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Wilmar maintains innocence after Indonesian judges who acquitted it are arrested on corruption charges
Wilmar International maintained its innocence after four judges who cleared it – as well as two other palm oil companies – in a corruption…
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Will We Let Easter Work on Us This Time?
The Passion, Pope Francis, and living like Jesus Source link
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Careless Tax Reform Could Destroy a Lifeline for the Poor
Higher taxes don’t just ‘eat the rich,’ contrary to what we hear so often. Source link
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Abrego Garcia Should Be Returned from El Salvador
The Salvadoran national and the U.S. government’s disputed claims should both be sorted out via a lawful process here in the United…
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The “Lady Preacher” Who Became World-Famous—and Then Vanished
Aimee Semple McPherson was barefoot when she left Room 202 at the Ocean View Hotel. Wearing only a bathing suit, a dressing gown, and a…
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Does a Fetus Have Constitutional Rights?
In the first two years after the Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, the number of abortions performed annually…
Culture
Kurt Weill Kept Reinventing Himself
“Music is no longer a matter for the few,” Kurt Weill declared in 1928, the year he wrote “The Threepenny Opera.” In Weill’s opinion,…
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Frank Viva’s “Hot Air”
For the cover of the April 21, 2025, issue, the artist Frank Viva attempts to portray the feelings that grip anyone following the news…
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Federal Work Force Prepares for Another Round of Mass Firings as Deadline Nears
Federal agencies are facing a deadline on Monday to present their plans for another round of mass firings, the next step in the Trump…
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Trump to Meet President of El Salvador, Where Deportees Face Prison
President Trump will meet with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador at the White House on Monday as the administration ramps up its use…
Business
HPL jumps 5.5% after announcing that Ong Beng Seng will step down as managing director
Shares of Hotel Properties Limited (HPL) rose on Monday (Apr 14) by over 5 per cent, following the company’s announcement that property…
Business
Qatar to invest US$2 billion in Indonesia sovereign wealth fund
Prabowo is on a five-nation tour of the Middle East, visiting the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Egypt, Qatar and Jordan to boost bilateral…
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Indonesia’s foreign reserves hit record high despite rupiah rout
Domestic concerns, such as the fiscal outlook and slowing economic growth amid President Prabowo Subianto’s shuffling of policy…
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GXS acquires fintech Validus’ Singapore business to boost business banking offerings
GXS Bank announced on Monday (Apr 14) that it has acquired digital lending platform Validus Investment’s Singapore business. The all-cash…
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Asia: Stocks rise on electronics tariffs exemption, gold hits new high
Asian stocks rose on Monday as trade war fears were tempered by Donald Trump’s announcement of tariff exemptions for electronics, though…
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Goldman cuts targets on China stocks for second time this month
The firm has long been bullish, often going against the tide during the market’s multiyear slump Strategists at Goldman Sachs cut their…
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Battered dollar steadies but investors brace for more tariff volatility
The US dollar found some footing on Monday but was still near a three-year low after a bruising week that shook investor faith in the…
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Gold dips as Trump eases trade tensions with tariff exemptions
Gold prices dropped on Monday (Apr 14) as US President Donald Trump eased trade tensions by granting tariff exemptions on smartphones,…
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UK rushes to find materials to keep British Steel plant running
UK officials are rushing to secure the raw materials needed to keep Britain’s last primary steel manufacturer running, with other…
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Stocks to watch: Olam, EC World Reit, Hotel Properties Limited
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Apr 14). Olam: The agribusiness giant…
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Global funds hit pause on Indonesia after Prabowo policy changes
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s attempt to engineer an economic renaissance is running up against a hard truth: Investors are not…
Business
Impact of Trump’s tariffs, interest costs in focus as S-Reits report Q1 earnings
Market watchers will be looking for managers of Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) to shed light on their strategies…
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Bullish outlook for EURUSD
THE euro-dollar (EURUSD) FX pair, the most traded foreign exchange (FX) pair by volume, has experienced heightened volatility in the first…