Politics
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…
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Business
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…
Business
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…
Business
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…
Politics
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…
Politics
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…
Culture
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…
Politics
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…
Politics
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
Politics
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,…
Politics
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…
Business
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…
News
The Week: The Antisemitic Murders in Washington
Plus: The GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill advances. Source link
News
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…
News
The <i>Mission: Impossible</i> Booster Shot
Tom Cruise runs and runs, but is this cinema? Source link
Politics
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
Politics
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
News
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…
News
Pee-wee Herman and the Cost of Dividing Yourself in Two
One of the pivotal turns in Paul Reubens’s life happened years before Pee-wee Herman, years before the “Playhouse,” years before the…
Business
Foxconn among potential bidders for Singapore chip assembly firm UTAC in US$3 billion deal: sources
Taiwan’s Foxconn is among potential bidders for the Singaporean semiconductor assembly and testing business UTAC Holdings in a deal that…
Business
Great Eastern gets another extension to Jun 8 to announce plan to restore free float
It will update shareholders on the finalised proposal shortly, no later than Jun 8 Great Eastern Holdings has been granted yet another…
Politics
Grab launches its first Centre of Excellence to support AI solutions
Grab launched its first Artificial Intelligence (AI) Centre of Excellence on Friday (May 23). Supported by Digital Industry Singapore, the…
Business
Deutsche Bank plans SRT deal tied to US$3 billion corporate loans
Deutsche Bank is selling a significant risk transfer (SRT) linked to a portfolio of US$3 billion in corporate loans, according to people…
News
The best is yet to be for Tengah property prices, say DBS analysts
Property developers such as GuocoLand could benefit from a potential rise in home prices near popular primary schools, particularly in…