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STI declines 1.2% to 2,706.26 at closing

Singapore’s Straits Times Index declined 1.2% to 2,706.26 at the close. Eleven stocks fell for every three that rose on the 30-member gauge.
 
Stocks on the measure trade at 14.5 times estimated earnings, compared with about 10 times at the start of 2009, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market.

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STI declines 2.5% to 2740.33 at closing

Singapore’s Straits Times Index declined 2.5% to 2740.33 at the close, its lowest closing level since Nov. 30. All but one stock declined on the 30-member gauge.
 
Stocks on the measure trade at 14.7 times estimated earnings, compared with about 10 times at the start of 2009, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market. 

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STI declines 0.6% to 2,781.86 at closing

Singapore’s Straits Times Index declined 0.6% to 2,781.86 at the close. Two stocks dropped for each that rose on the 30-member gauge.
 
Stocks on the measure trade at 16.9 times estimated earnings, compared with about 10 times at the start of the year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market. 

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STI declines 1% to 2,769.85 at the break

Singapore’s Straits Times Index declined 1% to 2,769.85 as of the 12:30 p.m. trading break. Six stocks dropped for each that rose on the 30-member gauge.
 
Stocks on the measure trade at 16.9 times estimated earnings, compared with about 10 times at the start of the year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The following shares were among the most active in the market. 

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Wireline Data Spending Declines in Recession, Report Finds

The economic recession is taking its toll on wireline data spending among U.S. businesses, but is expected to rebound in the coming years, a report by In-Stat finds.
– A report from market research firm In-Stat found spending on wireline data
services by U.S.
businesses this year is falling across nearly every category, with the
exception of IP VPN and Ethernet services. Overall, In-Stat expects a nearly 2
percent decline in U.S. business spending on wireline …


English spending declines

Abu Dhabi United Group’s big-spending Manchester City instantly blew a gale through the summer transfer window this year with the signing of £12 million (Dh72m) Gareth Barry on June 2. But, as the window creaked to a close on Tuesday, it was left up to Sulaiman Al Fahim-owned Portsmouth to

Global Server Market Declines in Q2: IDC

The worldwide server market hit historic lows in the second quarter as the global economy continued to hammer the technology industry, according to analyst firm IDC. However, the aging of the server population and the introduction of new server processors from Intel and AMD promise an upswing in sales and revenue for the second half of 2009 and into 2010, the analysts said.
– The global recession continued to batter the worldwide global market in the second quarter, but IDC analysts expect sales to pick up in the coming quarters.
In numbers released Sept. 2, IDC found that second-quarter global server revenues declined 30 percent to $9.8 billion over the same period in …



Microsoft Earnings Fall Sharply Ahead of Windows 7 Launch

Microsoft felt the effects of the global recession, including declines in the PC and server markets, as its earnings declined 17 percent from the same quarter in 2008. Although Microsoft came in below Wall Street Estimates with $13.10 billion in quarterly revenue, it can look forward to a possible earnings bump later in 2009 with the release of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008.

Microsoft took a hit to it earnings during its fourth financial quarter of 2009,
reporting a 17 percent decline in year-over-year revenue. Overall, Microsoft earned $13.10 billion for the quarter,
coming in more than $1 billion below Wall Street estimates.

Although Microsoft hit several tech…


Fox Declines Obama Press Conference, NBC Says Yes Only After Time Switch

Fox declined outright to air the news conference. NBC and ABC fell into line late Monday after the White House shifted the event’s time from the previously announced 9 p.m. to the lesser-watched hour of 8 p.m.

The stakes were particularly hig…

Emanuel Declines Invite To JPMorgan Board Meeting

U.S. President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, has declined an invitation to attend a board meeting of JPMorgan Chase & Co, a White House official said on Sunday.

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