Singaporesharesopen lower on Thursday

SINGAPOREshareprices opened 0.59 per cent lower on Thursday with the Straits Times Index down 17.1 points to 2,858.47 at 9.04am.This followed US markets, which analysts say were hit by profit-taking after US stocks reached...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer hailed his side's remarkable team spirit after their 1-0 World Cup final win over Argentina at the Maracana on Sunday. Neuer, who was named goalkeeper of the tournament following the...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

FIFA awarded Lionel Messi the 'Golden Ball' as the top player of the World Cup on Sunday after the Argentina captain led his side to the final at the Maracana where they lost to Germany 1-0 in extra time. The four-times...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

Mario Goetze scored a superb extra-time winner as Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to become the first European team to win a World Cup held in South America on Sunday. Bayern Munich star Goetze struck in the 113th minute...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

Brazil's injured star Neymar is on a shortlist for the World Cup's best player which also includes seven names from Sunday's World Cup final between Germany and Argentina. Lionel Messi, Javier Mascherano and Angel Di...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

A Germany side chasing a place in history will attempt to wreck Lionel Messi's dream of a World Cup coronation with Argentina on Sunday as the month-long football carnival hits a climax at the Maracana Stadium. The...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

Argentina beat the Netherlands 4-2 on penalties to reach the World Cup final after a dire two hours of defence-dominated football failed to provide a semi-final goal for the first time in the tournament's history on...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

Germany scored five goals in 18 astonishing first-half minutes on their way to a 7-1 semi-final mauling of Brazil on Tuesday which shattered the host nation's hopes of winning their sixth World Cup. It was the most...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

The Mexican referee who missed Luis Suarez's bite in the World Cup had encouragement from Brazil but a warning from Germany on the eve of Tuesday's semi-final which he will also officiate. Marco Rodriguez refereed the...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

Brazil stoked controversy ahead of the World Cup semi-finals here Sunday by calling on FIFA to scrap the suspension which has ruled captain Thiago Silva out of the host nation's clash with Germany. The Brazilian Football...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

Brazil defeated Colombia 2-1 and Germany beat France 1-0 in the World Cup quarter-finals on Friday to set up a heavyweight semi-final showdown. An early goal from Brazil skipper Thiago Silva and a stunning free-kick...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

Nice's controversial ban on "ostentatious" displays of foreign flags for the duration of the World Cup was lifted on Friday on the orders of an administrative court. Following an appeal by two rights group in the French...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

Football's powerful governing body came under renewed scrutiny after a Brazilian police chief said Thursday a FIFA member provided thousands of World Cup tickets sold illegally at games for millions of dollars. Police...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

Over the past year it seemed every blackout, traffic jam or cancelled flight in Brazil was met with the same refrain: "Just imagine during the World Cup." The doomsayers could not have imagined how well the tournament...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

Notorious Singapore match-fixer Wilson Perumal on Tuesday denied he had predicted the result of the Cameroon v Croatia World Cup game which is now under investigation. Perumal said he was "shocked and amazed" at reports...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

Facebook on Monday said that the World Cup has kicked up more action at the leading social network than any other event in history. More than a billion comments, posts, and "likes" related to World Cup matches have...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

Most Brazilians attending World Cup matches are white, wealthy and dissatisfied with leftist President Dilma Rousseff's government, said a survey published Sunday. Of the Brazilian fans attending Saturday's round of...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez said on Friday that Luis Suarez had been made a "scapegoat" for biting an opponent at the World Cup, lashing out at the "excessive severity" of his four-month ban. "Many times you forget...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of the World Cup but crucially wasted several other good chances in Portugal's 2-1 win over a haphazard Ghana on Thursday that sent both sides home. The Portuguese finished level...

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Fifa World Cup Market News Update : Epic Research Singapore

Football disciplinary chiefs gathered evidence against Luis Suarez on Wednesday as calls mounted for the Uruguay star to be kicked out of the World Cup after his latest biting storm. The Liverpool striker shocked the...

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