Entrepreneurship

Gold glimmers near two-month high as Middle East conflict escalates
[BENGALURU] Gold prices rose on Monday (Jun 16), nearing a two-month high as investors sought refuge in safe-haven assets after intensified clashes between Israel and Iran stoked fears of...
Australia’s ASIC initiates probe into bourse operator ASX
Published Mon, Jun 16, 2025 · 08:06 AMAUSTRALIA’S securities regulator said on Monday that it has launched an investigation into Australian bourse operator ASX’s governance, capability and risk management...
Hedge funds reap cash from investors ‘starved’ of Japan exposure
[HONG KONG] Nick Bird’s OQ Funds Management opened a Japan quantitative hedge fund in September. Within weeks, it raised the maximum US$250 million and had to turn away additional...
Livingstone Health’s strategy rooted in patient care and steady growth
[SINGAPORE] Livingstone Health is not in a rush to grow.Much like the lithops – a hardy succulent also known as a living stone, from which the company takes its...
Oil prices climb as Israel-Iran conflict heightens supply disruption fears
[TOKYO] Oil prices climbed in early Asian trade on Monday after Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on Sunday, heightening fears that escalating battle could trigger a broader regional...
New World sells 138 Hong Kong homes at discount within hours
Published Sun, Jun 15, 2025 · 03:24 PMNew World Development and its partners sold 138 apartments in a few hours at a new project after pricing the homes at...
The low-cost carriers that have taken to Singapore skies 
[SINGAPORE] News of the impending shutdown of Jetstar Asia, with the loss of more than 500 jobs, has sent shockwaves through the aviation sector.Comments on social media site Reddit...
DBS, OCBC, UOB lead weekly buyback consideration tally
[SINGAPORE] Over the five trading sessions from Jun 6 to 12, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks with net institutional outflow of S$80 million, following the S$32 million...
Debt to decarbonisation: challenges for Nippon Steel
[TOKYO] Nippon Steel on Saturday (Jun 14) touted a “historic partnership” with US Steel after US President Donald Trump approved a multi-billion-dollar merger.But the Japanese giant faces numerous headwinds...
Musk pins Tesla’s comeback on robotaxis after retreat from feud
TESLA already had a lot riding on its highly anticipated robotaxi launch long before Elon Musk decided to swing a wrecking ball through his alliance with US President Donald Trump – and...
Blackstone said to be in talks to buy embattled Allegiant resort
Published Sun, Jun 15, 2025 · 08:00 AMBLACKSTONE is in talks to purchase Allegiant Travel’s Sunseeker resort, moving the parent of Allegiant Airlines closer to shedding the beleaguered retreat...
Trump said Nippon-US Steel deal has resolvable national security risk
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said on Friday (Jun 13) that concerns over national security risks posed by Nippon Steel’s US$14.9 billion bid for US Steel can be resolved if...