Entrepreneurship
Meta aims to fully automate advertising with AI by 2026: WSJ
[BENGALURU] Meta Platforms aims to allow brands to fully create and target advertisements with its artificial intelligence tools by the end of next year, the Wall Street Journal reported...
CK Hutchison announces completion of Vodafone and Three’s merger in UK
Vodafone and Three will invest £11 billion over the next 10 years in building one of Europe’s most advanced 5G networksPublished Mon, Jun 2, 2025 · 08:09 PM[LONDON] Vodafone...
DBS, UOB, OCBC return surplus capital with over S$700 million of buybacks
[SINGAPORE] In the first five months of 2025, 63 primary-listed Singapore companies conducted share buybacks through open market acquisitions, spending a total of S$930 million – an 84 per...
Cybersecurity firm Goldilock invests S$1.2 million, opens regional HQ in Singapore
It will hire five engineers here within the first 18 months of opening, and about 20 people over the coming three years[SINGAPORE] Cybersecurity company Goldilock has announced the opening...
Nio’s May deliveries up 13.1% as Firefly rolls out, but stock hovers near 52-week low
[SINGAPORE] Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio delivered 23,231 vehicles in May, marking a 13.1 per cent increase year on year, the company said in a regulatory filing on...
HSBC to inject US$4 billion into its private credit funds
Banks have been trying to muscle in, with some such as Citi and UBS partnering with existing players Apollo and General AtlanticPublished Mon, Jun 2, 2025 · 01:20 PM[LONDON]...
Philippines eyes India, Thailand rice to cut Vietnam reliance
[MANILA] The Philippines, the world’s top rice importer, plans to look beyond its dominant supplier, Vietnam, to ensure steady supplies and competitive prices at home.The agriculture department is in...
Asia: Stocks fall as Trump fires fresh volley in trade war
[HONG KONG] Asian stocks sank on Monday (Jun 2) after US President Donald Trump last week lobbed a fresh trade missile by doubling tariffs on steel and aluminium and...
Federal Reserve still open to cutting interest rates later this year, says governor
[SEOUL] US Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said on Monday (Jun 2) that interest rate cuts remain possible later this year even with the Trump administration’s tariffs likely to...
Grab makes move to enter motor insurance market in Singapore
[SINGAPORE] GrabInsure, the insurance arm of the Grab group, is gearing up to enter Singapore’s motor insurance market.Some industry insiders said the move could deal a blow to the...
