Entrepreneurship
IPOs of tiny foreign firms nearly vanish in US after pump-and-dump crackdown
2026 sees micro-cap IPOs raise under US$300 million, against US$1.6 billion in all of 2025[WASHINGTON] Initial public offerings of tiny foreign companies in the US have all but disappeared...
Fewer vessels travel through Hormuz after US resumes blockade
Kpler data shows nine vessels crossing the strait on Jul 15, down from 13 the previous dayPublished Thu, Jul 16, 2026 · 04:54 PM[SINGAPORE] Fewer vessels travelled through the...
Apple gets approval for iPhone AI in China with Alibaba, Baidu
The approval gives it a boost in the world’s most competitive smartphone marketPublished Wed, Jul 15, 2026 · 10:54 PM[BEIJING] Apple on Wednesday (Jul 15) received long-awaited government approval...
S&P 500 and Nasdaq open higher as CPI, bank earnings take focus
Published Tue, Jul 14, 2026 · 09:50 PM[NEW YORK] The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Tuesday (Jul 14) after softer-than-expected inflation data fuelled bets that the...
JPMorgan to rein in AI spend as it hires more Singapore tech talent
The bank is hiring engineers and data architects to build out its proprietary AI capabilities[SINGAPORE] Artificial intelligence has taken the world by storm in many sectors, but the costs...
Morgan Stanley sees Q2 profit boost for non-tech stocks ahead of earnings
Published Mon, Jul 13, 2026 · 04:51 PM[LONDON] US stocks beyond the technology giants are poised to report strong earnings this season, broadening the equity rally, according to Morgan...
SK Hynix debut is a bet that AI breaks boom-and-bust chip cycle
It raised US$26.5b with its offering, and much of that is going toward expanding chip manufacturingPublished Sun, Jul 12, 2026 · 10:18 PMSOUTH Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix just...
Apple sues OpenAI for trade secret theft in pivotal case
The iPhone maker says the ChatGPT creator encouraged its staff to share information and materials related to upcoming productsPublished Sat, Jul 11, 2026 · 10:29 AM[LOS ANGELES] Apple sued...
Oil eases as US, Iran continue talks after renewed fighting
West Texas Intermediate falls 0.9% to settle near US$71 a barrel, but still notches a weekly gain of roughly 4%Published Sat, Jul 11, 2026 · 09:23 AMOIL prices slipped...
Australian shares snap four-day decline as miners, banks rise
Published Fri, Jul 10, 2026 · 04:11 PM[SYDNEY] Australian shares snapped a four-day losing streak on Friday (Jul 10) after an upbeat session on Wall Street, even as a...
