Posts by Yurie Miyazawa
Stellantis plunges after taking 22 billion euros hit on EVs
The writedowns, which include some 6.5 billion euros in cash payments mainly to compensate suppliers Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 06:47 PM [MILAN] Stellantis shares fell the most on record after the automaker announced 22 billion euros (S$33.4 billion) in charges linked to walking back its electric-vehicle strategy. The writedowns, which include some 6.5…
Read More7 reasons founders who delegate early almost always scale faster
There is a quiet moment almost every founder hits. You are juggling product, sales, support, ops, maybe payroll, and you still feel behind. You tell yourself this is just the season you are in. Hustle now, delegate later. The problem is that later rarely shows up on its own. Founders who scale faster usually do…
Read MoreWall Street opens lower on anxiety over Alphabet’s capex plans
Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 10:45 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Feb 5) as investors fretted over Alphabet’s spending plans and Qualcomm’s downbeat forecast. At 09:30 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 324.80 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 49,176.50, the S&P 500 lost 63.21 points,…
Read MoreHPH Trust’s H2 DPU down 9.7% at HK$0.065; braces for continued uncertainty over US-China tariffs
The trust warns of ‘gradual restructuring of shipping routes and cargo flows’ as trade remains volatile [SINGAPORE] Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust) declared a distribution per unit (DPU) of HK$0.065 for the six months ended Dec 31, 2025 – down 9.7 per cent from HK$0.072 in the year-ago period. This brings the trust’s full-year…
Read MoreApac economies that gained from AI boom like Taiwan, Singapore drive outbound travel in 2025: Visa
Japan, South Korea, China see strong inbound travel amid demand for pop culture tourism [SINGAPORE] Asia-Pacific economies exposed to the artificial intelligence (AI) boom drove outbound spending in 2025, amid an increase in their strength, data by Visa indicated. In the region, AI investment is largely into semiconductor manufacturing and data centres, and economies exposed…
Read More4 questions that reveal whether your business model actually works
At some point, every founder hits the same uneasy moment. You are shipping features, posting updates, maybe even closing small deals, yet something feels off. Growth feels fragile. Revenue feels harder than it should. You are busy all day, but you cannot confidently say the business works. This is one of the most common early-stage…
Read MoreUS software stocks hit by Anthropic wake-up call on AI disruption
Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 12:02 AM [NEW YORK] US software stocks extended their slide on Wednesday, driven by fears of disruption caused by artificial intelligence, with some analysts warning of more volatility as investors assess whether the challenge is existential for the sector. The sell-off was triggered by a new legal tool from…
Read More5 signs your pricing strategy is signaling weakness
Pricing feels deceptively simple until you are the one staring at Stripe dashboards at midnight, wondering whether your numbers say confidence or desperation. Most founders obsess over product, growth, and fundraising before they ever interrogate pricing. That is understandable. Pricing forces you to confront how much you really believe in what you are building and…
Read MoreConsequences Founders Face When Ignoring Finances
At some point in the founder journey, almost everyone has the same quiet realization. You are working nonstop, revenue is coming in, money is going out, but you cannot clearly explain where the business is actually winning or bleeding. You glance at your bank balance instead of your financials and tell yourself you will “dig…
Read MoreWall Street opens lower as commodity rout rattles markets
Published Mon, Feb 2, 2026 · 10:43 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Feb 2), as a violent sell-off in precious metals unsettled investors at the start of a week packed with corporate earnings and major economic data. At 09.30 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 52.74 points,…
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