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What We Miss When We Talk About the Racial Wealth Gap
His reluctance to treat family structure as a causal factor is similarly puzzling. He notes that married Black households have an average…
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Business
Singapore shares fall amid mixed regional showing on Monday; STI down 0.5%
Local stocks fell for the second straight session on Monday (Jul 28) amid a mixed performance by Asian bourses, as optimism over…
Fashion
Singtel associate Airtel’s data centre firm inks renewable-energy partnership to boost capacity
The tie-up promises to boost the data centre company’s infrastructural efficiency, decarbonisation efforts and operations Singtel regional…
News
Bangkok Mass Shooting: 6 Dead as Gunman Opens Fire at Local Food Market Before Committing Suicide
At least six people have been killed in a mass shooting incident in Thailand on Monday. As per reports, four of the deceased have been…
Business
Heineken beer sales fall as price dispute took longer to resolve
The Dutch brewer reported a 0.4% fall in volumes during the second quarter, worse than analyst estimates Heineken saw a decline in beer…
Business
HKMA to cut costs, freeze hiring as city battles deficit: report
Hong Kong’s de-facto central bank is planning to cut costs next year, according to a local news report, as the city takes steps to reduce…
Business
McDonald’s to sell eight Hong Kong retail spaces valued at HK$1.2 billion: JLL
The sale of the eight retail properties is offered through a public tender that ends on Sep 16 McDonald’s Corp is planning to sell eight…
Lifestyle
HSBC launches pioneer health and wellness centre; selects Raffles Medical as operator
HSBC Singapore announced on Monday (Jul 28) the launch of its first health and wellness centre in Singapore, which is located within its…
News
New Zealand to ban surcharges on in-store electronic payments
Surcharges are an amount calculated as a percentage of the purchase price and are applied to transactions to cover the fees businesses pay…
Business
Asia: Most markets rise, euro boosted after EU strikes US trade deal
Most stock markets rose with the euro on Monday after the European Union and United States hammered out the “biggest-ever” deal to avert a…
Business
Citi charges US$595 for ‘Strata Elite’ credit card to rival Amex, Chase
Citigroup launched a premium credit card designed to rival ones offered by JPMorgan Chase and American Express, the latest entrant in the…
Business
iFast climbs 10% after strong Q2 net profit
Shares of iFast soared 8.76 per cent on market open on Jul 28 after the digital bank and wealth management platform reported a strong Q2…
Business
iFast surges 11.3% after strong Q2 net profit
Shares of iFast surged just minutes after market open on Monday (Jul 28), after the digital bank and wealth management platform reported a…
Business
Oil rises as US-EU deal lifts trade optimism
Oil prices rose on Monday after the US reached a trade deal with the European Union and may extend a tariff pause with China, reducing…
Business
Samsung Electronics signs US$16.5 billion contract to supply semiconductors
Samsung Electronics said on Monday (Jul 28) that it has signed a contract valued at US$16.5 billion to supply semiconductors to a major…
Business
Macau casino bulls see stock rally extending as revenue grows
Eased travel policy and railway improvements are among the factors seen keeping the uptrend going Macau casino stocks are poised to…
Business
Great Eastern Q2 earnings down 11% at S$248.2 million due to lower contribution from insurance business
Insurer Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) on Monday (Jul 28) posted an 11 per cent decline in net profit to S$248.2 million for its second…
Business
Investors revive interest in CK Hutchison despite deal delay
Investors are regaining enthusiasm for CK Hutchison Holdings despite a delay in the company’s plan to sell 43 ports, with optimism fuelled…
Business
Bullish outlook seen for Hang Seng Tech Index
The Hang Seng Tech Index, which tracks the 30 largest technology companies listed in Hong Kong with high business exposure to technology…
Business
As plans to revitalise SGX spur liquidity, companies should prioritise shareholder value and accountability
THE national effort to revitalise the local market kicked into a higher gear last week, with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)…
Business
US Fed is set for contentious debate as investors eye fall rate cut
US Federal Reserve officials are determined to hold interest rates steady a little while longer, though an increasingly contentious debate…
News
DHS struggles to locate migrant kids that went 'missing' under Biden
Homeland Security located less than 25% of the illegal immigrant children it tried to find when it visited the adults who were supposed to…
News
Who Is Bradford James Gille? Michigan Walmart Knifeman Identified as Michigan Resident Who Will be Charged with Terrorism
Police have confirmed the identity of the suspect who stabbed 11 people at a Michigan Walmart as Bradford James Gille. Gille, 42, is set…
News
Trump Reveals Striking 'Very Powerful Deal' With EU, With Europeans Agreeing to Buy $750 Billion Worth of US Energy and Pay 15% Tariffs
President Trump announced a sweeping new preliminary trade deal with the European Union, under which the 27-nation bloc has committed to…