Business
Foldable smartphones and agentic AI are the new mobile PCs
The world of work is constantly evolving. Our understanding of “the office” has shifted over generations, from bustling open-plan floors,…
Section
Business
Business
US: Nasdaq opens slightly higher after Nvidia results
The tech-heavy Nasdaq index opened slightly higher on Thursday (Aug 28), as investors weighed the AI chip giant’s upbeat forecasts against…
Business
Journeys’ Parent Genesco Raises Full-Year Guidance After Q2 Sales Growth
Journeys’ parent company Genesco Inc. is raising its full-year guidance after reporting sales growth in the second quarter. According to…
Business
Key changes in Temasek’s leadership as it creates three new entities
In one of Temasek Holdings’ biggest overhauls since 1974, the Singapore investment company will form three wholly owned entities to…
Business
China gets closer to finding its own Nvidia
A NEW China-buys-China narrative is taking shape as Beijing steps up its tech rivalry with the US. The world’s second-largest economy not…
Business
Five Below is opening 150 new stores this year as other retailers close. Here’s a list of locations coming soon
Retail store closures have been a common story in 2025. This month alone, the U.K.-based lifestyle and apparel chain FatFace announced…
Business
Deutsche Bank fined US$3 million by Hong Kong securities regulator
Deutsche Bank has been fined US$3.05 million over various breaches between 2015 and 2023, Hong Kong’s securities regulator said on…
Business
Mainland Chinese traders sell record amount of Hong Kong stocks
Investors in mainland China sold a record HK$20.4 billion (S$4.1 billion) worth of Hong Kong-listed stocks on Thursday (Aug 28), a sign…
Business
Didi posts Q2 loss of US$350 million on lawsuit provision
Revenue rose 10.9%, partly fuelled by growth in overseas business. Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global reported on Thursday (Aug 28) a…
Business
The Green Economy Is Rife with Fraud
A multimillionaire Democratic donor’s guilty plea raises broader questions about corruption in environmentalist schemes like carbon-offset…
Business
Shopify just acquired its own ‘Navy SEAL’ design squad. It could set off a talent war for designers
“Design is the main differentiator in the age of AI,” Carl Rivera says. For months, Rivera, Shopify’s chief design officer, has been…
Business
Singapore stocks rise as T-bill yield hits 40-month low; STI up 0.2%
Across the broader market, losers beat gainers 281 to 232, after 1.2 billion securities worth S$1.2 billion change hands The local bourse…
Business
Google is training its AI tools on YouTube videos. These creators aren't happy
Santa Ana-based entrepreneur Charlie Chang spent years posting finance videos on YouTube before he made a profit. Today, Chang’s media…
Business
Google’s still not giving us the full picture on AI energy use
“We’re not comfortable revealing that for various reasons,” Dean told me on our call. The total number is an abstract measure that changes…
Business
Changes proposed to Wales holiday let tax rules
Controversial tax rules for owners of self-catering holiday accommodation in Wales look set to change following proposals put forward by…
Business
Trump’s pressure on Fed independence holds global risk, ECB’s Rehn says
President Donald Trump’s escalating attacks on the US Federal Reserve could have substantial and global knock-on effects on the financial…
Business
Temasek shakes up leadership as it prepares for renewal
Temasek Holdings will divide its operations into three entities, in one of the biggest overhauls in its 51-year history, as it prepares…
Business
In Finland, this giant battery is helping heat apartments and offices—using sand
A small town in Finland is experimenting with a new type of infrastructure: the world’s largest sand battery. The battery—a 42-foot-tall,…
Business
Venice Market Kicks Off With Robust Numbers, an Added Day, and Stronger Latin American and Middle East Presence
Just as George Clooney and Adam Sandler hit the Lido for Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly,” the Venice Production Bridge is kicking off with…
Business
Malaysia says China ready to provide assistance in rare earths processing
China is prepared to provide Malaysia technical and technological assistance in rare earths processing, though it has asked for any…
Business
Buffett’s Berkshire lifts stakes in Japan trading houses, buoys shares
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has raised its stakes in Mitsubishi and Mitsui & Co, according to the Japanese trading houses,…
Business
GLP secures up to US$1.5 billion investment from Adia unit
Global logistics builder and investor GLP has secured up to US$1.5 billion of investment from a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi…
Business
SingPost past and present: How a 200-year old monopoly got disrupted
Some have quipped that the postal service is the original social media. It facilitated widespread communication and connection over…
Business
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI boom far from over
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday (Aug 27) dismissed concern about an end to a spending boom on artificial intelligence chips and said…