Entrepreneurship

Canada rescinds tax hitting US tech firms: government
Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 11:27 AM[OTTAWA] Canada is rescinding taxes impacting US tech firms that had prompted Donald Trump to call off trade talks in retaliation, Ottawa...
Torrent to acquire KKR’s stake in JB Pharma for US$1.4 billion
[MUMBAI] Torrent Pharmaceuticals agreed to take a controlling stake in JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals from private equity firm KKR, the latest sign of a dealmaking boom in India.Torrent will...
Fu Yu appoints four new independent, non-executive directors at AGM
Gilbert Rodrigues, Ralf Pilarczyk, Yang Zhenrong and Haytham Al Essa have been appointed to Fu Yu’s board [SINGAPORE] Four new independent directors were appointed to the board of components...
Stocks to watch: OCBC, Fu Yu, TalkMed
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jun 30): OCBC: The local bank announced in an e-mail sent to customers on...
China fund beats 97% of peers by buying Pop Mart, dumping Moutai
[HONG KONG] A 30-year-old Chinese fund manager is trouncing peers this year with a portfolio stocked with Gen Z-favoured names such as Pop Mart International Group, betting that new-age...
Nikkei 225 expected to trend higher if trade deals are inked
The Nikkei 225 Index Futures, traded in standard, mini, and micro contracts, is a derivative instrument based on Japan’s flagship equity benchmark, the Nikkei 225 Index. Its top three...
Trump says there’s a buyer for TikTok but won’t divulge name
Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 06:14 AM[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump said he has identified a buyer for the US operations of the TikTok social media app owned...
Singapore’s snares its largest Reit IPO in a decade while HK looks to another bumper year driven by China companies
[SINGAPORE] The past week has seen good news for the Singapore Exchange (SGX), with NTT filing to list a Reit - likely to Singapore’s largest in a decade -...
Hit the gas – stocks’ dashboard is working again
HAVE you ever noticed your ability to tune out background noise? So much, you don’t even hear when it stops? Investors do this now with a key global economic...
Big banks pass Fed’s stress test, setting stage for payouts
[WASHINGTON, DC] A group of large US banks comfortably cleared the Federal Reserve’s annual stress test, setting the stage for lenders to boost buybacks and dividends for shareholders. The 22...
Wealthy Silicon Valley investors in line for US$17 billion windfall in US senate Republican tax Bill
[NEW YORK] Silicon Valley’s favourite tax break may be getting an upgrade. Venture capitalists, along with successful tech founders and early startup employees, already pay no taxes on billions of...
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record closing highs amid trade negotiations, rate cut bets
[NEW YORK] Wall Street extended its rally on Friday (Jun 27), sending S&P 500 and Nasdaq to all-time closing highs as trade deal hopes fuelled investor risk appetite and...