.0907 98 AscendasReit.ES. 0907 167 S092 Asia Environment2,240 words
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Article, Illustration604 2009-07-16 24 Company also hires close to 50 engineers and managers for the new facility, reports WINSTON CHAI EASTMAN Kodak Company is looking to take on the goliaths of the printing industry with its latest inkjet printer and it is looking to Singapore604 words
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Article, Illustration366 2009-07-16 24 ONG BOON KIAT - ONG BOON KIAT Spore chosen for its technology-centric population and IT infrastructure By SINGAPORE has become one of Salesforce.corn's most important prongs to deliver services to its nearly 60,000 customers across the world. The US-based software giant yesterday officially opened its first international366 words
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184 2009-07-16 24 STARHUB has launched Singapore's fastest mobile broadband service, which lets users surf the Web from their laptops and PCs at download speeds of up to 21 Mbps. For $118 per month, Singapore's first commercial HSPA+ service dubbed Max Mobile Elite will let users184 words
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673 2009-07-16 24 RONNIE LEE - RONNIE LEE <you say> Healthy returns can be had by lowering total costs of ownership By WE ARE witnessing unprecedented global economic uncertainty that has caused consumer and business spending to be pulled back all over the world. With IT spending coming673 words
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363 2009-07-16 24 -AP [BOSTON] Families crowded around black-and-white television sets in 1969 to watch Neil Armstrong take man's first steps on the moon. Now, they'll be able to watch the Apollo 11 mission recreated in real time on the Web, follow Twitter feeds of-AP - 363 words
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Article, Illustration708 2009-07-16 25 Bloomberg They are lured by distressed sales and the rouble's rise against the US dollar [MOSCOW] Russian millionaires are returning to the US property market, lured by distressed sales and the rouble's rise against the US dollar, lawyer Edward Mermelstein said. "TheBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 708 words
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Article, Illustration735 2009-07-16 26 Reuters But demand for home purchase loans fell to lowest level since late-May [NEW YORK] US mortgage applications rose for a second straight week, driven by a jump in demand for home refinancing loans as interest rates tumbled, data from an industryReuters; AFP - 735 words
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467 2009-07-16 27 EMILYN YAP - EMILYN YAP The firm says it could be due to banks being less anxious to foreclose By BARGAIN hunters waiting for more distressed properties to show up at auctions could be in for a disappointment. Real estate consultancy firm DTZ believes that467 words
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117 2009-07-16 27 MAPLETREE Industrial Fund has acquired its first industrial property in Japan. It has not disclosed the price it paid for Sun East Shinonome Building a freehold light industrial building with a gross floor area of 21,900 square metres in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The117 words
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Advertisement117 2009-07-16 25 Live Luxuriously Orange Grove I 72 Freehold units (3/4 Bedrooms/Penthouses) I Within 1 km to SCGS, ACS and Shangri-La Hotel I Single loading with North-South orientation I Minutes to Orchard Road I Deferred payment available at Attractive Prices Call for Appointment: Veniz Kwong 9455 6592 I Eda Ho 9295 6661117 words
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Article, Illustration1071 2009-07-16 28 Some 1,000 Singaporeans are said to own the majority of Good Class Bungalows here, reports ARTHUR SIM VERY few people live in landed homes in Singapore and even fewer live in Good Class Bungalows (GCBs), which probably explains why they are so desirable. ThereFILE PHOTO - 1,071 words
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