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Indonesia to levy gold export duties from Dec 23
The taxes will rise to between 10% and 15% once the reference price reaches US$3,200 per troy ounce Indonesia will impose duties on…
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Trump hails American business environment for U.S. entrepeneurs
President Trump Wednesday exalted the business climate in the country at a roundtable gathering of top U.S. tech entrepreneurs at the…
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Trump's tariffs spur government's improving deficit
The deficit has ticked down in the new fiscal year, and analysts said there's one obvious reason for the improvement: President Trump's…
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Intel pursued deals that boosted CEO Tan Lip-Bu’s fortune: sources
Some chip-industry analysts have said in research notes that they welcomed Tan’s industry relationships When the chairman of artificial…
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How the Kennedy Center Has Been Transformed by Trumpism
Employees told me that the new hires “don’t understand the basic vocabulary” of arts administration. They have questions. Things like,…
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Operating autonomous vehicles in Singapore has ‘symbolic value’ despite small market size: Pony.ai CEO
It is partnering ComfortDelGro to launch commercial autonomous vehicle services in the city-state The Chinese self-driving technology firm…
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House passes defense bill to raise troop pay, speed weapons purchases
The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise…
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Trump administration adds militarized zone in California along southern U.S. border
The Trump administration is adding another militarized zone to the southern U.S. border to support border security operations - this time…
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Swing district House Republicans launch discharge petition to force vote on Obamacare subsidies
A group of centrist House Republicans, frustrated with their leadership's decision not to bring legislation temporarily extending enhanced…
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Oracle posts weak cloud sales, raising fear of delayed payoff
The company has taken out significant sums of debt and committed to leasing multiple data centre sites Oracle posted disappointing cloud…
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Bank of America CEO expects markets revenue to jump in fourth quarter
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said on Wednesday he expects revenue from the bank’s markets business to rise between a high…
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Oil settles higher after US seizes tanker off Venezuela’s coast
Oil prices settled higher on Wednesday after officials said the US seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, adding to concerns…
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Environmentalists sue to erase Trump's 'bloated' face from appearing on national parks pass
An environmental group filed a lawsuit Wednesday asking a judge to stop the government from putting President Trump's face on a new…
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House passes defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases
The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise…
Culture
What the Warner Bros. Sale Means for the Art of Movies
The business outlook remained bleak, of course. Throughout the nineteen-sixties, amid vast social and generational changes, the studios,…
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Foreigners allowed to travel to the U.S. without a visa could soon face new social media screening
Foreigners who are allowed to come to the United States without a visa could soon be required to submit information about their social…
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European shares flat ahead of Fed decision; investors assess mixed corporate updates
EUROPEAN shares ended flat on Wednesday, as investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision,…
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Divided US Fed lowers rates by 25 bps, signals pause and one 2026 cut as growth rebounds
The pace of price increases has risen steadily from 2.3 per cent in April, above the Fed’s 2 per cent inflation target A sharply divided…
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All eyes on Indiana as 'huge' redistricting vote tests Trump's influence
When President Trump wants something from Republicans, he usually gets them to fall in line. But in Indiana, his grip is being tested.…
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Crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers
Not long after President Trump took office in January, staff at CentroNia bilingual preschool began rehearsing what to do if Immigration…
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‘Narco-Terrorism’ Is a Legally Meaningless Term
The incantations of the word are intended to mislead the public into assuming the cartels’ terror ‘designation’ has solid legal footing.…
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Trump immigration gold card site goes live
President Trump said his long-awaited immigration Gold Card went live Wednesday, and all funds will flow to the U.S. government. Source link
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Trump says U.S. seized an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast
President Trump said the U.S. military seized an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast as his administration escalates action in the region.…
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Trump says the U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela amid mounting tensions…