The Singapore Market This Week

28 Sep 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
The Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI) ended almost flat this week. It was down a mere 27 points, or 0.8% to close at 3,210 points. Some STI constituents such as Sembcorp Industries Limited (SGX: U96) and Wilmar International Limited (SGX: F34) fared well, increasing 2.7% and 2.2% respectively. On the other ...
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Investing Without Emotions

24 Sep 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
In this article, we answer another Foolish question asked by one of our readers. He asked, “How to trade without emotions?” Here at Motley Fool, we encourage long-term investing in strong companies. Trading is more short-term oriented and such as, does not pave the way for the compounding effects that ...
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3 Things You Should Know About Sembcorp Industries

24 Sep 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Sembcorp Industries (SGX: U96) wears a number of different hats – it’s a utility supplier, property developer and through Sembcorp Marine (SGX: S51) builds ships and oilrigs. Sembcorp Utilities not only generates energy, it is also Singapore’s largest water management company, providing safe and clean ...
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3 Things You Should Know About Sembcorp Marine

19 Sep 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
It may be small, but our island has the distinction of being one of the busiest ports in the world. A ship arrives or docks every three minutes with more than 60,000 containers loaded or unloaded every day. What’s more, Singapore is a thriving international centre for shipbuilding, ship repairs and ...
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Foolish Weekly Macro Wrap Up

16 Sep 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Understanding the macroeconomic environment is important in investing as it influences market sentiment and affects the stock market directly. Let’s take a look at three global economic updates or interesting key developments that happened last week which investors should take note of. Europe show signs ...
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Three Smelly Companies To Sniff At

16 Aug 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Peter Lynch is well-known for investing in depressing and disagreeable businesses like funeral home operators and toxic waste clean-up firms. His investments in such industries include Service Corporation International and Waste Management. He loves such unloved businesses that are rarely covered by ...
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The 3 Numbers That Power Sembcorp Industries

15 Aug 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Utilities, shipbuilding and infrastructure titan Sembcorp Industries (SGX: U96) has its finger in many pies. It is a power generator, it supplies water and it also builds ships. But if that wasn’t enough, it is also a property developer. From an investor’s perspective, Sembcorp Industries is very good ...
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The Three Numbers That Make SembCorp Marine Float

15 Aug 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
As investors, it’s common to focus our attention on a company’s earnings growth and dividend yield as a gauge for the bangs for bucks we are paying for. But, there’s actually another useful yardstick for us to examine to see if we are getting good returns on our money. Cue the entrance of the Return ...
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Revenue Dips 5% at Sembcorp

7 Aug 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Sembcorp Industries Limited (SGX: U96) said first-half revenues came in at $4.8b compared to S$5.1b last year. This was a decrease of 5%. The net profit for was $342m compared to $367m last time – a fall of 6.8%. Sembcorp’s main profit contributors were its Utilities and Marine businesses, which accounted ...
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Singapore’s Most Transparent Companies

6 Aug 2013 - The Motley Fool Singapore
Take a look at the five most transparent companies in Singapore, as deemed by the 2013 Governance & Transparency Index (GTI). In top spot is Singapore Exchange (SGX: S68), which overtook SingTel (SGX: Z74) for the first time since the index was launched in 2009. Marine titan Keppel Corp (SGX: BN4), with ...
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