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Sector Focus

Big tech is armed, waiting to repel US antitrust onslaught

(June 10): Investors were caught off guard by the sudden US assault on technology giants last week, but behind the scenes, the industry’s biggest companies have been preparing for this moment of reckoning for months.

Data privacy

Amazon workers are listening to what you tell Alexa

SINGAPORE (Apr 15): Tens of millions of people use smart speakers and their voice software to play games, find music or trawl for trivia. Millions more are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones into their homes out of concern that

Disruption and Digitalisation

Singapore malls try big gambit before online shopping catches on

(Nov 24): Online shopping in Singapore is lacklustre even after Amazon Inc debuted its Prime service in mid-2017. The island’s malls are trying hard to keep it that way.

Tech

Forget Elon Musk, focus on 'Mobility as a Service'

SINGAPORE (Sept 3): For nearly three weeks in August, the drama of electric car and energy storage firm -Tesla going private had dominated the business headlines. Did maverick CEO Elon Musk really have the “funding secured” as he claimed in his twee

Broker's Calls

Sheng Siong likely to see stellar FY19F as growth momentum continues: DBS

SINGAPORE (July 31): DBS Group Research is maintaining its “buy” call on Sheng Siong Group (SSG) with a higher target price of $1.26, implying 25 times FY19F earnings.

Tech

3 reasons why tech is still in a secular uptrend

SINGAPORE (Apr 23): With FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google) stocks retreating from their 2018 highs and tech valuations settling, how should global investors react?

Broker's Calls

Pleasant margin surprise from Hi-P; COO resignation calls for concern

SINGAPORE (Feb 19): Hi-P on Feb 13 reported that its 4Q17 earnings more than doubled to $59.6 million y-o-y, which brought FY17 earnings to $121.5 million, 122.8% higher y-o-y.

Singapore Budget

Online shoppers in Singapore may have to pay tax

(Feb 12): Singapore may unveil an e-commerce tax in next week’s budget, setting the tone for a region that’s grappling with online retail’s assault on brick-and-mortar vendors.

Amazon, Berkshire, JP Morgan team up to cut healthcare costs in US

(Jan 31): Amazon.com Inc, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Tuesday they will form a company to cut health costs for hundreds of thousands of their US employees, setting up a major challenge to an inefficient US healthcare system.

Tech

How a 77-year-old Singapore CEO fixed a US$100 mil blunder

SINGAPORE (Dec 20): In 2015, Yao Hsiao Tung was 75 and looking to slow down. He’d begun seeking his successor as chief executive officer of Hi-P International Ltd., a contract manufacturer for customers including Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. But an an
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