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Opec trims oil demand for next four years
THE Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) cut its global oil demand forecasts for the next four years on Thursday (Jul…
STI up 0.4% on Thursday as investors stay positive despite tariff uncertainty, split Fed views
Across the broader market, gainers outnumber losers 324 to 175, with about 1.6 billion securities worth S$1.2 billion changing hands The…
Bernard Arnault No Longer Tops French Rich List
PARIS – Bernard Arnault is no longer ranked as France’s richest man. According to French magazine Challenges, which published its latest…
Always putting out fires at work? Here’s how to interrupt the cycle
Dan Heath’s problem-solving book Upstream opens with a vivid scene: Two friends keep hauling drowning swimmers out of a river, pulling…
“Hot Spot,” by Nora Lange
He called. She answered. He was her only sibling. He’d paid to have someone deliver her citrus so that she could avoid scurvy. Source link
Trump policies aren’t stopping VCs from plowing big money into climate tech
It’s not an easy time to run a climate tech company in the U.S. But data from the first half of the year shows something surprising:…
“Too Much” Remixes the Rom-Com
Starting over in New York is a cliché for a reason; so is starting over by leaving it behind. Lena Dunham, who became the poster child for…
Climate Disasters Are Catnip for Cynical Republicans
Days after flooding in the Texas Hill Country killed 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic—just a portion of the more than 100 already…
The Simplistic Moral Lessons of “Superman”
The world may be going to hell, but the writer and director James Gunn has graced it with a sunshine “Superman.” The most recent…
How Extreme Can Democratic Governors Get to Stop Trump?
“Could a state say, ‘we’re requiring federal officials to present a warrant?’” asked LaCroix. “That is right at the heartland of this deep…
Remembrance of Scents Past
But Marks argues that smell is one of the most potent ways to give museum visitors a visceral sense of the past, and to help them remember…
China’s energy dominance in three charts
So while we all try to get our heads around what’s next for climate tech in the US and beyond, let’s look at just how dominant China is…
Jack Ma-backed Ant to add Circle’s stablecoin to global net: sources
Jack Ma-backed Ant Group is working with Circle Internet Group to adopt its stablecoin on the Chinese fintech company’s blockchain…
UK faces rising and unpredictable threat by Iran, report warns
Caroline Hawley BBC diplomatic correspondent The UK faces a "rising" and unpredictable threat from Iran and the government must do more to…
K-Pop Stars Tomorrow X Together Set to Hit U.S. Stages With ‘Act : Tomorrow’ World Tour
Tomorrow X Together is bringing their fourth world tour to American shores, with the K-pop sensation announcing nine U.S. dates spanning…
Chinese property shares surge on unverified reports of meeting to revive sector
A gauge of Chinese property shares jumped the most in nearly nine months, fuelled by speculation a high-level meeting will be held next…
Disney and ITV Strike ‘First-of-Its-Kind’ Deal to Share Select Content Across Streaming Platforms
Disney and U.K. network ITV have signed a pact billed as a “first-of-its-kind initiative” that will see them share a curated selection of…
Angry Trump Shocked to Discover Putin Has Humiliated Him: “Bullshit!”
It appears to be dawning on President Trump that he will not be ending the Russia-Ukraine war in one day as he promised during the…
This tool strips away anti-AI protections from digital art
To be clear, the researchers behind LightShed aren’t trying to steal artists’ work. They just don’t want people to get a false sense of…
Aster Chemicals is said in talks to buy Exxon Singapore stations: sources
The sale would allow the American oil major to deploy more capital in areas of higher growth potential Aster Chemicals and Energy, a joint…
Aster is said in talks to buy Exxon Singapore stations: sources
The sale would allow the American oil major to deploy more capital in areas of higher growth potential — Aster Chemicals and Energy, a…
Glencore JV in talks to buy Exxon's 59 Singapore petrol stations worth US$1 billion
The sale would allow the American oil major to deploy more capital in areas of higher growth potential — Aster Chemicals and Energy, a…
L’Oréal Denies Claims Of Hong Kong Office Closure, Layoffs
After news began circulating earlier this week that L’Oréal is considering merging its Hong Kong office with its Mainland China…