Entrepreneurship
IBM posts revenue that tops estimates on software gains
Investors have been enthusiastic about the strategy as software has provided an increasingly share of the company’s salesPublished Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 06:01 AM[SAN FRANCISCO] International Business Machines...
S&P 500 crosses 7,000 ahead of Fed decision, Big Tech earnings
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 10:49 PM[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 opened at 7,000 mark on Wednesday (Jan 28), while the Nasdaq inched towards a record high, fuelled...
Starbucks beats Q1 global comparable sales estimate as demand rebounds
Comparable sales rose 4% in North America, marking their first gains in nearly two yearsPublished Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 09:54 PM[NEW YORK] Starbucks reported a bigger-than-expected rise in...
Ho Bee Land appoints Li Xiangrun as new CFO
[SINGAPORE] Ho Bee Land has promoted its current head of finance, Li Xiangrun, to chief financial officer effective Feb 1.The position is currently not filled, according to the property...
Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs globally to undo pandemic-era hiring amid AI push
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 06:54 PM[SAN FRANCISCO] Amazon said on Wednesday (Jan 28) it was cutting 16,000 jobs worldwide in the second major round of layoffs at...
SK Hynix profit surges on relentless appetite for AI memory
Operating profit doubles to 19.2 trillion won (S$17 billion) in the December quarter Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 05:51 PM[SEOUL] SK Hynix reported its strongest quarterly results to...
OCBC taps Citi to roll out securities lending for clients, following Maybank’s earlier move
This covers retail and corporate customers of OCBC Securities and clients of Bank of Singapore[SINGAPORE] OCBC has rolled out a securities lending programme that will allow customers to lend...
Ringgit rises to 2018 high buoyed by Trump
Central bank says economic fundamentals and government reforms will provide long-term support to ringgitPublished Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 03:50 PM[KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian ringgit rose to its strongest...
Tether is shaking up the gold market with massive metal hoard
The company makes money from its dollar stablecoin that is the giant of the sector, with US$186 billion in circulation[LONDON] There are roughly 370,000 nuclear bunkers in Switzerland, a...
Hong Kong banks to see wealth ‘windfall’ as fees jump: report
Risk appetite also remains “firm” thanks to expectations of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve through the yearPublished Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 12:24 PM[HONG KONG] Hong...
China to favour Brazilian soybean imports in H1 despite renewed US inflows
Published Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 11:39 AM[SINGAPORE] China is expected to boost imports of Brazilian soybeans in the first half of 2026, as record production and competitive prices...
MSCI halts Indonesia index changes, flags transparency risks
MSCI cited persistent “fundamental investability issues” and concerns over coordinated efforts to distort pricesPublished Wed, Jan 28, 2026 · 10:24 AMMSCI will pause certain index changes for Indonesian companies until regulators address concerns...