Posts by Stephanie Irvin
US Supreme Court Delivers Critical Strike to Trump Trade Empire: Global Tariffs in Landmark Ruling, Exporters Upbeat
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday unleashed a colossal blow to the pillar of the Trump economy: his broad tariffs on the trade partners of America across the globe. The 6-3 ruling written by Chief Justice John Roberts said that Trump had exceeded his authority under an emergency law of 1977, which eliminated general import…
Read More7 meeting mistakes that instantly signal rookie founder
You can have traction, you can have revenue, and you can even have a decent deck. But if you run meetings poorly, people quietly downgrade you. Investors notice it on Zoom. Senior hires notice it in your all hands. Even early customers feel it in a sales call. Meetings are one of the fastest pattern…
Read MoreTime Efficiency As a Lifestyle: Habits That Fuel Long‑Term Success and Purpose
People frequently think of time management as a technique to get more work done with fewer resources or to get teams to do more tasks. But teams that do well see time in a different way. For them, being efficient doesn’t mean doing more; it means working together to do the most important things. It’s…
Read MoreJapan’s US$550 billion investment in US seen widening gains on hedged JGBs
Yields on hedged Japanese government bonds may increase on rising costs for US dollar funding Published Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 05:04 PM [TOKYO] Japanese government bonds (JGBs) may become an inadvertent beneficiary of a wave of investment into the United States being hammered out between Tokyo and Washington. Japan last year agreed to invest…
Read MoreNvidia sells off stake in Arm, a company it once tried to buy
The world’s most valuable company has become a major investor across the technology industry Published Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 12:59 PM [SAN FRANCISCO] Nvidia sold off the last of its stake in Arm Holdings, a chip technology company that it tried and failed to acquire five years ago. Nvidia unloaded 1.1 million shares, worth…
Read MoreOil prices slide 2% to two-week low on talk of progress in US-Iran talks
Investors are closely watching US-Iran relations as any escalation or conflict could lead to Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz Published Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 06:47 AM [NEW YORK] Oil prices fell about 2 per cent to a two-week low on Tuesday (Feb 17) on hopes tensions between the United States and Iran were…
Read MoreA RM11 billion takeover battle is testing Malay economic clout. Malaysia PM Anwar now holds all the cards
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim holds the fate of Sunway’s RM11 billion (S$3.5 billion) takeover bid of IJM in his hands, as racial politics and controversial graft allegations swirl around the deal. The Jan 12 offer by the Sunway conglomerate – founded by tycoon Jeffrey Cheah – for IJM Corporation, one of Malaysia’s…
Read MoreByteDance pledges to prevent unauthorised IP use on AI video tool
Disney has sent a cease-and-desist letter accusing the Chinese company of using its characters to train and power the tool without permission Published Mon, Feb 16, 2026 · 03:00 PM [BEIJING] ByteDance will take steps to prevent the unauthorised use of intellectual property on its artificial intelligence (AI) video generator Seedance 2.0, the Chinese tech…
Read MoreSingapore stocks end almost flat before Chinese New Year; STI inches up 0.02%
Across the broader market, gainers outnumber decliners 294 to 197, with 765.9 million securities worth S$954.9 million traded [SINGAPORE] Local shares ended almost flat on Monday (Feb 16) ahead of the Chinese New Year break, as data showed that the Republic’s key exports grew a slower-than-expected 9.3 per cent year on year in January. The…
Read MoreAirAsia chief says brand unit is nearing Nasdaq backdoor listing
Published Mon, Feb 16, 2026 · 11:07 AM [KUALA LUMPUR] AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes said that the Asian airline’s branding unit is closing in on a Nasdaq-listed target for a backdoor listing later this year that would value the newly created entity at about US$1.5 billion. The deal, which will involve the merger of the…
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