Entrepreneurship
Visa approved to prepare domestic payments business in China
Visa’s clearance will allow it to operate in China’s US$144 trillion payments marketPublished Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · 02:44 PMVISA received approval to begin preparations to establish a domestic...
IMF cites AI slowdown, spiking yields as looming global market risks
The institution warns that the consequences of a correction in artificial intelligence could be global; it also calls on policymakers to boost cybersecurity capacityPublished Tue, Oct 13, 2026 ·...
Malaysian king buys stake in Singapore-listed mining firm expanding into rare earths
Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar pays a premium for a 2.25% stake in Southern Alliance MiningPublished Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · 10:38 AM[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s king has acquired a 2.25 per...
Jardine Matheson raises 2026 earnings guidance as high as US$5.65 per share
It also acquires the remaining 50% of Gammon Construction it did not already own for US$330 million[SINGAPORE] Jardine Matheson expects its 2026 earnings per share (EPS) to come in...
Nasdaq falls ahead of earnings, economic data while oil rallies
In coming days, US investors will focus on corporateearnings, with major US banksPublished Tue, Oct 13, 2026 · 05:50 AM[NEW YORK] The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite closed lower on Monday...
HSBC moves to Wall Street bonus model, cuts fixed-pay deals
The overhaul is part of a broader restructuring since Georges Elhedery took over as CEOPublished Mon, Oct 12, 2026 · 10:26 PMHSBC will phase out fixed-pay allowances for its...
‘Bringing Asean together as a single market’: PM Wong
He also notes at DBS forum with the bank’s CEO Tan Su Shan how firms can manage AI’s impact on jobs and operations [SINGAPORE] For South-east Asia to continue...
Asia-Pacific medical trend rate expected to edge downwards in 2027– but not in Singapore
Employers’ annual percentage rise in the cost of providing medical services in major talent hubs to rise[SINGAPORE] The Asia-Pacific’s medical trend rate is expected to moderate in 2027, but...
Apac institutional investors call for greater regulatory clarity on digital assets: report
[SINGAPORE] More than 60 per cent of Asia-Pacific institutional investors said “appropriate regulatory regime experience” is the most important feature of a digital asset provider, an October survey by...
Sheng Siong shares fall 2.1% after Maybank downgrade, target price cut
[SINGAPORE] Shares of Sheng Siong fell as much as 3 per cent on Monday (Oct 12) after Maybank downgraded the supermarket chain to “hold” from “buy” and cut its...
