Entrepreneurship
Construction Robots Go Mainstream as Monumental Raises $32M
If you run a business that depends on building anything, you already know the ache of a project stalled by a labor shortage. This week brought a sign of...
Gen Z Entrepreneurs Are Turning Franchising Into a Career
A new report on Gen Z entrepreneurs shows a shift I love to see: young founders are treating franchising as an entry-level path into business ownership, not a fallback....
AI ROI Reality Check: Why Most AI Spending Falls Short
A recent Gartner analysis of AI ROI delivers a sobering message, sharing that only a mere “one in 50 AI investments delivers transformational value.” The analysis also shares that...
How Product-Based Businesses Are Innovating, Creating, and Smashing the Competition
While digital is here to stay, people still need tangible products in their everyday lives. Product-based companies create innovative options for health, home, wellness, body, convenience, and more. When...
Omnichannel Retail in 2026: Where Shoppers Actually Buy
New data on 2026 online shopping trends confirms what fast-growing brands already sense: omnichannel retail is no longer a buzzword, it is where customers actually decide and buy. Shoppers...
Identity Security Gets an AI Reboot as Oak Raises $60M
Tel Aviv and San Francisco startup Oak came out of stealth this week with $60 million in seed funding to build an AI-native identity operating system, a bet that...
Volvo Car scraps sales-growth target due to slump in China
Published Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 03:35 PM[STOCKHOLM] Volvo Car scrapped its target of selling more cars this year due to a sharper-than-expected deterioration in China which cut into...
India’s SBI Funds Management attracts over US$31 billion in bids in country’s 4th most subscribed IPO
The country’s largest asset manager oversees funds worth 12.5 trillion rupees as at March 2026Published Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 01:32 PMINDIA’S SBI Funds Management drew bids worth three...
UOB shares end 2.4% lower after months of steady gains
[SINGAPORE] Shares of UOB fell as much as 3.8 per cent on Friday (Jul 17) after a steady rise since the end of April.The counter retreated by S$1.66 to...
Netflix earnings forecast disappoints Wall Street, shares tumble
Firm says it would cut its twice-yearly release of a viewing-hours report to once a year starting in January 2027Published Fri, Jul 17, 2026 · 09:09 AM[LOS ANGELES] Netflix...
