Entrepreneurship

Trump weighs using US$2 billion in Chips Act funding for critical minerals, sources say
[ad_1] THE Trump administration is considering a plan to reallocate at least US$2 billion from the Chips Act to fund critical minerals projects and boost Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s influence...
Oil rises 1% on stalled Russia-Ukraine peace talks, strong US demand
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Oil prices rose by nearly a dollar a barrel on Thursday as Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for a stalled peace process, and as earlier US data...
Embracing the Ugly Truth Will Set You Free
[ad_1] Curiosity leads us to truth, but that truth isn’t always pretty. In fact, it’s often a nightmare—raw, ugly, and exposing. When we face our deepest truths, we confront parts...
US: Wall Street opens lower as investors brace for Fed meet; Walmart slides
[ad_1] Published Thu, Aug 21, 2025 · 09:44 PMWALL Street’s main indices opened lower on Thursday (Aug 21), as investors turned cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s three-day conference...
Thomson Medical secures S$225 million Islamic revolving credit facility
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Thomson Medical Group has obtained a S$225 million Islamic revolving credit facility from Maybank in Singapore, the company said on Thursday (Aug 21). This facility can be converted...
Johnson & Johnson to invest US$2 billion to boost US manufacturing as drug tariffs loom
[ad_1] Published Thu, Aug 21, 2025 · 06:58 PM[NEW YORK] Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said on Thursday (Aug 21) it would invest US$2 billion in North Carolina as it aims...
Singapore shares rise as market eagerly awaits signals of interest rate cuts; STI up 0.3%
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Singapore shares rose on Thursday (Aug 21), as the market awaits for hints from US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell about the future of interest rates.The benchmark Straits...
Hyflux’s legal head did not raise issues over non-compliance of listing rules for draft announcement, witness says
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The legal head of Hyflux did not raise any issue of non-compliance with the listing rules in a draft of an announcement on the company being named the...
Hyflux’s legal head did not raise issues over non-compliance of listing rules for draft announcement, says witness
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The legal head of Hyflux did not raise any issues of non-compliance with Singapore Exchange (SGX) listing rules regarding a draft announcement, the court heard on Thursday (Aug...
Asia: Markets creep up as investors await key speech
[ad_1] ASIAN markets edged mostly upward in muted morning trading on Thursday, one day before a key speech expected to offer signals about future interest rate cuts in the United...
Bank of Japan chief’s dogged caution tempers board’s hawkish instincts
[ad_1] [TOKYO] In 2024, Kazuo Ueda delivered Japan‘s first interest rate hike in 17 years, a bold shift for a central bank once dominated by advocates of ultra-loose monetary settings -...
AI job cuts debacle sees biggest Australia bank reverse tack
[ad_1] [SYDNEY] Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) reversed a decision to cut 45 customer service roles due to new artificial intelligence (AI) technology after pressure from the country’s main financial...