Entrepreneurship

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...
Return to Sender: Mail Mistakes and How to Fix Them
Ever sent a letter or package only to have it come back marked “Return to Sender”? It’s frustrating, right? Whether it’s a wrong address, an unclaimed package, or something...
CDL CEO Sherman Kwek disappointed by father’s “extreme actions” against him after suits filed
CITY Developments Ltd (CDL) group chief executive officer Sherman Kwek said recent changes to the board have “never been about ousting our esteemed chairman”, responding to moves by his...
Adobe brings free Photoshop app to phones, courting younger users
The free version of the Photoshop app will have features such as splitting a photo into separate layers, masking off parts of it and adding textADOBE said on Tuesday...