Business
Gold firms near record peak as trade war concerns linger
GOLD prices inched higher on Thursday (Feb 6) to hover near an all-time high hit in the last session, as Sino-US tariff war concerns…
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News
Google ends hiring targets tied to diversity
Google is the latest tech company rethinking how it approaches diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace as businesses face more…
Business
Singapore shares rise at Thursday’s open; STI up 0.4%
SINGAPORE shares started trading in positive territories on Thursday (Feb 6), mirroring global markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times…
Business
Singapore shares rise as tariff concerns fade; STI up 0.4%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 352 to 186, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands BUOYED by fading…
Politics
Democrats storm House Speaker's office over Elon Musk's access to taxpayer data
Two House Democrats, Reps. Judy Chu and Gwen Moore, unexpectedly entered House Speaker Mike Johnson's office during a scheduled meeting…
Business
Sonos cuts 12% of workers in bid to improve product organisation
Sonos said it’s cutting about 12 per cent of its staff, or 200 workers, in a bid to make its product teams “flatter, smaller and more…
Business
SGX’s H1 net profit rises 20.7% to S$340 million
Cash equities and equity derivatives segment leads the group’s broad-based performance THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Thursday (Feb 6)…
Business
SGX’s H1 net profit rises 20.7% to S$340 million following high growth in all revenue segments
THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Thursday (Feb 6) posted a net profit of S$340 million for the first half ended December, up 20.7 per cent…
Celebrity
As case involving Prince Harry's immigration paperwork inches forward, judge considers next steps
A federal judge is considering next steps in a slow-moving court case over whether to release documents that could spell legal trouble for…
Politics
Trump signs order banning biological men from women's sports
President Trump ordered a ban Wednesday on biological males seeking to participate in girls' and women's scholastic sports, fulfilling a…
Politics
Biden pumped $100M into transgender projects like pricey bathrooms for trans federal workers
President Biden proudly promoted transgender policies and programs during his administration and it cost taxpayers more than $100 million.…
Politics
Senate Banking Committee seeks ways to reduce politicized debanking of Americans
The Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday took on the trend of major financial institutions "debanking" customers because of their…
Politics
White House says Trump's plan for Palestinian relocation would not be permanent
A day after President Trump shocked the world by floating a plan to take over and redevelop the war-torn Gaza Strip, the White House stood…
Politics
“The Fishing Place” Puts History Into the Present Tense
The best filmmakers, looking to the past, see the future. The Holocaust and the Nazi menace to Europe have been filmmakers’ mainstays for…
Business
Coffee soars to record US$4 mark as supply fears power rally
Fears have grown about future output in top-grower Brazil after a prolonged drought ARABICA coffee topped US$4 per pound in New York for…
Business
Forever 21 considers bankruptcy filing if asset-sale plans fail
FOREVER 21 is considering multiple options to turn around its business, which could include a second bankruptcy filing, according to…
Politics
With Ramaswamy run expected, Ohio treasurer drops bid for governor to run for secretary of state
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's expected run for Ohio governor continued to reshape the 2026 election on Wednesday, as two-term state…
Politics
Senate to move on Trump agenda as House GOP splinters over spending cuts
Senate and House Republicans, after weeks of sparring over which chamber holds the key to enacting President Trump's legislative agenda,…
Politics
Protesters across the U.S. rally against Trump and the shuttering of USAID
A movement to oppose President Donald Trump organized under the hashtags #buildtheresistance and #50501, which stands for 50 protests, 50…
Politics
With Gaza rehab and other global policy ideas, Trump goes from America First to America Everywhere
President Donald Trump promised voters an administration that wouldn't waste precious American lives and taxpayer treasure on far-off wars…
News
Ford sees sharp profit drop as Trump tariff, EV threats loom
FORD Motor warned that profit may fall by US$2 billion or more this year on an expected drop in vehicle prices and costly new-model…
Politics
Dems break ice on Trump impeachment 2.0
Democrats launched their first impeachment salvo against President Trump's second term, with Rep. Al Green of Texas announcing he'll file…
Politics
Trump unleashes a supercharged MAGA agenda and Republicans come aboard
President Donald Trump is testing how far Republicans are willing to go in supporting his supercharged "Make America Great Again" agenda,…
Lifestyle
Fuchsia Dunlop’s Taste for Adventure
In the nineteen-nineties, Fuchsia Dunlop—now a celebrated food writer and expert in Chinese cooking—enrolled at the Sichuan Institute of…