Entrepreneurship
Upcoming IPOs 2026: SK Hynix’s Record Debut Reopens Doors
South Korea’s SK Hynix just raised $26.5 billion in its Nasdaq debut, the largest first-time US share sale ever by a foreign company. The chipmaker priced 177.9 million American...
BT senior correspondent Ben Paul wins Singapore Press Club finance journalism award
The veteran journalist is ‘one of Singapore’s best-known financial commentators’[SINGAPORE] The Business Times’ senior correspondent Ben Paul won the Finance Journalism Award at the fifth Singapore Press Club Awards...
SIA Group’s June passenger traffic rises 4.1% on robust travel demand
Overall cargo loads increase 5.1% year on year despite a 2.3% decline in cargo capacity[SINGAPORE] A combined 3.7 million passengers flew on Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot in June,...
Changi Airport Group awards contract for new office development at Terminal 3
The standalone block will provide 9,600 sq m of workspace to meet growing demand for such facilities[SINGAPORE] Changi Airport Group (CAG) has awarded a new contract for an office...
China’s DeepSeek to raise fresh capital at US$74 billion valuation ahead of onshore IPO
The AI startup has started early deliberations for a potential listing on Shanghai’s Star Market, sources sayPublished Wed, Jul 15, 2026 · 11:57 AM[HONG KONG/BEIJING] Chinese artificial intelligence startup...
DeepSeek prepares for IPO filing as soon as 2026, eyes US$71 billion valuation: FT
The startup begins talks with potential backers for a fresh funding round after closing a US$7 billion round of financingPublished Wed, Jul 15, 2026 · 11:57 AM[BEIJING] Chinese artificial...
Citi shares drop as CEO Fraser plans deeper job cuts this year
Published Wed, Jul 15, 2026 · 11:43 AMCITIGROUP shares slumped after the bank’s top executives said they plan to bring forward job cuts and key technology investments, moves that...
China slashes June oil refining volumes to six-year low as crude imports collapse
Processing volumes fall 18% year on year to 51.24 million tonnes – the lowest since March 2020Published Wed, Jul 15, 2026 · 11:11 AMCHINESE oil refiners slashed output in...
Asian stocks rise on drop in US inflation rate, with South Korea’s Kospi up 7%
The index’s surge comes ahead of the next test for the AI rally, with earnings due at ASMLPublished Wed, Jul 15, 2026 · 10:37 AM — Updated Wed, Jul...
Misuse of driver-assistance systems biggest risk to road safety: survey
Published Wed, Jul 15, 2026 · 10:21 AM[MILAN/STOCKHOLM] Motorists’ misuse of driver-assistance technology and drivers being distracted by in-vehicle features, rather than mechanical problems, are the biggest risks for...
