Entrepreneurship

QAF-owned Gardenia axes 141 staff in Singapore, shifts production to Johor Bahru
The city-state will still be the bread maker’s central hub, with about 250 employees[SINGAPORE] Bread maker Gardenia Foods will move its bakery operations from Singapore to Johor Bahru, Malaysia,...
Gardenia axes 141 staff in Singapore as it relocates bakery production to JB
The city-state will still be the bread maker’s central hub, with about 250 employees[SINGAPORE] Bread maker Gardenia Foods will move its bakery operations from Singapore to Johor Bahru, Malaysia,...
Gardenia axes 141 staff in Singapore as it shifts bakery production to Johor Bahru
The city-state will still be the bread maker’s central hub, with about 250 employees[SINGAPORE] Bread maker Gardenia Foods will move its bakery operations from Singapore to Johor Bahru, Malaysia,...
Yangzijiang falls 5.3% to lowest price in over two months amid heavy trading
[SINGAPORE] Shares of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding fell on Wednesday (May 20), with the Chinese vessel maker among the top traded stocks on the Singapore Exchange.The counter dropped as low as...
HSBC CEO says AI will destroy and create new jobs, urges staff to embrace change
The lender cites AI as a driver for slimming down its operations to increase profitabilityPublished Wed, May 20, 2026 · 10:07 AM[HONG KONG] HSBC chief executive Georges Elhedery said...
Trump tells Fed to consider fintech access to payment accounts
Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 09:33 AMUS PRESIDENT Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday (May 19) calling on regulators and the US Federal Reserve to review...
Meta begins 8,000 job cuts in efficiency push spurred on by AI
This latest round of cuts is expected to hit the company’s engineering and product teamsPublished Wed, May 20, 2026 · 08:34 AM[SAN FRANCISCO] Meta Platforms is alerting thousands of...
Gold rises as interest rate fears ease on US-Iran deal optimism
Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 07:17 AM — Updated Wed, May 20, 2026 · 09:57 AM[BENGALURU] Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday (May 20), as optimism over a...
Quantify, be ambitious: Time for CDL, UOL to unveil plans to further boost share price
[SINGAPORE] Amid a revival of interest in Singapore stocks and resilience in the Republic’s property market, shares of City Developments Ltd (CDL) and UOL Group have rallied strongly since...
European shares end slightly higher as investors weigh Iran peace proposal
Published Wed, May 20, 2026 · 05:39 AMEUROPEAN shares ended slightly higher on Tuesday (May 19) as investors welcomed news that the US had paused an attack on Iran...
5 books successful startup founders recommend again and again
If you spend enough time around founders, you start noticing something interesting. The most successful entrepreneurs rarely recommend books about becoming rich fast or hacking productivity. Instead, they return...
5 Signs Your Business Has Outgrown In-House Accounting
Performing accounting in-house is usually regarded as the logical step at the initial stages of growth. It’s not uncommon for company founders to handle bookkeeping themselves, or for a...