Entrepreneurship
Solopreneur Boom: 29.8M Solo Owners, $1.7T in Sales
The solopreneur economy just posted numbers that are hard to ignore, with new QuickBooks research counting 29.8 million solo business owners in the United States generating roughly $1.7 trillion...
Live Shopping Booms as Whatnot Hits $20B Valuation
Whatnot has raised $545 million in a Series G round that values the live shopping marketplace at $20 billion, nearly doubling its worth in under a year. ICONIQ, Lightspeed,...
DFI Retail Group to be exclusive wholesaler for GNC in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore
This is part of a new partnership between the two companies to deepen access to GNC’s health and wellness products and solutions.[SINGAPORE] DFI Retail Group will be the exclusive...
CXMT overtakes Tencent as most valuable Chinese firm amid AI frenzy
Crossover reflects investors’ continued preference for AI-linked hardware over traditional Internet championsPublished Fri, Aug 14, 2026 · 09:08 AMCXMT has overtaken Hong Kong-listed Tencent as the world’s most valuable...
Stocks to watch: ThaiBev, Genting Singapore, First Resources, Olam Group, UMS Integration, Frencken, SBS Transit and more
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Aug 14): ThaiBev : The company on Thursday reported a 1.8 per cent...
Google unveils Gemini 3.7 Flash AI model for coding and agent workflows, but top AI model still delayed
Published Fri, Aug 14, 2026 · 07:29 AM — Updated Fri, Aug 14, 2026 · 08:46 AMALPHABET’S Google released another installment of its workhorse Gemini Flash artificial intelligence model,...
A Guide to Holiday Gifting and Showing Appreciation Throughout the Year
Holiday gifting comes around each December when budgets are closing, teams are stretched and other priorities are competing for attention. However, this chaos can be avoided if CEOs and...
AI Startup Funding: Europe Grabs 55% of VC Cash
AI startup funding in Europe hit a record in the first half of 2026, with a new HumanX and Crunchbase report putting the total at $23 billion. That is...
Pushing the limits: Why are top Tennis stars withdrawing from major tournaments
Top tennis stars are systematically withdrawing from major tournaments with high criticism for the demands of this year’s calendar. With the likes of Novak Djokovic and Janik Sinner, arguably...
Black-Owned Businesses Cross 200,000 in a Milestone Year
Black-owned businesses just crossed a line that took years of steady effort to reach, with new analysis of federal business data showing Black-owned employer firms surpassing 200,000 for the...
