Entrepreneurship

Cashless society? Singapore’s currency in circulation still hitting new highs at S$69 billion
MAS says growth driven mainly by higher-denomination notes for transactions, or held for contingencies[SINGAPORE] The push for a cashless society appears to be not an easy task – with...
Nike, Lululemon, Shein woes: A silver lining in Singapore’s lack of listed consumer brands
The local bourse doesn’t have exciting, paradigm-shifting brand names. It has boring – but solid – businesses Source link
US stocks: S&P 500 ends down as Treasury yields rise and traders fret about inflation
Published Fri, Sep 11, 2026 · 05:39 AMUS STOCKS ended down on Thursday (Sep 10) after producer price data for August and surging oil prices stoked worries the Federal...
AI in the Workplace Stalls When Leaders Stay on the Sidelines
If you bought your team AI tools and then watched almost nobody touch them, Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index research suggests the problem is probably not the software. Adoption...
Hardware Startups: 5 Lessons From a $450M Space Round
A European spacecraft company announced a $450 million Series C on September 8, the largest round of its kind ever raised by a space company on the continent, and...
AI in Healthcare Draws $150M as Forus Hits $3B Value
A New York company selling AI agents into medical practices closed a $150 million Series C on September 8 at a $3 billion valuation, and the round shows how...
Founder Led Marketing: 5 Ways to Beat AI Content Fatigue
Buyers have quietly reordered what they want from brands, and Sprout Social’s 2026 content strategy research puts human made content at the very top of consumer priorities for the...
Fed Interest Rate Decision Nears With Hike Odds Rising
The divided July vote that left borrowing costs untouched has set up a far less predictable September, and the next fed interest rate decision arrives Wednesday, September 16. Policymakers...
Wall St opens lower after hotter-than-expected producer inflation data 
Published Thu, Sep 10, 2026 · 09:53 PM[NEW YORK] The major US stock indexes opened lower on Thursday (Sep 10) after producer prices data for August raised expectations of...
Top Hong Kong developer’s profit increases on market recovery
Sun Hung Kai Properties’ underlying earnings rises to US$2.9 billion for the year ended Jun 30Published Thu, Sep 10, 2026 · 08:05 PM[HONG KONG] Hong Kong’s biggest developer reported...
STI falls 0.7% as oil crosses US$100 mark again on US-Iran turmoil
[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s blue-chip stocks fell on Thursday (Sep 10), with investors cautious over fresh conflict in the Strait of Hormuz and a second consecutive day of oil rising above...
BOJ policymaker warns of price risks that may trigger rapid rate hikes
[FUKUI, Japan] The Bank of Japan may eventually be forced to raise interest rates rapidly if inflation accelerates given the country’s loose financial conditions, board member Kazuyuki Masu said,...