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BlackRock’s GIP said to hire for South-east Asia infrastructure
The challenge around such ventures is creating a risk-reward structure that attracts enough private capital Global Infrastructure Partners…
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Lyft shares slide on weak sales, disappointing ride totals
Lyft shares slid in late on Wednesday (Aug 6) trading after the ride-hailing company reported revenue that fell short of Wall Street’s…
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DBS shares reach S$50 mark, an all-time high, after unveiling higher Q2 profit
DBS shares set a record on Thursday (Aug 7) and hit the S$50 mark for the first time, after the lender posted marginally higher Q2…
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CSE Global Q2 new orders rise 3.8% to S$211.3 million
Systems integrator CSE Global has secured S$211.3 million worth of new orders for its second quarter ended June, a 3.8 per cent rise from…
Business
SoftBank’s AI investment spree to be in focus on at Q1 earnings
When Japan’s SoftBank Group reports earnings on Thursday, its mammoth investments in artificial intelligence companies are set to take the…
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Trump takes jabs at Colbert, Fallon, Kimmel and Stern over future of talk shows
President Trump took a swing Wednesday at hostile late-night television and talk radio hosts whose programs are on the line or are about…
Business
Saudis raise crude prices to Asia after Opec+ adds barrels
Saudi Arabia raised crude prices for a second consecutive month, signalling confidence in demand for its barrels as Organization of the…
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Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook announce new $100 billion commitment to manufacture in U.S.
President Trump announced Wednesday an agreement by Apple to make its largest U.S. investment ever, spending an additional $100 billion…
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Oil prices slide to 8-week low as US-Russia talks stir sanction uncertainty
Oil prices slid about 1 per cent to an eight-week low on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump’s remarks about progress in talks with…
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WATCH: Susan Ferrechio answers questions on the redistricting fight in Texas
Democratic lawmakers have fled Texas to try to block the state's effort to redistrict congressional lines. Source link
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Trump administration ready to ink a deal for China-linked company to get Arizona copper mine
President Trump has vowed to combat Chinese control of U.S. land and critical minerals, and yet the administration is enthusiastically…
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Donald Trump says he plans to meet with Putin, Zelenskyy to negotiate end to the war
President Trump plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as early as next week as…
Business
André Aciman on Reading—and Misreading—Emotions
Each of the novellas that make up André Aciman’s new book, “Room on the Sea,” picks apart the intricacies of how people comprehend the…
Culture
The Piercing Immigrant Drama of “Souleymane’s Story”
The title of the new film from the French director and screenwriter Boris Lojkine, “Souleymane’s Story,” has a few entwined meanings. In…
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Ageless: DHS says you're never too old to deport illegal immigrants
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that the country's chief deportation force is scratching its age cap and will now…
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Several states threaten to redraw congressional maps after Texas kicks off fight
A push by Texas Republicans to redraw congressional maps to secure five more GOP seats in the U.S. House has kicked off a no-holds-barred…
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Judge considers whether Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' detention center violates environmental law
A federal judge heard arguments Wednesday over whether to stop construction of an immigration detention center - built in the middle of…
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Sen. Tom Cotton calls on IRS to probe CAIR's nonprofit status
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton requested that IRS Commissioner Billy Long launch an investigation into the nonprofit…
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The Associated Press Lets the Mask Drop
With Mamdani-like indifference, the AP published a hand-wringing exposé about the suffering Israel inflicted on Hezbollah and the souls…
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Witkoff meets with Putin in Russia
Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, just days before President Trump's…
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GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn announces bid for Tennessee governor
Sen. Marsha Blackburn launched her campaign for governor of Tennessee on Wednesday, exactly a year before the state's GOP primary. Source…
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Trump hits India with extra 25% tariff for purchasing Russian oil, doubling total U.S. levies
President Trump slapped India with increased tariffs Wednesday over the country's purchases of Russian oil, bringing the combined tariffs…
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Trump will highlight Apple's plans to invest $100B more in U.S., raising total to $600B
President Trump on Wednesday is expected to celebrate at the White House a commitment by Apple to increase its U.S. investments by an…
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Judge orders Texas Democrat to respond to governor's bid to remove him from office
The Supreme Court of Texas has ordered the top Democrat in the Texas state legislature to respond to a lawsuit filed by Gov. Greg Abbott…