Entrepreneurship
Inc 5000 2026: Growth Benchmarks Founders Should Use
Inc. published the 2026 Inc 5000 list on August 11, and the headline number is a 130% median three-year revenue growth rate across all five thousand honorees. Those companies...
AI Infrastructure Consolidates as Stripe Buys OpenRouter
Stripe has agreed to buy OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, taking ownership of the layer that lets developers reach hundreds of AI models through one connection. The deal...
India rate panel signals impending hikes, eyes inflation path for timing
India has kept policy rates unchanged so far this year, setting it apart from regional peersPublished Wed, Aug 19, 2026 · 09:40 PM[MUMBAI] India’s rate setters signalled the possibility...
Sats Q1 net profit up 6% at S$75.1 million on cargo growth
[SINGAPORE] Sats on Wednesday (Aug 19) posted a S$75.1 million net profit for the first quarter, up 6 per cent from S$70.9 million in the year-ago period.The increase in...
Singapore stocks decline on Wednesday; STI down 0.1%
Published Wed, Aug 19, 2026 · 06:29 PM[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Wednesday (Aug 19).The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost 0.1 per cent or 7.16 points to...
Japan Home closing outlets; staff say Valu$ taking over operations
Valu$ operator has stake in both businesses; Japan Home held closing down sales at Hougang Mall, Century Square, Northpoint City, Harbourfront Centre and Buangkok Square outlets[SINGAPORE] Household retail chain...
Disney, ABC sue US FCC over threats to remove broadcast licenses
Published Wed, Aug 19, 2026 · 09:25 AM[WASHINGTON] Disney and its ABC unit sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday (Aug 18) to block an early review of licenses...
SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics fall 7% as Asian equities decline, chip sell-off extends
Technology shares are weaker after a closely-watched US gauge of semiconductor stocks sinks 5%Published Wed, Aug 19, 2026 · 09:18 AMASIAN stocks dropped as a sell-off in semiconductor shares...
Unitree Robotics surges 629% after US$904 million Shanghai IPO
The Chinese startup’s listing comes as firms shift attention beyond foundation models to real-world applicationsPublished Wed, Aug 19, 2026 · 08:18 AM — Updated Wed, Aug 19, 2026 ·...
Unitree surges in Shanghai debut, a milestone for China’s humanoid robotics sector
The company is profitable even if few of its robots are used in commercial applicationsPublished Wed, Aug 19, 2026 · 08:18 AM — Updated Wed, Aug 19, 2026 ·...
