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The new Business Times:Intelligence at Work BT has refreshed, to bring readersthe best in business reporting.Here’s a quick guide to what’s new.
What’s new onlineBT’s website, businesstimes.com.sg,will reflect the new sectorofferings in print,with severalweb-onlyfeatures.
Responsive web design means the website adapts to fit all screen sizesReadable and easy to navigate on all devices: desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones
All stories from the print editionand the latest news updates.More web-only stories under thenew Stocks section:- Stocks to watch: summary of stocks
whose prices might respond tonews events
- Hot stocks: large movements in share prices or volumes
- Brokers’ Take: excerpts from analyst reports on listed companies
Three new blogs by BT journalists:- Views on the Singapore stock market- News from a data-driven perspective- Social commentary
New lifestyle portal with its own distinct look and feel. Features all stories onluxury living from BT’s Friday andSaturday editions
New SME section features all stories relevant to local small-and medium-sized enterprises, including thosefrom the weekly SME page andbi-monthly SME Magazine
New online Opinion section houses commentaries across all sections of BT, including Hock Lock Siew, the corporate commentary column
What’s new on the appsBT’s apps for the iPad, the iPhone and Android smartphones have beenredesigned to give readersa better user experiencewith the website.
Reads well on all screens
More news
Blogs
Lifestyle
SME
Opinion online
Stronger mastheadReinforces BT’s identityas a credible sourceof business news,insights and analysis.
Real Estate every dayCovering the propertysector has been one ofBT’s strengths over theyears − the section willnow go daily.
Government& EconomyNew section withnews on majorglobal politicaland economicevents, and theirimplications.
Opinion dailyProvides a greaterbreadth and depthof views, insightand analysis.
Life & CultureNew daily page featureslong-form writing on thesofter side of the news.The daily crossword willnow be here.
Clearer layoutWider columns and moredistinct fonts give thepaper a crisp feel andmake for easier reading.
More infographicsMore extensive useof data visualisationto tell news storiesbetter.
More on marketsTwo pages of market dataand reports provide a concisesummary of the market day.New additions include: unusualactivity table and chartscomparing the Straits TimesIndex to FTSE ST Catalist.
To learn more about the new BT, go to btd.sg/Q&As. To subscribe, go to btsubscribe.com.sg or call +65 6388 3838.
BT Graphics: Teh Shi Ning & Simon Ang
Daily digestA quick front page summaryof the day’s most important stories.
FTSE ST Catalist IndexJan 3, 2014
1,069.95-1.55 (-0.14%)Current streak2 daysDay high1,078.05Day low1,064.2452-week high1,254.90 (Feb 27, 2013)52-week low955.08 (Jan 3, 2013)
Straits Times IndexJan 3, 2014
3,131.47 -43.18 (-1.36%)
Current streak1 day
Day high3,170.1Day low
3,127.9152-week high
3,464.79 (May 22, 2013)52-week low
2,990.68 (Aug 28, 2013)
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Android smartphones have beenredesigned to give readers
New sectors, sharper business focus News is now organised by industrysectors, instead of geography.Zero in on your sector of interestquickly and read each story incontext. Each section featureslocal news, as well as regionaland global news.