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Europeans Owe the World 300 Hours of Work per Year
Europe can again become the place the world talks about when it talks about the economic frontier. Europeans have nothing to lose but…
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.
The goal is to bring readers accessible coverage of business stories while highlighting developments, ideas, and opportunities shaping the marketplace.
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Politics
Ukraine Is Not the Problem
There’s moral equivalence, and then there’s a total moral inversion. Source link
Politics
An Arsonist Posing as a Firefighter
Trump breaks things only to pretend he is fixing them. Source link
News
Mexico City Journal
On the sights, sounds, and tastes of a mammoth capital, and a bit beyond. Source link
News
Elon Musk Can’t Dodge Entitlement Cuts
There is no way to meet the goal of reducing deficits by $1 trillion without significant cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.…
Politics
China Has Infiltrated Our Government
The New China Lobby is composed of corporate executives, bankers, lawyers, and lobbyists who promote, advocate, and lobby for Chinese…
Culture
The Theatrical Release of “Compensation” Is Cause for Celebration
It took only twenty-five years from the time that “Compensation,” Zeinabu irene Davis’s first fiction feature, premièred at Sundance to…
Business
Genting Singapore posts 34% fall in H2 net profit to S$222 million
GENTING Singapore posted a 34 per cent fall in net profit to S$222 million for the half year ended Dec 31, 2024, from S$334.9 million in…
Business
TikTok restructures trust and safety team, lays off staff in unit: sources
The layoffs began the same day for teams in Asia and Europe, Middle East and Africa TIKTOK is laying off global staff at its trust and…
Business
TikTok cuts trust and safety jobs in Singapore as part of global layoffs
AT LEAST a dozen TikTok employees in Singapore were let go with immediate effect, as the firm trimmed its back-end teams globally to…
Business
DeepSeek rally helps Chinese tech firms raise more funds
Listed Chinese companies have raised more than US$1 billion globally through placements so far this year, with most of it in February THE…
Business
Growth in global private equity deal flow may be slower than expected this year: Preqin
INVESTORS forecasting a quick uptake in global private equity (PE) activity this year may be disappointed, especially if the gap in…
Politics
Most US manufacturers forecast layoffs at Vietnam operations with Trump tariffs: survey
MOST US manufacturers surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Vietnam said they would be likely forced to lay off workers…
Business
Lenovo’s profit beats estimates as AI fuels PC recovery hopes
Investors are betting that PC makers from HP to Dell Technologies will benefit in 2025 as consumers pick up devices with more AI features…
Politics
Trump order calls for agencies to run regulations past DOGE
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday calling for agency heads to work with the Department of Government Efficiency to…
Politics
Trump order eliminates advisory committees, federal groups
President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that targets numerous federal agencies, including the United States Institute of Peace…
Politics
Panama sends U.S. deportees to the Darien camp after they refused to return to their countries
Panama transferred 98 deportees from various nations it had received from the United States to a camp in its Darien province Wednesday, an…
News
IRS to lay off 7,000 probationary workers starting Thursday, AP source says
The IRS will lay off roughly 7,000 workers in Washington and around the country beginning Thursday, a person familiar with the plans told…
Business
‘Significant’ investor interest in South-east Asia’s wellness real estate sector amid global boom: CLI
INVESTOR interest in wellness real estate is steadily on the rise and South-east Asia offers significant opportunities within its health…
Business
Singapore shares open lower on Thursday; STI down 0.4%
SINGAPORE stocks declined on Thursday (Feb 20) morning, tracking overnight losses in European markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times…
Politics
Trump to sign executive order ending benefits for illegal immigrants
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday evening that will terminate any taxpayer benefits that may be going to…
Politics
Trump tariff worries keep gold near record high level
GOLD prices edged higher on Thursday (Feb 20), hovering near their all-time highs as concerns persisted over US President Donald Trump’s…
Business
Australia’s Goodman raises A$4 billion for data centres to tap AI boom
The increasing use of machine learning and cloud-based technologies is fuelling the need for power and storage sites AUSTRALIA’S Goodman…
Politics
Hegseth wants to cut Biden-era spending in the Pentagon to fund Trump priorities
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants Pentagon officials to lop off about 8% from the next defense budget to help fund the military…