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I jostle for the right spot at home (#WFH). It is a challenge when both working parents are on separate conference calls while the eldest child is zooming with his piano teacher and the youngest is whining for attention.
June 19, 2020
Investing strategies
Luckin Coffee: Why did investors ignore the red flags?
It was said that Ivar Krueger burned through — in today’s money — US$1.5 billion ($2.14 billion) of financier’s funds.
April 09, 2020
Covid-19
Alibaba's Lazada briefly stops delivering groceries in Singapore
Lazada’s RedMart and other grocery delivery services such as Amazon.com Inc’s Prime Now have been kept busy amid harrowing economic times in Singapore.
April 02, 2020
In print this week
How the use of free Google platforms led to the rise of a multi-million Series A funded start-up
SINGAPORE (May 31): Gabriel Lim is a tinkerer at heart, having spent hundreds of hours in his school computer labs as a kid building websites and trying his hand at hacking.
May 31, 2019
Property
Oxley's potential $950 mil deal falls through after Gracious Land defaults on $38 mil deposit
SINGAPORE (Mar 20): Oxley Gem, a subsidiary of Oxley Holdings, has terminated the letter of intent (LOI) it received from Gracious Land in Jan for the $950 million purchase of its Mercure and Novotel hotels, after not receiving a subsequent deposit of $38
March 20, 2019
Property
Singapore home sales rebound as buyers move past latest curbs
(Oct 15): Private home sales in Singapore jumped 51% in September as developers marketed more projects post the hungry-ghost festival month, a period Chinese buyers consider inauspicious, and as buyers moved past the additional cooling measures imposed in
October 15, 2018
Property
Oxley says 40% of Mayfair Gardens sold over weekend
SINGAPORE (Oct 1): Developer Oxley Holdings says its Mayfair Gardens luxury condominium project, was 40% sold during its official launch weekend on Sept 29-30.
October 01, 2018
Property
CityDev says 315 units at The Tapestry sold over weekend launch
SINGAPORE (Mar 26): City Developments (CDL) says 315 or 70% of the 450 units it released for the 861-unit The Tapestry over 24-25 Mar has been sold at an early bird average selling price of $1,310 psf.
March 26, 2018
Global Markets
Gloom for retailers as Chinese tourists spend less on shopping
SHANGHAI (July 11): They’re still coming in droves -- but no longer buying in spades.
July 11, 2017