Business
Product Led Growth Pays: Wispr Raises $280M at $2B Value
Wispr has closed a $280 million Series B at a $2 billion valuation, led by Menlo Ventures and announced on August 17. The round brings…
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Business
Why Outsourcing Customer Service is a Smart Growth Strategy
Customer expectations in today’s society are higher than ever before; customers expect an answer immediately at any time, day or night,…
Business
Video: The Hidden Number Driving U.S. Job Growth
new video loaded: The Hidden Number Driving U.S. Job Growth After a year of just 181,000 new jobs, January’s 131,000 increase in the U.S.…
Business
What’s the Best Way to Invest $500,000 for Growth?
Earning money is often the easiest aspect of personal finance. The real challenge comes with figuring out how to compound growth and turn…
Business
Africa’s economic growth set to overtake Asia's
Africa’s economic growth this year is forecast to outpace Asia’s for the first time, according to the International Monetary Fund, though…
Business
Singapore bank lending hits fastest monthly growth since Dec 2024; full-year lending at multi-year high
For the whole of 2025, bank lending up 5.8% at S$10.26 trillion, MAS data indicates Singapore’s bank lending in December 2025 charted the…
Business
German central bank predicts only slight growth in first quarter
A stele with the inscription "Deutsche Bundesbank Eurosystem" stands in front of the Bundesbank headquarters. Arne Dedert/dpa The German…
Business
K-pop, Chinese games to drive Asia tech sector growth: Macquarie
2026 is poised to be a boom year for the Asian Internet sector, as companies pivot from consolidation to aggressive monetisation and…
Business
Africa’s jobs and growth conundrum
Alexis’s view The World Bank’s global economic forecast for the year ahead was, on the face of it, full of good news for African…
Politics
Global EV sales growth likely to slow after 20% jump in rocky 2025: research firm
GLOBAL EV registrations grew 20 per cent last year but are likely to lose pace in 2026, data showed on Wednesday, as a slowdown in China…
Business
Singapore stocks flat; latest factory output data posts solid growth
Singapore stocks ended flat on Friday (Dec 26), even as the latest factory output data pointed to continued strength in manufacturing…
Politics
Job Growth This Year Paints a Grim Picture of Trump’s Economy
President Donald Trump wants to pretend like he’s not crippling the economy, but job growth in 2025 has dropped by more than half, and…
Business
Singtel tops buybacks; Soon Hock and EnGro chairs boost stakes; Sanli eyes growth with placement
Over the five trading sessions from Nov 21 to 27, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional outflow of…
Business
Bank Indonesia seeks rate cuts while balancing stability, growth
Tariff worries have made the rupiah South-east Asia’s worst-performing currency this year Bank Indonesia (BI) will strike a balance…
Business
Human Made seeks growth beyond China as tensions with Japan rise
Its expansion coincides with a global surge in interest in Japanese pop culture, fuelled by anime and video games, while a weaker yen…
Business
China’s central bank pledges flexible monetary policy to support growth
China’s central bank pledged on Friday (Oct 24) to calibrate the intensity, timing and pace of monetary policy based on economic…
Business
iFast Q3 net profit rises 54.7% to S$26 million on overall revenue growth
Digital bank and wealth management platform iFast posted a 54.7 per cent rise in net profit to S$26 million for its third quarter ended…
Business
Nokia profit surges past estimates on network growth
Nokia’s adjusted profit for the third quarter beat estimates, thanks to growth in its network infrastructure and optical networks…
Business
Coface eyes growth in South-east Asia amid rising trade risks
The French trade credit insurer is betting on Asia as the global economy’s driving force In a world where global trade faces mounting…
Business
Electronic Arts buyout talk highlights video game struggles as growth slows
Observers worry the move suggests EA executives are looking for an exit because of concerns about the future of the video-game industry…
Business
Singapore stocks rise on Tuesday; STI gains 0.1% as investors react to growth forecast
Across the broader market, decliners outnumber advancers 306 to 257 after about 1.5 billion shares worth S$1.4 billion change hands Local…
Business
Toll Group banks on India’s logistics growth amid rise of ‘quick commerce’
While Singapore is its top Asia market, India is the ‘most exciting’, says executive chairman Thomas Knudsen Toll Group expects its Indian…
News
Why Finding Your Tribe Is Essential for Personal Growth
At twenty-one, I faced a devastating medical prognosis. The doctor entered my hospital room, looked me in the eye, and delivered the…
Fashion
Shein opens its supply network to fashion brands to boost growth
In addition to mounting external operational challenges, the company has faced significant hurdles in its push for an initial public…