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TSMC drives record investment into US, Japan in China decoupling
TAIWAN’S companies invested a record amount of money in the US and Japan last year while the figure for China stagnated – highlighting…
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Singapore shares open higher on Thursday; STI up 1.2%
SINGAPORE equities began Thursday (Jan 16) in positive territory, tracking gains in global markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times Index…
Business
Blackstone seeks US$3 billion in sale of Bob Dylan, Adele song rights
BLACKSTONE has hired financial advisers to explore the sale of song rights, including music from Bob Dylan, Adele and Ariana Grande, that…
Business
Temasek among parties keen on Blackstone’s US$3 billion sale of Bob Dylan, Adele song rights: sources
BLACKSTONE has hired financial advisers to explore the sale of song rights, including music from Bob Dylan, Adele and Ariana Grande, that…
News
Artificial Intelligence jobs among Singapore’s fastest growing jobs: LinkedIn report
ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) roles rank among Singapore’s fastest-growing jobs, said the latest LinkedIn’sannual jobs report released on…
Politics
Albania Gives Jared Kushner Hotel Project a Nod as Trump Returns
The government of Albania has given preliminary approval to a plan proposed by Jared Kushner, Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law, to build a…
Lifestyle
Meet Roman Taranov - 28 Yr Old Founder of Wellness Platform Able
Roman Taranov is a 28 year old founder of wellness platform Able – known as ‘the Uber of the wellness world’ – helping connect people with…
Politics
We’re Sharing the Data Behind Our Detailed 2024 Election Map
We’ve published a new interactive map of the 2024 election that shows results by precinct, the most detailed vote data available. The New…
Business
US Federal Reserve trio express confidence inflation will continue to slow
A CLUTCH of US Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday (Jan 15) welcomed fresh data showing a crucial gauge of consumer prices in December…
Politics
Ramaswamy Has a High-Profile Perch and a Raft of Potential Conflicts
Vivek Ramaswamy is the less famous and less wealthy half of the duo of billionaires that President-elect Donald J. Trump has designated to…
News
U.S. Sues Southwest Airlines Over Chronic Delays
The federal government sued Southwest Airlines on Wednesday, accusing the airline of harming passengers who flew on two routes that were…
Business
CPI Rose in December, a Sign the Fed’s Inflation Fight Has Stalled
Consumer prices rose more quickly in December, the latest sign that the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation may have stalled. The…
Business
Boost market with public money or implement ‘value-up’ programme? Maybe just do both
In the end, improving the vibrancy of the Singapore market comes down to companies acting in a manner that benefits all their shareholders…
Politics
TikTok Says U.S. Employees Will Have Jobs Even if the App Is Banned
TikTok sought to assure its U.S. employees on Tuesday that they will still have jobs next week even if the Supreme Court upholds a law…
Business
Washington Post Employees Plead With Jeff Bezos to Meet
Hundreds of employees at The Washington Post sent a letter to Jeff Bezos on Tuesday evening, asking the Amazon founder for a meeting amid…
Politics
FDA Bans Red Dye 3 in Foods, Linking It to Cancer in Rats
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday banned the use of Red Dye No. 3 in food, beverages and drugs, more than three decades after…
Politics
John Deere Sued by FTC Over Equipment-Repair Practices
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sued Deere & Company, a leading manufacturer of agricultural equipment, accusing it of unfairly…
Business
Jeffrey Epstein’s Associates Could Reap Benefit of a Big Tax Refund
Jeffrey Epstein’s once vast estate — art, jewelry, lavish properties and investments — was meant to be drained by settlements to his many…
Politics
Zuckerberg Will Host a Party for Trump’s Inauguration
Mark Zuckerberg, the Meta chief executive who has tried to keep a distance from politics, appears to be warming to President-elect Donald…
News
Economic Toll of Los Angeles Fires Goes Far Beyond Destroyed Homes
After decades of mounting damage from climate-fueled natural disasters, researchers have compiled many misery-filled data sets that trace…
Politics
Defending Michigan’s Auto Industry, Whitmer Warns of Tariff Risks
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a leading Democrat from a critical battleground state, on Wednesday subtly warned against…
Business
How a Company Makes Millions Off a Hospital Program Meant to Help the Poor
Soon after being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, Virginia King sat in an outpatient clinic in Santa Fe, N.M., while a nurse…
Politics
FDA Moves Forward With Last-Minute Push to Cut Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
The Biden administration unveiled a proposal on Wednesdayto cut the level of nicotine in cigarettes, a last-minute push on a plan that…
Business
JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs Report Big Profits
A swath of the nation’s largest lenders, including JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs, reported quarterly and annual financial…