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Singapore property stocks jump as big sales buoy sentiment

Bloomberg Shareholders of Singapore developers have another reason to rejoice: en-bloc sales are at a ten-year high, according to some estimates. A spate of en-bloc sales this week, or redevelopment deals in which a group of owners band together to sell apartment blocks at a hefty premium, has buoyed market sentiment that the property sector is poised for a rebound. …

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Gold rises as N Korea prepares for missile test

Bloomberg Investor angst over Kim Jong Un is helping gold get its groove back. Bullion rose, trimming a weekly loss, after Russia’s state news service quoted Russian legislator Anton Morozov as saying North Korean officials are planning a new test soon of a missile capable of reaching the US West Coast. Geopolitical tensions are reviving haven demand for the precious …

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Amazon looms over drugstores as analysts see market entry

­­­­­­­­­­­Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. is almost certain to enter the business of selling prescription drugs by 2019, said two analysts at Leerink Partners, posing a direct threat to the US’s biggest brick-and-mortar drugstore chains. “It’s a matter of when, not if,” Leerink Partners analyst David Larsen said in a report to clients. “We expect an announcement within the next 1-2 years.” …

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