A new BizCover survey finds 64.3% of Australian small business owners felt financial stress this year, and owners in their 30s carry the heaviest load.
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York Region Teens Cash In on Ontario’s Summer Company Grants
Ontario's Summer Company program is funding more than a dozen York Region student businesses this summer, with a showcase today at Upper Canada Mall.
Singapore’s OCBC SME Index Slips to 51.3 as Two-Speed Economy Widens
OCBC's SME Index eased to 51.3 in Singapore's second quarter as business services and education contracted despite manufacturing and retail gains.
What Casino Promotion Math Teaches Businesses, and Where It Breaks
Online casinos run promotions on a precise reinvestment rate formula, but fraud and new regulation are testing the playbook businesses copy.
Record $6.31 Trillion Tech Spending Runs Into a Stubborn AI Payoff Gap
Gartner's 2026 forecast puts global IT spending at $6.31 trillion, but new data show most enterprise AI projects still fail to deliver returns.
Credit Card Bonuses Hit Six Figures, but the Payoff Isn’t Shared Equally
Chase, Amex and Capital One are dangling six-figure credit card bonuses in 2026, but fresh data show the payoff lands unevenly across spenders.
Visa Gives Banks an AI Assistant, Then Hedges With OpenAI
Visa's AI Financial Assistant brings chat-based spending insights and card controls to banking apps, with U.S. pilots launching in August 2026 ahead of global rollout.
Zixi and Comcast Race to Sell an IP Fix Before the FCC’s C-Band Vote
Zixi and Comcast Technology Solutions launched a managed IP platform for broadcasters exiting C-band satellite, days before the FCC's July 22 vote.
Chip Giants Post Record Profits, and Wall Street Sells Anyway
TSMC and ASML posted record quarterly earnings, but chip stocks slid in a Nasdaq-led selloff Thursday as oil held steady despite fresh US-Iran strikes.
South African Banks Face Tighter AI Scrutiny as Deployment Races Ahead
South Africa's Prudential Authority is tightening AI, cloud and cyber oversight of banks even as lenders race to scale deployment through 2026.