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Walmart keeps price pressure on suppliers after Beijing pushback
Walmart is continuing to push Chinese suppliers to cut prices to offset US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, even after Beijing officials…
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
LTA issues Grab taxi operator licence in Singapore
GrabCab receives street-hail service operator licence valid for 10 years from Apr 9, is sixth such operator here The Land Transport…
Politics
Susan Crawford wins Wisconsin Supreme Court seat, cementing liberal majority
Democrats declared victory Tuesday in Wisconsin's high-profile state Supreme Court race after Judge Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel,…
Politics
Wisconsin voters enshrine voter ID requirement in state constitution
Wisconsin voters decided Tuesday to enshrine the state's voter ID law in the state constitution. Source link
Business
BYD enjoys yet another blockbuster quarter as Tesla flounders
China’s BYD enjoyed a strong start to 2025, with sales up 58 per cent in the first quarter versus the same period of last year. The…
Business
Sembcorp unit proposes to more than double stake in power supplier Senoko Energy
Sembcorp Industries is moving to raise its stake in energy supplierSenoko Energy, which could potentially more than double its interest in…
Business
Hard data shows US economy is solid, but there is fear around tariffs: Federal Reserve’s Goolsbee
CHICAGO Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee on Tuesday said while the “hard” data show the underlying US economy is solid, the…
Politics
China ready to buy more goods from India as US tariffs loom
China is willing to buy more Indian products to balance trade, Beijing’s Ambassador Xu Feihong said just ahead of a US tariff announcement…
Politics
Randy Fine overcomes vast fundraising disparity to win Florida seat vacated by Mike Waltz
Republican state Sen. Randy Fine won Tuesday's special election in Florida's 6th Congressional District to fill the seat that Michael…
Politics
GOP candidates win both Florida elections, overcoming vast fundraising deficits
Republican state Sen. Randy Fine won Tuesday's special election in Florida's 6th Congressional District to fill the seat that Michael…
Business
Bankers get boost in Asia-Pacific as M&A growth tops US, Europe
The race is far from over, but the Asia-Pacific has come out of the blocks much faster than the US and Europe in dealmaking activity this…
News
Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's office
The U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being told by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's office to review…
News
Xiaomi car with driver assistance crashes, three reported dead
Xiaomi confirmed that one of its SU7 electric vehicles (EVs) was involved in an accident on an expressway in China. Local media reported…
Business
Stakes high for Switch 2 after Nintendo’s stock valuation surges
NINTENDO shares have soared to a series of records in anticipation of its Switch 2 console, making the upcoming reveal of the gadget’s…
Politics
A look at the people ensnared in Trump's campaign against pro-Palestinian activism at U.S. colleges
Since President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. government has used its immigration enforcement powers to crack down on international…
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Judge holds ICE agent in contempt after he detained suspect during a trial
A judge in Boston is holding a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in contempt after he detained a suspect while the man was on…
Politics
Oil eases off five-week highs as traders weigh impact of imminent Trump tariffs
Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as traders braced for reciprocal tariffs that US President Donald Trump is due to announce on Wednesday,…
Business
US: Stocks close mixed before Trump tariff announcement
US stocks finished mixed on Tuesday on a quiet trading day as investors braced for Donald Trump’s tariff announcement, which he has dubbed…
Politics
Judge rejects Trump administration's bid to move Mahmoud Khalil's legal case to Louisiana
A federal judge has ruled that the legal battle over Mahmoud Khalil's deportation should continue to play out in New Jersey, rejecting the…
Politics
Black Lives Matter Plaza's end -- like its beginning -- is a barometer of the times
It started as an ordinary D.C. intersection - a tourist destination with a modest white church on the corner, notable largely for an…
Politics
Trump forced to bring back fired feds on telework
President Trump has railed against federal employees who telework, but his administration said it has been forced to allow dozens of…
Politics
Speaker Johnson shuts down House to avoid bid to allow proxy voting for new parents
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday canceled votes for the rest of the week after he failed to stop renegade Republicans from forcing a…
News
AI-Powered Task Prioritization: Making Workflows More Efficient
The ways of the modern world are faster and more complex than ever before. Many information, messages, and tasks are being sent to…