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Winter fuel payment U-turn in place this year, says chancellor
Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent, BBC News Changes to winter fuel payments to allow more people to receive it will be in place…
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Business
Have 30 and 80 year olds in top management of big companies.
Piyush Gupta’s tenure as DBS’s chief executive officer (CEO) ended with a bang as the group posted record net profit of S$11.29 billion…
News
Suspect in Colorado fire attack planned for a year, FBI says
A man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators attending a march for Israeli hostages in Colorado on Sunday planned the…
Business
Colorado’s landfills generate as much pollution as driving 1 million cars for a year
Remember the banana peels, apple cores, and leftover pizza you recently threw in the garbage? Today, your food waste—and your…
News
A New Working-Class GOP? If “Working-Class” Means $4.3 Million a Year!
So much for a new, “populist” Republican Party. So much for the GOP as a brave band of fiscally prudent, anti-deficit hawks. The “Big,…
News
$14 billion in U.S. clean energy projects have been canceled or delayed this year
More than $14 billion in clean energy investments in the U.S. have been canceled or delayed this year, according to an analysis released…
Business
Saudi Aramco kicks off its first dollar bond sale this year
The world’s biggest oil exporter is selling bonds with five, 10 and 30-year maturities Saudi Aramco started the sale of dollar-denominated…
News
Some homeowners are tired of overly manicured lawns—so they’re embracing No Mow May all year
No Mow May encourages homeowners to stash the lawn mower each spring and let flowers and grass grow for pollinators and water retention.…
Culture
Morgan Wallen Earns Biggest Album Debut of the Year So Far With ‘I’m the Problem’
Morgan Wallen has the No. 1 album in the United States with his latest offering, a two hour-long collection dubbed “I’m The Problem.”…
Business
Japan Foods H2 loss widens to S$6.2 million amid ‘challenging year’ for Singapore F&B
Restaurant operator Japan Foods on Sunday (May 25) reported a loss of S$6.2 million for the second half ended Mar 31, 2025, sinking…
Business
I read more than 100 books last year as a working mom. You can, too
A year ago, I started reading again. I say “again” because, like the countless friends and colleagues I’ve spoken to who have also found…
News
3 questions you should ask if you want a promotion this year
The concept of advancement is baked into the way we think about work—almost like it’s a video game. Just like you don’t want to stay at a…
Lifestyle
Patrick Ta to Receive WWD’s International Beauty Innovator of the Year
Patrick Ta is being honored with WWD’s International Beauty Innovator of the Year, to be presented in Riyadh Thursday at the Saudi Fashion…
Culture
Jafar Panahi and Saeed Roustayee Are Both in Cannes in Banner Year for Iranian Cinema on the Croisette
Dissident Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi on Tuesday walked up the Montées des Marches steps of the Cannes Film Festival‘s red carpet for the…
Business
JPMorgan says interest income could rise this year even as uncertainty persists
JPMorgan Chase could earn more from interest payments this year as consumers and businesses remain resilient despite economic uncertainty,…
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Vietnam’s Poignant Celebration of Its Victory Over America 50 Year Ago
It was a profoundly moving evening. John Terzano and I were both deeply emotional, and we decided to take a drive on my motorbike to the…
Business
You Won’t Believe How Much Richer the Trumps Have Gotten This Year
Let’s start with the sum and substance of the judges’ orders. Some 25,000 federal employees will be back at work Monday. One judge’s order…
Business
Nippon Steel expects profit to drop 43% this year, US steel decision by early June
Nippon Steel expects net profit to slide 43 per cent in the fiscal year ending March 2026, it said on Friday (May 9), citing a weak global…
Business
Indonesia seeks to end rice imports this year as output jumps
Indonesia is set to stop importing rice this year for the first time in decades, thanks to surging production and stockpiles in one of the…
Fashion
How the Singapore dollar could perform against the greenback this year
Fading US exceptionalism could pave the way for further appreciation of the Singapore dollar against the greenback, said analysts. The…
News
This flying sportscar is set to go on sale next year — for $1M
A flying car that morphs into a plane in just 80 seconds is set to go on sale in early 2026. Slovakian flying car maker Klein Vision…
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Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s Hollywood Tariff Plan: ‘Next Year, The White Lotus is Gonna Be Set At a Hampton Inn’
Donald Trump‘s confusing — and still not altogether clear — plan for bailing out Hollywood was the subject of many a late night monologue…
Fashion
The 2025 Met Gala is here. Here’s how to watch fashion’s biggest night of the year
Pharrell Williams has high hopes for the Met Gala, the first to focus exclusively on Black designers, and the first in more than 20 years…
Business
Dubai Holding kicks off residential Reit IPO in first Dubai listing this year
Dubai Holding, an investment conglomerate owned by the emirate’s ruler, said on Monday (May 5) it plans to list a 12.5 per cent stake in a…