Entrepreneurship
Trump axes Chevron‘s Venezuela oil license, citing lack of electoral reforms
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was reversing a license given to Chevron to operate in Venezuela by his predecessor Joe Biden more than two years ago, accusing President...
Alphabet’s Google cuts employees in cloud division
The cloud layoffs come as the tech industry’s culling of its corporate workforces has become all but standard in a new yearALPHABET’S Google on Wednesday (Feb 26) cut staffers...
US: Wall St opens higher with spotlight on Nvidia results
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Wednesday (Feb 26), after logging several days of declines, as investors awaited Nvidia’s results to gauge the direction of AI demand and...
Paid Time Off: The New Workplace Battle
Paid time off (PTO) has become a significant topic in today’s workplaces. What was once a perk has now turned into a standard expectation, but challenges remain. While some...
Hong Kong to launch scheme to facilitate tech listing applications
HONG Kong will launch a scheme to facilitate listings of tech companies on the stock exchange, the latest move to boost the appeal of the fundraising hub amid growing...
UOB Kay Hian’s H2 earnings up 9.2%
KEY POINTSH2 FY2024UOB Kay Hian’s net profit rose 9.2 per cent year on year to S$110.3 million for the second half of financial year 2024 ended December, the securities...
Singapore shares fall as company earnings disappoint; STI down 0.2%
On the broader market, gainers beat losers 330 to 236 after 1.5 billion securities worth S$1.7 billion changed handsSINGAPORE shares fell on Wednesday as Straits Times Index (STI) constituents...
Maybank Q4 profit rises 6.1% to RM2.5 billion
MAYBANK’S net profit for the fourth quarter rose 6.1 per cent to RM2.5 billion (S$764 million), supported by improved regional economic conditions, the bank said on Wednesday (Feb 26).Malaysia’s...
Plans to nationalise? Ask the government, says SingPost’s chairman
THE question of whether there are plans to nationalise Singapore Post (SingPost) should be posed to the government, said Simon Israel, chairman of the listed national postal service provider.“You...
Thai central bank cuts key policy rate amid slow growth, trade policy risks
THAILAND’S central bank cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday (Feb 26), a move it said was a response to a weaker growth outlook...
