Posts by Liam Redmond
China bans below-cost car sales to end prolonged price war
Despite Beijing’s efforts to stamp out aggressive discounting, the new year has brought a new round of price cuts Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 02:05 PM CHINA has banned carmakers from pricing vehicles below cost, intensifying its crackdown on a persistent price war that’s engulfed the world’s largest auto market. In a final set…
Read MoreLufthansa strikes force hundreds of German flight cancellations
Europe’s largest aviation group faces mounting pressure to lift profitability in a crowded market Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 12:53 PM [FRANKFURT] Deutsche Lufthansa cancelled hundreds of flights departing from German airports on Thursday (Feb 12) as pilots and cabin crew staged a one-day strike in response to stalled contract negotiations. The walkouts started…
Read MoreUBS joins foreign banks expanding India global capability hubs
The Swiss bank plans to add “2,000 professionals in the coming months” at the new facility Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 12:05 PM [MUMBAI] UBS Group opened a new global capability centre in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, as foreign financial firms, including those from Wall Street, look to leverage local talent and…
Read MoreAsian stocks at record high, US jobs data buoys yields, dollar
Inflation data is due on Friday and will be the next test for market views on interest rate cuts Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 11:23 AM [SINGAPORE] Asian stocks rose to a record high on Thursday (Feb 12), while the US dollar firmed a touch against most currencies except the yen after stronger-than-expected US…
Read MorePentagon pushing AI companies to expand on classified networks: sources
Military officials are hoping to leverage AI’s power to synthesise information to help shape decisions Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 11:12 AM [NEW YORK] The Pentagon is pushing the top artificial intelligence (AI) companies including OpenAI and Anthropic to make their AI tools available on classified networks without many of the standard restrictions that…
Read MoreGold, silver dip as dollar rises after strong US jobs data
Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 10:19 AM [BENGALURU] Gold and silver fell on Thursday (Feb 12) as the US dollar firmed after stronger-than-expected January jobs data dented expectation for near-term interest rate cuts, while investors awaited inflation data due on Friday for more monetary policy cues. Spot gold was down 0.4 per cent at…
Read MoreSouth Koreans are shunning dangerous shipbuilding jobs envied by Trump
Demand is growing as the industry enjoys a new boom that puts further strains on its workforce [SEOUL] South Korea has promised to help “Make American Shipbuilding Great Again”, pitching its world-leading shipyards to US President Donald Trump as a model to revive US manufacturing and create desirable blue-collar jobs. But in reality, the sector…
Read MoreGIC weighs selling stake in European data centre JV for up to one billion euros
Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 09:24 AM [LONDON] GIC is considering a sale of its 80 per cent stake in a European data centre joint venture (JV), a potential deal that could value the business at about two billion euros (S$3 billion) including debt, sources with knowledge of the matter said. The Singapore wealth…
Read MoreUK’s digital bonds to be issued using HSBC blockchain platform
The plans also come as large financial institutions around the globe ramp up efforts to tokenise other financial instruments Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 09:06 AM [LONDON] The UK Treasury has chosen HSBC Holdings’ blockchain platform for the pilot issuance of the country’s digital gilt instruments, as part of plans to update the nation’s…
Read MoreHow to build a simple content strategy for B2B startups
You know content matters. Every advisor, investor, and growth thread tells you it compounds over time. But when you are a B2B founder with limited runway, a tiny team, and customers to close, content strategy often turns into a vague goal instead of a concrete system. You publish a few posts, miss a month, then…
Read MoreThe complete guide to startup accounting for non-financial founders
You didn’t start a company because you love spreadsheets. Yet somehow you’re now staring at a bank balance, a Stripe dashboard, a pile of receipts, and an investor asking about “runway” and “burn,” wondering how all of this fits together. Most first-time founders learn accounting reactively, usually after something goes wrong. This guide is meant…
Read MoreEvery confident founder I know learned these 7 lessons the hard way
Confidence in startups rarely looks like bravado. It looks quieter than that. It shows up as decisiveness under pressure, calm conversations with investors, and the ability to say no without overexplaining. If you are early in your journey, it can feel like confident founders were simply born that way. They were not. Almost every confident…
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