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Broker's take: OCBC upgrades CDLHT to 'buy' on rapid vaccine progress This came as the hospitality group's stock price performance has been boosted by rapid vaccine progress, the research team said. bt.sg/4ajy

Hot stock: Sembmarine shoots up 9%, partly led by renewed merger hopes Some suspect one other factor that may be galvanising Sembmarine's stock - the big reshuffle at Keppel Corp and more specifically the appointment of…

Nov 23 morning round-up: 1. Crossing the PMET divide: Can every job be a good job? bt.sg/4aVA 2. Commentary: Last-minute pause in air travel bubble will inspire trust and confidence bt.sg/4aVd 3. How disagreement about p…

Freestyle cooking at Hathaway: The breezy cafe-bistro shows some promise but needs more practice to get to the next level. #BTLifestyle bt.sg/4arv

How to build your dream home: One couple found the perfect designer for their home - themselves. #BTLifestyle bt.sg/4art

Art returns with a vengeance: November is packed with visual art events, as galleries go all out to court new and seasoned collectors. #BTLifestyle bt.sg/4arF

The Raffles Conversation: Connecting cloud to Asean Alibaba Cloud’s Lancelot Guo wants to capture the surging demand for intelligent cloud services in the burgeoning market. #rafflescon bt.sg/4azN

Nov 21 afternoon round-up: 1. Factory output, export growth tipped to boost Q3 GDP bt.sg/4arE 2. Grab to add platform fee after Singapore competition watchdog drops restrictions bt.sg/4arb 3. Singapore's PDPC investigati…

#BRUNCH: Keeping SMEs in business We talk to three players in the alternative financing sector to find out how they plug the gap for SMEs, and how they are bracing for the downturn ahead. bt.sg/4azf

Hot stock: SPH climbs 10.5% on heavy volume, hits four-month high About 65 large trades - each valued at more than S$150,000 - were done during the morning trading session. bt.sg/4aD8

74 organisations named Champions of Good 2020 These companies have done good for the benefit of the underprivileged and collaborated with their partners and stakeholders to make the projects happen. Among the debutants a…

Far East Hospitality positions itself for the long haul as it expands footprint The joint venture between Far East Orchard and Straits Trading is betting on the long-term potential of the tourism industry: It is pushing…

Nov 20 morning round-up: 1. BT Exclusive: DoctorxDentist's headache grows as MOH, medical bodies lean on platform bt.sg/4aRs 2. News analysis: Will Biden appoint a US ambassador to Singapore? bt.sg/4aRn 3. Fewer employer…

Brokers' takes: Maybank KE initiates coverage on SGX with 'buy': bt.sg/4abm ST Engineering remains a defensive, safe-haven pick, say analysts: bt.sg/4abs Jefferies upgrades Cathay Pacific to 'buy': bt.sg/4abz

Join us tonight at 8pm for this year's Sunburst Virtual Concert 2020: Brought to you in association with CapitaLand. Support the talented students of School of the Arts, Singapore in raising funds for the Muscular Dystro…

Hyflux is back in the news again as the High Court appointed interim judicial managers for the beleaguered company. We retrace how the Tuaspring project kicked off, how it was financed, and how the business model flounde…

BT SUPPLEMENT: The Singapore housing market remains a safe haven amid the pandemic. Find out more in our Property supplement. bt.sg/4aLv

Stocks to watch: CDL, Starburst, Delfi, Centurion, SPH Reit, Aspen, DBS City Developments Limited’s hotel arm Millennium & Copthorne Hotels may dispose of some assets; Starburst says its chairman and managing director ar…

Nov 19 morning round-up: 1. Singapore startup founders need time to turn US$1.8b equity to real gains bt.sg/4aLi 2. Mixed reactions to DBS India's proposed takeover of cash-strapped bank bt.sg/4aLw 3. CDL's near-term per…

Singapore civil servants underpaid by S$10m due to HR errors The civil service will make good the S$10 million shortfall in benefits to existing and past officers, said the Public Service Division. Some individuals were…

Singtel's digital bank bid is also a push for reinvention Grab-Singtel entity's plans include lending, insurance, wealth management. bt.sg/4aXB

Brokers' take: Jefferies downgrades DBS to 'hold' on proposed India deal The proposed amalgamation of ailing Lakshmi Vilas Bank into DBS's wholly-owned India unit may weigh on the Singapore lender's profitability in the…

Nov 18 morning round-up: 1. Singapore banks making flexi-work a permanent post-Covid feature bt.sg/4aXh 2. Commentary: Cortina's Sincere Watch plan a timely move to dial into China's market bt.sg/4aXu 3. Time for Hyflux'…

Hot stocks: SIA, SATS climb as vaccine hopes spur rally DBS analysts anticipate at least one effective vaccine to be commercialised next year. As such, they accelerated their recovery assumptions, with faster-than-expect…

Brokers' take: Analysts upbeat on Genting Singapore after Q3 recovery, vaccine news The Resorts World Sentosa operator is poised for the eventual return of tourism, and has an "undemanding" valuation, DBS said while upgr…