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COE premiums up across the board; Cat A price hits all-time high of S$133,009
Price for a Category B COE inches up 3.1% from S$131,001 to S$135,001 Read more at The Business Times.
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China curbs humanoid IPOs after Unitree’s volatile debut
[BEIJING] Chinese regulators are tightening the approval for humanoid startups planning IPOs after a volatile debut by industry leader…
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Tips for Entrepreneurs to Protect Their Business and Assets
Building any kind of business is risky, but having the right systems in place can protect your assets before a dispute arises.
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Malaysia's data centres guzzling more power as temperatures soar
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s data centres are consuming more power as temperatures rise, leaving a 9 gigawatt gas-fired capacity gap for the…
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Singdollar emerges as safe haven currency amid US dollar volatility: BOS CIO
Bank of Singapore’s Jean Chia notes that the Republic’s market holds for its defensive qualities, dividend yields Read more at The…
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Small Business Hiring Slows While Pay Keeps Climbing
Small business hiring cooled to 29,500 net jobs in August while average pay hit $37.31 an hour. Here is how to plan your next hire around…
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Google, Cathay Pacific use AI to tackle aviation’s top climate headache
The solution mitigates the warming effects of contrails by adjusting flight paths Read more at The Business Times.
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DBS, Citi bypass traditional banking hours in cross-border tokenised deposit trial
Standard cross-border settlement can take up to 2 business days due to time zones, weekend closures Read more at The Business Times.
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China insurer capital injections could boost stock investments, analysts say
Five state insurers to get 70 billion yuan, sooner than market expected Read more at The Business Times.
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Opec+ set to keep October oil output policy unchanged as quota talks loom: sources
Unlike in the past, the group’s supply decisions have had a limited impact on the market Read more at The Business Times.
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German startup Isar reaches orbit in boost to Europe’s homegrown launch ambitions
Global players in satellite launch market include Elon Musk’s SpaceX and French ArianeGroup Read more at The Business Times.
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German rocket reaches space as Europe enters satellite launch race
Global players in satellite launch market include Elon Musk’s SpaceX and French ArianeGroup Read more at The Business Times.
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India's NSE eyes Sep 21-week listing after regulator clears IPO, sources say
NSE has been valued at about US$55 billion in the unlisted market Read more at The Business Times.
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LTL Freight: 5 Ways Merchants Cut Heavy Shipping Costs
ShipStation put LTL freight inside its parcel platform. Here are five ways small merchants can cut heavy shipping costs without a full…
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Why Startups Fail: Record Funding, Record Shutdowns
Record venture funding and record shutdowns arrived together in 2026. New data on why startups fail shows most close with almost no cash…
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Economists see final ECB hike next week in split with markets
The Strait of Hormuz “has become the swing factor for the ECB’s future decisions” Read more at The Business Times.
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Fraud Prevention Draws $156M as Socure Buys Fravity
Fraud prevention drew $156 million as Socure hit a $5.2B valuation and bought Fravity. Here is what founders should copy in their controls.
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Agentic Commerce: 5 Ways to Get Picked by AI Agents
Agentic commerce is live in Google Search and ChatGPT. Here are five ways small brands can get picked by AI shopping agents this quarter.
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Malaysia’s central bank maintains key policy rate, says growth momentum to continue in 2027
Bank Negara Malaysia maintains its overnight policy rate at 2.75% Read more at The Business Times.
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CapitaLand Investment retrenches 90 Singapore staff in 2026 as part of restructuring
This is around 4% of its workforce in the city state Read more at The Business Times.
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Vendor Lock In Bites as OpenAI Cuts Off Cursor
OpenAI will cut Cursor's model access in November after SpaceX bought its parent. Here is what the split teaches founders about vendor…
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CEO Succession Planning: What Apple’s Handoff Shows
John Ternus becomes Apple CEO today. Here is what founders can learn about CEO succession planning from a handoff announced four months…
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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…
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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…