Swedan Margen
Swedan Margen contributes to L'Officiel Lifestyle with a focus on business and entrepreneurship.
Swedan covers business developments, emerging companies, entrepreneurial stories, and trends influencing industries and the broader economy.
The goal is to bring readers accessible coverage of business stories while highlighting developments, ideas, and opportunities shaping the marketplace.
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Oil gains on short-covering, nuclear talks
Oil prices gained on Friday (May 23) as US buyers covered positions ahead of the three-day Memorial Day weekend amid worries over the…
Europe: Stocks close week lower on Trump’s EU, Apple tariff threats
European shares closed sharply lower on Friday (May 23) after US President Donald Trump ramped up threats of tariffs on the European Union…
Judge permanently halts Trump's order punishing Jenner & Block, targeting lawfare
A judge has struck down President Trump's attempt to punish Jenner & Block, one of several law firms that the president said worked to…
Trump aims to boost U.S. nuclear energy with executive orders
President Trump signed four executive orders aimed at increasing U.S. nuclear energy production as energy-hungry artificial intelligence…
Blinded by the light: House lawmaker wants Congress to cut LED glare from car headlights
Thousands of people gather on social media platforms to complain about the rise in ultra-bright headlights that can make oncoming drivers…
Microsoft employees say internal emails with 'Gaza,' 'Palestine' will not send
Microsoft employees are claiming that internal emails containing words like genocide, Gaza and Palestine and phrases related to…
Trump scores a string of victories but Americans' economic frustrations aren't going away
President Trump heads into the summer of 2025 having racked up a series of second-term wins. However, he also roiled the stock market with…
Trump announces U.S. Steel-Nippon merger, keeps company based in Pa.
President Trump says U.S. Steel and the Japanese firm Nippon Steel will enter a "planned partnership" that will keep the iconic American…
The Bond Market’s Revenge
The U.S. had been leading a global movement of fiscal irresponsibility, and now bond traders are telling everyone that time’s up. Source…
Apple is back in Trump's crosshairs over where iPhones are made
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook can’t seem to catch a break. Last month, Apple appeared to secure a major win when the Trump administration…
OMB Director Russ Vought slams GAO for calling pause of funding EV charging program 'illegal'
President Trump's Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is condemning the Government Accountability Office for saying…
In Daniel Kehlmann’s Latest Novel, Everyone’s a Collaborator
Can a historical novel be morally serious, even tragic, and also playful at the same time? For a writer of fiction, history is a dangerous…
Judge blocks Trump's attack on Harvard's foreign student program
A federal judge has issued a restraining order blocking the Trump administration's move to kick Harvard University out of the foreign…
Keir Starmer’s Immigration Hypocrisy
As the U.K. PM turns against open borders, people are serving time in jail for their comments about immigration. Source link
US: Wall St falls at open after Trump threatens EU, Apple with fresh tariffs
Wall Street dropped at the open on Friday (May 23) after US President Donald Trump recommended 50 per cent tariffs on the European Union,…
Trump threatens 25% tariffs on Apple if iPhones not US made
Apple faces escalating pressure from President Donald Trump to do what many analysts insist would be nearly impossible: move production of…
Trust Bank’s FY2024 loss narrows to S$93.4 million
Deposit balances double to S$3.8 billion, from S$1.9 billion a year ago, attributable to the launch of Trust+ Trust Bank on Friday (May…
The Week: The Antisemitic Murders in Washington
Plus: The GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill advances. Source link
U.S. Forces Abroad Protect the Homeland
Forward-deployed military forces impose costs on aggressive adversaries and keep violence as far from America’s shores as possible. Source…
The <i>Mission: Impossible</i> Booster Shot
Tom Cruise runs and runs, but is this cinema? Source link
The Senate Can Improve the House-Passed Tax Bill
There is an opportunity for unified Republican government to put federal policy on a better path. Source link
Biden’s Diagnosis Exposes a Critical Weakness in Our Political System
We don’t know enough about the health of the people who want to lead us. Source link
Summer Culture Preview
High-stakes competition makes for high drama in “F1 the Movie” (June 27), directed by Joseph Kosinski, starring Brad Pitt as a Formula One…