Return to Office Mandates Risk Talent in 2026

Return to Office Mandates Risk Talent in 2026

The return to office debate has quietly settled into a messy middle, and fresh remote work data shows why. About 21.7% of U.S. employees worked remotely at least part of the time in June 2026, down only slightly from 22.3% two years earlier. Hybrid did not disappear, and it did not take over. It stuck.…

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Consumer Confidence Index Holds Firm as Spending Rises

Consumer Confidence Index Holds Firm as Spending Rises

The Consumer Confidence Index held firm in July, landing at 129.3 after a June reading of 128.9. That keeps the gauge near the top of its range following five straight months of gains. For founders, a steady mood among shoppers is a green light worth reading closely. Confidence numbers are not just macro trivia. When…

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Small Business Tariffs: What the Aug. 1 Deadline Means

Small Business Tariffs: What the Aug. 1 Deadline Means

Small business tariffs are about to change again, because a new round of reciprocal tariff rates takes effect on August 1, 2026. Commerce officials have confirmed there will be no extension, so importers face higher costs within days. For founders who buy parts or finished goods abroad, the calendar is now the headline. This matters…

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Thousands of Audi workers protest over threatened plant closure

Thousands of Audi workers protest over threatened plant closure

The protestors are against possible closure of the German automaker’s Neckarsulm plant Published Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 10:36 PM [NECKARSULM, Germany] Thousands of Audi workers demonstrated on Wednesday (Jul 29) against the possible closure of the German automaker’s Neckarsulm plant as parent Volkswagen pushes ahead with a group overhaul expected to include tens of…

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Wall St opens lower ahead of Fed decision; chip stocks wobble

Wall St opens lower ahead of Fed decision; chip stocks wobble

Published Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 09:46 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened lower on Wednesday (Jul 29) as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy verdict against a backdrop of simmering Middle East tensions, while chip stocks struggled ahead of Big Tech earnings later this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…

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Starhill Global Reit posts 1.6% rise in H2 DPU to S$0.0188

Starhill Global Reit posts 1.6% rise in H2 DPU to Salt=

[SINGAPORE] Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust’s (Reit) distribution per unit (DPU) rose 1.6 per cent to S$0.0188 for its second half ended Jun 30, 2026, from S$0.0185 in the year-ago period. The distribution will be paid out on Sep 24, after the record date on Aug 6, noted the manager in a bourse filing…

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Not many STI listcos provide substantial forward-looking guidance: study

Not many STI listcos provide substantial forward-looking guidance: study

Despite strong fundamentals, 57% of the index constituents do not articulate a clear and differentiated investment case [SINGAPORE] A notable proportion of Singapore’s largest listed companies fail to provide meaningful forward-looking guidance even as they report comprehensively on past performance, new research has found. A study by stakeholder engagement agency Black Sun Global and the…

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