Entrepreneurship

Gold extends falls on firm US dollar, easing Fed rate-cut bets
Traders are currently pricing in a 43% probability of a quarter-point Fed rate cut next month, down from 50% in last week[BENGALURU] Gold fell for a fourth straight session...
Yangzijiang Maritime closes 11.7% above issue price of S$0.60 in active trading debut
It has raised gross proceeds of at least S$5.2 million via a private placement of around 8.6 million fully paid ordinary shares[SINGAPORE] Shares of Yangzijiang (YZJ) Maritime closed at...
‘Baby Shark’ creator Pinkfong shares surge up to 62% on debut
The debut also comes as South Korean entertainment grows in popularity worldwide, thanks to K-pop bands such as BlackPink and BTS[SEOUL] Shares of Baby Shark creator Pinkfong, jumped as...
Coliwoo to launch 6-storey co-living space at Middle Road in Q1
[SINGAPORE] Co-living operator Coliwoo on Monday (Nov 17) announced an upcoming six-storey mixed-use development slated to launch in Q1 2026. This marks the company’s first new property following its...
Malaysia-based restaurant software platform FeedMe raises US$5 million
[SINGAPORE] FeedMe, a restaurant software platform based in Malaysia, has raised US$5 million led by Integra Partners with participation from Cento Ventures.FeedMe offers an “all-in-one” solution that integrates restaurant...
US airlines may see weaker holiday traffic amid shutdown fallout
[NEW YORK] Fewer US travellers are due to fly over the upcoming Thanksgiving holidays later this month, with Christmas demand also looking shaky, as a record US government shutdown...
World’s top aluminium producer adds markups as Trump tariffs drive up consumer costs
The US relies heavily on foreign aluminium supplies as it does not have the capacity to produce enough to meet demand[NEW YORK] Rio Tinto Group is imposing surcharges on...
China buys at least 14 cargoes of US soybeans for Dec-Jan shipment, traders say
[CHICAGO] China’s state-owned grain trader COFCO bought at least 14 cargoes of US soybeans on Monday, or at least 840,000 metric tons, for shipment in December and January, two...
Europe: Shares slip as caution prevails ahead of critical US data
EUROPEAN shares slipped on Monday, as investors avoided big bets ahead of a long-awaited jobs report from the US that could offer clarity on the health of the world’s...
Oil prices ease after loadings resume at Russian export hub
[HOUSTON] Oil prices eased on Monday as loadings resumed at Russia’s Novorossiysk export hub after a two-day suspension at the Black Sea port that had been hit by a Ukrainian...
J&J to buy Halda Therapeutics in US$3.05 billion cash deal
[NEW YORK] Johnson & Johnson has agreed to buy the cancer treatment biotech Halda Therapeutics for US$3.05 billion cash, part of a strategy to cope with eroding sales for...
Amazon seeks US$12 billion from first US bond sale in three years
[NEW YORK] Amazon.com is seeking to raise about US$12 billion through a debt offering – its first such deal in US dollars in about three years – amid an...