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The Sick Message That Trump Is Sending to MAGA America
Typical of Trump’s upside-down worldview, the order paints transgender people—who are more vulnerable to violence than almost anyone else…
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Politics
How to Take Heart From What Really Worked in the First Resistance
Women and men in these grassroots groups met regularly, informed themselves about the local implications of Trump initiatives—above all…
Politics
Even the Respectable Argument for Trump’s Tariffs Is Dead Wrong
Furman was less skeptical. “My guess is he has some study,” he told me. “I would have guessed 5 percent, and I recently asked a few top…
Politics
Chinese EV makers file challenges to tariffs at EU court
CHINESE electric vehicle makers BYD, Geely and SAIC have challenged the EU’s import tariffs at the Court of Justice of the European Union…
Politics
BMW joins Chinese EV makers in filing EU court challenge to tariffs
BMW has joined Chinese producers in filing a challenge at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) against EU tariffs on…
News
Chevron to Increase Output at Huge Oil Field in Kazakhstan
Chevron said Friday that it had completed an expansion at its Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan intended to increase production this year to…
Business
Fu Yu board rejects substantial shareholder’s directorship bid due to non-conformance with SGX’s ‘integrity requirements’
PRECISION plastic components manufacturer Fu Yu Corporation’s board of directors declined to appoint substantial shareholder Victor Lim as…
Business
Trump’s Inflation Fix Centers on Energy Emergency That Doesn’t Exist
President Trump has put unleashing American energy production at the center of his economic agenda, saying that ramping up fossil fuel…
Politics
Big Blow to Trump as First Defeat in Court Hints at More Losing Ahead
Donald Trump suffered his first legal setback Thursday when a federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s executive order ending birthright…
Business
China firms boost shareholder returns via dividends and buybacks
CHINESE firms are attracting investors with increased dividends and buybacks, spurred by a policy push for corporate governance reforms in…
Business
BYD plans to sell plug-in hybrids in Japan
CHINA’S BYD could start selling its first plug-in hybrid vehicle in Japan this year, the company said on Friday (Jan 24), as it aims to…
Politics
Oracle, Apple, Google diverge on whether to keep serving TikTok
APPLE and Oracle have reacted differently to President Donald Trump’s pledge that the US government will not enforce a national security…
Business
China’s new rules to add one trillion yuan into market: analysts
ANALYSTS see China’s latest initiatives injecting at least one trillion yuan (S$186 billion) of additional flows in 2025 into its ailing…
Business
Analysts upgrade Frasers Centrepoint Trust to ‘buy’, citing its high retail portfolio occupancy
ANALYSTS have upgraded Frasers Centrepoint Trust (FCT) to a “buy” rating, citing its high retail portfolio occupancy and ongoing asset…
Business
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
In a number of ways, Japan’s economy seems to have gone back in time. Inflation and wage growth are mostly back where they were in the…
Business
LNG firm Venture Global gets US$1.75 billion in year’s biggest IPO
VENTURE Global raised US$1.75 billion in its initial public offering (IPO), pricing its shares in the middle of a marketed range. The…
News
Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts
Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion pill providers. Instagram also suspended the…
Politics
Gold set for fourth week of gains amid Trump policy jitters
GOLD prices edged higher and were on track for a fourth straight weekly gain on Friday (Jan 24), as uncertainty about US President Donald…
Business
Hong Kong’s CKI is said to weigh sale of UK’s £4 billion Eversholt Rail
CK INFRASTRUCTURE Holdings is evaluating options for Eversholt Rail, including a possible sale that may value the British rolling stock…
News
Charles Phan, Whose Slanted Door Elevated Vietnamese Food, Dies at 62
Charles Phan, a self-taught chef whose family fled Vietnam when he was a teenager and whose sleek restaurant helped change America’s…
Politics
$3,000 for a Used iPhone? If It Has TikTok, Maybe.
For about $1,000, you may leave an Apple store with a brand-new, hermetically sealed iPhone that’s been personalized for you by a verified…
Business
Stocks to watch: Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust, Keppel DC Reit, Suntec Reit, ESR-Reit
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Jan 24): Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial…
Business
No major impact from Johor data centres, US export ban: Keppel DC Reit manager
NEW data centres in Johor, Malaysia, and the US chip export ban are unlikely to have a big impact on Keppel DC Reit, said the manager on…
Business
Billionaire McCourt says he is open to teaming up on a TikTok bid
US BUSINESSMAN Frank McCourt is open to teaming up with other buyers on a bid to take over the US operations of TikTok as long as he can…