Business Insights

Microsoft has always been one of the few tech giants that have been hailed as recession proof and yet the company retrenched some 1,000 people recently. Axios reported that the layoffs were across regions and offices globally. “Like all companies, we evaluate our business priorities on a regular basis, and make structural adjustments accordingly. We […]

Digital nomads take note, Portugal is providing a work visa designed specifically for remote workers allowing people to live and work in the country for up to 12 months according to a Time Out report. Portugal is not the first country to offer a work visa designed specifically for remote workers. In case you’re wondering […]

Elon Musk seems to be in the news all the time, not just for his money-making abilities but also for his shenanigans. Well, a super fan of his landed in the number one spot on the Forbes 400 list just by buying all the Tesla stock available at the time. Leo Koguan is now at […]

Manila, Sept — Filipino ingenuity is known for its brilliance and innovative spirit including a trait called diskarte – a combination of skill, creativity and resourcefulness – which spans across many fields. In the field of higher value-added product development, however, such as in electronics and mechanization, this creative potential has erstwhile been stifled by […]

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 — It is already known that painting the roof of a house white can considerably reduce the effects of heat in the home and therefore help save energy and now someone wants car roofs to be painted white. The same practice could be applied in the automotive sector. If all cars […]

India: Workians, a virtual real estate consultant, launches its platform to guide investors in the metaverse. The consultancy will help interested investors and buyers choose suitable platforms, guide them towards asset buying, and negotiate properties, among other services. Technological disruptions over the past couple of years have revolutionized the realty sector. A significant part of […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug — Former defence minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, changed the design of the littoral combat ships (LCS) from Sigma to Gowind in 2011, contrary to what the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) wanted. The Report of the Government Governance, Procurement and Finance Investigation Committee (JKSTUPKK) on the construction project of six LCS, […]

India — In part 1 of this series, we highlighted the importance of retirees having some element of equity asset allocation in their portfolios. In this article, which is a continuation of the previous one we will delve into how equity allocations work better for wealth creation objectives in the long run. For retired investors, […]

Performance reviews are always a cause for trepidation. You may be having the best job in the world but when its time for your appraisal, it is usually not something you’re terribly keen on. Find comfort in the fact that if you’re the employee, it’s no bed of roses for your boss too. In a […]

Imagine being laid off in your 50’s and 60’s when you’re just about to retire and how daunting it would be to start looking for a new job and going for interviews at that stage of your life. It completely upends your retirement plans and your thoughts would likely be; “I don’t want to job […]

Malls used to be everyone’s favourite hangout at one point of time and still is for some though for many the idea of going to the mall may have lost its allure. This is partly due to shopping having migrated online for many people and the toppling of huge retail brands that used to dominate […]

Contrary to the old adage, research shows that money can help make us happy. But how much money are we talking about? US$10,000 or US$100 billion? British researchers have looked into the matter, and they found that most people are much more reasonable than you might think. Social networks encourage us to live our “best […]

Twitter users were left bewildered on Saturday night after they found that one Twitter account which is the same as that of Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been suspended, but that was not the real account of the world’s richest person who called off his $44 billion Twitter deal. Both the accounts, the suspended one […]

With the fast paced lives we all lead today, stress keeps lingering and affects almost all our routine activities and though a proper sleep schedule doesn’t just rely on an eight hour sleep, it is equally dependent on the sleep quality too hence, health experts insist that dealing with temporary stress induced insomnia becomes imperative […]

India  — It was undeniable that I had hit middle age: I could no longer be called young, but I was yet to qualify as a senior citizen, and the energy to take on daunting tasks was intact, but overshadowed by the onslaught of age. Standing at this crossroads of life, quietly crooning  I am […]