Philip Chua Business Blog

Posts Tagged ‘product’

THE banking industry is highly competitive, and banks offer a wide variety of products to attract consumers. What's more, they constantly fine-tune and update each product, so that the products will stay relevant to the market. But, with so many innovative choices, consumers – especially the less financially savvy ones – often get confused. More often than not, their solution... more

The stock market eked out a gain as investors took glum economic news in stride. The small gains still left stocks with a loss for the week but the Dow and S&P 500 logged their best month since November.









Gross domestic product – Business – Economy – Government – Investing

The dollar has surged to an 8-month high against the euro, and is also rising against other currencies. Its strength could start damaging the fragile U.S. recovery.

United States – European Union – Gross domestic product – Greece – Government

Only in our foggy memories do past economic recoveries appear clear and obvious to the trained mind. Since our minds are still in training the current recovery appears uneven, unbalanced and uncertain. The theme of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report and recent data is one of uneven recovery. We…

The recovery may have gotten off to a slow start in the third quarter, but a surge in sales of existing homes in November could presage a more robust end to the year.

Business – Electronics and Electrical – Hardware – Gross domestic product – Storage

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its growth outlook for Singapore for the second time this month while leaving forecasts for other Asian nations unchanged.
It now tips that Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) this year will be minus 1.7 per cent, up from an initial forecast of of minus 3.3 per cent.
Growth for next year was also raised – from 4.1 per cent to 4.3 per cent – w… more