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Universities Get Schooled on Federal Funding
The idea that elite colleges can gobble up taxpayer money while maintaining total autonomy has always been a fantasy. Source link
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Singapore shares settle higher on Thursday; STI extends rally, up 1.6%
The benchmark index’s gains mirror major regional indices, such as the Kospi, which rose 0.9% The Straits Times Index (STI) continued to…
Culture
London Theatre Shimmers with Mirrors and Memory
Long before Richard II ran afoul of mutinous nobles, and almost two centuries before Shakespeare wrote Richard’s portrait in majestic…
News
“Sinners” Is a Virtuosic Fusion of Historical Realism and Horror
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the bloodstream, along comes a new horde of vampires, in Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” to…
Business
Luxury brand Hermes to pass on tariff costs to US clients as sales growth slows
France’s Hermes will fully shift the burden of tariffs in the US to its wealthy clientele, the company said on Thursday (Apr 17), as it…
Business
SIA launches joint fare products with All Nippon Airways on Singapore-Japan flights
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and All Nippon Airways (ANA) will begin operating revenue-sharing flights between Singapore and Japan from…
Business
India’s IDFC First Bank to raise 75 billion rupees from Warburg Pincus, Adia
The Mumbai-based lender will issue 1.25 billion preference shares to the investors First Bank has approved a plan to raise 75 billion…
Fashion
Temu, Shein see US sales surge ahead of small parcel tariff
Online shopping giants Temu and Shein saw their sales rebound in March and April as US shoppers stockpiled products such as makeup brushes…
Culture
‘Compelling yields’: DBS flags opportunity in hotel S-Reits on Mice, concert hub status
Hotel Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) could benefit from the Republic’s drive to establish itself as a regional…
Business
Frasers Property Industrial enters JV to invest in A$600 million Aussie industrial portfolio
Frasers Property Industrial has entered into a capital partnership with an investment vehicle sponsored by Morgan Stanley Real Estate…
Business
Malaysia Airlines parent reports lower profit in 2024
Malaysia Airlines’ parent company Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) reported a second consecutive annual profit in 2024, but it fell 93 per…
News
EV maker Xpeng charts steady global expansion despite tariff war
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng is ramping up its global expansion, despite the intensifying trade war between Washington and…
Business
Olam to sell whole stake in port operator for US$175 million
Agribusiness giant Olam will dispose of its entire stake in port and logistics operator Arise P&L for a US$175 million consideration, as…
Business
CapitaLand Investment launches first retail Reit in China with assets worth 2.8 billion yuan
CapitaLand Investment (CLI) announced on Thursday (Apr 17) that it intends to launch its first real estate investment trust (Reit) in…
Business
CapitaLand Investment launches its first retail Reit in China with assets worth 2.8 billion yuan
CapitaLand Investment (CLI) is moving to list its first real estate investment trust (Reit) in China with two major malls valued at 2.8…
Business
Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit Q1 distributable income continues slide, tumbling 19.3% to US$9.6 million
Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit (Kore) posted a distributable income of US$9.6 million for its first quarter ended Mar 31, down 19.3 per cent…
Fashion
Temu, Shein slash digital ads as tariffs end cheap shipping from China, data show
The online retailers are cutting ad spending on most platforms, according to two digital marketing firms that measure ad spending Chinese…
Business
TSMC upbeat on outlook as robust AI demand offsets tariff uncertainty
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) gave a bullish outlook for the year on robust demand for artificial intelligence (AI)…
Business
Powell says Fed remains in wait-and-see mode; markets processing policy shifts
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday (Apr 16) the Fed would wait for more data on the economy’s direction before…
Business
Europe: Shares close lower as ASML warns US tariffs cloud outlook
European shares closed lower on Wednesday (Apr 16), weighed down by semiconductor-related stocks after the world’s biggest chip-making…
News
'Tell the truth': Mother of murdered woman challenges White House reporters on immigration coverage
Patty Morin, mother of Rachel Morin, the Maryland mother slain by an illegal immigrant, challenged the White House press corps Wednesday…
News
Trump, U.S. officials meet with first-in-line Japan on tariff relief
President Trump said Wednesday he met with a delegation from Japan to negotiate "trade fairness" as nations try to avoid the reimposition…
Business
Industry players see room for private credit market to grow in South-east Asia
Private credit funds, where investors pool their capital to enable the fund manager to provide loans to companies, are seeing greater…
Culture
W2 Box 12: Secret Codes Decoded
If you’ve ever looked at your W-2 form, you might have noticed Box 12 filled with a bunch of letters and numbers. It can be pretty…