the last shoe to drop is the perceived defensive oil sector. When you have an economy without innovation , as many youths instead of spending their enegetic youth innovating with the next google , they kenna brain damage in NS = the subprime sg country is the result.
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SINGAPORE, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Shares of Singapore''s Keppel
Corp <KPLM.SI>, the world''s largest oil rigbuilder, tumbled as
much as 14 percent on Friday after the firm warned on Thursday
three customers may cancel orders worth S$1.2 billion ($795.7 million).
By 0105 GMT, Keppel traded 8.1 percent lower at S$4.41, while
smaller rival Sembcorp Marine (SembMarine) <SCMN.SI> dropped 4.0
percent to S$1.70 in a broader market <.FTSTI> down 1.1 percent.
"The latest headwind could be a majorsetback for investors
attracted to the (offshore and marine) sector''s relatively
defensive earnings, previously backed by a perceived secured
order backlog," Goldman Sachs said in a report.
Keppel and SembMarine have benefitted from a jump in oil
exploration in recent years, but crude futures prices <CLc1> have
slid by almost $100 a barrel since hitting a peak above $147 in
July, as the credit crunch and recession fears dent demand.
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SINGAPORE, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Shares of Singapore''s Keppel
Corp <KPLM.SI>, the world''s largest oil rigbuilder, tumbled as
much as 14 percent on Friday after the firm warned on Thursday
three customers may cancel orders worth S$1.2 billion ($795.7 million).
By 0105 GMT, Keppel traded 8.1 percent lower at S$4.41, while
smaller rival Sembcorp Marine (SembMarine) <SCMN.SI> dropped 4.0
percent to S$1.70 in a broader market <.FTSTI> down 1.1 percent.
"The latest headwind could be a majorsetback for investors
attracted to the (offshore and marine) sector''s relatively
defensive earnings, previously backed by a perceived secured
order backlog," Goldman Sachs said in a report.
Keppel and SembMarine have benefitted from a jump in oil
exploration in recent years, but crude futures prices <CLc1> have
slid by almost $100 a barrel since hitting a peak above $147 in
July, as the credit crunch and recession fears dent demand.