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We’re Still Living in Man Ray’s Shadow
The Met’s stress on quartz gun and fern—that is, on the rayographs—is a welcome departure from Man Ray’s familiar cast of naked and famous…
Swedan Margen
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Singapore stocks rise on Tuesday; STI gains 0.1% as investors react to growth forecast
Across the broader market, decliners outnumber advancers 306 to 257 after about 1.5 billion shares worth S$1.4 billion change hands Local…
Business
How typhoons can delay big IPOs like Zijin Gold’s US$3.2 billion deal in Hong Kong
One could be forgiven to question how a storm could delay one of the world’s biggest deals in a sophisticated financial centre like Hong…
Business
Thai central bank wants to avoid side effects from steps to constrain baht, official says
Thailand’s central bank wants to avoid unintended consequences from any measures such as a tax on gold trading that it takes to curb the…
Business
Huawei plans three-year campaign to overtake Nvidia in AI chips
Huawei Technologies openly admits its silicon cannot match Nvidia’s in raw power and speed. So to pack the same punch, China’s national…
Business
KKR holds first Asia board meeting in Tokyo, as Japan leads firm’s regional growth
New York-headquartered KKR is holding its first board meeting in Asia this week in Tokyo, a spokesperson for the firm said on Tuesday (Sep…
Business
L’Oreal only interested in Armani’s profitable beauty business
The Italian fashion mogul’s death this month at the age of 91 has triggered intense speculation and analysis about which company would…
Business
Asia: Markets struggle as focus turns to US inflation
ASIAN markets struggled on Tuesday to track another record day on Wall Street, with traders now awaiting the release of US inflation data…
News
JPMorgan to engage with stakeholders on H-1B visa fee, Indian media say
JPMORGAN will engage with stakeholders and policymakers after US President Donald Trump unveiled a one-time fee of US$100,000 for H-1B…
Business
Singapore firm rejects US$1 billion Sri Lankan pollution damages
X-Press Feeders has operated the MV X-Press Pearl that sank off Colombo Port in June 2021 after a fire, believed to have been caused by a…
Business
Malaysian top stock Gamuda seen rising to record on growth
The company is confident of maintaining its order book target of RM40 billion to RM45 billion by the end of 2025 Optimism that Malaysian…
Business
PBOC unswayed by US Fed as policy choices hinge on data at home
The economy’s slower nominal growth also implies that the earnings of companies and individuals are increasing at a weaker rate with…
Fashion
Singapore car buyers prefer hybrid EVs to fully electric: Deloitte study
This comes as consumers seek to lower fuel costs and emissions without the need to rely on charging infrastructure Consumers in Singapore…
Business
Gold hits record high as traders bet on US rate cuts, eye Powell’s signal
Investors are closely awaiting Powell’s speech for signals on the central bank’s policy, alongside remarks from other Fed officials this…
Business
Tycoon-backed Merdeka Gold shares soar on Indonesia’s biggest IPO this year
The miner is developing the Pani Gold Project in Gorontalo, poised to become one of the country’s largest gold mines and a major driver of…
Business
Trump team says TikTok deal nears, with Oracle, Silver Lake among investors
President Donald Trump this week will declare that a deal to divest TikTok‘s US operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance will meet…
News
Trump signs executive order designating Antifa as 'domestic terrorist organization'
President Trump has signed his promised executive order designating Antifa as a "domestic terrorist organization." Source link
News
New Zealand poised to appoint first woman as governor of RBNZ
The new governor will not be in place for the next rate decision on Oct 8, with their term expected to start towards the end of the year…
News
FDA announces plan for folinic acid to be accessible prescription treatment for children with autism
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Martin A. Makary announced that the FDA is filing a federal register notice to change the…
News
Rubio meets Syria's leader in New York as the country's isolation eases further
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met Monday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in New York, expanding relations with the West and…
News
Trump Proves to Be His Own Worst Enemy on Push for Payback Probes
By openly demanding prosecutions of Comey, James, and Schiff, Trump has virtually assured there will be no prosecutions of those figures.…
News
'Extremely chaotic.' Tech industry rattled by Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee
President Trump’s new sky-high visa fees have shaken Silicon Valley’s tech giants as they contemplate a surge in the cost of hiring global…
Business
US: Tech giants help lift stocks to fresh records
Gains by tech giants Nvidia, Apple and Oracle helped propel US equity indices to fresh records Monday, overcoming early weakness and…
News
Trump links autism to Tylenol, sparking backlash from maker and medical groups
President Trump on Monday linked autism to the use of painkiller acetaminophen during pregnancy, stirring debate and confusion about a key…