Entrepreneurship

Nasdaq ends down as chipmakers fall and bank earnings roll in
Expectations of a strong earnings season have offset worries about the US war with IranPublished Wed, Oct 14, 2026 · 05:53 AM[SAN FRANCISCO] The Nasdaq ended lower on Tuesday...
Median Net Worth Hits $215,900 in the Fed’s New Survey
The Federal Reserve’s latest consumer finance survey, released October 9, puts median family net worth at $215,900. That is a 2% rise from 2022 after adjusting for inflation. First...
AI Brand Design Gets Smarter With Magnific One Brand Kits
Magnific launched Magnific One, an image model built for brand workflows, and the Málaga-based company says it adds an art-direction layer before any picture is generated. Reports of the...
AI Decision Making Gets Cheap: Microsoft’s New Scoring Model
Microsoft released Microsoft-Decision-1, a small model built to score choices rather than write text, and it is available now in Microsoft Foundry. OpenRouter access is also part of the...
Small Business Cybersecurity Lessons From Japan’s Hacking Wave
Japan is racing to improve its cybersecurity after over 20 large firms reported intrusions in recent weeks, according to a report on October 9 that cited the Financial Times....
Robotics Funding Surges: What Mecka’s $60M Round Teaches Founders
Mecka raised a $60 million round to build the human-motion data that teaches robots how to move, with Sequoia Capital leading the deal. NVIDIA, Microsoft’s M12, Qualcomm Ventures and...
JPMorgan posts surprise drop in fixed-income trading revenue
It says it expects to earn about US$106.2 billion in net interest income this yearPublished Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · 09:06 PMJPMORGAN Chase reported a surprise drop in fixed-income...
Singapore shares rise 0.3% on Tuesday as Jardine Matheson, banks gain
Published Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · 06:18 PM[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Tuesday (Oct 13), even as declines outnumbered gains in the broader market.The benchmark Straits Times Index...
Lithium battery recycling startup Neu Battery Materials raises US$7.6 million in latest funding round
Close of this fundraising round coincides with the launch of its newly commissioned recycling facility[SINGAPORE] Lithium-ion battery recycling startup Neu Battery Materials has raised US$7.6 million in its latest...
Singapore lithium battery recycling startup Neu Battery Materials raises US$7.6 million
The latest funding round’s close coincides with the launch of the firm’s newly commissioned recycling facility[SINGAPORE] Lithium-ion battery recycling startup Neu Battery Materials has raised US$7.6 million in its...
India’s rupee recovery faces test from oil prices, capital outflows
The currency’s rebound comes after the Reserve Bank of India’s curb on US dollar demand[BENGALURU] India’s central bank has mounted a fresh defence of the battered rupee by redirecting...
Australia central bank saw upside risks to inflation lingering after September rate hike
Markets see a 30% chance that the RBA could raise rates to 4.85% at its next meeting on Nov 3 and 4Published Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · 03:43 PM[SYDNEY]...