Entrepreneurship
Small Business Marketing in 2026: Where Customers Come From
Small business owners just told LocaliQ’s 2026 marketing trends report that their best customers now arrive through word of mouth, with 83 percent naming referrals as their top acquisition...
Apple is second company to hit US$5 trillion in market value
Published Tue, Jul 28, 2026 · 10:19 PM[NEW YORK] Apple became just the second company ever to achieve a US$5 trillion market valuation.The iPhone maker’s shares rose as much...
DFI Retail Group H1 underlying profit from continuing business rises 44% to US$117 million
[SINGAPORE] DFI Retail Group posted a 44 per cent rise in underlying profit attributable to shareholders from continuing businesses to US$117 million for its first half ended Jun 30,...
EGP Energy’s public offer of 1 million shares 17.6 times subscribed
[SINGAPORE] The initial public offering of electrical infrastructure solutions and service provider EGP Energy Corporation has drawn strong investor interest, with one million shares on offer 17.6 times subscribed.By...
Mapletree Logistics Trust posts 0.2% rise in Q1 DPU to S$0.01816
[SINGAPORE] The manager of Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) on Tuesday (Jul 28) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.01816 for the first quarter ended June, up 0.2 per...
MAS chief flags AI investment boom as key risk to global financial stability
MAS, ABS set up task force to boost cyber, technology resilience against AI-driven threats[SINGAPORE] The sustainability of the artificial intelligence investment boom has become a key area of risk...
Unilever reports best quarterly volumes in over a decade, upgrades annual forecast
It now expects underlying sales growth for 2026 to be within its multi-year forecast of 4%-6%Published Tue, Jul 28, 2026 · 05:23 PM[LONDON] Unilever delivered its best quarter for...
Japan’s Nikkei posts lowest close in more than two months on chip selloff
Published Tue, Jul 28, 2026 · 03:14 PM[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average fell nearly 4 per cent on Tuesday (Jul 28) to its lowest close in more than two...
Nvidia employee detained by Taiwan in China chip smuggling probe
This follows a slate of detentions linked to the export of the firm’s AI chips to China in violation of US trade restrictionsPublished Tue, Jul 28, 2026 · 02:05...
Keppel exceeds S$100 billion target for funds under management ahead of schedule
It adds S$13.5 billion in FUM across its infrastructure, real estate, connectivity private funds year to date[SINGAPORE] Global asset manager and operator Keppel has surpassed its end-2026 interim funds...
DBS upgrades StarHub to ‘buy’ on potential M1 deal; merger to drive telcos’ recovery
This follows renewed expectations of a deal between Singapore’s second and third-largest mobile operators[SINGAPORE] A potential consolidation between StarHub and M1 could reshape Singapore’s telecommunications landscape, prompting DBS Group...
