1938: German race car driver Bernd Rosemeyer drives his Auto Union streamliner to the unheard-of speed of 268.432 mph on a stretch of autobahn between Frankfurt and Darmstadt. Never before has anyone driven so fast, and never again has someone gone so fast on a public road.
Rosemeyer was behind the wheel of an Auto Union, [...]
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Jan. 28, 1938: The Passing of the Silver Comet
January 28th, 2011 |
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Jan 28: CapitaLand, SIA, SingTel
January 28th, 2011 |
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The following companies may have unusual price changes in Singapore trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are from the previous close. Singapore’s Straits Times Index was little changed at 3,219.83.
CapitaLand (CAPL SP): Southeast Asia’s biggest developer said it has agreed to buy a residential property in eastern Singapore for $100.7 million . The property will be redeveloped into a condominium with 150 units, comprising of one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. CapitaLand slipped 1.1% to $3.65.
Jan 28: Singapore stocks may see weak start; CapitaLand in focus
January 28th, 2011 |
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Singapore shares may be see a weak start on Friday after rating agency Standard & Poor’s cut Japan’s long-term debt rating, sending the yen (JPY=) lower, but gains on Wall Street overnight may provide some support.
Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index <.FTSTI> closed 0.03% lower on Thursday at 3,219.83 points. Here are some stocks and factors to watch:
NOL +2.8%; rebounding on oversold conditions
January 27th, 2011 |
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Neptune Orient Lines (N03.SG) rises 2.8% to $2.24, rebounding after 5 sessions of declines amounting to 6.4%, which took the stock to its $2.16 low yesterday, an area where AmFraser’s Najeeb Jarhom says there is multi-year support.
Zsa Zsa Gabor Mansion For Sale $28 Million
January 20th, 2011 |
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Zsa Zsa Gabor is selling her Hollywood mansion. After a year that’s brought a barrage of life-threatening health troubles, gangrene, and the amputation of her left leg just last week, the Moulin Rouge icon and her longtime husband Prince Frederic Von Anhalt are packing up and moving out of the 8,000 sq ft estate, which [...]
Dec. 28, 1973: Endangered Species Get a Helping Hand
December 28th, 2010 |
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1973: The Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Nixon.
The act came into being as Americans grew increasingly aware of the damage being done to the environment — and the threat posed to specific animal and plant species — by rampant economic growth.
Declaring existing conservation policies inadequate, Nixon tasked Congress with devising new [...]
Dec 28: Keppel Corp, SGX, Think Environmental, Rickmers Maritime
December 28th, 2010 |
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Singapore shares may fall slightly on Tuesday after Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opened 0.25% lower. Wall Street erased earlier losses and ended little changed overnight as investors shrugged off a surprise weekend interest rate hike by China’s central bank.
Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index <.FTSTI> rose 0.49% on Monday to 3,159.36 points. Here are some stocks and factors to watch:
Keppel Corp (KPLM.SI), the world’s biggest rig maker, may be in focus after it said late on Monday its offshore and marine unit had won contracts worth $240 million.
Swiber off 2.8%; Better earnings ahead: Analysts
November 12th, 2010 |
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Swiber (AK3.SG) off 2.8% at $1.05 as weaker 3Q10 results take toll; net profit down 51.8% on year, down 49.4% on quarter, at US$7.0 million ($9 million) on higher operating costs, lower gains from asset sales, reduced contributions from associates, according to Dow Jones.
Still, longer-term earnings outlook remains favorable as provider of construction services to offshore oil & gas sector has U$800 million ($1 billion) orderbook to support results over next 2 years.
eWEEK Newsbreak Oct 28 2010
October 28th, 2010 |
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Ray Ozzie, the outgoing Chief Software Architect at Microsoft, released a goodbye memo in the form of a blog post this week. In the nearly three-page post, Ozzie looks back at his past five years at Microsoft, and both praises and criticizes the progress the company has made. We have all of the juicy details; MySpace is getting a make-over, and we give you a sneak peek at the sites new features; Barnes and Noble is releasing an e-reader, named the Nook Color. The device will be launching November 19. We have all the details and product specs; Apple has twice delayed the release of the white iPhone 4 and according to a new report, Apple fans who have been holding out for the white smartphone will have to keep waiting until Spring 2011; Yahoo mail is getting its biggest redesign since 2005 to make it a message hub for its 279 million users. At the center of the revamp is a plan to make communication systems much more compatible with social media such as Facebook and Twitter; Apple has released two new versions of its Mac Book Air laptops and lowered the price tag for the devices. eWEEK Labs editors recently reviewed the new devices. Well let you in on what they said.
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Oct. 28, 1955: Gates Open for Tech Titan
October 28th, 2010 |
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1955: Microsoft co-founder and longtime CEO Bill Gates is born. Happy 55th Birthday, Bill!
Gates is no stranger to these pages, so we honor his birthday with a summary of our more-or-less recent coverage.
In the Beginning
April 4, 1975: Bill Gates, Paul Allen Form a Little Partnership
Bill Gates and Paul Allen create a partnership called Micro-soft. It [...]
Oct 28: Great Eastern, Midas, Noble Group, China Fertiliser, BH Global Marine, Creative Tech
October 28th, 2010 |
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Singapore shares may open lower on Thursday, after US stocks fell overnight as investors scaled back expectations of possible action by the Federal Reserve to boost the US economy. Singapore’s benchmark Straits Times Index <.FTSTI> fell 1.21% on Wednesday to 3,124.38 points. Here are some stocks and factors to watch, say Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg:
Adobe Shockwave Player Patch Coming Oct. 28
October 28th, 2010 |
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Adobe is prepping a patch for a security bug in Shockwave Player that is now under attack. – Adobe Systems is planning to patch a critical vulnerability Oct. 28 in
response to the appearance of attacks.
Adobe originally issued
an advisory on the bug Oct. 21. The vulnerability exists in Shockwave
Player 11.5.8.612 and earlier, and affects both Windows and Macintosh
computers.
Attackers…
Qian Hu posts 28% fall in 3Q net profit to $1.2m
October 18th, 2010 |
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Mainboard-listed integrated ornamental fish service provider Qian Hu Corporation today reported lower net profit attributable to shareholders for the third quarter ended 30 September, which fell 27.9% to $1.2 million, compared to the second quarter of the preceding year. Revenue fell 3.9% to $22.95 million.
Qian Hu blames the fall in revenue to the “triple whammy effects” of Icelandic volcanic ash over European airspace from April to May this year; the FIFA World Cup which dampened demand for ornamental fish and accessories exports, and drought conditions in Malaysia which affected the production of Dragon Fish fry announced in the previous quarter.
Apple iPad Due in Verizon, ATandT Stores Oct. 28
October 15th, 2010 |
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Apple’s iPad will appear in Verizon, in addition to AT&T, retail stores starting Oct. 28. The appearance of a Verizon iPad suggests that a Verizon iPhone could be next. – Apples iPad will appear in Verizon Wireless stores starting Oct. 28, the same day it goes on sale in archrival AT amp;Ts retail locations. This marks yet another set of sales channels for the bestselling tablet PC, which will also debut at Walmart Oct. 15.
While AT amp;T has enjoyed a lock on bot…
Keppel Land target raised by 28% by JPMorgan; Keeps at Neutral
October 15th, 2010 |
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JPMorgan raises Keppel Land (K17.SG) target price to $4.70 vs $3.65, incorporates higher underlying property valuation assumptions, raises end-Dec 2011E RNAV by 28% to $6.12/share vs $4.85/share, according to Dow Jones.
JPMorgan says upgrades prompted by impact of group’s proposed asset swap with 45.4%-owned K-REIT Asia (K71U.SG). But retains Neutral rating “as we see few incremental catalysts for outperformance, especially when there are now more alternatives at either end of the risk spectrum for exposure to the Singapore office sector.”
Ezion Holdings +2.8% in good volume; Buy: OCBC
October 15th, 2010 |
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Ezion Holdings (5ME.SG) +2.8% at $0.74 at 10:52 a.m.; stock among SGX’s top-10 most traded today, still benefiting from news late Wednesday provider of marine logistics, support services to oil & gas industry has entered JV with Germany’s BBC Chartering for ownership of multi-purpose vessel, has chartered vessel to BBC for US$28 million ($36.3 million) over 6 years, says Dow Jones.
iPad Coming to AT&T Stores on October 28
October 15th, 2010 |
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AT&T and Apple today announced that all three iPad Wi-Fi + 3G models will be available at more than 2,200 AT&T Stores starting Thursday, October 28. AT&T will offer customers 3G pre-paid data plans for iPad, complete with Apple’s easy on-device activation and management. All iPad data plans are available without a term contract and include unlimited access to AT&T’s more than 23,000 domestic Wi-Fi Hot Spots.
Verizon Wireless Offers iPad at Stores Nationwide on October 28
October 15th, 2010 |
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Verizon Wireless and Apple today announced that iPad will be available at over 2,000 Verizon Wireless Stores nationwide beginning Thursday, October 28. Verizon Wireless will offer three bundles — all featuring an iPad Wi-Fi model and a Verizon MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot — for a suggested retail price of $629.99 for a 16GB iPad with Wi-Fi and MiFi, $729.99 for a 32GB iPad with Wi-Fi and MiFi, and $829.99 for a 64GB iPad with Wi-Fi and MiFi. Verizon Wireless is offering a monthly access plan to iPad customers of up to 1GB of data for just $20 a month. Verizon Wireless will also offer all three iPad Wi-Fi models on a stand-alone basis.
iPad Coming to AT&T Stores on October 28
October 14th, 2010 |
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AT&T and Apple today announced that all three iPad Wi-Fi + 3G models will be available at more than 2,200 AT&T Stores starting Thursday, October 28. AT&T will offer customers 3G pre-paid data plans for iPad, complete with Apple’s easy on-device activation and management. All iPad data plans are available without a term contract and include unlimited access to AT&T’s more than 23,000 domestic Wi-Fi Hot Spots.
Weekend Comment Jan 28: SIA disappoints
The full-service carrier reported a disappointing set of third quarter results after the market closed on Jan 28, falling short of the average profit estimates of analysts tracked by Bloomberg. For the three months ending Dec 31, SIA posted a 29% y-o-y fall in net income to $288.3 million, after it booked charges of as much as $199 million relating to antitrust cargo fines.
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