Entrepreneurship
Venezuelan banks will get US$300 million of oil money to sell on exchange market: sources
FOUR Venezuelan banks were notified this week by the country’s government that they will split US$300 million of oil revenues deposited in an account in Qatar, enabling them to...
Great Marketing Is Broken—and I’m Fixing Access
Marketing shouldn’t be a luxury item. Yet for too many brands, that’s how it’s priced, packaged, and delivered. My view is simple: great marketing is unfairly out of reach,...
JPMorgan eclipses Dimensional as world’s biggest active ETF firm
The bank’s asset management arm currently controls nearly US$257 billion in active ETFs worldwide[NEW YORK] JPMorgan Asset Management has a new superlative: The firm now hails as the world’s...
Porsche sales slump most in 16 years on poor China demand
Its sales are down 26% as the nation’s economic slowdown hit consumers across all income brackets[BERLIN] Porsche’s deliveries fell 10 per cent last year, following weak demand for electric...
K-pop, Chinese games to drive Asia tech sector growth: Macquarie
[SINGAPORE] 2026 is poised to be a boom year for the Asian Internet sector, as companies pivot from consolidation to aggressive monetisation and ecosystem integration.The resurgence follows two challenging...
Asian shares near record high on AI optimism, dollar up on receding Fed cut bets
[SINGAPORE] Asian stocks advanced on Friday as the artificial intelligence boom regained momentum, while the dollar held near a six-week high after upbeat US economic data left traders trimming...
European shares extend record run on technology, financial gains
EUROPEAN shares scaled a new record high on Thursday, boosted by technology and financial stocks as investors assessed several positive earnings updates and signs of resilience in the German economy.The...
Goldman Sachs’ profit rises on dealmaking, trading strength
Its profit attributable to common shareholders rises to US$4.4 billion in Q4, from US$3.9 billion a year before[BENGALURU/NEW YORK] Goldman Sachs’ profit rose in the fourth quarter, fuelled by dealmaking, stronger trading...
Stop Chasing Funding, Start Chasing Customers
There’s a lie many founders hear on day one: you need outside money to build a real business. You don’t. The first step isn’t a pitch deck. It’s a...
Stop Accepting “Agency Horror Stories” As Normal
I hear the same story from founders and CMOs every week. A smooth pitch. Big promises. Then missed deadlines, vague reports, and vanishing accountability. That shouldn’t be the standard....
