Entrepreneurship

The Assembly Place opens 37% above IPO price in Catalist debut
[SINGAPORE] The Assembly Place rose at its Catalist debut on Friday (Jan 23), which marks the second listing of a co-living operator on the Singapore Exchange. It commenced trading...
Co-living operator The Assembly Place opens 34.8% above IPO price in Catalist debut
[SINGAPORE] The Assembly Place rose at its Catalist debut on Friday (Jan 23), which marks the second listing of a co-living operator on the Singapore Exchange. It commenced trading...
Malaysia’s strong ringgit squeezes export reliant glove makers
Published Fri, Jan 23, 2026 · 08:42 AM[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s world-leading producers of latex gloves are facing tightened profit margins as the nation’s strong currency bites into US dollar-denominated...
Crocs bets US$150 clogs shaped like Lego bricks will generate buzz
The casual footwear maker needs a new hit as the rapid growth of recent years fadesPublished Fri, Jan 23, 2026 · 08:13 AMLEGO fans will soon be able to...
Danantara shifts into deployment era with US$12 billion war chest
The fund is “closely watching” global liquidity shifts, including in China, Japan and South KoreaPublished Fri, Jan 23, 2026 · 07:51 AM[HONG KONG/SINGAPORE] Indonesian sovereign wealth fund Danantara is...
Stretched valuations no barrier to global equity opportunities in 2026: panellists
Investors can still generate returns by being risk-on in a diversified manner, say market watchers[SINGAPORE] Risk assets will likely continue to perform well globally in 2026, even though valuations...
Amazon plans thousands more corporate job cuts next week, sources say
Published Fri, Jan 23, 2026 · 06:56 AM[SAN FRANCISCO] Amazon is planning a second round of job cuts next week as part of its broader goal of trimming some 30,000...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s pay rises to US$43 million in 2025
Published Fri, Jan 23, 2026 · 06:45 AMJPMORGAN Chase said on Thursday its longtime CEO Jamie Dimon‘s 2025 pay package climbed about 10 per cent to US$43 million.His compensation included...
Autodesk to cut about 7% of staff amid sales reorganisation push
Published Fri, Jan 23, 2026 · 06:04 AM[NEW YORK] Software company Autodesk is planning to cut around 1,000 jobs, or about 7 per cent of its workforce, as it...
Apple asks Indian court to stop antitrust body from seeking its financials
The US tech giant argues that being forced to comply now will defeat its main legal challenge against India’s penalty rulesPublished Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 10:26 PM[NEW DELHI]...
Prudential pays RM1.5 billion to raise stake in Malaysia unit to 70%
The insurer currently holds a 51% interest while local partner Detik Ria owns the rest[SINGAPORE] Prudential will pay RM1.5 billion (S$483 million) in cash to increase its stake in...
Singapore stocks rise as Trump softens Greenland stance; STI up 0.4%
The iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index, meanwhile, is down 0.1% or 1.02 points at 1,483.97[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Thursday (Jan 22), tracking a global relief rally after...