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Asia: Markets up on hopes over shutdown deal, rate cut
EQUITIES rose in Asia on Wednesday as the US shutdown nears an end and after fresh jobs data boosted the chances of a third successive…
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ST journalist wins Financial Story of the Year award
Angela Tan recognised for scoop on Kwek family feud; Lianhe Zaobao, CNA938, The Edge Singapore also bag awards Senior business…
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Gold gains for fourth day on softer dollar, Fed rate-cut optimism
GOLD rose for a fourth straight session on Wednesday, supported by a weaker dollar and expectations that the reopening of the US…
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Stocks to watch: Singtel, F&N, SBS Transit, CLAR, Prime US Reit, Stoneweg Europe, BHG Reit
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Nov 12): Singtel: Singtel posted a…
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California Democrat tells musician Tish Hyman after locker-room clash that 'trans women are women'
California state Sen. Scott Wiener had a message for women fearful of males in their locker rooms: Trans women are women. Source link
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What to know about Trump's plan to give Americans a $2,000 tariff dividend
President Donald Trump boasts that his tariffs protect American industries, lure factories to the United States, raise money for the…
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Google rolls out Apple-like message summaries for Pixel phones
ALPHABET’S Google is adding new artificial intelligence features to its Pixel devices, including iPhone-like message summaries and…
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Supreme Court gives Trump another reprieve on food stamps
The Supreme Court gave the Trump administration another reprieve on providing food stamp benefits Tuesday, granting a new grace period to…
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Shutdown surrender spurs liberal group to target Senate Democrats in 2026 primaries
The liberal campaign organization Indivisible announced Tuesday it plans to launch its largest primary initiative ever because Senate…
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Google unveils 5.5 billion-euro investment in Germany
GOOGLE unveiled its biggest-ever investment in Germany on Tuesday, pledging 5.5 billion euros (S$8.3 billion) for a new data centre and…
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What's in and out of the bipartisan deal to reopen the government
Democrats did not secure their top health care priority in the bipartisan deal to reopen the government that most in the party oppose, but…
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US: Dow notches record high close, traders bet on end to government shutdown
THE Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to a record high close on Tuesday, lifted by progress toward ending the longest US government…
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AP Interview: Newsom says Trump climate-fighting absence is 'doubling down on stupid'
Calling America's absence from key United Nations climate negotiations "doubling down on stupid," California Gov. Gavin Newsom said…
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“Death by Lightning” Dramatizes the Assassination America Forgot
History is littered with examples of the havoc wreaked by politicians’ will to power. No wonder, then, that voters cling to the fantasy of…
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Consumer watchdog CFPB to run out of money early next year after Justice Dept. rules funding illegal
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a Wall Street cop signed into law by President Obama, is about to run out of money after the…
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Grijalva set to be sworn in when House returns Wednesday
Seven weeks after she won an Arizona special election, Democrat Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in Wednesday and become the potentially…
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Transportation Secretary Duffy describes potentially dangerous skies in final days of shutdown
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Tuesday that pilots and commercial airlines are reporting potentially perilous circumstances…
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Critics slam door on Trump's 50-year mortgage proposal
President Trump's proposal to allow homebuyers to take out 50-year mortgages is getting trashed by finance and business experts and has…
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DHS explains why the surging number of terrorism suspects at the border is good news
Homeland Security closed out the fiscal year with the best border numbers in five decades, showing major drops in every significant…
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Schumer is now the most unpopular Senate Democratic leader on record, say polls
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer's popularity stands at a record low for Democratic leaders in the upper chamber, CNN chief data…
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What’s the Right’s Answer to Mamdani’s ‘Affordability’ Challenge?
The market works, but it needs champions. Source link
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Trump marks Veterans Day, extolling the 'muscle, spine and steel' of U.S. military members
President Trump honored service members at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day by laying a wreath to pay tribute to their…
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America's biggest warship reaches Latin American waters amid rising tensions with Venezuela
The Pentagon's largest aircraft carrier has arrived in the Latin American region, adding to a massive U.S. military buildup amid tensions…
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Flight gridlock slows Republicans aiming to reopen government
The Senate-passed package to reopen the government is in the hands of House lawmakers for a scheduled Wednesday vote, but flight…