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U.S. Ambassador Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’
The United States ambassador to China, R. Nicholas Burns, said the Biden administration is making a last push to try to persuade China to…
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Business
Miyoshi chief executive slapped with S$22,400 fine for accounting irregularity
THE chief executive and executive director of Miyoshi, Andrew Sin Kwong Wah, has been fined S$22,400 for failing to recognise an…
Business
Ultraman toymaker becomes a billionaire after frenzied Hong Kong IPO
THE frenzy over a toymaker’s Hong Kong initial public offering has created a new billionaire. Zhu Weisong, founder and chairman of Bloks…
Business
Asia: Markets drift lower as US jobs data looms
EQUITIES fell again in Asia on Friday (Jan 10) as traders prepared for the release of US jobs data that could play a key role in the…
Business
Nvidia partnership puts MediaTek stock on course for record high
INCREASED collaboration with Nvidia has pushed investor optimism over the artificial intelligence (AI) growth potential for MediaTek to a…
Business
Fu Yu’s largest shareholder requisitions EGM to oust directors amid poor performance
FU YU’S largest shareholder has called for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to remove two directors amid dropping shareholder value…
Business
PBOC says it will temporarily halt buying of government bonds
CHINA’S central bank said it will temporarily halt its buying of government bonds, after the benchmark yield slid to a record low this…
Business
PBOC halts bond buying to defend yuan as economic gloom worsens
CHINA’S central bank said it will suspend buying government bonds, its latest attempt to temper investor bets on weak economic growth that…
Business
Wall Street bonuses to jump by double digits at big banks
ATOP Wall Street’s largest investment banks, executives are locking in plans to award traders and dealmakers their biggest bonus increases…
Business
The '$' Behind Starting Your Own Company: Real Costs Revealed
Starting a business sounds like a dream, right? But let’s be real, it’s not just about having a cool idea and running with it. There’s a…
Politics
How Outlets on the Left and Right Have Covered the Los Angeles Wildfires
As deadly wildfires raged across Southern California this week, conservative and liberal media outlets reported similarly on the level of…
Business
Millennium hedge fund spinoff Modular expands to Hong Kong
MILLENNIUM Management spinoff Modular Asset Management plans to expand to Hong Kong, the latest hedge fund arrival as the city tries to…
News
Vitol plans to cut costs by taking aluminium from London Metal Exchange warehouses in Malaysia: sources
ENERGY and commodities trader Vitol is attempting to reduce its storage costs with plans to remove significant amounts of aluminium from…
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Fox Must Face Smartmatic’s $2.7 Billion Defamation Lawsuit, Court Rules
A New York State appeals court on Thursday rejected a request by Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation to dismiss part of a $2.7 billion…
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Why General Manager Is the Hottest Job Title in College Sports
Bill Belichick grew up around college football. As a child, he tagged along as his father, Steve, went about his duties as an assistant…
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Richard M. Cohen, News Producer Who Wrote of a Health Challenge, Dies at 76
Richard M. Cohen, an outspoken and award-winning television news producer whose career was eventually derailed by the ravages of multiple…
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Los Angeles Wildfires Will Make a Serious Housing Shortage Worse
Each of the homes burned in the Los Angeles fires is its own individual calamity. Collectively, the losses — whether in the hundreds or,…
Business
Fed officials signal interest rates likely on hold for a while
SEVERAL Federal Reserve officials confirmed on Thursday (Jan 9) that the US central bank will likely hold interest rates at current levels…
Politics
Every Senate Democrat Who Backed Most Radical Anti-Immigrant Bill Yet
“I think that, one, he’s the president, or he will be officially,” Fetterman continued. “And I think it’s pretty reasonable that if the…
Business
Europe: Markets rise as mining, healthcare surge amid bond market jitters
EUROPEAN markets ended on Thursday (Jan 9) on a high note, driven by a rally in healthcare and mining sectors, despite uncertainties over…
Politics
Elon Musk Helps German Far-Right Candidate Spread Absurd Hitler Lie
“I think that, one, he’s the president, or he will be officially,” Fetterman continued. “And I think it’s pretty reasonable that if the…
News
Meta’s Dangerous Rule Change Has Unleashed Some Vile New Content
Meta employees are protesting the company’s new content moderation guidelines, which practically amount to no content moderation at all.…
News
Paul Oreffice, a Combative Chief of Dow Chemical, Dies at 97
Paul F. Oreffice, who as the pugnacious head of Dow Chemical grew and diversified the company at the same time that he rebuffed Vietnam…
Politics
John Fetterman Pathetically Brags About Planned Trump Mar-a-Lago Visit
Last month, Smirnov pleaded guilty to four felony charges, which included one count of obstruction of justice and three tax evasion…