Entrepreneurship
India’s private market boom set to continue, as investors keep shunning China
[SINGAPORE] A surge in the value of private equity (PE) deals signed in India in the first half of this year, coupled with the inking of the country’s biggest...
OCBC to develop quantum applications with NUS, NTU and SMU
[SINGAPORE] OCBC will embark on research collaborations with three local universities to develop applications of quantum technology in derivative pricing, fraud detection and data security. The bank announced this...
TSMC posts record quarterly profit on AI demand, but is cautious on tariff impact
[TAIPEI] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s main producer of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips, posted record, forecast-beating quarterly profit on Thursday (Jul 17) but warned that future...
Japan’s Sega eyes return to 1990s gaming glory
[TOKYO] The big-screen success of 1990s video game speedster Sonic the Hedgehog has brought new fans to Japan’s Sega, which says it is poised for a comeback after two...
Amara announces it will delist from SGX mainboard on Jul 21
[SINGAPORE] Hotel and property group Amara Holdings announced on Thursday (Jul 17) that it will be officially delisted from the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange as at 9 am...
Asia: Stocks struggle as traders eye Fed saga, trade war
[HONG KONG] Asian markets fluctuated on Thursday after a rollercoaster day on Wall Street punctuated by fears Donald Trump was considering sacking the head of the US Federal Reserve.Traders...
French prosecutors demand Fiat face trial in diesel scandal
Published Thu, Jul 17, 2025 · 10:50 AM[PARIS] French prosecutors have demanded Italian car maker Fiat face trial on fraud charges over the emissions-tampering scandal that struck German giant...
Gold dips as US dollar firms, Trump’s Powell remarks ease market jitters
Published Thu, Jul 17, 2025 · 10:22 AM[BENGALURU] Gold prices dipped in early Asian trade on Thursday (Jul 17), pressured by a firmer US dollar and easing market tensions...
Fed’s New York president says tariff economic impact is only just starting
[NEW YORK] US Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams said that monetary policy is in the right place to allow central bankers to monitor the economy...
Hong Kong’s US$25 billion pile of soured debt spurs talks to form ‘bad bank’
[HONG KONG] The pile of non-performing loans (NPLs) at Hong Kong lenders has grown so large that some in the industry have discussed the creation of a “bad bank”...
