SINGAPORE: Luxury goods sales expected to grow by 6% in 2014
Sales of luxury goods in Singapore are expected to reach S$2.7 billion this year, up by about six percent from the previous year, despite an increasingly … source
Inside the mind of white America – BBC News
The concept of there being “two Americas” is almost as old as the nation itself. From the outset there were the landowners, the ruling class – the “haves”. source
SINGAPORE: Rich-poor gap narrowed to smallest in years
The gap between the rich and poor in Singapore narrowed to its smallest in years, according to an annual report titled “Key Household Income Trends, 2013” by the Department of…
SINGAPORE: OCBC offers to buy over Hong Kong’s Wing Hang Bank
Singapore’s Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) announced a HK$38.4 billion (around S$6.2 billion) offer to buy Hong Kong’s Wing Hang Bank in an effort to grow its presence in North Asia.…
SINGAPORE: Regional hub for boating enthusiasts
Singapore is becoming a regional hub for boating enthusiasts, offering opportunities to industry players who build, broker and service yachts. With more yachts calling in Singapore, experts… source
What It’s Like To Be Absolutely Obsessed With Bitcoin (HBO)
Over the past year, the price of a Bitcoin has skyrocketed from less than $800 to nearly $20000 — a meteoric rise that financial insiders say is no different than…
Shunning home ownership leads to early retirement
How a 30-something couple got rich and retired by not joining home ownership ‘cult’ To read more: http://www.cbc.ca/1.3716641 »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreY… source
Indonesia’s middle-income group to grow to 140m by 2020
In less than a decade from now, more than half of Indonesia’s population of 240 million would be categorized as middle-class and affluent consumers (MACs), and they would bring an…
SINGAPORE: Paying people their worth in gold – a first in Singapore
How would you like to be paid your worth in gold? Singapore-based precious metals dealer BullionStar is doing just that, by rewarding staff with the commodity as salary, and it…