Entrepreneurship

Michael Saylor’s crypto project pounded after US$12.4 billion loss
Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 06:43 AM[NEW YORK] Bitcoin’s plunge below US$65,000 is intensifying the crisis rocking the digital-asset complex, and few companies are more exposed than Michael...
Amazon says it will spend US$200 billion this year on AI build-out
Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 06:23 AM[SEATTLE] Amazon.com said that it plans to spend US$200 billion this year on data centres, chips and other equipment, worrying investors the...
European shares fall as investors gauge earnings, ECB keeps rates unchanged
Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 05:52 AMEUROPEAN shares fell on Thursday as the European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged but offered no clues about its next move, while investors...
How to protect your intellectual property as a new founder
You finally have something real: a prototype, a name, maybe your first customers. And then it hits you. What if someone copies this? What if a contractor walks away...
Wall Street opens lower on anxiety over Alphabet’s capex plans
Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 10:45 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Feb 5) as investors fretted over Alphabet’s spending plans and Qualcomm’s downbeat...
China warns of security risks linked to OpenClaw open-source AI agent
The industry ministry cautions that organisations using it should apply robust identity authentication and access controlsPublished Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 09:37 PM[BEIJING] China’s industry ministry on Thursday (Feb...
EV maker Nio set to record first adjusted operating profit for Q4 FY2025
The turnaround is driven by ‘sustained growth’ in sales volume and a favourable product mix[SINGAPORE] Electric vehicle manufacturer Nio expects to record its first-ever quarterly adjusted operating profit for...
HPH Trust’s H2 DPU down 9.7% to HK$0.065; braces for continued uncertainty over US-China tariffs
The trust warns of ‘gradual restructuring of shipping routes and cargo flows’ as trade remains volatile[SINGAPORE] Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust) declared a distribution per unit (DPU) of...
Elliott raises Toyota Industries stake in push to block buyout
Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 06:20 PM[TOKYO] Elliott Investment Management has increased its stake in Toyota Industries again as the activist investor ramps up efforts to block the...
HSBC to cull underperformers as some bankers face zero bonuses
It wants to emulate its Wall Street rivals with a more hard-edged, “eat-what-you-kill” stancePublished Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 04:51 PM[LONDON] HSBC Holdings is preparing to hand some bankers...
Shell keeps buybacks steady as profit falls, misses expectations
It has a Q4 net profit of US$3.3 billion, dropping 11% from the year before amid lower oil pricesPublished Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 04:40 PM[LONDON] Shell’s fourth-quarter net...
Analysts lift target prices for Singtel after STT GDC deal – with highest upside over 10%
[SINGAPORE] At least two brokerages have raised their target prices for Singtel, following the telco’s move to acquire a stake in data centre operator STT GDC as part of...