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Hong Kong stocks drop on trade war anxiety, China inches higher
Hong Kong shares fell on Wednesday (Apr 16), dragged by technology stocks, after the US restricted Nvidia chip sales to China, raising…
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Recession Indicators Are Everywhere
On April 9th, Luke Marion, a gardener and seed purveyor who runs the YouTube channel MIgardener, posted a video that recommended planting…
Business
Malaysia's Petronas secures extra gas supply after hit from Putra Heights pipeline fire
Malaysian oil and gas giant Petroliam Nasional said on Wednesday (Apr 16) it has secured additional gas supplies to minimise supply…
Business
Heineken's Q1 sales slightly beat forecasts
“...we are performing within the range of expectations,” says CEO Dolf van den Brink Source link
Business
PwC exits more than a dozen countries to avoid scandals: FT
PwC has shut down operations in more than a dozen countries that are deemed too small, risky or unprofitable, as the Big Four accounting…
News
Latest Singapore 1-year T-bill cut-off yield falls to 2.29%
The Republic’s latest one-year tranche of Treasury bills (T-bills) is offering a cut-off yield of 2.29 per cent, according to auction…
Politics
Indonesia hikes mining royalties in bid to fund Prabowo policies
The regulation comes into effect 15 days from Apr 11, the registration date, according to the document Indonesia has raised the royalty…
Politics
Hong Kong postal service halts US parcels on tariff ‘bullying’
The move comes as Trump’s tariff offensive on China increasingly affects the former British colony, which typically enjoys favourable…
News
Law students sue over feds requesting personal information from targeted firms
A group of law students represented by a liberal advocacy group sued the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Tuesday, claiming it…
Business
Hermes’ market value surpasses that of former suitor LVMH
Hermes’ market capitalisation surpassed that of rival LVMH, the conglomerate which tried to buy the maker of the coveted Birkin bag in a…
Politics
Hyundai CEO sees gradual rise in car prices easing tariff shock
Hyundai Motor’s top executive expects car prices to remain relatively steady over the coming months despite added costs from the…
News
Marjorie Taylor Greene laughs off protests, gives pro-Trump message at Georgia town hall
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene came to a town hall in suburban Atlanta on Tuesday night to deliver full-throated support of President…
Business
Gold hits record high on economic growth concerns
Gold prices raced to an all-time high on Wednesday (Apr 16), driven by a weaker US dollar, trade war tensions and concerns over global…
Politics
Judge orders Trump to restart climate, green energy funding
A federal judge ordered the administration Tuesday to reopen the "spigots" for climate and clean energy funding programs, ruling against…
News
Students, ACLU sue over removal of 'woke' books from military schools
Twelve students sued the Trump administration Tuesday over the removal of gender- and race-related books from public schools operated by…
Politics
China Southern halts sale of Boeing jets on US new-plane freeze
The airline’s move illustrates a knock-on effect from the widening trade standoff, rippling out beyond deals for new products being taxed…
Business
Nvidia says new limits on China exports to cost US$5.5 billion
Nvidia faces new US restrictions on the export of its H20 chip to China, a policy change that will cost the company billions of US dollars…
Politics
Biden, in first speech since leaving office, says Trump is threatening Social Security
Former President Joseph R. Biden returned to the spotlight Tuesday, excoriating President Trump's cost-cutting agenda, saying it threatens…
Politics
Trump signs executive order to lower prescription drug prices
President Trump is aiming to lower drug prices with an executive order he signed Tuesday. Source link
Politics
Trump signs executive orders to overhaul government procurement, office space
President Trump on Tuesday signed a slew of executive orders overhauling how and where the federal government spends taxpayer money,…
Politics
Oil prices steady as market considers latest US tariff changes
Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday (Apr 15) as investors digested the latest headlines on US President Donald Trump’s on-again,…
Politics
Leaked State Department memo shows major budget cuts, but officials say it is not a done deal
The State Department is planning to close agencies, consulates and several U.S. diplomatic missions to advance President Trump's "America…
Politics
Judge fires back at Trump, Bukele as Democrats turn MS-13 gang suspect into new crusade
A federal judge reinforced her demand Tuesday that the U.S. keep working to bring back an MS-13 gang suspect wrongly deported to El…
Business
A stock that offers shelter from Trump’s mayhem
With global trade under pressure from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, there could be a significant slowdown in economic activity and…