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Europe: Shares fall as banks, mining stocks losses weigh
European shares ended lower on Friday (Jul 4) as losses in banks and mining-related stocks weighed, with focus now shifting to the Jul 9…
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Business
Unnamed AIA Group shareholder is said to sell HK$26.8 billion stake
An undisclosed AIA Group shareholder sold a HK$26.8 billion (S$4.4 billion) stake in the insurer via block trades, according to people…
Business
Google’s AI Overviews hit by EU antitrust complaint from independent publishers
Alphabet’s Google has been hit by an EU antitrust complaint over its AI Overviews from a group of independent publishers, which has also…
Fashion
Louis Vuitton Korea says systems breach led to customer data leak
A systems breach at Louis Vuitton Korea in June led to the leak of some of customer data including contact information, but did not…
News
Soldiers Are Taking a Stand Against Trump’s Abuses
Kim, an aircraft mechanic, joined the military in 2019, at age 18. She and her mother had struggled to survive, even living in their car…
Politics
We Are Wittingly Fooling Ourselves About Trump’s Attack on Iran
Earlier this year, in an unexpected divergence from the long-prevailing foreign policy rhetoric of presidents from both parties, Donald…
Business
Singapore shares slip as tariff pause will end soon; STI drops 0.2%
STI dips to 4,013.62 as decliners beat gainers 282 to 192 across the broader market Singapore equities retreated along with some regional…
Politics
Gold heads for weekly gain as US tax-cut bill stokes fiscal worries
GOLD rose on Friday, poised for a weekly gain as investors sought safe-haven assets after the passage of US President Donald Trump’s…
Business
SGX and HKEX in three charts
Singapore’s market is weathering a listing draught but the scene at a neighbouring rival bourse up north is quite a different picture. The…
Business
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq end at fresh records after solid jobs data
Wall Street stocks surged higher on Thursday following US jobs data that topped estimates as President Donald Trump’s massive tax cut…
Politics
EPA Punishes Employees Who Sent Zeldin “Declaration of Dissent”
On Thursday the Environmental Protection Agency placed at least 139 employees on administrative leave after they signed and publicized a…
Politics
Congress Gives ICE More Money Than It Could Have Ever Imagined
President Donald Trump’s efforts to coax wary House Republicans off the fence to support his “big, beautiful bill” have seemingly…
Politics
The Supreme Court Just Teed Up a Major Ruling on Transgender Athletes
“This case carries with it the weight of fierce scientific and policy debates about the safety, efficacy, and propriety of medical…
Politics
MAGA Rep Literally Cheers for Budget Taking Away Free School Lunch
President Donald Trump’s efforts to coax wary House Republicans off the fence to support his “big, beautiful bill” have seemingly…
Politics
Republican Votes for Budget After Dumping Medicaid-Related Stock
President Donald Trump’s efforts to coax wary House Republicans off the fence to support his “big, beautiful bill” have seemingly…
Politics
MAGA Rep Admits Trump Scammed People With Budget Bill
President Donald Trump’s efforts to coax wary House Republicans off the fence to support his “big, beautiful bill” have seemingly…
Politics
Trump Treasury Secretary Reveals Administration’s Unhinged Budget Math
President Donald Trump’s efforts to coax wary House Republicans off the fence to support his “big, beautiful bill” have seemingly…
Politics
Only Two House Republicans Vote Against Trump’s Cruel Budget
President Donald Trump’s efforts to coax wary House Republicans off the fence to support his “big, beautiful bill” have seemingly…
Politics
Trump Had Bonkers Top Request After His Assassination Attempt
President Donald Trump’s efforts to coax wary House Republicans off the fence to support his “big, beautiful bill” have seemingly…
Politics
Hakeem Jeffries Breaks House Speech Record as Budget Vote Delayed
President Donald Trump’s efforts to coax wary House Republicans off the fence to support his “big, beautiful bill” have seemingly…
Politics
Trump Just Went Absolutely Nuclear in Screwing Over MAGA Voters
For at least the last half-century in American politics, Republicans have employed three distinct scams to hide the deeply regressive…
Politics
New State Reports Measles Outbreak as RFK Jr. Slashes Vaccines
President Donald Trump’s efforts to coax wary House Republicans off the fence to support his “big, beautiful bill” have seemingly…
Politics
Trump Won Over Republican Budget Rebels With Some Lousy Free Merch
President Donald Trump’s efforts to coax wary House Republicans off the fence to support his “big, beautiful bill” have seemingly…
Politics
DHS Suddenly Pulls Weird 180 on “Alligator Alcatraz” After Trump Visit
On Wednesday night, a Fox News guest falsely accused Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland resident who was wrongfully deported by the Trump…