Entrepreneurship
Great Eastern’s big rally – vindication for the ‘troublemakers’ and a lesson for the market
MAS and SGX should seek to make responsible shareholder activism more culturally acceptable in the local market[SINGAPORE] Some shareholders of Great Eastern (GEH) who resisted OCBC’s attempt to fully...
Yen surges to lower 157 versus US dollar, Japan authorities step in
Published Sat, Aug 1, 2026 · 11:18 AM[TOKYO] The yen briefly surged to the lower 157 level against the US dollar in New York on Friday (Jul 31), with...
Oil prices settle more than 1% higher, log strongest month since March
Brent futures settle 1.2% higher at US$90.12 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate futures close up 1.3% at US$84.67 a barrelPublished Sat, Aug 1, 2026 · 09:58 AM[NEW...
HSBC sells US$25 billion Australian home and personal loan portfolio to Blackstone
Published Fri, Jul 31, 2026 · 04:36 PM[SYDNEY] HSBC is selling its A$36 billion (US$25.30 billion) Australian home and personal loan book to global asset manager Blackstone in the...
BP to cut 700 jobs as it simplifies company, internal email shows
BP wants to simplify its operations to reduce debt, boost profit and refocus on its oil and gas businessesPublished Thu, Jul 30, 2026 · 10:19 PM[LONDON] BP plans to...
Thousands of Audi workers protest over threatened plant closure
The protestors are against possible closure of the German automaker’s Neckarsulm plantPublished Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 10:36 PM[NECKARSULM, Germany] Thousands of Audi workers demonstrated on Wednesday (Jul 29)...
Australia’s inflation undershoots forecasts, spurring traders to pare RBA hike bets
The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised the key interest rate three times this year so farPublished Wed, Jul 29, 2026 · 10:33 AM[SYDNEY] Australian consumer price inflation slowed...
DBS introduces agentic AI to 350,000 corporate clients
The bank will also beef up DBS Joy’s knowledge of banking solutions and programmes so it can better help SMEs[SINGAPORE] DBS on Tuesday (Jul 28) rolled out an agentic...
Wall St opens higher as pause in US-Iran hostilities lifts sentiment
Published Mon, Jul 27, 2026 · 10:13 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Jul 27) after the United States and Iran paused hostilities, boosting risk...
Lum Chang Creations shoots for the stars in meteoric rise to the big leagues
A year after its Catalist debut, it is trading on the SGX mainboard, the value of its shares has trebled[SINGAPORE] There is a distinct sluggishness that often plagues the...
