Entrepreneurship
China makes pitch for more private cash in cross-border projects
[ad_1] [BEIJING] China’s Finance Minister Lan Fo’an has urged a greater role for private investment in ensuring sustainable funding for cross-border infrastructure, warning that emerging countries are running short of...
Gold prices flat as fragile Iran-Israel ceasefire tempers safe-haven demand
[ad_1] [BENGALURU] Gold prices held their ground on Wednesday (Jun 25) as a tentative ceasefire between Iran and Israel dampened safe-haven demand, though a weaker US dollar and bargain-hunting after...
Trump’s chip tariff threat sparks pushback from auto industry to tech
[ad_1] [WASHINGTON] Blowback to US President Donald Trump’s idea of tariffs on imported semiconductors is proving to be broad and deep, stretching from auto companies and boat makers to the...
Target explores factory-direct shipping model used by Temu
[ad_1] [CHICAGO] Target is testing the delivery of products directly to customers’ homes from factories, said sources familiar with the matter, an effort by the big-box retailer to launch a...
BlackBerry raises annual revenue forecast on robust demand for cybersecurity services
[ad_1] The Waterloo-based company now sees fiscal year 2026 revenue in the range of US$508 million to US$538 million, up from its earlier forecast of US$504 million to US$534 millionPublished...
US: Iran-Israel ceasefire lifts stocks
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks jumped on Tuesday (Jun 24) as an Iran-Israel ceasefire appeared to hold through its first day and oil prices continued their retreat.Major indices spent...
Three Arrows founders fail in appeal for orders to disclose crypto fund dealings to be set aside
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The Court of Appeal on Tuesday (Jun 24) dismissed an application by the founders of Three Arrows Capital (3AC) to set aside orders requiring them to disclose their...
Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund Danantara loans US$405 million to flag carrier Garuda
[ad_1] Garuda will receive about US$111 million of the funding, with the remainder going to Citilink for maintenance of about 15 grounded jetsPublished Tue, Jun 24, 2025 · 05:33 PM[JAKARTA]...
Toyota crashes Indonesia’s used-car party with US$120 million bet
[ad_1] [JAKARTA] It’s an alliance everyone saw coming.After decades of dominating Indonesia’s automotive industry, Toyota and Astra are joining forces for the country’s used-car market. The Japanese automaker shelled out US$120 million...
Acrophyte Hospitality Trust mulls suspending or reducing distributions under strategy review
[ad_1] The manager says it faces challenges in funding the capital expenditures that many of its properties require [SINGAPORE] The managers of Acrophyte Hospitality Trust are considering temporarily suspending or...
