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US dollar slips as Trump considers naming next US Fed chair early
The US dollar dipped amid an increase of bets on US interest-rate cuts due to growing expectations that the next US Federal Reserve…
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Senate hearing with Trump budget chief highlights potential changes to $9.4 billion cuts package
Senate Republicans on Wednesday forced the White House budget chief to defend parts of a $9.4 billion package of Trump-requested spending…
Business
US Federal Reserve releases plan to relax key bank capital rule
The US Federal Reserve unveiled plans to roll back an important capital rule that big banks have said limits their ability to hold more…
Politics
Judge orders release of Abrego Garcia -- eventually
A federal judge ordered the government to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the illegal immigrant at the center of a major deportation and…
News
New York Chooses Its Fate
Lurking behind Mamdani’s pie-in-the-sky socialist agenda is his abiding commitment to anti-Zionism. None of this bodes well for NYC.…
News
Justice Jackson’s Misguided Attack on Written Law
As a progressive judge, when Kagan thinks you’re wrong and Sotomayor thinks you’ve gone overboard, you should rethink your choices. Source…
News
A Summer Reading List of Lighthearted Mysteries
For many readers, summer is the time for breezy, undemanding books—the kind you can toss in a beach bag and finish before the sunburn sets…
News
The Shrewdly Regenerative Apocalypse of “28 Years Later”
Perhaps because cannibalism comes with the territory, the zombie movie has proved uncommonly immune to a certain strain of critical…
Politics
Wary of Washington, Europe frets it will be left behind on an AI battlefield
THE HAGUE — Days before NATO was set to convene in the Netherlands, one of its top commanders, Pierre Vandier, tasked with transforming…
News
A.I. Is Homogenizing Our Thoughts
In an experiment last year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, more than fifty students from universities around Boston were…
Politics
NATO chief Rutte grilled by journalists for 'gushing' behavior toward Trump
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte was grilled by reporters Wednesday for being too "gushing" in his praise of President Trump during the…
Business
Grab to pause changes to driver incentive scheme following backlash
Ride-hailing service Grab will pause planned changes to its driver incentive scheme, following a backlash about the impact on drivers’…
Politics
What Government Can and Can’t Do About Birth Rates
A change in marginal incentives can have salutary effects. Source link
Business
DBS, CapitaLand and more: Singapore’s long term wealth creation set to boost local stocks, says Morgan Stanley
As Singapore reaches its 60th birthday, Morgan Stanley said the city-state is “primed for wealth creation”. That could unlock real gains…
Politics
Court blocks Trump's attempt to strip fed workers of union rights
A federal court Tuesday issued an injunction against President Trump's decision to strip collective bargaining rights from a wide swath of…
News
Gold prices flat as fragile Iran-Israel ceasefire tempers safe-haven demand
Gold prices held their ground on Wednesday (Jun 25) as a tentative ceasefire between Iran and Israel dampened safe-haven demand, though a…
Business
US: Iran-Israel ceasefire lifts stocks
Wall Street stocks jumped on Tuesday (Jun 24) as an Iran-Israel ceasefire appeared to hold through its first day and oil prices continued…
News
The Strikes on Iran Made the World Safer
With the cease-fire appearing to hold, the U.S.-Israeli operation has accomplished something historic. Source link
Politics
Lisa Murkowski weighs switch to Democratic caucus
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she has thought about what joining the Democratic caucus would look like. Source link
Business
Frasers Centrepoint Trust prices S$200 million perpetual securities at 3.98%
Frasers Centrepoint Trust’s (FCT) trustee HSBC Institutional Trust Services has priced S$200 million subordinated perpetual securities at…
News
Glory and Gore in “Afternoons of Solitude”
You don’t have to like bullfighting to watch “Afternoons of Solitude” with fascination, any more than you have to like crime to enjoy a…
Culture
“The Gilded Age” Is a Poor Man’s Period Drama
In the HBO drama “The Gilded Age,” the characters are keenly aware that they live in interesting times. Early in the series, which is set…
Business
Finding opportunities in disclosures
Sustainability and climate reporting continue to face widespread resistance among businesses – many of which do not view these issues as…