Entrepreneurship
Oil gains nearly 3% after abrupt end to Russia-Ukraine talks
Published Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 09:09 PM[LONDON] Oil prices gained nearly 3 per cent on Wednesday (Feb 18) after peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in Geneva ended...
Carrefour CEO eyes higher profits under core markets refocus
Published Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 03:22 PM[PARIS] Carrefour aims for one billion euros (S$1.5 billion) in annual cost cuts as part of CEO Alexandre Bompard’s new plan to...
Billionaire Henry Cheng’s units agree settlement with Hong Kong regulator
The SFC says that the settlement is in the public interest and underscored the need to comply with takeover rulesPublished Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 01:30 PM[HONG KONG] Business...
New Zealand holds key rate, sees policy staying accommodative
The RBNZ’s new forecasts indicate some chance of a quarter-point hike later this yearPublished Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 11:22 AM[WELLINGTON] New Zealand’s central bank held interest rates at...
IMF urges Japan to keep raising rates, avoid reducing sales tax
With inflation exceeding its 2% target for nearly four years, the BOJ has signalled its readiness to keep hiking ratesPublished Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 09:26 AM[TOKYO] The International...
National Australia Bank’s shares hit record high on robust first-quarter cash profit
Australia’s top business lender has posted cash earnings of A$2 billion for the quarter ended Dec 31Published Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 08:46 AM[BENGALURU] National Australia Bank’s (NAB) shares...
Equities close with slight gains as tech shares recover
Traders are pricing in a chance of roughly 63% for a rate cut of at least 25 basis points at the Fed’s June meeting, the first with odds above...
Every time a startup stalls, these 5 blind spots are to blame
You know the feeling. Growth flattens. The energy dips. The metrics are not terrible, but they are not moving. You tell yourself it is just a slow month, a...
7 hard truths about the loneliness of early entrepreneurship
You expected the late nights. You expected the financial risk. You expected your friends to not fully understand what a pre seed round actually means. What you probably did...
7 reasons saying “yes” too early is the biggest founder trap
You tell yourself it is momentum. The customer wants a custom feature. An investor offers a small check with complicated terms. A potential partner promises “exposure.” In the early...
