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Don’t Repeat the Fannie and Freddie Mistake
Instead of talking about an IPO, Trump should be trying to wind down the government-sponsored entities. Source link
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Trump deploys National Guard to D.C., federal government to take over city police department
President Trump on Monday announced that he will deploy about 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and placed the city's police…
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Judge denies request to unseal transcripts from grand jury that indicted Ghislaine Maxwell
Transcripts of the secret grand jury testimony that led to the sex trafficking indictment of Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend Ghislaine…
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Trump is promising new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington
President Donald Trump is promising new steps to tackle homelessness and crime in Washington, prompting the city's mayor to voice concerns…
Business
Citigroup lifts S&P 500 year-end target to 6,600
Citigroup raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 index to 6,600, betting on US President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill boosting…
Business
SBS Transit H1 net profit falls 7.7% to S$31.1 million
SBS Transit recorded a net profit of S$31.1 million for the first half of 2025, 7.7 per cent lower than the year-ago period. Revenue fell…
Business
Malaysia’s Petronas to boost international portfolio to 60% over next decade
The firm will build on its current international portfolio by integrating its domestic expertise with global partnerships Malaysia’s state…
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How Teachers Can Dismantle the Teachers’ Unions
Empowering teachers and parents to starve the beast and break the monopoly. Source link
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Harvard Might Create a Conservative Center. Is It Real or Just Window Dressing?
There are five indicators to watch for to confirm whether Harvard is serious about intellectual diversity. Source link
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There Aren’t Data to Support Anti-Natalism
Children are precious and valued as human beings, regardless of where their careers lead them. Source link
Business
Hong Kong allowing listing applicants more privacy sparks wave of confidential filings
At least two dozen Chinese companies have confidentially filed for listing in Hong Kong this year and more are preparing to do so, two…
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Why Hasn’t Medical Science Cured Chronic Headaches?
Two decades ago, I was leaving my morning clinic at the hospital where I work when I suddenly felt an excruciating pain in my head. It was…
Culture
Lorenzo Mattotti’s “Summer Rays”
For the cover of the August 18, 2025, issue, the artist Lorenzo Mattotti portrays the symphony of sight, sound, smell, and touch which…
Culture
The Lives and Loves of James Baldwin
An interviewer once asked James Baldwin if he’d ever write something without a message. “No writer who ever lived,” Baldwin said, “could…
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The One Race That Eric Adams Is Winning
By all appearances, the New York City mayoral race has narrowed to two viable contenders: Zohran Mamdani, a thirty-three-year-old…
Business
Goldman favours Asian high-grade debt again as growth risks rise
Asia investment-grade credit spreads widened by nearly six basis points on Aug 1, the most in four months, after the weaker-than-expected…
Business
CGSI downgrades UOB to ‘hold’ following softer loans growth expectation; near-term outlook ‘uncertain’
CGS International (CGSI) analysts Tay Wee Kuang and Lim Siew Khee on Friday (Aug 8) downgraded local bank UOB to a “hold” call from a…
Business
Hyflux founder, ex-CEO Olivia Lum was determined to win Tuaspring bid, prosecution says
Hyflux’s founder and former chief executive (CEO) Oliva Lum was determined that Hyflux win the Tuaspring integrated water and power…
Business
Lithium prices and stocks jump after CATL halts major China mine
Chinese lithium prices and shares of Australian-listed producers of the metal jumped after Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited…
Business
CapitaLand Ascendas Reit proposes first UK logistics developments for an estimated S$350.1 million
CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar) is proposing to launch its first logistics developments in the UK at an estimated total investment cost of…
Business
SoftBank selects banks for US IPO of payments app PayPay, sources say
SOFTBANK has selected investment banks to help organise a potential initial public offering in the United States for its Japanese payments…
Fashion
CATL suspends output at China lithium mine for three months
Battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited (CATL) has suspended production at a major lithium mine in China’s Jiangxi…
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Texas Cracks Down on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying for More Taxpayer Money
Other states, too, might have had enough. Source link