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The Land Where the Vibe Doesn’t Shift
Ireland, unlike its Anglophone peers, is largely untouched by the conservative backlash to progressive overreach. Source link
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MAS, PBOC to deepen cooperation in green and transition finance
The central banks of Singapore and China reaffirmed their commitment to push on with their cooperation in green and transition finance. At…
Culture
What Was Paul Gauguin Looking For?
In June, 1891, Paul Gauguin arrived in Tahiti. He was forty-three. With him—according to Sue Prideaux, whose new biography of Gauguin,…
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Misinformation is already a problem during natural disasters. AI chatbots aren’t helping
When deadly flash floods hit central Texas last week, people on social media site X turned to artificial intelligence chatbot Grok for…
Culture
An Adolescent Crush That Never Let Up
John Updike’s professional relationship with The New Yorker began in 1954, when he was twenty-two and the magazine published his poem…
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Conor McPherson’s Reliable Treasure
Conor McPherson’s small 1997 masterwork “The Weir” has been one of the most reliable treasures of the Irish Repertory Theatre. First…
Business
Helen Wong to retire as OCBC CEO; Tan Teck Long named successor
OCBC group chief executive officer Helen Wong will retire on Dec 31, 2025, with Tan Teck Long, the bank’s current head of global wholesale…
Business
Sats CEO Kerry Mok’s pay rises 30.5% to S$3.1 million
Kerry Mok, chief executive officer of inflight caterer and ground-handling company Sats, earned over S$3.1 million in total remuneration…
Business
Citigroup sets mid-2026 target of 1,150 for MSCI’s global equity index
The brokerage’s expected year-end EPS growth of above 11% for the ACWI falls below consensus estimates GROUP on Friday (Jul 11) introduced…
Business
Chinese banks stumble on Beijing’s consumer lending push
Chinese banks are struggling to comply with new Beijing guidelines to boost consumer credit as they reel from a surge of defaults on…
Business
Japan’s MUFG targets US for securitisation business, plans to boost headcount
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) plans to expand its securitisation business globally, with a focus on North America, and will…
Business
Tesla plans robotaxi expansion to California and Arizona
Tesla is aiming to bring its driverless taxis to California and Arizona as the carmaker plots an expansion on the heels of last month’s…
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Asia: Traders brush off new Trump threats to extend stocks rally
Stocks mostly rose Friday in Asia, tracking records in New York and London, as investors absorbed US President Donald Trump’s latest…
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Trump whacks Canada with a 35% tariff
President Trump said Thursday he will impose a 35% tariff on Canadian goods, a major development in the U.S. trade relationship with its…
Business
Japan succession crisis fuels elevator empire 6,000% stock gain
Tucked away in Japan’s vast corporate landscape is a little-known elevator maintenance company which has built an empire by buying up…
Business
CEO salaries: How much Singapore’s top companies pay their leaders
From telcos to banks, companies have released their annual reports in the past few months. Those reports include a breakdown of how much…
Business
Vietnam stocks pop as foreign investors return on sweetened US trade terms: analysts
Vietnam’s stock market has come alive as foreign investors return from positions near historic lows, following news that the country has…
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Trump puts 35% tariff on Canada, eyes 15%-20% tariffs for others
President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States would impose a 35 per cent tariff on imports from Canada next month and planned…
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Protesters, ICE agents clash during raid at California farm
A confrontation erupted Thursday between protesters and federal officials carrying out a raid on a Southern California farm, with…
Business
Stocks to watch: Singtel, Sinarmas Land, Cordlife, Q&M Dental Group, Grand Venture Tech, PSC, Procurri Corp
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Jul 11): Singtel: The local…
Business
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang meets with Trump ahead of CEO’s China trip
Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang is meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday (Jul 10), days before…
Business
Indeed, Glassdoor to cut 1,300 jobs amid AI integration: memo
Recruit Holdings, the Japanese parent of Indeed and Glassdoor, will reduce headcount by around 1,300 across the two job sites amid a shift…