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AI Agents for Business Just Got a $77M Vote of Confidence
AI agents for business get a fresh vote of confidence as Ema raises $77 million, signaling where enterprise automation budgets are headed.
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Cash Flow Management Tightens as Buyers Push Back
A survey of 1,500 founders found 90% saw customer behavior shift this year. What it means for cash flow management heading into Q4.
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Teofimo Lopez’s Rise: From A Brooklyn Kid to a Florida-Based Amateur Boxer to World Titles and Takeover Promotions
Teofimo Lopez opens up on his path to multiple world titles, building Takeover Promotions, and the adversity that shaped his boxing career.
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Stocks to watch: Suntec Reit, Boustead Singapore
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Sep 21): Read more at The…
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says there’s ‘0% chance’ that world will end in 2030
He reiterates his stance that AI can be safely managed as calls for more guardrails mount Read more at The Business Times.
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SBA Size Standards Overhaul Closes for Comment Sept 21
The SBA size standards overhaul would cut 995 thresholds to 338 and raise many sharply. Comments close September 21. Here is the founder…
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Why the global oil market hinges on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline
GLOBAL oil supply has been squeezed for months as the impasse over reopening the Strait of Hormuz continues. Now, the market is grappling…
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Singapore shares edge lower as DFI Retail slides; STI down 0.08%
Hongkong Land leads the gainers on the blue-chip index Read more at The Business Times.
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20 Companies and Over 1 Billion Dollars Later
Brent Freeman closed a $10 million deal at 23 and woke up feeling empty. He spent two decades studying the neuroscience of burnout to…
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Big questions remain if the Fed’s rate increase is a one-off or the start of a longer hiking cycle
Chair Kevin Warsh hints that he will support further rate hikes until they become restrictive Read more at The Business Times.
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Pricing Strategy Gets Harder as Input Costs Climb
Pricing strategy is the hardest call founders face this fall. Energy, freight and raw material costs are rising faster than customers will…
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AI Agents for Business Keep Stalling at Your Books
AI agents for business stall the moment they touch your books. Chift raised 10.5 million euros to build the financial plumbing underneath…
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UltraGreen.ai says it remains focused on maintaining market share in the US amid stiff competition
Firm is ‘actively engaging’ with distribution partners there as part of its broader growth strategy, it notes Read more at The Business…
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Singapore shares fall as local banks end mixed; STI down 0.1%
Hongkong Land leads gainers on the blue-chip index Read more at The Business Times.
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Business Valuation Tools Reach the 30-Person HVAC Shop
Reins launched an AI business valuation product for contractors. Why knowing your number matters long before you plan to sell anything.
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Dollar ticks up as oil prices climb, Fed rate hike chances firm
Markets now see a Fed hike on Wednesday as a near certainty Read more at The Business Times.
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Singapore, Asia markets fall on Tuesday amid calls for AI slowdown; STI down 1.4%
Mapletree Pan-Asia Commercial Trust leads the gainers on the blue-chip index Read more at The Business Times.
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AI Content Creation Drives Pocket FM Past $500M ARR
Pocket Entertainment crossed $500 million ARR with 550,000 creators. Here is what its ai content creation engine means for small brands.
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Singapore stocks end higher on Monday amid mixed regional showing; STI up 0.4%
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding is the biggest gainer on the benchmark index, rising 2.6% to S$5.11 Read more at The Business Times.
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Grab to increase autonomous vehicle fleet to 50, eyes expansion beyond Punggol
It is also preparing to roll out on-demand, point-to-point autonomous rides in the estate Read more at The Business Times.
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Fed’s Warsh poised to pull trigger and raise rates for the first time under his watch
Even as Trump continues to demand a cut, economists are expecting the central bank to increase rates by 25 basis points Read more at The…
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S-Reits extend fundraising momentum in 2026
[SINGAPORE] Real Estate Investment Trusts in Singapore (S-Reits) have continued to demonstrate robust fundraising activity in 2026,…
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AI slowdown calls from Anthropic, OpenAI may weigh on chip stocks, but rally seen intact
Some investors argue that a slower pace of AI development could ultimately be positive for the industry Read more at The Business Times.
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Oracle to spend an additional US$700 million on more job cuts
It is grappling with a cash crunch tied to the development of large-scale data centres for AI work Read more at The Business Times.