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SINGAPORE: Singapore shares closed 1.60 percent lower on Thursday, along with other Asian markets after the US government scrapped plans to buy tainted mortgage-related assets at the root of a global credit crisis. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Singapore share prices fell 2.6 per cent in early trade Thursday after global markets were rattled by further signs of recession in Europe and a shift in the US financial bailout strategy. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : Singapore mainboard-listed property developer SC Global Developments reported a 121 per cent rose in third quarter net earnings, compared to a year ago. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Total gross premium income across all classes for the 31 members of the General Insurance Association of Singapore (GIA) rose 24 per cent to S$708.4 million for the third quarter ended September. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE - Singapore shares closed 1.27 per cent lower on Wednesday, extending their falls with sentiment still guarded, dealers said. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Agricultural business group, Wilmar International, has booked record earnings for the third quarter. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) has reported an almost 9 per cent dip in net earnings for the first half of 2008. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: CEOs from five Singapore media companies will be pairing up with international mentors to help them expand their business beyond local shores. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The current economic downturn is forcing Singapore companies to consider all measures to stay afloat, including slashing jobs. However, other firms believe that retrenching staff may actually cause more harm than good. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : Directory publisher Yellow Pages has narrowed its losses by 41.5 per cent for the six months ended September to S$4.5 million, from S$7.7 million in the previous corresponding period. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: The global economy looks likely to slip into a deeper recession next year, with only a modest recovery expected in 2010. This is according to Morgan Stanley, which has revised its global growth forecast for 2009 downwards from 2.5 per cent to 1.7 per cent. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : Singapore and China's Ningbo City are set to step up their economic cooperation with a new comprehensive agreement signed on Tuesday. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : Hyflux Water Trust said it will distribute 3.5 Singapore cents per unit for the first nine months of its fiscal year. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Singapore Exchange CEO, Hsieh Fu Hua has donated 500,000 of his shares in the Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) to an unknown charitable organisation. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Yangzijiang Shipbuilding said its net profit rose 114 per cent in the first nine months of its financial year to 1.2 billion yuan or S$260 million. Revenue grew in tandem, doubling to 5.5 billion yuan. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) said on Tuesday its mobile customer base in Asia surged 37 per cent on- year to 216.7 million at the end of September. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Las Vegas Sands said Tuesday it has secured over US$2 billion in capital funding commitments to avoid violating loan agreements. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: China's southwestern Guangxi province is establishing itself as an investment hotspot, with its real estate sector poised for further growth. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE: Property developer CapitaLand said it has not held any talks with Las Vegas Sands over the integrated resort at Marina Bay. - [Read more]

SINGAPORE : Singapore companies have welcomed the government's announcement that next year's Budget will offer measures to help them through the difficult economic environment. - [Read more]