Entrepreneurship
Metaoptics drops 18% on profit-taking after soaring for 3 months
[SINGAPORE] Shares of semiconductor optics company MetaOptics dived as much as 18 per cent on Monday (Dec 8) morning. The counter opened at S$1.26 on Monday before falling to...
Asian stocks stagger as traders prepare for expected US rate cut
[HONG KONG] Asian equities drifted on Monday (Dec 8) as investors gear up for an expected US interest rate cut this week, with debate centring on the likelihood the...
Too big to fail? IndiGo crisis exposes risks in Indian aviation
With US$9 billion in revenues and US$807 million in profits last fiscal year, the airline dominates India’s aviation sector[NEW DELHI] A wave of flight cancellations by IndiGo, India’s largest...
Gold gains as Fed rate-cut optimism dents dollar
Dovish commentary from several Fed officials has further fuelled expectations of monetary easing[BENGALURU] Gold prices edged higher on Monday (Dec 8), as rising expectations of a US Federal Reserve...
Trump warns Netflix-Warner deal may pose antitrust ‘problem’
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump raised potential antitrust concerns for Netflix’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, noting that the market share of the combined entity may pose problems....
Offshore specialist Yinson Production eyes IPO, among other exit options for investors
The Singapore-based company is expanding into carbon capture and storage, while eyeing opportunities in Namibia[SINGAPORE] Armed with a US$1 billion confidence boost from investors, Singapore-based offshore specialist Yinson Production...
GIC, Brookfield agree S$3.4b deal for Sydney-listed National Storage
[SYDNEY] Brookfield Asset Management and Singapore’s GIC agreed to a binding deal with National Storage Reit (NSR) to buy the Sydney-listed firm for around A$4 billion (S$3.4 billion). The...
Q&M Dental, Frencken, Zhongmin Baihui Retail, Accrelist directors add to stakes
Over the five trading sessions,from Nov 28 to Dec 4, more than 80 director interests and substantial shareholdings were filed[SINGAPORE] For the five trading sessions from Nov 28 to...
Ideas Are Cheap—Execution Wins Every Time
I’ve built companies on a simple rule: action beats intention. Ideas don’t move the needle by themselves. Execution does. If something is worth doing, start now. That’s the opinion...
SoftBank in talks to buy data-centre investor DigitalBridge
[TOKYO] SoftBank is in talks to acquire DigitalBridge Group, a private equity firm that invests in assets such as data centres, as it seeks to take advantage of an...
Europe: Shares clock weekly gains on ongoing Fed cut optimism
[BENGALURU] European shares were little changed on Friday (Dec 5) and ended the week with modest gains, while investors evaluated a long-delayed US inflation report that reinforced expectations for...
Designing Global Systems That Work: A Conversation With Stephanie Zabriskie
Stephanie Zabriskie is a global finance and development executive and nonprofit founder whose work spans luxury destination development, public-private partnerships, and Indigenous-led humanitarian systems. We sat down with her...