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US shoppers pay for Trump tariffs on Temu, doubling some prices
Discount Chinese retail app Temu appears to be passing on nearly all of US President Donald Trump’s new import taxes to US consumers, more…
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Business
Hwa Hong, Wing Tai, Teo family consortium launches bid to take Amara private at S$0.895 a share
Amara on Monday (Apr 28) received a voluntary conditional general offer at S$0.895 per share from a consortium led by property company Hwa…
Politics
Singapore election 2025: PM Wong at Fullerton rally warns that losing ministers would weaken Singapore
Losing three or four ministers would weaken both the government and the country, at an already challenging time, said Prime Minister…
Business
Airbus to take over Spirit asset as part of Boeing reintegration
Airbus reached a final agreement to take over some assets and sites from Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, clearing the way for the struggling…
Business
Xiaomi-backed robot vacuum brand Roborock is said to consider Hong Kong listing
Hang Seng Index has fared better than most, rising almost 10 per cent this year, despite an early April slide Robot vacuum maker Beijing…
Politics
Japan denies report citing Bessent’s push for strong yen
Japan’s top currency diplomat on Monday (Apr 28) denied a media report that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had told his Japanese…
Business
The Dollar’s Weakness Creates an Opportunity for the Euro. Can It Last?
President Trump’s shake-up of the global trade system has sent tremors through the long-held view that the United States is the source of…
News
Mail Forwarding Secrets: What USPS Won't Tell You
Mail forwarding can seem straightforward, but there are a lot of details that the USPS doesn’t always make clear. Whether you’re moving,…
News
‘60 Minutes’ Rebukes Paramount On-Air Over Executive Producer’s Exit
In an extraordinary on-air rebuke, one of the top journalists at “60 Minutes” directly criticized the program’s parent company in the…
Business
Australian stock exchange operator to reassess M&A rules amid James Hardie backlash
Australian stock exchange operator ASX said on Sunday that it had initiated a process for its rules regarding shareholder approvals for…
Business
CapitaLand Ascott Trust gross profit rises 4% in Q1
CapitaLand Ascott Trust’s (Clas) managers said in a business update on Monday (Apr 28) that the trust’s gross profit rose 4 per cent year…
Business
Bank of Japan to hit pause on rate-hike path as economic risks mount
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to signal a pause in policy normalisation this week as US tariffs heighten global uncertainty,…
Business
TikTok to enter Japan’s e-commerce industry: Nikkei
The Chinese social media platform is looking to expand its business outside of the US, where it awaits a deal that will secure its…
Business
CapitaLand Investment looks to expand in US, Europe while navigating market uncertainty
CapitaLand Investment (CLI) seeks to grow its presence in the United States and Europe which are mature markets with deep pools of…
Politics
New Details Emerge on Trump Officials’ Sprint to Gut Consumer Bureau Staff
Two weeks ago, a three-judge panel from the federal appeals court in Washington lifted a freeze on firing employees at the Consumer…
News
Titanic Survivor’s Letter, Written Aboard the Ship, Sells for Nearly $400,000
Days before the Titanic struck an iceberg, a first-class passenger, Col. Archibald Gracie, described the vessel in a letter written while…
News
The Missteps That Led to a Fatal Plane Crash at Reagan National Airport
As they flew south along the Potomac River on the gusty night of Jan. 29, the crew aboard an Army Black Hawk helicopter attempted to…
Business
Yangzijiang Financial exploring possibility to spin off maritime investment business
Yangzijiang Financial Holding is exploring the possibility of spinning off its maritime investments segment into a newly incorporated…
Politics
The Trump Team Wants to Boost Birth Rates While Poisoning Children
Trying to boost births while actively making the world less safe for children is creepy—but not in a new way. The contradiction is baked…
News
How Labubus Turned Into a Global Sensation
Online and in person, people are clamoring to get their hands on Labubus, which are dolls that are “well-intentioned” but somewhat…
Politics
Trump’s Tariffs Prompt Wave of Lawsuits
Somewhere along a roughly 7,500-mile journey that begins in Shenzhen, China, there are 19 shipments bound for Rick Woldenberg, the chief…
Politics
Trump’s Tariffs Squeeze an Already Struggling British Car Industry
The 25 percent tariffs imposed by President Trump on imported cars have added to the pressures on vehicle manufacturers around the world,…
Politics
Tesla and Volkswagen May Have a Leg Up As Tariffs Raise EV Prices
President Trump’s tariffs on imported cars and auto parts could stall the growth of electric vehicles, setting back a technology critical…
News
Visual Voicemail: The New First Impression
Visual voicemail services are transforming the way we handle voice messages. Unlike traditional voicemail, which forces you to listen to…