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    China’s factory activity posts record contraction as coronavirus bites

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    BEIJING (REUTERS) – Factory activity in China contracted at the fastest pace on record in February, highlighting the damage from

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    Dow slumps again to finish worst week since October 2008

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    NEW YORK (AFP) – Wall Street stocks suffered another downbeat session on Friday (Feb 28) to conclude the worst week

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    STI dives 5.3% for week – worst since Aug 2011

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    Local shares faced heavy selling yesterday and clocked up their worst weekly performance since August 2011 as the virus outbreak

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    Singapore bank lending down 0.2% in January

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    Bank lending dipped by 0.2 per cent last month compared with the month before on a drop in loans to

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    Traders expect Fed to cut rates to buffer US economy

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    SAN FRANCISCO • The United States Federal Reserve may need to move aggressively to cut borrowing costs to cushion the

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    Rental rebates for retail tenants at Wisma Atria, Ngee Ann City

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    Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust (SGReit) is rolling out rental rebates and marketing assistance for tenants at its two

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    Development charge cuts could help developers

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    Development charge (DC) rates for non-landed residential use have been cut again amid a weaker economic outlook and muted Government

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    Wing Tai, Millennium Hotels and Resorts axe staff

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    Wing Tai Retail – the local firm that manages retail brands such as Dorothy Perkins and Uniqlo – is axing

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    Singapore market plunges amid global bloodshed on virus fears

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    Fears that the coronavirus outbreak could turn into a worldwide pandemic sparked panicked selling across the region yesterday. The local

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    GIC chief risk officer Chia Tai Tee to retire

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    GIC yesterday announced the retirement of Dr Chia Tai Tee as chief risk officer (CRO), and said his deputy Jin

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    Met police chief: facial recognition technology critics are ill-informed

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    The Metropolitan police commissioner, Cressida Dick, has attacked critics of facial recognition technology for using arguments she has claimed are

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    Money FM 89.3 Podcast: Heng Chee How’s response to Budget 2020 manpower initiatives

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    Prime Time: Heng Chee How’s response to Budget 2020 manpower initiatives 12.53 mins Synopsis: In Career 360, Bernard Lim speaks to

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    Porcelain Hotel in Chinatown for sale with $115m guide price

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    SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The Porcelain Hotel, a 138-key boutique hotel in Chinatown, is up for sale via expression

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    Services sector revenue up 4.6% in Q4 last year, ahead of coronavirus hit

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    SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Singapore’s services businesses closed off 2019 with another jump in their takings, helped by a

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    StanChart annual profit jumps, but pushes back target on coronavirus, slowing economy

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    HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Standard Chartered on Thursday (Feb 27) said its key profit target would take longer to meet

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    Foreigners exit Asian markets at fastest pace in years on coronavirus

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    TAIPEI (BLOOMBERG) – Foreign investors are cutting their exposure to Asian markets at the fastest rate in years, as the

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    Goldman sees gold hitting US$1,800 as ‘haven of last resort’

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    NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Goldman Sachs boosted its gold forecast to US$1,800 an ounce as the coronavirus, depressed real rates,

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    Bank of Korea stands pat despite coronavirus hit to growth view

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    SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – The Bank of Korea downgraded its growth forecast for the year on Thursday (Feb 27) amid mounting

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    Singapore stock watch: Wilmar, Yanlord, SIIC Environment, Halcyon Agri, GSH Corp

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    SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday

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    PropNex Q4 profit more than quadruples on surge in commission income

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    SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Real estate agency PropNex on Thursday (Feb 27) posted a net profit of $8.2 million

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    Asia shares, Dow futures fall on report of first US coronavirus case of unknown origin

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    SYDNEY (BLOOMBERG) – Stocks in Asia retreated along with US equity futures after US health authorities said they found the

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    What Christian leaders, other Americans are doing to observe Lent

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    As Lent begins this week with Ash Wednesday, Christian leaders and ministers from various theological streams are commenting on its

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    Bloomberg offers to release women from 3 confidentiality orders

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    COLUMBUS • Mr Michael Bloomberg has said he is now willing to release women from three non-disclosure agreements (NDA) related

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    Trump mocked in billboard messages in Las Vegas

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    LAS VEGAS • Democratic White House hopeful Michael Bloomberg has mocked President Donald Trump with a giant billboard on the

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    Russia trying to intervene in Democratic race to aid Sanders: Officials

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    WASHINGTON • Russia has been trying to intervene in the Democratic primaries to aid Senator Bernie Sanders, according to people

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