Entrepreneurship
Bank of England hit by 5% inflation risk from war in Iran
An economist says that the doubling in natural gas prices alone will add 3 percentage pointsPublished Mon, Mar 9, 2026 · 10:50 PM[LONDON] The Bank of England (BOE) faces...
Grab EGM to potentially boost Anthony Tan’s voting power
The resolution, if passed, would double the voting power per Class B ordinary share from 45 to 90 votes[SINGAPORE] Grab will hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Mar...
Buybacks and director filings surge following heavy earnings season
[SINGAPORE] For the five trading sessions spanning Feb 27 to Mar 5, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of S$41 million, taking the accumulated...
Emirates to resume flights after brief halt on missile threats
Published Sat, Mar 7, 2026 · 05:01 PM[DUBAI] Dubai’s Emirates plans to resume operations after flights were temporarily suspended on Saturday (Mar 7), following disruptions caused by another round...
Wall Street opens lower as Middle East turmoil, weak jobs report weigh
Published Fri, Mar 6, 2026 · 10:42 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday (Mar 6) as the conflict raging in the Middle East threatened to...
Networking without networking: Why effective directors rely less on cocktails and more on credibility
The networks of effective directors are grounded in credibility rather than convenienceINDEPENDENT directors are expected to exercise autonomy in decision-making, oversight and thinking. Independence is rightly a cornerstone of...
UOBKH’s ‘Alpha Picks’ outperform STI in February; Keppel, Singtel added for March
Lendlease Global Reit, DFI Retail, ChinaSunsine and Reclaims Global are removed from the portfolio[SINGAPORE] With volatility heightened by geopolitical tensions, UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) has repositioned its “Alpha Picks”...
Singapore stocks fall as Iran war cripples Asian markets; STI down 2.1%
Across the broader market, losers outnumber gainers 564 to 172, after 2.4 billion securities worth S$3.6 billion change hands[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks fell on Wednesday (Mar 4) as the ongoing...
Apple launches new MacBooks with M5 chips, bigger base storage
Published Tue, Mar 3, 2026 · 10:54 PM[BENGALURU] Apple on Tuesday (Mar 3) unveiled updated MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models, featuring its latest M5-series chips and bigger base...
Manulife launches new Singapore equity income strategy
The portfolio is ‘constructed to balance income stability with capital appreciation’[SINGAPORE] Manulife Investments on Tuesday (Mar 3) announced the launch of a new Singapore-focused equity and income growth strategy...
