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US equities fell further at the open, catching up with Cisco's weak revenue guidance and noting a weak reading from the US jobless claims report. The S&P500 is currently down 0.6%, the VIX barometer of risk aversion higher. Commodities are unchanged overall, although oil sank 3.2% to $75.50 on lingering

(SINGAPORE) The government’s 2009 budget deficit is likely to be smaller than projected, leaving room for a substantial fiscal package this year, economists say.
While initial estimates last year were for an $8.7 billion deficit, or 3.5 per cent of GDP, Citi economist Kit Wei Zheng said in a report yesterday that a milder recession than feared means operating revenue is likely to come in above pro… more

(SINGAPORE) Inflation is now expected to be higher in 2010, as a result of increased Housing and Development Board property values.
The government has revised its consumer price index (CPI) inflation forecast to between 2.5 and 3.5 per cent, from a one to 2 per cent range previously.
This is to account for the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore’s recent revision of annual values of HDB properti… more

ST Engineering
Nov 5 close: S$2.97
DBS GROUP RESEARCH, Nov 4

THIRD quarter 2009 revenue of S$1.35 billion (down 2 per cent year-on-year, 4 per cent quarter-on-quarter) and net profit of S$120 million (down 7 per cent y-o-y, up 11 per cent q-o-q) were in line, and nine-months 2009 net profit of S$314 million equates to 74 per cent of our full year projections.
Q3 2009 pre-tax profit of S$149 … more

Yahoo Inc.’s third-quarter profit more than tripled even though the Internet company’s quarterly revenue fell in the double digits for the third consecutive time.

Stocks traded mixed early Monday as a handful of earnings reports signaled that companies are still having a hard time boosting revenue.