By Margaret Yang, CMC Markets The WTI Crude oil price plunged nearly 5% overnight to US$ 45.8 area this morning, as the US DoE data indicated a surprising surge in US commercial inventory. Crude oil stocks climbed 3.29m barrels over the last week, comparing to the market’s expectation of a 3.5m-barrel drop. Glut concerns hammered the oil price and led …
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What do university rankings mean?
I refer to the article “NTU overtakes NUS in latest QS university rankings” (Channel NewsAsia, Jun 8). It states that “Nanyang Technological University (NTU) was on Thursday (Jun 8) named Asia’s top university in the 2018 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, surpassing the National University of Singapore (NUS) in the process. NTU is ranked 11th in the world, above …
Read More »Collapsed lift ceiling at Sengkang East injures 10-yr-old girl, results in five stitches on foot
TODAY reports a 10-year-old girl was given five stitches on her foot after parts of the ceiling of a lift she was in at Sengkang East Way collapsed. The lift at Block 325A is now under repair until next Monday evening (12 June) according to the notice that is pasted on its door. According to TODAY, the 10-year-old girl, Chung Yan …
Read More »Useful tips to unmask the wolves’ sheep clothing
by Property Soul Another property investment company A2A Capital was being put on the investor alert list by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The company marketed a land-banking scheme with investment in the United States and Canada that promised attractive returns of 134 percent or potentially 3 times the initial investment over 10 years. When the Singapore investors did …
Read More »Booking a last minute holiday for the Hari Raya Puasa long weekend? Here’s how much it’ll cost
by Value Penguin Hari Raya Puasa is just around the corner, but you’ve been too busy with work to plan ahead. However, you shouldn’t miss this opportunity to go on a holiday because this the last long-weekend until September. If you are giving up assuming it’s already too late to book something, here’s our study on how much it could …
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