Entrepreneurship

Seed Funding Record: Decade Raises $85M in Latin America
Decade has emerged from stealth with an $85 million seed round, which backers are calling the largest seed ever raised by a Latin American startup. The AI-focused wealth company...
Nasdaq-100 consolidates as key support holds
SINCE early August 2026, the Nasdaq-100 has entered a period of consolidation after posting a remarkable rally during the first half of the year. Following its record high in...
Executive remuneration in Singapore: Paying for what, exactly?
[SINGAPORE] In a review of remuneration practices across listed companies on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), the Centre for Investor Protection at NUS Business School in March 2026 found that...
Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Saudi Aramco Jazan refinery, fire extinguished
Published Sun, Aug 9, 2026 · 01:53 PM — Updated Sun, Aug 9, 2026 · 04:31 PMYEMEN’S Iran-aligned Houthis said they had attacked Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery on Sunday...
Former SK Hynix employee jailed for leaking information to a Chinese firm: report 
Classified information on CMOS image sensors was leaked to the Chinese firm in 2022Published Sun, Aug 9, 2026 · 10:44 AM[SEOUL] A former employee at SK Hynix has been...
SK Hynix said to mull options for US$3 billion Chongqing plant
Published Sat, Aug 8, 2026 · 04:25 PM[HONG KONG] South Korea’s SK Hynix is considering options for its Chongqing, China-based facility, including bringing in an investor to help accelerate...
5 takeaways from Singapore banks’ Q2 results – diverging outlooks, China tax rules emerge as new watchpoint
DBS and OCBC upgraded parts of their full-year outlook, while UOB turned more cautious on fees[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s three banks continued to grow their earnings in the second quarter despite...
Insider Selling in Focus as Bezos Files to Sell $4B
Jeff Bezos has filed to sell about $4 billion in Amazon stock, disclosing plans to offload roughly 15 million shares just after the company topped a $3 trillion valuation...
Data Center Energy: A Teen Dropout’s $1B Nuclear Bet
A nuclear startup founded by a teenager just raised one of the year’s boldest rounds, and it lands squarely on the data center energy crisis. Valar Atomics closed a...
Peloton Earnings: First-Ever Profit Holds a Founder Lesson
Peloton closed its 2026 fiscal year with something it had never reported before: a full year of net income. The company shared the milestone in its fiscal 2026 results...
Beijing further relaxes home-buying curbs in property boost bid
Published Fri, Aug 7, 2026 · 10:46 PM[BEIJING] Beijing’s municipal authorities have announced further measures to relax home-buying curbs as they try to prop up flailing home prices in...
Ho Bee Land H1 profit rises 3% to S$51.1 million on higher development sales
Earnings per share are at 7.7 Singapore cents for the half-year, up from 7.5 cents the year before[SINGAPORE] Property developer Ho Bee Land posted a 3 per cent rise...