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Aug 18 morning round-up: 1. S$8b more to buy time for firms, help create and keep jobs bt.sg/48d5 2. Independence of Catalist sponsors crucial bt.sg/48dS 3. Retail, F&B firms welcome further job support but face foreign…

DPM Heng Swee Keat’s ministerial statement round-up: WRAP: S$8 billion in continued Covid-19 support, including extension of Jobs Support Scheme bt.sg/48MD New S$1b Jobs Growth Incentive scheme with special focus on matu…

Hot stock: ThaiBev up 5.8% on resilient spirits business; RHB upgrades it to ‘buy’ DBS analysts noted that the revenue drop arising from Thailand’s alcohol ban was “not as dire as expected”, considering April was suppose…

Stocks to watch: Singtel, ComfortDelGro, Mapletree Industrial Trust, Halcyon Agri, ST Engineering Singtel's Q1 earnings take a hit amid travel restrictions and “intense” price competition; ComfortDelGro falls into the re…

Rushed for time: Luxury watch companies are in a hurry to unveil new timepieces as the world economy starts to get back on track. Here's a sneak peek at what to look out for. ⌚ bt.sg/48f8

Suburban sanctuary: This garden oasis offers plenty of privacy and space for its owners. #BTLifestyle 🌳 bt.sg/48fn

The Raffles Conversation: Building smart solutions Post-pandemic, buildings have to be flexible, resilient and overall more cognitive, says Visal Leng, Asia-Pacific president of Johnson Controls, the 135-year old company…

DINING OUT: Modern Japanese vibe at Nishikane Nobu Nishi's debut restaurant delivers kappo style cooking with a spot of showmanship. #BTLifestyle 🍣 bt.sg/48fe

#BRUNCH: Saved by the bell? How Singapore's new insolvency laws give distressed but viable firms a fresh shot at rescue. bt.sg/48xy

Singapore fashion struts on: As the pandemic persists, local designers think up new ways to stay in the game. #BTLifestyle bt.sg/48NV

Hin Leong founder OK Lim charged with forgery offence, S$3m bail sought The charge relates to the billionaire instigating a Hin Leong employee to forge a document, which was allegedly used to secure more than US$56 milli…

Singapore's telecom, travel and leisure sectors face dividend uncertainty: IHS Markit Singtel's move to not provide guidance in financial performance and dividends in the next financial year is a "break with tradition",…

Stocks to watch: ST Engineering, OCBC, Golden Agri, UOL, SBS Transit, Rex Xihe Holdings placed under interim judicial managers; ST Engineering's net profit slips 4.4 per cent; Golden Agri-Resources net loss widens to US$…

Aug 14 morning round-up: 1. CDL to add zing to its portfolio with redevelopments, divestments bt.sg/48pD 2. MAS puts S$250m to beef up financial-sector innovation, grow Singaporean fintech talent bt.sg/48pz 3. Xihe Holdi…

Hot stock: Medtecs sustains rally on tailwinds of strong results, surges 14.2% Some 88.2 million shares of Medtecs changed hands, making it the most actively traded by value on the Singapore Exchange and the second-most…

Broker's take: CGS-CIMB calls NetLink defensive yield play, initiates coverage with 'add' NetLink is the sole network provider of residential fibre broadband in Singapore. The trust offers an attractive dividend yield of…

Hot stock: Sembmarine sees heavy volume as shares go ex-rights It was trading at 24.5 cents as at 11.39am, up two cents or about 8.9 per cent from the theoretical ex-rights price of 22.5 cents calculated based on the sto…

Stocks to watch: CDL, Singapore Airlines, SIAEC, ST Engineering, Teckwah, glove makers City Developments' net profit dives 99.1 per cent to just S$3.1 million; Singapore Airlines offers cabin crew a voluntary release sch…

Aug 13 morning round-up: 1. Catalist issuers underperforming, sponsor conflicts need fixing: study bt.sg/48SV 2. Construction firms tell of the delays and triumphs in managing workers bt.sg/48Sj 3. With Sabana Reit merge…

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ABN Amro quits trade and commodity financing in corporate bank overhaul Around 800 employees are expected to lose their jobs as the operations are wound down in the next three to four years, the Dutch bank said. bt.sg/48…

Hot stocks: Glove makers Top Glove, Riverstone, UG Healthcare see steep drops bt.sg/48wb Medtecs jumps 16% after strong H1 results bt.sg/48wE

Aug 12 morning round-up: 1. Singapore may take 'some quarters' to bounce back from 2020 recession bt.sg/48Ue 2. Upcoming fiscal support may be more targeted bt.sg/48Un 3. Some SMEs already in process of transforming them…