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Wall Street opens higher on tariff relief
stocks opened higher on Thursday (Jan 22), inching towards all-time highs, after President Donald Trump dialed back his threat of tariffs…
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Transcript: Trump Press Sec Goes Full Cult as Davos Mockery Gets Worse
And that’s really something that we need to consider as a country: how much our primary system is distorting and damaging us on both…
Business
Prudential pays RM1.5 billion to raise stake in Malaysia unit to 70%
The insurer currently holds a 51% interest while local partner Detik Ria owns the rest Prudential will pay RM1.5 billion (S$483 million)…
News
Trump Has Made Pregnancy in America Harder Than Ever
This is happening within the larger context of state attacks on reproductive rights and the right’s focus on creating the perfect…
Business
Centurion ecosystem: CAReit initiation & parent upgrade
Analysts are turning bullish on the Centurion ecosystem, with CGS International (CGSI) initiating coverage on the newly listed Centurion…
Business
Australian dollar scales 15-month high on strong jobs data
The Australian dollar hit 15-month highs on Thursday as an apparent easing in US-European tensions soothed risk sentiment, while a strong…
Politics
Trump Takes His American Decline Tour to Davos
On stage at Davos, however, Trump looked like he might be entering his final season, and that what’s left of Trump’s brain is starting to…
Politics
The Subtext of Trump’s Batshit Speech in Davos
“Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a…
Politics
ICE Launches Crackdown in Maine Called “Operation Catch of the Day”
The Department of Homeland Security is crudely referring to its newest immigration crackdown in Maine as “Operation Catch of the Day,” as…
News
CBP Chief and His Goons Shamed Out of Minnesota Gas Station
Border Patrol is not welcome in Minneapolis’s streets, its schools, or its gas stations. A crowd of anti-ICE protesters stormed federal…
Politics
Trump Appears to Change His Mind on Greenland After EU Threat
Last week, Trump had threatened to impose tariffs against European countries that opposed his plan to annex Greenland. He may have been…
Politics
Leavitt’s Response to Trump Greenland/Iceland Slip Will Blow Your Mind
But now, everything has been put on hold. The news came as Trump used his Wednesday speech at the World Economic Forum to triple down on…
Politics
Ted Cruz Hasn’t Learned His Lesson on Fleeing Texas’s Cold Weather
Senator Ted Cruz appears to be leaving Texas yet again ahead of another major winter storm. The third-term lawmaker was photographed…
News
Trump Prepares to Deploy Troops to Minnesota to Snuff Out ICE Protests
But now, everything has been put on hold. The news came as Trump used his Wednesday speech at the World Economic Forum to triple down on…
Politics
Trump’s Greenland Obsession Has Made One Person Very Happy
Forcing the issue, however, could irreversibly damage America’s relations with some of its most significant allies. Over the long weekend,…
Business
Customer experience platform Toku’s IPO 31.9 times subscribed
Customer experience platform Toku’s initial public offering (IPO) was 31.9 times subscribed, the company said on Wednesday (Jan 21). The…
Business
Wall Street opens higher after rout, Trump speech in focus
stocks staged a modest recovery on Wednesday (Jan 21) after the sharpest equities sell-off in three months, as investors digested…
Politics
Trump Mixes Up Iceland and Greenland in Incoherent Davos Speech
That day alone, Trump spent a 90-minute press briefing mumbling to himself over a stack of papers, alleging that “pirating ships” is the…
Politics
Transcript: Trump’s Crazed NATO Tirades Rattle Experts: “Mad, Erratic”
And the U.S. was always the one that could break it and so forth. And we annexed all kinds of territory, and we don’t treat the people…
Business
Ryanair says online sparring with Musk is good for business
Bookings have risen 2% to 3% in the aftermath of the social media brawl between the corporate titans Ryanair Holdings’s chief executive…
Politics
Trump Tirades on Greenland Get So Scary that It Rattles Medical Expert
Over the weekend, President Trump sent a deranged text to Norway’s prime minister linking his failure to win the Nobel Peace prize to the…
Business
OpenAI to start offering chatbot ads to advertisers, The Information reports
OPENAI has started offering its new chatbot ads to dozens of advertisers, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with…
Business
Japanese bonds may rebound after Katayama calls for market calm
JAPAN’S bonds are likely to rebound after Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama called for calm among market participants following a selloff…
News
ICE Has Cut Its Detainees Off From Medical Care
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has stopped paying for immigrant detainees to receive health care—and isn’t planning on paying for…