Entrepreneurship

Oil extends climb on prolonged Hormuz export uncertainty
Both brent crude and US WTI crude contracts closed at their highest on Tuesday since Jul 24Published Wed, Aug 19, 2026 · 06:08 AM — Updated Wed, Aug 19,...
US stocks: Tech selloff weighs down Wall Street as bond yields climb
Published Wed, Aug 19, 2026 · 05:45 AMWALL Street’s main indexes closed lower on Tuesday (Aug 18) with semiconductors leading technology declines as Middle East uncertainty pushed bond yields...
Home Battery Startup Base Power Raises $1B Series D
Base Power closed a $1 billion Series D at a $13 billion valuation and launched Base Core, a 39.2 kWh home battery designed and built in the United States....
Small Business News: Nasdaq Center Backs Arkansas Founders
The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center announced a two-year Northwest Arkansas program on August 12 that pairs coaching for early-stage companies with paid internships for local students. The initiative runs with...
Gen Z Hiring: Grab Junior Talent While It Is Cheap
LinkedIn’s 2026 graduate hiring data found job openings up 18% and applications down 9%, yet actual hires rose only 3%. Employers are posting roles and then declining to fill...
Retail Sales Report Shows Shoppers Pulling Back in July
American shoppers cut their spending in July, with the retail sales report showing a 0.6% drop from June against forecasts calling for a small gain. It was the first...
AI Spending Soars as Anthropic Revenue Jumps 14-Fold
Anthropic told prospective investors that its preliminary second quarter revenue cleared $11.5 billion, roughly fourteen times the $787 million it collected in the same three months of 2025. The...
Anytime Fitness Asia’s owner said to weigh US$400 million sale
Published Tue, Aug 18, 2026 · 08:20 PMANYTIME Fitness Asia’s owner is considering selling the gym operator in a deal that could be valued at as much as US$400...
Financial services the next growth driver for Grab, Sea as loans surge in Q2
Grab’s loan portfolio jumps 197% year on year, while Sea’s Monee grew loans by 62.5% to hit US$11.1 billion[SINGAPORE] Financial services is emerging as an increasingly important growth engine...
Grab, Sea see loan books surge in Q2 as financial services drive growth
Grab’s loan portfolio jumps 197% year on year, while Sea’s Monee grew loans by 62.5% to hit US$11.1 billion[SINGAPORE] Financial services is emerging as an increasingly important growth engine...
Hedge fund tax break grips Hong Kong as banks fear exodus
The move is a challenge to Singapore and Dubai, both of which have made efforts to attract asset managersHONG Kong’s move to cut taxes for hedge funds has set...
Stocks to watch: SIA, Elite UK Reit, Koh Brothers Eco Engineering
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Aug 18): Singapore Airlines (SIA) : SIA on Monday said that group passenger...