The city-state’s tourism authority said on Friday that tourist arrivals in September totalled 947,000, down from 996,000 in August.
Housing loans to consumers rose 1.7% to $106.87 billion from $105.08 billion in August.
Housing loans to consumers rose 1.5% to $105.08 billion from $103.57 billion in July.
Visitor arrivals to Singapore rose 18% on year to 996,000 in August, marking the ninth straight month of record arrivals to the island nation, according to a government statement Tuesday.
Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Australia and India were the top five visitor-generating markets, accounting for half the arrivals in August, the Singapore Tourism Board said, adding that 14 out of the 15 top markets registered growth in arrivals during the month.
Osim (O32.SG) +1.5% at $1.01 but struggling to hold above $1.00, according to Dow Jones.
While stock has recouped bulk of its 15.7% fall over first 3 weeks of last month, when it dropped to $0.91 on August 18 from 52-week high of $1.08 set August 2, rebound has been choppy despite several bullish analyst reports on massage-chair maker.
Investors generally preferring to wait for more news flow, which has been thin since release of 2Q10 results in July.
Singapore’s August CPI rose at faster pace driven by increases in transport and housing costs. CPI +3.3% on-year, in-line with Dow Jones Newswires poll and vs +3.1% in July.
CPI +0.3% on-month seasonally-adjusted, also in-line with poll and vs +0.5% in July. Increases largely due to higher car ownership levies but also some pressures in housing market.
Suggests inflation still fairly well behaved in Singapore especially in relation to imported price pressures such as food, clothing, and supports views MAS unlikely to take any action at October policy meeting.
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The consumer price index climbed 3.3% from a year earlier, Singapore’s Department of Statistics said in a statement today. That matched the 3.3% median estimate of 10 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. Prices rose 0.5% from July, without adjusting for seasonal factors, the report showed.
While small business optimism rose last month, business owners are increasingly frustrated with the government. – The Index of Small Business Optimism gained 0.7 points in August,
rising to 88.8. Most of the improvement was accounted for by gains in
expected real sales and expectations for business conditions six months
out, the two components that lowered the Index in July, according to
research from the N…
Tiger Airways, the budget airline partly owned by Singapore Airlines, says from September 2009 to August 2010, a total of 5.5 million passengers chose to fly with the carrier, an increase of 47% over the 3.7 million passengers in the preceding 12 months. The average load factor for the 12-month period to August 2010 was 86%, an increase of 5 percentage points year-on-year.
A drop in vessel arrivals and slightly pricier fuel last month contributed to the fall in sales, traders said.
The video game industry experienced its worst August for overall sales since 2006, according to an NPD Group report. – The video game industry experienced another disappointing month in
August, with physical retail sales of hardware, content and accessories
declining again as compared to last year. In fact, this month reflected
the lowest sales for August since 2006. Total industry sales for August
2010 fell 10 …
China Hongxing Sports says it received an order book with RMB 1 billion ($198 million) worth of orders secured at the 2011 Spring/Summer Collection trade fair, held in Xiamen in August 2010.
The August trade fair has drawn strong interest from more than 2,200 participants, boosted by the introduction of about 180 new footwear models and roughly 400 apparel and accessories designs. The order book of RMB 1 billion represented a 12.6% increase as compared to that held in August 2009.
Flat session on Wall Street overnight suggests Singapore shares may continue trading in tight ranges with downward bias, says Dow Jones.
With no encouragement so far from US economic data and investors generally holding back pending Friday’s closely-watched August non-farm payrolls report, any near-term upside for shares expected to be minimal.
Immediate resistance for STI at 2,969 (August 11 high), with support at last week’s 2,910 low; ends down 0.2% at 2,950.33 yesterday, down 1.3% in August.
A flurry of deals makes bankers salivate
FIRMS with interim bosses usually opt for the quiet life, but the lack of a permanent boss did not stop Hewlett-Packard (HP) from launching a bidding war on August 23rd. The computer giant offered to buy 3Par, a data-storage firm, for $1.5 billion, topping the $1.15 billion offered a week earlier by Dell, a longtime rival of HP. On August 19th Intel, a chipmaker, splashed out $7.68 billion to buy McAfee, an antivirus-software firm. Nor is the fun confined to high-tech. On August 17th PotashCorp, a firm that mines potash, from which fertiliser is made, received and promptly rejected a $38.6 billion offer from BHP Billiton, a mining giant. BHP is now pursuing a hostile bid.
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Late Night TV Music Lineups
Can’t make it to any shows this week? We’ve got you covered. Check out our weekly schedule of late night talk show
musical guests…
David Letterman Musical Guests
Mon, August 23 – Big Boi
Tue, August 24 – Katy Perry
Wed, August 25 – The Pretty Reckless
Thu, August 26 – The Specials
Mon, August 23 – Lee DeWyze (Repeat)
Tue, August 24 – Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings (Repeat)
Thu, August 26 – Robert Cray (Repeat)
Fri, August 27 – Tracy Bonham (Repeat)
Mon, August 23 – Shane Mauss (Repeat)
Tue, August 24 – Buckcherry (Repeat)
Wed, August 25 – Christian Scott (Repeat)
Thu, August 26 – Luke Bryan (Repeat)
Fri, August 27 – the Black Crowes (Repeat)
Mon, August 23 – Willie Nelson (Repeat)
Tue, August 24 – Wilco(Repeat)
Mon, August 23 – Big Boi (Repeat)
Tue, August 24 – Big Boi (Repeat)
Wed, August 25 – Mike Posner (Repeat)
Thu, August 26 – Titus Andronicus (Repeat)
Mon, August 23 – Daniel Merriweather (Repeat)
Tue, August 24 – David Gray (Repeat)
Wed, August 25 – Fanfarlo (Repeat)
Thu, August 26 – the Raveonettes (Repeat)
Fri, August 27 – Snoop Dogg (Repeat)
A fan of English rock band The Libertines has bid a whopping 20,000 pounds for a ticket to their reunion show later in August 2010. The group separated in 2004 as lead singer Pete Doherty battled addictions to heroin and crack cocaine, but announced in March 2010 that they were to reunite for two shows [...]
Late Night TV Music Lineups
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David
Letterman Musical Guests
Mon, August 16 – Sheryl Crow (Repeat)
Tue, August 17 – Interpol (Repeat)
Wed, August 18 – Steel Train (Repeat)
Thu, August 19 – Alejandro Escovedo (Repeat)
Fri, August 20 – Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (Repeat)
Mon, August 16 – Enrique Iglesias (Repeat)
Wed, August 18 – KISS (Repeat)
Thu, August 19 – K’naan (Repeat)
Fri, August 20 – 3OH!3 (Repeat)
Mon, August 16 – Ozzy
Osbourne
Tue, August 17 – Five
Finger Death Punch
Wed, August 18 – T.I.
Thu, August 19 – Hey
Monday
Fri, August 20 – Mumford and Sons (Repeat)
Mon, August 16 – Travie McCoy (Repeat)
Tue, August 17 – Sheryl Crow (Repeat)
Wed, August 18 – Macy Gray (Repeat)
Thu, August 19 – Of Montreal (Repeat)
Fri, August 20 – Green Day (Repeat)
Mon, August 16 – Gossip (Repeat)
Tue, August 17 – She & Him (Repeat)
Wed, August 18 – the XX (Repeat)
Thu, August 19 – Citizen Cope (Repeat)
Other Shows of Interest
Mon, August 11 to Fri, August 20 – Tavis Smiley Show featuring John Mellencamp
WHAT’S ROCKIN’ IN THE ROCKIES THIS WEEKEND
The Mile High Music Festival is a two-day, five-stage event happening in Denver, Colorado this weekend, August 14-15. The good folks at iClips will be there broadcasting the action. Here’s the schedule:
 Mile High ’09 by Pamela Martinez |
Saturday, August 14
1:15p – 2:15p One Eskimo
2:15p – 2:55p The Motet
2:55p – 3:00p Festival b’roll
3:00p – 4:00p The Samples
4:00p – 4:45p Donavon Frankenreiter
4:45p-5:45p Cypress Hill
5:45p – 7:15p Steve Miller Band
7:15p – 8:30p Nas & Damian Marley
8:30p – 11:00p Jack Johnson
11:00p – 12:30p Slightly Stoopid
Sunday, August 15
2:00p – 3:00p Drive-By Truckers
3:00p – 4:00p Ozomatli
4:00p – 4:45p Keane
4:45p – 5:45p Train
5:45p – 7:15p My Morning Jacket
7:15p – 8:15p Weezer
8:30p – 11:30p Dave Matthews Band
11:30p – 12:30p Jimmy Cliff
PRE-SALE BEGINS THURSDAY AUGUST 12 AT 10 AM
 Deadmau5 |
Guerilla Union, the independent live events company behind world-class platforms such as Rock the Bells and Paid Dues, has announced the return of the annual Cypress Hill Smokeout 2010 on Saturday, October 16 at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, CA. The mind-opening music festival and cannabis expo made its celebrated return in 2009.
Incubus
Manu Chao
Cypress Hill
Deadmau5 “unhooked”
MGMT
Slightly Stoopid
Nas and Damian “Jr Gong” Marley
Atmosphere
Living Colour
and more.
Ticket pre-sale begins Thursday, August 12 at 10:00am PST exclusively through Ticketfly.com. Tickets will go on-sale to the general public via Ticketfly.com on Saturday, August 14 at 10:00am PST. Visit www.smokeoutfestival.com to sign up for the newsletter and receive the latest information, festival updates and announcements.
Late Night TV Music Lineups
Can’t make it to any shows this week? We’ve got you covered. Check out our weekly schedule of late night talk show
musical guests…
David
Letterman Musical Guests
Mon, August 9 – Bettye LaVette (Repeat)
Tue, August 10 – Steve Winwood (Repeat)
Wed, August 11 – Jay-Z and Eminen (Repeat)
Thu, August 12 – The Dead Weather (Repeat)
Fri, August 13 – Dolly Parton (Repeat)
Mon, August 9 – Mike Posner
Tue, August 10 – Meat Loaf
Wed, August 11 – Los Lobos
Thu, August 12 – The Whigs
Fri, August 13 – Alejandro Escovedo
Mon, August 9 – Luke Bryan
Tue, August 10 – Christian Scott
Wed, August 11 – Joanna Newsom
Thu, August 12 – Buckcherry
Mon, August 9 – Vampire Weekend
Wed, August 11 – Julie Gribble
Mon, August 9 – Menomena
Tue, August 10 – Slayer
Wed, August 11 – JP, Chrissie & The Fairground Boys
Thur, August 12 – The Walkmen
Mon, August 9 – Mishka (Repeat)
Tue, August 10 – Surfer Blood(Repeat)
Wed, August 11 – The Living Sisters (Repeat)
Thu, August 12 – Never Shout Never(Repeat)
Fri, August 13 – La Roux (Repeat)
Other Shows of Interest
Wed, August 11 – Tavis Smiley Show featuring Carolina Chocolate Drops
Thu, August 12 – Daily Show with John Stewart featuring a performance by Arcade Fire
Sat, August 14 – Austin City Limits TV Show featuring Elvis Costello and Band of Heathens (Repeat)
