Culture
Florence Welch Learns How to Scream
The title track on “Everybody Scream,” the new album by Florence and the Machine, opens with a synth organ layered over an eerie choral…
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Fashion
Nexperia says payment dispute led to supply break with China
The company cannot guarantee the quality or authenticity of its chips delivered from China after Oct 13 NEXPERIA suspended supplies to its…
Business
US: Wall Street opens lower as investors assess corporate earnings, mixed economic data
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Nov 6), as investors digested a slate of corporate earnings, while concerns around US…
Business
Thakral’s profit triples to S$19.5 million on divestment of Osaka property
Investment and lifestyle group Thakral Corporation’s net profit more than tripled to S$19.5 million for the third quarter ended Sep 30, up…
News
Bangladesh orders 25 Boeing planes, Airbus eyes deals
Bangladesh has ordered 25 wide-body aircraft from Boeing as part of a tariff deal with the United States, a top commerce ministry official…
Business
India in talks to create bigger banks, including via mergers, finance minister says
India has 12 state-owned banks, which together hold assets totalling 171 trillion rupees (S$2.51 trillion) as of March India needs more…
Business
Bank of England keeps rates on hold in knife-edge vote that hints at cut soon
The Bank of England kept borrowing costs on hold on Thursday (Nov 6) but a narrow vote and signs that governor Andrew Bailey might soon…
Business
Genting Singapore Q3 net profit rises 19% to S$94.6 million amid higher VIP volume, win rate
Genting Singapore posted a 19 per cent year-on-year increase in net profit to S$94.6 million for the third quarter ended Sep 30, with…
News
Unite the Rails
When Leland Stanford hammered in the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah, connecting the Central Pacific Railroad and Union Pacific…
Culture
A Visit to Sarasota’s Ringling Museum
It’s both whimsical and serious, though its website is awful. And, Governor DeSantis, don’t mess with its governance. Source link
News
New York Times Coverage Avoids the Third Rails of Sex Trafficking
We must not ignore the role of illegal immigration and abortion. Source link
News
It Is Time to Be Done with Shutdowns
We’re five weeks into a government shutdown. It should be the last one. Source link
News
The Nationalization of Elections Is Anti-American
Our Founding Fathers fought for our right not to care about who New Jersey elects as governor. Source link
News
Trump’s Taxing Supreme Court Argument
If tariffs are taxes — and they are — they can’t be imposed by presidents without very clear directions from Congress. Source link
Business
CapitaLand Investment’s 9M revenue dips 25.5% to S$1.6 billion after Clas deconsolidation
CapitaLand Investment (CLI) reported a 25.5 per cent plunge in total revenue to about S$1.6 billion for the first nine months of 2025,…
Business
California backs down on AI laws so more tech leaders don't flee the state
California’s tech companies, the epicenter of the state’s economy, sent politicians a loud message this year: Back down from restrictive…
Business
Singapore shares hit new high; STI up 1.5%
Across the broader market, advancers outnumber decliners 376 to 190 after 1.5 billion securities worth S$2.9 billion change hands Local…
Business
Maybank upgrades ESR Reit to ‘buy’ on positive developments
Maybank Securities has upgraded ESR Reit to “buy”, from “hold” previously – with a 50 per cent higher target price of S$3 – on the back of…
Business
Nissan returns to operating profit in Q2
Nissan booked 51.5 billion yen (S$437.4 million) in operating profit for July-September Nissan Motor swung back to an operating profit in…
Business
Chinese banks edge out global rivals in financing Boyu Capital’s Starbucks China deal: sources
Ping An Bank, Industrial Bank, and China Minsheng Banking are set to arrange a seven-year syndicated loan of about US$1.4 billion Chinese…
Business
Australia’s NAB CEO says housing is greatest societal challenge as bank books A$7.09 billion profit
NAB and the rest of Australia’s ‘Big Four’ banks rely heavily on the strength of the housing market National Australia Bank (NAB) chief…
Business
KKR, Singtel seek to fully own Singapore data centre firm in US$3.9 billion deal
KKR & Co and Singapore Telecommunications are in advanced talks to buy more than 80 per cent of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres – which…
Business
Malaysia's central bank holds key rate at 2.75%, as expected
Malaysia’s central bank held its benchmark interest rate steady at its final policy review of the year on Thursday (Nov 6), as expected by…
News
Japan, US consider rare earth mining near Minamitori in Pacific: PM Takaichi
If the initial tests are successful, the project aims to launch trial operations of a system capable of recovering 350 tonnes of mud per…