Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Official Website
Finally, the configuration of the official website is corrected after one month. This is too slow.
The people who are in charge of it should have logged in at least once a day everyday. It serves at least a thousand people at the first tier.
Was someone sleeping on the job during the past month?
Is someone else taking credit for the work done now?
Attitude and character are far more important than paper qualification.
Housing Market
More Americans than forecast signed contracts to purchase previously owned homes in February, indicating a pickup in the housing market ahead of the spring selling season.
Ben Bernanke
Former US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke returned to public debate over economic policy Monday with the launch of his own blog, a year after leaving the Fed.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Kraft and Heinz
When Kraft Foods Group merges with HJ Heinz Co, they will share a name, a central place in the American kitchen and two headquarters near Chicago and Pittsburgh.
Dow Chemical
Dow Chemical Co will separate a portion of its century-old chlorine business and sell it to Olin Corp in a tax-efficient deal worth US$5 billion as part of efforts to shed low-margin assets.
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Steel
China will aim to cut as much as 80 million tonnes of excess steel capacity in the next three years to tackle a massive supply glut that has plunged much of the sector into crisis, a government official said on Saturday.
LiveLoop
Microsoft said Friday it has purchased the office mobile app LiveLoop, which allows multiple users to collaborate on PowerPoint presentations simultaneously.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Immigration In Germany
The number of people of working age in Germany will fall by around a third by 2050 if Europe's biggest economy does not increase immigration from countries outside the European Union, a study published on Friday said.
US GDP
US economic growth cooled in the fourth quarter as previously estimated, with businesses throttling back on inventory and equipment investment but robust consumer spending limiting the slowdown in the pace of activity.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Messenger Platform
Facebook is turning its Messenger application into a platform for e-commerce, video and more in a bid to shake up online communication.
Periscope
Twitter on Thursday launched its streaming video application Periscope, a move that could dampen enthusiasm for the rising online star Meerkat, which offers a similar service.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Inflation Expectations In UK
The British public's expectations for inflation in the next 12 months and further ahead rose this month for the first time since August, according to a survey published on Wednesday.
Free Trade Deal
The EU and United States will likely miss a year-end target to seal the world's biggest-ever free trade deal, current European president Latvia said Wednesday.
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Global Demand
Stronger-than-expected global oil demand should help support crude prices at around US$55-US$60 a barrel in the next two months despite some signs of a growing glut in the United States, a senior Gulf Opec delegate told Reuters on Tuesday.
UK Firms
Foreign investors are snapping up British companies at the fastest pace in eight years as an unusual combination of stronger economic growth and a weak currency lures US buyers despite political uncertainty.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Stalker
2014
25 Apr 2:45pm Giant Tampines
24 May 6:55am Across the bridge
25 May 4pm Playground
01 Jun 3:45pm Park
12 Jun 12:45pm Tampines MRT Station and White Sands
25 Jun 1pm Pasir Ris Ananas Cafe (both of them)
27 Jun 5:05pm Outside Work Place
07 Jul 11:25am Pedestrian Crossing
31 Aug 2:30pm Park
06 Sep 1:55pm MRT Cabin Bedok
03 Oct 10:50am MRT Cabin Pasir Ris
14 Oct 1:15pm Tampines Mall
2015
11 Mar 10:45am Pasir Ris Bus Interchange
24 Mar 11:50am Tampines MRT Station and White Sands
Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Warren Buffett said on Monday the US economy and investment climate are a tailwind for his companies' success and encouraged foreign investors to jump in too.
Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve is"widely expected" to begin raising US interest rates this year, with policymakers deciding on subsequent policy tightening or loosening on a meeting-to-meeting basis, the Fed's second-in-command said on Monday.
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Monday, March 23, 2015
Foreign Minister Talks
The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan gathered in Seoul Saturday for their first meeting in nearly three years, aimed at calming regional tensions rooted in territorial and other diplomatic disputes.
Prudent Monetary Policies
China could undermine structural reforms if it adopts an excessively loose monetary policy, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said on Sunday, pledging to relax capital controls to help make the yuan currency fully convertible.
RIP Mr Lee Kuan Yew
Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister and architect of the tiny Southeast Asian city-state's rapid rise from British tropical outpost to global trade and financial centre, died on Monday, aged 91, the government announced.
Thank you for making Singapore where it is today.
A day to remember, a day of national grief.
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Dollar Drop
The dollar slumped the most since October 2011 after the Federal Reserve reduced projections for interest- rate increases and expressed concern the dollar's surge is weighing on exports and inflation.
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank's retail operations will bear the brunt of its planned restructuring and will most likely be spun off in a stock market listing, two sources familiar with internal discussions at Germany's biggest bank said.
Saturday, March 21, 2015
EU Development Funds
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Friday he was making 2.0 billion euros of unused EU development funds available to Greece as it battles a cash crunch.
Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve handed US$96.9 billion to the US Treasury last year, audited financial statements showed on Friday, a record payday for the US government thanks to interest on the central bank's massive stable of assets.
Friday, March 20, 2015
Gold Benchmarking
Six institutions will start setting gold prices electronically on Friday, as Intercontinental Exchange completes a sweeping change to London's bullion benchmarks and dispenses with the century-old gold "fix".
Brent Crude Oil
Brent crude oil fell back towards $54 a barrel on Thursday after Kuwait said Opec had no choice but to keep production steady, refocusing the market on global oversupply.
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Thursday, March 19, 2015
Xbox 360
A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived class-action allegations in which owners of Microsoft Corp Xbox 360 video game consoles sued the company over an alleged design defect that causes game discs to be gouged.
US Fed
The Federal Reserve opened the door to an interest-rate increase as soon as June, while also indicating it will go slow once it gets started.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Grexit
Greece leaving the eurozone would have "serious consequences" for the eurozone as a whole and raise questions about what could lead other countries to leave as well, ratings agency Moody's said on Tuesday.
Although eurozone governments are benefiting from cheaper borrowing costs thanks to the European Central Bank's aggressive stimulus measures and were expected to see growth gradually recover in the coming months, some - such as France and Italy - still face pressures on their credit ratings.
Windows Hello
Microsoft Corp will introduce an automatic biometric sign-in option with its Windows 10 operating system due out later this year, the first time it has offered such a service widely across devices.
The feature, called Windows Hello, means users will be able to scan their face, iris or fingerprint to verify identity and access Windows phones, laptops and personal computers.
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Monetary Easing
Central banks in emerging Europe are expected to ease monetary policy further to stop their strengthening currencies from driving already anaemic inflation lower and potentially hurting growth.
Franc Cap
Switzerland's government never urged the central bank to set another cap on the franc, the finance minister minister said.
Politicians' focus on the Swiss National Bank, which is statutorily independent, has increased after it surprisingly gave up its cap of 1.20 per euro on the franc in January, exposing the economy to the risk of weaker growth and higher unemployment.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Fake Milo
Food manufacturer Nestle Malaysia has started a campaign to educate its customers on how to spot a fake Milo product. This comes after authorities in Malaysia seized RM250,000 (S$94,058) worth of imitation products of the popular chocolate malt drink in Negeri Sembilan.
Milo Malaysia also published a photo on its Facebook page, explaining to customers how to distinguish between a genuine product and a counterfeit one based on the perforation of the packet.
The post described how Milo packaging is machine-packed and cut, and the edges on top of the package will not have perfect perforation, unlike a counterfeit one.
Apple Watch
Apple Inc may soon sell as many timepieces as all of Switzerland, threatening the country's four-century-old industry, the co-inventor of the Swatch predicted.
The Apple Watch may reach sales of 20 million to 30 million units annually in the first few years, said Elmar Mock.
Stimulus In China
The Chinese government has more weapons in its arsenal to boost the world's second-largest economy, Premier Li Keqiang said Sunday as he sought to ease concerns about flagging growth.
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Grexit
EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has warned of an alarming lack of progress in talks on Greece's bailout, as Germany raised the spectre of a tumultuous Greek exit from the euro.
UN Disaster Meeting
Policymakers gathered for a ten-yearly meeting on disaster risk reduction Saturday, with hopes high that the conference in tsunami-hit Japan might provide a springboard for real efforts to tackle natural disasters and costly climate change.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Friday, March 13, 2015
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Stalker
2014
25 Apr 2:45pm Giant Tampines
24 May 6:55am Across the bridge
25 May 4pm Playground
01 Jun 3:45pm Park
12 Jun 12:45pm Pasir Ris MRT and Whitesands
25 Jun 1pm Pasir Ris Ananas Cafe (both of them)
27 Jun 5:05pm Outside Work Place
07 Jul 11:25am Pedestrian Crossing
31 Aug 2:30pm Park
06 Sep 1:55pm MRT Cabin Bedok
03 Oct 10:50am MRT Cabin Pasir Ris
14 Oct 1:15pm Tampines Mall
2015
11 Mar 10:45am Pasir Ris Bus Interchange
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