How Iraq’s Crisis Might Impact Singaporean Companies

18 Jun 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
For some, Iraq is just one other country in the Middle East that’s more than 7,000 kilometres away. But, though the country is situated far from where we are here in Singapore, there are ramifications for even companies here due to the ongoing conflict in Iraq. What is happening in Iraq? Currently, there’s ...
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Would Peter Lynch Buy Hyflux?

6 May 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Peter Lynch likes simple-to-understand companies. He has a penchant for businesses that can be easy enough to describe using a crayon. So here is a crayon’s tip perspective of Hyflux (SGX: 600). Hyflux takes dirty water, filters it and delivers potable water to its users. The S$980m company’s products ...
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Three Shares That Beat the Market Today

2 Apr 2014 - The Motley Fool Singapore
After briefly breaking above 3,200 points in the morning, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) then slowly moved lower to close at 3,193 points for a 0.2% dip. Just over half of the index’s 30 components – 16 to be exact – had ended the day with losses while 11 others were making some headway. Let’s have ...
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What Is A Common Stock?

13 Sep 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
A common stock is a security that represents part-ownership in a listed company that most of us have. Common stock entitles its holders to voting rights and to any dividends declared by the company. However, the dividends may fluctuate according to the company’s performance. An example of a common stock ...
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Riding On the World's Water Crisis

11 Jul 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Our Earth’s surface is made up of 70% water, but only 1% is made up of freshwater that feeds the world’s water needs. According to a report by World Health Organisation, due to a severe lack of freshwater, more than 3.4 million people die each year from water, sanitation, and hygiene-related causes. ...
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