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Thank Goodness for Libertarian Law Firms
They’re doing a job that others aren’t doing: standing up to executive overreach and winning. Source link
Swedan Margen
Swedan Margen contributes to L'Officiel Lifestyle with a focus on business and entrepreneurship.
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US: Wall St opens higher after court blocks most Trump tariffs
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Thursday (May 29) after a federal court ruled against most of US President Donald Trump’s…
Politics
Sen. Lindsey Graham gets a 2026 challenge from Democrat Annie Andrews, who ran against Nancy Mace
Dr. Annie Andrews, the South Carolina Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged Rep. Nancy Mace in 2022, says she's running against…
Business
India bank frauds triple to 360 billion rupees as credit scams swell
The rise in cases underscores the challenges being faced by the banking regulator Bank frauds in India jumped threefold last year, with…
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America’s Arsenal of Democracy Needs a Reboot
The only way the United States can build materiel at scale is to harness the power of our commercial manufacturing industry. Source link
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The Addled Activist Mind
Argumentum ad Hitlerum is only one of the logical fallacies extremists use to justify nonsense. Source link
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Hidden Monsters
Surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec assaulted hundreds of patients. Why didn’t anyone stop him sooner? Source link
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Elite and Effete Universities Get Their Comeuppance
They’re not entitled to endless money, tax breaks, and visas, and they have to obey the law. Source link
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San Francisco’s ‘Equity’ Grading Would End Education
It’s a disaster that would have needlessly harmed students. Source link
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Golden Dome and Its Enemies
Guess what? Hostile powers prefer to be able to nuke us with relative ease. Source link
Politics
Corruption Is Bad, Actually
When politicians use the levers of government to enrich themselves, it damages democracy. Source link
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Jack Whitten Went Hard in the Paint
He poured the paint in layers and combed through it with an Afro pick. Or he froze and shattered it, reassembling the shards into new…
Culture
Is “The Phoenician Scheme” Wes Anderson’s Most Emotional Film?
Wes Anderson’s new film, “The Phoenician Scheme,” is a funny-ha-ha comedy, but there’s nothing funny about its story, which involves a…
Politics
Singapore stocks rise after US court blocks Trump’s tariffs; STI up 0.1%
Singapore stocks ended higher on Thursday (May 29), after a US trade court on Wednesday blocked US President Donald Trump’s “Liberation…
Business
NTT Docomo to buy SBI’s net bank for 420 billion yen in cutthroat market
The move is part of a capital alliance between the state-backed telecom group and SBI Holdings Docomo is buying SBI Holdings’ online bank…
Business
Phillip Securities initiates coverage on dividend-focused Reit ETF trading at ‘attractive’ valuation
Phillip Securities Research has initiated coverage on the Phillip SGX APAC Dividend Leaders REIT ETF (Pareits) with an “accumulate” call…
Business
Sony says spinoff will give financial arm its own fundraising capabilities
It is the first partial spinoff by a company in Japan with a direct listing – the first in Japan in more than two decades – set for Sep 29…
Business
As listcos head for the door, are private markets the answer for investors?
Private markets have grown increasingly popular in recent times in South-east Asia, with Singapore accounting for 45 per cent of the…
Business
Aramco CEO will keep borrowing even as oil slump cuts cashflow
Saudi Aramco is targeting more borrowings to finance growth and better leverage its balance sheet, chief executive officer Amin Nasser…
Business
Vietnam’s AI ambitions hinge on one US$6.8 billion tech company
Four decades ago, Truong Gia Binh set up a technology company using a single computer in a room loaned by his then-father-in-law, general…
Business
Shopee's SPX Express partners Frasers Property Vietnam to build automated sorting centre
Facility includes advanced two-storey automated sorting machines that can sort up to 7 million parcels a day, the highest for SPX Express…
Business
NIE, Amazon Web Services set up AI-focused innovation hub for edtech research
The National Institute of Education (NIE) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Thursday (May 29) announced the launch of the Technology for…
Business
South Korea central bank cuts rate, slashes 2025 growth forecast
South Korea’s central bank cut interest rates on Thursday (May 29) in a bid to cushion the export-dependent economy from US President…
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Sembcorp wins solar energy project to supply power in India
Sembcorp Industries’ wholly owned renewables subsidiary, Sembcorp Green Infra, was awarded a build-own-operate solar energy storage hybrid…