Entrepreneurship
Prudential posts 8% rise in first-half new business profit, expands share buyback
It increased its 2026 share repurchase programme by US$300 million to US$1.5 billionPublished Thu, Aug 27, 2026 · 07:38 AMINSURER Prudential reported first-half new business profit largely in line with market...
US diesel supplies hit record low as demand season looms
This may further lift global fuel prices as heating and agricultural seasons beginPublished Thu, Aug 27, 2026 · 06:50 AMUS SUPPLIES of diesel have fallen to the lowest seasonal...
Nvidia forecasts quarterly revenue above estimates, shares rise
It also announced an expansion of its partnership with Amazon’s cloud computing unit, Amazon Web ServicesPublished Thu, Aug 27, 2026 · 06:36 AMNVIDIA’S quarterly revenue more than doubled and...
Oil prices extend losses on expectations talks will ease Middle East supply woes
Published Thu, Aug 27, 2026 · 06:13 AM — Updated Thu, Aug 27, 2026 · 10:06 AM[NEW YORK] Oil prices fell on Thursday (Aug 27), extending a streak of...
De Minimis Exemption Is Gone and a New Fee Is Coming
If you import inventory in small batches, the rule that made that work is gone, and a guide updated on August 17, 2026 lays out where things now stand....
Best Startup Accelerators: 5 Ways to Judge an Offer
TIME published its America’s Best Incubators & Accelerators 2026 ranking on August 18, 2026, and Boston-based MassChallenge landed at No. 2 nationally. The list, researched with Statista, evaluated the...
SBA 7a Loan Cap Doubles, But Few Founders Qualify
The Small Business Administration doubled its combined lending ceiling effective July 4, 2026, and the change is smaller than the headline suggests. Qualified borrowers can now take an SBA...
How to Start a Business With AI: What Founders Plan
Most aspiring American founders now assume artificial intelligence will be part of their launch, according to survey results published on August 20, 2026 and commissioned by Intuit QuickBooks. Sixty-five...
Defense Tech Startups Draw $800M as Castelion Leads
Defense tech startups claimed the largest US venture check of the week, according to Crunchbase’s August 21 roundup, which tracked deals announced between August 15 and August 21, 2026....
BOJ chief Ueda to skip Jackson Hole, shifts market focus to G20
Published Wed, Aug 26, 2026 · 12:13 PM[TOKYO] Bank of Japan board member Naoki Tamura will attend the US Federal Reserve’s annual gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this week...
