Taiwan TSMC is in trouble now!

https://www.elektormagazine.com/news/world-record-5-nm-gaafet-ic-from-ibm-samsung-globalfoundries

The IBM research alliance has succeeded in the development of 5nm chip.  Samsung has finally found the way to defeat TSMC now.

Singapore stock calls for 8 June 2017

Women are getting vicious nowadays!

Women showed no fear and remorse over killings of their gal friends!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3878050/Australian-student-Jessica-Wongso-guilty-poisoning-friend-cyanide-laced-coffee-faces-sentenced-20-years-Indonesian-jail.html

Indonesian girl faced 20 years jail over killing her best friend with cyanide in a coffee cafe in 2016 because she was jealous of her friend's better life.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4573232/Fugitive-confesses-murdering-lesbian-Thai-bar-girl.html

A Thai girl chopped her gal friend into half after she reported her boyfriend for a drug offence in 2017.

Both incidents showed the women were showing no fear or remorse and were seen smiling happily over their killings.

What is happening to this world?

South Korea has put the undeclared 4 THAAD systems on hold.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/korea-freeze-thaad-deployment-pending-probe-070501928.html

Only 2 THAAD systems are deployed in SK now while the other 4 undeclared THAAD systems are put on hold.

North Korea is firing missiles again!

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/north-korea-launches-multiple-missiles-seoul-233849501.html

The Middle East is in chaos now and NK wants to disrupt the peace in Asia too.

Sigh!

Ancient civilisation found on Mars!

NASA found ancient civilisation on Mars recently.

What were discovered on Mars?

Perfectly cut stones

Statues

Railways

Train stations

Skeletons

Stones structures

Why did Middle Eastern Countries cut diplomatic ties with Qatar?

Middle Eastern Countries cut diplomatic ties with Qatar because Qatar paid ISIS US$30b ransom for the release of its 26 princes.  There was an unconfirmed news about the abduction of 26 princes.

26 princes went out for a hunting trip and got abducted by ISIS and Qatar paid US$30b ransom for the princes' release.  This angered its neighbouring countries as ISIS might kidnap their princes too because ISIS was successful in getting Qatar to pay.  The US$30b ransom will be a big boost to ISIS because it has enough money to carry out more and bigger terrorist activities now.

Singapore stock calls for 7 June 2017

Saudi will sell oil to China in Yuan!

After Saudi Arab King's visit to China in March 2017, China has managed to get Saudi to give more price discounts to China and also use Yuan as the oil currency.

http://us.blastingnews.com/business/2017/06/china-may-seal-the-fate-of-the-petrodollar-with-yuan-payments-for-saudi-oil-001745281.html

This is a bone-breaking deal that will hurt the USD reserve currency status.  USD will weaken when more international tradings are done in non-USD currency.

China is definitely the biggest winner as it gets more price discounts and also no currency exchange losses.

What is Japan thinking! It just shows its inane in public.

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1050308.shtml

After badmouthing China in the Singapore during the Shangri-La Security Dialogue, Japan has expressed interest in joining the one-belt-one-road initiatives.  What is Japan thinking? Who will be so generous and forgiving?

Thus, it is not surprising for China to reject Japan's interest and Japan really deserves a tight slap for its inane behaviour.

Last but not least, China has also downgraded the security dialogue by sending a non-ministerial and low-ranking personnel to attend this summit in Singapore.

Public security is very bad in Europe now!

http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0606/c90000-9224831.html

France started allowing China police officers to patrol Paris streets to protect China tourists in 2014 because of the high crimes rate.  Italy has followed suit and allowed China police officers to patrol 4 cities to protect China tourists.

Singapore stock calls for 6 June 2017

Middle East crisis!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/05/saudi-arabia-and-bahrain-break-diplomatic-ties-with-qatar-over-terrorism

Qatar is being ostracized by other middle eastern countries because it is the main supporter for ISIS.  Qatar has been funding and supporting ISIS for a long time.  Therefore, it's about time that other islamic countries take actions against Qatar.

Noble has difficulty in getting new loans!

http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/noble-group-is-said-to-ask-lenders-to-extend-credit-facility

Noble is asking for credit extensions with its existing banks because it has encountered great difficulties in securing new funding.

We did warn in our previous postings that investors would have little confidence in Noble because of its negative cash flows and the weak commodities industry.

Singapore stock calls for 5 June 2017

Malaysian cops are asking for bribery for this Ramadan Festival again!

Here we go again! Bribery is still rampant in Malaysia.  Do not go to Malaysia during this period unless you want to do "kind" donation so that Malaysian cops can enjoy a good Ramadan festival.

London attack after Manchester bombing!

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-40146916

Look like terrorists are adamant to disrupt the 8 June election.

http://sg-stock.blogspot.sg/2017/05/whats-motive-for-manchester-bombing.html

Let's see how this will pan out.

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Baltic dry index - 830

Today, Friday, June 02 2017, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 20 points, reaching 830 points.

Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry hit a temporary peak on May 20, 2008, when the index hit 11,793. The lowest level ever reached was on Wednesday the 10th of February 2016, when the index dropped to 290 points.

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Related stocks: Sembcorp Marine, Cosco & Pan Ocean.

US rig count - 916

HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by eight this week to 916.

A year ago, just 408 rigs were active.

Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes said Friday that 733 rigs sought oil and 182 explored for natural gas this week. One was listed as miscellaneous.

Texas added five rigs, Oklahoma added three, while Colorado, North Dakota, and Ohio each gained one.

New Mexico and Pennsylvania each lost two rigs, while Louisiana lost one.

Alaska, Arkansas, California, Kansas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming were all unchanged.

The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981. It bottomed out in May of 2016 at 404.

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Related stocks: Keppel Corp, Sembcorp Marine & Cosco.