Entrepreneurship

Keppel Reit’s dilutive purchase of MBFC Tower 3 a gamble on the sensibilities of S-Reit investors
A quick rebound from its sell-off last week might suggest investors are prepared to stomach some DPU dilution for the right deal at the right time[SINGAPORE] It has been...
Bearish outlook persists for WTI
WEST Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices have remained weak this year, down 18 per cent year-to-date at the time of writing. After a brief spike in June to...
Xpeng in negotiations partner with EPMB to start EV production in Malaysia
Chinese EV maker aims to make Malaysia a base for expansion across Asean’s right-hand-drive markets[SHANGHAI] Xpeng said on Friday (Dec 12) that it is in negotiations to partner EP...
Green stocks are big winners as tech boom drives energy demand
Lower interest rates have also improved the outlook for debt-heavy clean-power countersIT WAS supposed to be a glum year for green stocks as US President Donald Trump pushed his...
Singapore insurers brace for 2026 as medical inflation climbs and IP rules tighten
Despite challenges, longer-term demographic and wealth trends remain supportive, observers say[SINGAPORE] Medical inflation is expected to remain one of the most pressing challenges for Singapore’s insurance sector in 2026,...
When You Want to Gift Something Truly Special
Here are a few extra-special gift ideas you can give this holiday season.  1. PeterGrimm Hats I’m not sure when I first came across Peter Grimm Hats, but the...
Hongkong Land pumps MBFC Towers 1 and 2, One Raffles Quay into new S$8 billion Singapore real estate fund
New fund will be Singapore’s biggest private real estate fund and is part of group’s aim to grow its AUM to US$100 billion by 2035[SINGAPORE] Following the sale of...
US stocks: Dow, S&P 500 post record closes; Oracle drags on Nasdaq
THE S&P 500 and the Dow boasted record closing highs on Thursday as investors favoured financial stocks after a Federal Reserve policy update that was less hawkish than expected while the...
Oracle posts weak cloud sales, raising fear of delayed payoff
The company has taken out significant sums of debt and committed to leasing multiple data centre sites[NEW YORK] Oracle posted disappointing cloud revenue, suggesting it will take longer than...
Coupang CEO resigns over historic South Korean data breach
[SEOUL] Coupang chief executive officer Park Dae-jun resigned over his failure to prevent South Korea’s largest-ever data breach, which set off a regulatory and political backlash against the country’s...
If You Can’t Budget Marketing, Don’t Start
I’ve scaled brands from zero to millions, and I’ve seen the same painful mistake repeat. Companies try to buy growth before they’ve earned it. Paid marketing is not a...
LMIRT launches rights issue to raise S$63 million
Most of the proceeds will go towards paying off loans; some of it will be used for general working capital[SINGAPORE] Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust (LMIRT) launched a non-underwritten...