Entrepreneurship

Japan’s carmakers slash export prices to US to offset tariff hit
While Japanese automakers have announced some price increases, the country’s strategy of not raising prices too much has shown up in other dataPublished Thu, Jul 10, 2025 · 01:51...
Asia: Stocks mostly rise on trade deal optimism
[HONG KONG] Asian markets mostly rose on Thursday on optimism that governments will hammer out deals to avoid the worst of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs even after he broadened...
China lenders rush to sell riskiest debt to catch low yields
Chinese authorities have pushed through the mergers of hundreds of smaller, mostly rural banks, while the larger behemoths are struggling to generate profits due to record-low marginsPublished Thu, Jul...
Singapore’s future bankers vie for coveted spots at university finance clubs
[SINGAPORE] At Singapore’s universities, undergraduates are fighting for the golden ticket they believe will get them a coveted banking job years later: membership in a campus finance club.Lengthy interview rounds and...
Food Empire to invest US$37 million to expand soluble coffee manufacturing facility in India
[SINGAPORE] Food and beverage company Food Empire intends to invest US$37 million to expand the capacity of its spray-dried soluble coffee manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh, India.The move will...
Food Empire to invest US$37 million to expand India coffee facility, eyes Asia for growth 
[SINGAPORE] Food and beverage company Food Empire intends to invest US$37 million to expand the capacity of its spray-dried soluble coffee manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh, India. This will...
BOJ will hold off rate hikes until March due to US tariff hit, ex-policymaker says
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan will likely hold off raising interest rates again until at least next March to assess the damage that US tariffs could inflict on the...
UOL unit prices S$75 million fixed rate notes at 2.78%
Net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes of UOL and its subsidiaries, including for refinancing of borrowings[SINGAPORE] Property developer UOL on Wednesday (Jul 9) announced that its...
Stocks to watch: DBS, Singtel, ST Engineering, UOL, SGX, Food Empire, Prime US Reit, Soilbuild Construction
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jul 10): DBS, Singtel, ST Engineering: The Singapore bank, telecommunications giant and defence technology...
Hong Kong Jockey Club to unload US$1 billion in Blackstone, Warburg funds
[HONG KONG] The Hong Kong Jockey Club is divesting as much as US$1 billion in funds held with Blackstone and other buyout firms, offloading US assets amid escalating trade...
Barclays hires sales trader in Hong Kong after pullback
[HONG KONG] Barclays hired Joseph Lee from HSBC Holdings as head of high-touch equity sales trading for Asia-Pacific as the UK bank ramps up staffing after exiting the business...
India plans to kickstart rare-earth output to cut China reliance
[NEW DELHI] A proposed plan by India to spur local production of rare-earth magnets has drawn initial interest from a clutch of large conglomerates, sources familiar with the matter...