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Airtrunk seeks S$2.2 billion loan to build Singapore data centres
Blackstone-owned data centre firm AirTrunk is seeking a S$2.2 billion green loan for a new greenfield project in Singapore, according to…
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.
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Business
Mitsubishi plans to invest four trillion yen over next three years to drive growth
The company’s largest shareholder is legendary US investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, which has a 9.67 per cent stake, according…
Business
Thailand’s richest man picks bad day to debut his flagship firm
Thailand’s richest man may have picked a bad day for his newly forged flagship company, Gulf Development, to begin trading. The company,…
News
Starbucks faces new hot spill lawsuits weeks after US$50 million ruling
Starbucks was facing two new lawsuits over spilled hot drinks on Wednesday (Apr 2), just weeks after a court ordered the coffee giant to…
Politics
Tariff loophole that helped Temu, Shein will close May 2
De minimis tariff exemptions, which currently allow packages worth as much as US$800 from China and Hong Kong to enter the US duty-free,…
Politics
Safe-haven gold hits record peak as Trump announces sweeping tariffs
Gold hit a record high on Thursday (Apr 3), as nervous investors rushed towards safe-haven assets after US President Donald Trump…
Business
OCBC prices 500 million euro bonds due 2028 at 2.481%
OCBC said on Thursday (Apr 3) that it has priced 500 million euros (S$733.8 million) in fixed-rate covered bonds due 2028. The covered…
Politics
Senate rebukes Trump's tariffs on Canada in bid to roll back presidential emergency powers
Four Senate Republicans joined forces with the chamber's Democrats to reject President Trump's emergency justification for implementing…
News
Oracle tells clients of second recent hack, log-in data stolen
Oracle has told customers that a hacker broke into a computer system and stole old client log-in credentials, according to two sources…
Politics
Oil prices fall into negative territory as Trump announces new tariffs
Oil prices fell to negative territory after rising by a US dollar in post-settlement trade on Wednesday (Apr 2) as US President Donald…
Politics
House lawmakers trade accusations over weaponized federal law enforcement in fiery hearing
House Republicans on Wednesday bashed the former Biden administration for weaponizing the FBI to enforce its political agenda, while…
Business
US: Wall Street ends up, but Trump tariff speech sends futures lower
US stock indexes finished higher after a choppy trading session on Wednesday (Apr 2), falling early and then rebounding as investors made…
News
Wife of Dr. Anthony Fauci reassigned from NIH to Indian health service's regional posts
Christine Grady, the wife of Dr. Anthony Fauci, was among several top officials who were notified they were being reassigned from the…
Politics
E-Cigarettes Lose to the Administrative State at the Supreme Court
Justice Alito warns judges not to flyspeck executive decisions too closely. Source link
Politics
Trump imposes a 10% baseline tariff, reciprocal tariffs on 'worst offender' nations
President Trump on Wednesday imposed a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports and additional, reciprocal levies on "worst-offender" nations…
Politics
Next-gen nuclear reactors poised for surge in U.S. power grid
A manufacturing plant in Texas is planning to power its production with an advanced nuclear reactor instead of natural gas, advancing the…
News
Fredrik Backman on the Art of Scandinavian Storytelling
Swedish, the native language of the novelist Fredrik Backman, is spoken by only about ten million people, so the writer feels fortunate…
Politics
Trump administration freezes dozens of research grants to Princeton
The Trump administration has suspended dozens of research grants to Princeton University, the latest elite institution to absorb a hit to…
Politics
Democrats buoyed by win in Wisconsin judicial race, cast it as a triumph over Elon Musk
Republicans learned a hard political lesson in Wisconsin this week: Live by Elon, die by Elon. Source link
Politics
Hunter Biden gives up his D.C. law license
Former President Biden's son Hunter Biden has voluntarily given up his license to practice law in Washington, a move that avoids…
Business
Amazon places bid on TikTok as deadline looms
Amazon reportedly has made a bid to buy TikTok, the popular video app that is in danger of being banned in the U.S. if it can’t reach a…
Politics
Trump administration makes last plea to Supreme Court to allow Venezuelan gang deportations
The Trump administration made its final appeal Wednesday to the Supreme Court to block a lower judge's orders and allow President Trump to…
Politics
Tariffs: ‘Liberation’ Day!
The week of March 24, 2025: Tariff trauma, MAHA, Poland, labor, and much, much more. Source link
Politics
Judge Chastises Trump DOJ in Dismissing Eric Adams Case
In ruling the department may not revive the case, Ho called it ‘unprecedented and breathtaking’ to use the dismissal of charges as…