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Europe: Stoxx 600 clocks second consecutive monthly loss hit by tariff woes
European shares closed higher in a volatile session on Wednesday (Apr 30) as investors assessed key data around the world and corporate…
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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.
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Politics
U.S. government expands grounds for canceling international students' legal status
The federal government is expanding the reasons international students can be stripped of their legal status in the U.S., where thousands…
News
Rumaan Alam and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Female Protagonist
The writer Rumaan Alam has noticed that readers, especially as of late, can be quick to dismiss novels that have characters they find…
Politics
Supreme Court Seems Open to a Religious Charter School in Oklahoma
The Supreme Court appeared open on Wednesday to allowing Oklahoma to use government money to run the nation’s first religious charter…
Business
Our Urgent Birth Rate Problem
It has economic dimensions, but it is ultimately a cultural and even spiritual sickness. Source link
Politics
Maine lawmaker appeals to Supreme Court over censure by state House for transgender athlete post
A Republican state lawmaker from Maine appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday after she was censured by the state House for a…
Politics
For Ukraine, Moral Promises Without Moral Commitments
Sometimes, our public figures seem aware that they are engaged in an all-sermon, no-sacrifice politics. Source link
Politics
In Combative Interview, Trump Insists He Will Not Facilitate Abrego Garcia’s Return to U.S.
The president doubles down. Source link
Business
Morgan Stanley offers private equity fund to wider swath of millionaires
Morgan Stanley is launching a private equity fund for its widest audience yet – investors wielding a few million US dollars – as asset…
Business
US: Wall Street tumbles at the open as US economy contracts in first quarter
Wall Street’s main indexes opened sharply lower on Wednesday (Apr 30) after data showed the world’s largest economy contracted in the…
Politics
Opening in Democratic leadership tempts another party fight to stop AOC's rise
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly's plan to step back as the top Democrat on the Oversight Committee opened the door for Rep. Alexandria…
Business
Jardine C&C reports lower contributions across most business units in Q1 2025
Recent global trade tensions have created an uncertain macroeconomic environment and the company is cautious of the knock-on effects…
Business
Elite UK Reit posts 10.2% rise in Q1 2025 distributable income to £4.8 million
The manager of Elite UK real estate investment trust (Reit), announced a 10.2 per cent year-on-year increase in distributable income to…
Business
CapitaLand Investment total revenue falls 24% to S$496 million in Q1
CapitaLand Investment (CLI) reported a total revenue of S$496 million for the first quarter ended Mar 31, down 24 per cent from S$650…
Business
CapitaLand Investment’s total revenue falls 24% to S$496 million in Q1
CapitaLand Investment (CLI) reported a total revenue of S$496 million for the first quarter ended Mar 31, down 24 per cent from S$650…
Culture
George Clooney’s Broadway Coup
The sanctimonious proto-Communist bait of Good Night, and Good Luck. Source link
Politics
The Path to Greater Peace in the Middle East Is Clear
President Trump’s return to the White House has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deepen and expand the circle of peace and…
Business
The IMF Has a Poor Forecasting Record
The IMF would do us a great service if it stopped pretending that it can accurately forecast the world economic outlook. Source link
Politics
Grading Trump’s First 100 Days
There’s much to like in Trump’s start, but much more to dread. Source link
News
RFK Jr. Gets One Right
He’s correct in questioning the Covid-19 vaccine’s inclusion on the schedule for children. Source link
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How the Internet Left 4chan Behind
4chan was where I learned that the internet could be bad. I first encountered the site during high school, not long after its founding, in…
Politics
The Miscalculations of COVID School Closures
On June 26, 2020, three months after the coronavirus pandemic had seized the United States, the American Academy of Pediatrics, which…
Business
Japan's Nikkei posts first monthly gain for the year on trade talk hopes
Japan’s Nikkei share average gained on Wednesday (Apr 30) as investors awaited developments in US-Japan tariff talks, helping the…
Business
Thailand’s central bank cuts key rate again, lowers growth forecasts as tariffs loom
Thailand’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter point for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday (Apr 30), in a move to…