Entrepreneurship
Consumer Confidence Index Holds Firm as Spending Rises
The Consumer Confidence Index held firm in July, landing at 129.3 after a June reading of 128.9. That keeps the gauge near the top of its range following five...
Discover What Ambitious Founders Need to Know Before Relocating Internationally for Business
Starting a new business in an international market is an exciting prospect. Ambitious founders may have been successful in their home country, but moving to a new place takes...
Small Business Tariffs: What the Aug. 1 Deadline Means
Small business tariffs are about to change again, because a new round of reciprocal tariff rates takes effect on August 1, 2026. Commerce officials have confirmed there will be...
Wall St opens lower ahead of Fed decision; chip stocks wobble
Published Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 09:46 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main stock indexes opened lower on Wednesday (Jul 29) as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy verdict...
Not many STI listcos provide substantial forward-looking guidance: study
Despite strong fundamentals, 57% of the index constituents do not articulate a clear and differentiated investment case[SINGAPORE] A notable proportion of Singapore’s largest listed companies fail to provide meaningful...
Singapore stocks gain ground on Wednesday amid mixed regional showing; STI up 1.7%
Published Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 06:42 PM[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Wednesday (Jul 29) amid a mixed regional showing.The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 1.7 per...
Singtel explores Nasdaq-SGX dual listing, data centre Reit
Shareholders also press the board on KPMG’s reappointment after confidentiality lapse involving Optus[SINGAPORE] Singtel on Wednesday (Jul 29) said that it was considering a dual listing on Nasdaq and...
Nomura’s Q1 profit jumps 39%, boosted by markets
Its trading business benefited from volatile markets and record high stock pricesPublished Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 04:37 PM[TOKYO] Nomura Holdings booked a rise of 39 per cent in...
AirTrunk gets US$2.3 billion green loan for Johor data centre
Global coordinators that led the financing include Credit Agricole, DBS, HSBC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and UOBPublished Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 12:49 PMBLACKSTONE-OWNED data centre firm AirTrunk has secured...
StanChart’s first-half profit rises 9%, announces US$1 billion share buyback
Published Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 12:30 PM — Updated Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 12:42 PM[HONG KONG/LONDON] Standard Chartered (StanChart) reported on Wednesday (Jul 29) that first-half pretax...
