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Trump’s Overdue Tariff Rollback
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What 60 Minutes Got Wrong About Harvard and the Biomedical Research Enterprise
A recent segment was a sad attempt to cloak the shortcomings of academic science in hype, sentimentality, and public relations theater.…
Business
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding bags orders worth US$2.2 billion in year to date
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding on Monday (Nov 17) announced that it has obtained about US$2.2 billion worth of orders in the year to date. This…
News
If the Legal Campaigns Against Donald Trump Had Ended Differently
“Injustice” largely ignores those cases. Its drama is tightly enclosed within the D.O.J.—illuminatingly but also, at times, suffocatingly…
Culture
Kenton Nelson’s “Early Morning”
For the cover of the November 24, 2025, issue, the artist Kenton Nelson painted a man waiting by a store window. “Walking through the city…
Culture
Ruth Asawa’s Art of Defiant Hospitality
“It was the first time in my life I didn’t have to do anything,” Asawa later said. She took drawing lessons from three interned Disney…
Culture
Kristin Chenoweth’s Uneven Gilt Trip in “The Queen of Versailles”
There’s a clarity to the arc of Greenfield’s documentary: first the pride goeth, then a fall teacheth. It’s a shame that the musical gets…
Business
Emirates orders 65 Boeing 777X planes in US$38b deal
Emirates ordered 65 Boeing 777X planes in a deal worth US$38 billion on Monday (Nov 17), delivering a vote of confidence to the US…
Business
SIA Group passenger traffic up 5.3% in October
Passenger traffic for Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot rose 5.3 per cent year on year in October. The increase outpaced a 3.7 per cent…
Fashion
Minimum fare for Grab drivers to rise by S$0.50 to S$5.80 from Nov 24
It follows Grab’s recognition of the NTUC-affiliated National Taxi Association to represent taxi drivers on its platform The minimum fare…
Business
Hyundai pledges record US$85.8b investment in South Korea
Hyundai called it “the company’s largest-ever domestic investment commitment” South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group pledged on…
Business
Hong Leong Finance opens new Punggol branch with dedicated SME Centre
The outlet also contains new privacy-enhanced teller booths, replacing traditional counters Hong Leong Finance (HLF) in early November…
Business
Nomura said to probe if profits inflated at India bond desk
Nomura Holdings is investigating its India fixed-income business, asking senior officials in its rates division to determine whether…
Business
Samsung hikes memory chip prices by up to 60% as shortage worsens: sources
The chip crunch has been so severe that it has spurred panic buying by some customers, according to industry executives and analysts…
Business
MAS imposes S$137,000 fine on Alpha Energy’s ex-managing director for insider trading
He has also given a voluntary undertaking not to be a director or be involved in the management of a company for two years The Monetary…
Business
EQT billionaire takes on Wall Street titans with big Asia push
The firm may not be a household name but it’s grown to become the largest non-US private equity firm in the world, with US$310 billion in…
Business
Indonesia’s instant noodle players take off as global markets expand with rise of ‘super-premium’ packs: report
Analysts are cautious on other Asian brands Nissin Foods and Uni-President China, however Instant noodle brands from Indonesia are fierce,…
Business
Gold firms as investors focus on US data for more Fed cues
Traders are currently pricing in a 46% probability of a quarter-point Fed rate cut next month, down from 50% last week Gold prices inched…
Business
Del Monte Pacific Q2 net profit jumps seven times to US$16.8 million
Mainboard-listed Del Monte Pacific said on Monday (Nov 17) that its net profit for its second quarter of FY2026 rose to US$16.8 million…
Business
ST Engineering sells 49% stake in Shanghai MRO JV to China Eastern Airlines for 680.5 million yuan
The move will yield a one-off gain of around S$48.1 million, based on the S$60.2 million carrying value for Starco ST Engineering has…
Fashion
Minor in name, a powerhouse in reality: Thailand’s William Heinecke far from ready to call it a day
The 76-year-old billionaire chairman of a conglomerate with 90,000 employees remains hungry to learn What were you doing at the tender age…
Business
Pop Mart’s Labubu risks beanie baby-style collapse: analyst
The euphoria surrounding Labubu toys is starting to resemble the boom-and-bust cycle that ended in the collapse of Beanie Babies in the…
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Border Patrol commander touts dozens of North Carolina arrests leaving residents 'overwhelmed'
A top Border Patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina's largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported…