FeaturedMarketsJapan is good, but US market is gold standard: Crocker Coulson and Drew BernsteinInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 14, 2026July 15, 2026 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 14, 2026July 15, 2026 The year 2026 is going to be all about Japanese companies arriving in American capital markets for growth financing and superior valuations... Read more
FeaturedTransportUber makes big-ticket investment commitment in self-driving startup NuroInternational Finance Business DeskJune 5, 2026June 5, 2026 by International Finance Business DeskJune 5, 2026June 5, 2026 Uber, through its three-way partnership with Nuro and electric vehicle company Lucid, is eyeing rolling out some 35,000 robotaxis... Read more
FeaturedFinanceJPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho to guide SoftBank’s IPO effortsIFM CorrespondentMay 28, 2026June 1, 2026 by IFM CorrespondentMay 28, 2026June 1, 2026 SoftBank-backed SB Energy, through its IPO, is reportedly seeking a valuation of over USD 50 billion in its market debut... Read more
MagazineTechnologyStargate: Masayoshi Son’s next big betIFM CorrespondentMarch 15, 2026March 17, 2026 by IFM CorrespondentMarch 15, 2026March 17, 2026 Masayoshi Son is known for following a high-risk, even higher-leveraged investment style that has courted both success and disasters... Read more
FeaturedTransportStart-up of the Week: Nissan leverages Wayve’s AI for new driver assistanceIFM CorrespondentSeptember 24, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentSeptember 24, 2025 Wayve uses AI models that learn how to drive by ingesting huge amounts of video and driving data, while spotting patterns, it can then replicate... Read more
MagazineTechnologyCan OpenAI’s idealism survive corporate change?IFM CorrespondentAugust 13, 2025August 20, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentAugust 13, 2025August 20, 2025 OpenAI’s leadership argues that staying ahead in AI requires access to far greater funding than a nonprofit model can provide... Read more
Banking and FinanceMagazineThe rise & fall of eFisheryIFM CorrespondentJuly 15, 2025July 17, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentJuly 15, 2025July 17, 2025 With Gibran Huzaifah's rags-to-riches story and increasing financials, eFishery was a rising star... Read more
Business LeadersFeaturedBusiness Leader of the Week: OpenAI taps retail tech star Fidji SimoIFM CorrespondentJune 20, 2025 by IFM CorrespondentJune 20, 2025 Fidji Simo’s move to OpenAI was announced just days after the ChatGPT maker revealed it was scrapping its controversial plan to become a for-profit company... Read more
Business LeadersMagazineJack Ma: China’s visionary entrepreneurIFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2023June 6, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentJune 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Jack Ma created Alibaba Group Holding in 1999 as a B2B website to aid in transactions between small firms when the impulse to go it alone won out... Read more
BankingFeaturedSVB crash: More banks to fail despite Joe Biden government intervention, says Bill AckmanIFM CorrespondentMarch 16, 2023March 17, 2023 by IFM CorrespondentMarch 16, 2023March 17, 2023 Bill Ackman slammed the Joe Biden government's response while predicting an economic disaster to occur... Read more