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President Trump, Don’t Go Soft on Woke Capital
Washington must depoliticize the market and turn ‘passive-aggressive’ holders like BlackRock back into the passive investors they claim to…
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Britain’s Chagos Deal Can’t Go Forward Without U.S. Consent
Thanks to a 60-year-old agreement, the U.K. cannot legally surrender the islands to Mauritius unless the U.S. approves. Source link
Business
Dream of owning a flying car? This California company is already selling them
A future with flying cars is no longer science fiction — all you need to order your own is about $200,000 and some hope and patience. The…
Culture
“An Ark” Imagines the Afterlife; “Data” Imagines a Corporate Hell
There will be future applications of “mixed reality,” I’m sure, and I hope they work with funkier material. Personally, I’d rather get…
Culture
In “Pillion,” Gay B.D.S.M. Passions Edge Toward Dom-Com
Anchored by Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling’s superb performances, the British director Harry Lighton’s feature début brightens the…
Culture
A Century of Life in the City, at the Movies
The Australian singer-songwriter Hatchie has steadily built a little dream-pop world suspended between the synth music of Kylie Minogue…
Business
Gold tumbles below US$5,000, dragging other metals lower
Gold prices tumbled by more than 7 per cent to break below the US$5,000 mark on Friday (Jan 30) as the US dollar strengthened on the…
Business
CapitaLand Investment provides advisory services for The Clementi Mall, holds minority stake in asset
The tie-up aligns with CLI’s long-term strategy to grow fee income through a capital-efficient, partnership-led approach CapitaLand…
Business
China plans 200 billion yuan capital injection into biggest insurers: sources
It would be the first time Beijing has used special bonds to inject capital into insurers China is mulling the sale of hundreds of…
Business
Singapore, Vietnam remain on US Treasury’s currency watch list; Thailand added
Report classifies city-state as an outlier as it is the only nation on the list running a bilateral trade deficit with America The…
Business
Malaysian Central Bank rejects using ringgit to help exports
Malaysia’s central bank said strong growth and ongoing reforms would provide support for the ringgit, ruling out using the currency to…
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Gold retreats as reports on Trump’s Fed nominee boost dollar
fell, following its first drop in nearly two weeks, as the US dollar strengthened after a report the Trump administration is preparing to…
Business
Japan’s Nintendo and Sony face memory price pressures
ENDO and Sony Group will face scrutiny over how soaring memory chip prices driven by AI demand have affected their game console…
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Trump administration prepares for Warsh Fed chair nomination
The Trump administration is preparing for the president to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next Federal Reserve chair, according to people…
Business
Raffles Education unit’s land in China to be acquired by government for urban planning
The group says it cannot currently assess the impact of the proposed repossession Raffles Education on Thursday (Jan 29) announced that…
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Immigration raids, election office search stir midterm concerns for Democratic election officials
Aggressive immigration enforcement in Minnesota, which resulted in the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens by federal agents, and this…
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House Republicans propose voting changes as Trump administration eyes the midterms
House Republicans are proposing sweeping changes to the nation's voting laws, a long-shot priority for President Donald Trump that would…
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Democrats’ Destructive Deportation Proposal
Requiring federal agencies to obtain a judicial warrant for immigration arrests would kneecap enforcement and overburden district judges.…
Business
Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust Q3 DPU rises 2.5% to S$0.0205
Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (MPACT) on Friday (Jan 30) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0205 for the third quarter…
Business
Keppel DC Reit H2 DPU up 7.1% at S$0.05248 on the back of acquisitions, strong portfolio reversion
Data centre-focused Keppel DC Reit on Friday (Jan 30) posted a 7.1 per cent increase in distribution per unit (DPU) to S$0.05248 for the…
Business
US has investigated claims that WhatsApp chats aren’t private
Meta says it cannot see WhatsApp messages because they are encrypted with digital keys on users’ phones US LAW enforcement has been…
Business
Apple sales, profit beat Wall Street estimates amid ‘staggering’ iPhone demand
E beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday (Jan 29), powered by strong demand for its iPhones and a sharp rebound in…
Business
Tech selloff drags Europe stocks lower as SAP’s results disappoint
PE’S benchmark share index gave up early gains to close lower on Thursday, weighed by a selloff in technology stocks as results from…
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The Cold, My Nemesis
The great consolation of this big freeze has been cozying near the living room fireplace, around a real fire, and giving in to children’s…