Entrepreneurship
ST Engineering bags new contracts worth S$2.9 billion in Q2 2026
[SINGAPORE] ST Engineering on Friday (Aug 7) announced that it secured S$2.9 billion in new contracts in the second quarter of 2026.These comprise S$1.2 billion from the commercial aerospace...
Singapore grants approvals to import 900 MW of Malaysian solar power, including from Linggiu Reservoir facility
The awardees are Singapore’s Sembcorp Utilities and a unit of Malaysian developer Ditrolic Energy[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s energy regulator has granted conditional approvals to two companies to import 900 megawatts (MW)...
Agentic Commerce Is Reshaping How Customers Buy
The way people shop online is shifting fast, and agentic commerce sits right at the center of that change. In this model, AI agents research products, compare offers, and...
Singapore’s competition watchdog clears Texas Instruments’ proposed acquisition of Silicon Labs
CCS concludes it will not lead to substantial lessening of competition across global semiconductor markets[SINGAPORE] The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS) has granted clearance for the proposed...
Series B Funding: Convex Raises $57M for AI Backends
Convex has raised a $57 million Series B led by Insight Partners, a bet that AI applications need a rock-solid backend to run on. The August 4 round brings...
DBS analysts foresee ‘tactical rotation’ away from Singapore banks, choppy Q3 for STI
Brokerage expects growing interest in alternative themes such as EQDP beneficiaries[SINGAPORE] DBS Group Research expects the Straits Times Index (STI) to face a choppy third quarter, and a tactical...
DBS sees choppy Q3 for STI as investors pivot from Singapore banks to listcos that’re unlocking value
Brokerage expects growing interest in alternative themes such as EQDP beneficiaries[SINGAPORE] DBS Group Research expects the Straits Times Index (STI) to face a choppy third quarter, and a tactical...
DBS sees choppy Q3 for STI as investors pivot from Singapore banks to listcos that are unlocking value
Brokerage expects growing interest in alternative themes such as EQDP beneficiaries[SINGAPORE] DBS Group Research expects the Straits Times Index (STI) to face a choppy third quarter, and a tactical...
OCBC jumps 3.1% at midday after Q2 earnings release; UOB pares morning losses
UOB’s net profit climbs 10% to S$1.48 billion; OCBC’s is up 22% at S$2.22 billion[SINGAPORE] Shares of UOB and OCBC diverged after the local banks’ second-quarter earnings release, with...
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding shares jump 6.6% after strong H1 earnings report
[SINGAPORE] Shares of Yangzijiang Shipbuilding jumped 6.6 per cent or S$0.26 to close at S$4.20 on Friday (Aug 7), on the back of its strong first-half earnings growth posted...
