Author: subhadip

INDUSTRY 

Oil has strengthened, but Singapore banks not out of the woods yet

February 13, 2017 subhadip banks, but, has, not, of, oil, out, Singapore, strengthened, the, woods, yet

Stronger global oil prices have yet to benefit the offshore marine sector, whose continued troubles are expected to dominate the

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ECONOMY 

UK house price growth edges up after December slowdown

February 13, 2017 subhadip after, December, edges, growth, house, price, slowdown, UK, up

British house price growth became slightly more broad-based last month after slowing in December for the first time since just

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COMPANIES 

Call for scrutiny of private firms ‘to prevent another BHS’

February 13, 2017 subhadip Another, BHS', call, Firms, for, of, Prevent, Private, scrutiny, to

A committee of MPs is recommending that large private firms should face the same rules on corporate governance as publicly

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BANKING & SAVING 

Fraud case and falling share price take shine off Lloyds’s farewell to taxpayer

February 13, 2017 subhadip And, case, falling, farewell, Fraud, Lloyds’s, off, price, share, shine, Take, taxpayer, to

] When Lloyds Banking Group last week finally accepted responsibility for compensating the small business customers who were victims of

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FINANCES 

I took a trip to Mars in 2117 and it was exactly like ‘Star Wars’

February 13, 2017 subhadip 2117, a, And, exactly, I, in, it, like, Mars, Star, to, took, trip, Wars, was

The skies are different shades of red while my space pod narrowly avoids a larger flying vehicle above. A gold

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ECONOMY 

Manufacturing jump shows economy ended 2016 strongly despite Brexit vote

February 13, 2017 subhadip 2016, Brexit, Despite, economy, ended, jump, Manufacturing, shows, strongly, vote

The Bank of England has signalled it is in no hurry to raise interest rates from their record low. Sterling

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COMPANIES 

Samsung chief in second grilling over corruption claims

February 13, 2017 subhadip chief, claims, corruption, grilling, in, over, SAMSUNG, second

Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong has been questioned for a second time as a suspect in South Korea’s biggest political corruption

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BANKING & SAVING 

Instead of draining the swamp, Trump has become Wall Street’s best buddy

February 13, 2017 subhadip become, Best, buddy, draining, has, Instead), of, Street’s, swamp, the, Trump, Wall

President Trump was an accident waiting to happen. The US had entered a zone of fragility: there were too many

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FINANCES 

Fed could take the wheel from Trump and drive markets this week

February 13, 2017 subhadip And, could, drive, Fed, From, markets, Take, the, this, Trump, week, wheel

The Federal Reserve could rival the White House as a source of volatility in the week ahead. Since he was

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ECONOMY 

Britain’s economy likely expanded 0.7 percent in three months to January: NIESR

February 13, 2017 subhadip 0.7, Britain's, economy, expanded, in, January, Likely, months, NIESR, percent, Three, to

Britain’s economy likely expanded by 0.7 percent in the three months to January, quickening slightly from the fourth quarter, the

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