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The Political Drama of “I’m Still Here” Is Moving but Airbrushed
In 1970, six years into Brazil’s military dictatorship, Rubens Paiva, a civil engineer and a former left-wing politician, returned to the…
Swedan Margen
Swedan Margen contributes to L'Officiel Lifestyle with a focus on business and entrepreneurship.
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Business
Sanofi plans 5 billion euro buyback, sees higher profit growth
SANOFI said it will repurchase five billion euros (S$7 billion) of stock and grow profits more quickly this year as the drugmaker pivots…
Business
Hong Kong central bank keeps base rate unchanged as Fed holds steady
THE Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) left its base rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent on Thursday (Jan 30), tracking a move by the US…
Business
LVMH’s subdued sales temper hopes for a rapid luxury rebound
LVMH’s sales of fashion and leather goods declined in the fourth quarter, casting doubt on the prospects for a quick recovery in luxury…
Business
Microsoft, Meta CEOs defend hefty AI spending after DeepSeek stuns tech world
DAYS after Chinese upstart DeepSeek revealed a breakthrough in cheap artificial intelligence (AI) computing that shook the US technology…
Business
Alibaba touts new AI model superior to DeepSeek and Meta
ALIBABA Group Holding published benchmark scores and touted what it called world-leading performance with its new artificial intelligence…
Business
HSBC plans biggest investment banking retrenchment in decades
HSBC plans to wind down its M&A and some equities businesses in Europe and the Americas, the bank said on Tuesday (Jan 28), accelerating a…
Business
Nissan plans job, output cuts at Mississippi, Tennessee plants
NISSAN Motor is eliminating a work shift at two US vehicle assembly plants and trimming its hourly staff via buyouts, a downsizing to…
Business
Microsoft shares slide as cloud forecast, AI spending disappoint
MICROSOFT on Wednesday (Jan 29) forecast disappointing growth in its cloud computing business, sending its shares down more than 5 per…
Business
Las Vegas Sands misses profit estimates on weakness in Macau business
CASINO operator Las Vegas Sands missed analysts’ estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday (Jan 29), hurt by tepid performance of…
Business
ECB to cut interest rates, keep door open to further easing
THE European Central Bank (ECB) is all but certain to cut interest rates on Thursday (Jan 30) and is likely to keep open the door to…
Business
TikTok bidders to offer ‘significantly’ more than US$20 billion
A GROUP of American investors vying to buy TikTok with support from top YouTuber MrBeast has secured more than US$20 billion for their…
News
The Other Side of Sherman’s March
The second hour of “Gone with the Wind,” the bold, almost brazenly romantic Civil War epic that won ten Academy Awards, is largely a…
Business
Meta warns first-quarter revenue will miss Wall Street expectations
META Platforms fourth-quarter revenue beat Wall Street expectations on Wednesday (Jan 29) but the company predicted sales in the current…
Business
Wolfspeed beats Q2 revenue as business transition takes hold
CHIPMAKER Wolfspeed topped Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue and reported a smaller-than-expected net loss on Wednesday…
Business
US: Stocks retreat as Fed holds steady on interest rates
WALL Street stocks finished lower ahead of a deluge of earnings from tech heavyweights as markets digested a Federal Reserve decision to…
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Culture
The Best-Selling Novelist Kaveh Akbar Leans Into His Poetic Roots
Kaveh Akbar may be best known for his début novel, “Martyr!” (a finalist for the National Book Award), but he began his career as a poet.…
Lifestyle
Family Sues Resort for $10 Million After Food Poisoning Leads to Deaths of Mother and Son During Dream Vacation
A Canadian family's vacation turned to tragedy after food poisoning led to the deaths of a mother and son, sparking a $10 million civil…
Politics
FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show ICE Agents Arresting Man Wearing 'Latinos for Trump 2024' T-Shirt?
Earlier this week, a claim spread online suggesting that a photo showed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arresting a…
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Waymo is getting ready to tackle Los Angeles' freeways. How have the robotaxis fared so far?
Waymo’s fleet of electric, self-driving taxis has been on the streets of Los Angeles for a few months now. And in a post on X this week,…
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Two Long Island Women Charged in Teen's Disappearance, Seven Arrested in Total
Two women from Long Island have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of 14-year-old Emmarae Gervasi. The latest arrests…
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Singapore's Ang Mo Kio Multi-Story Carpark Partially Blocked After Several Cars Get Damaged in Fire Accident
A fire broke out at a multi-story parking lot in Ang Mo Kio on January 27, causing heat damage to several cars. According to the Singapore…
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Singaporean Woman Rushed to Hospital After Car Crashes into Road Barrier
A vehicle carrying a 29-year-old female passenger went off course and collided with a concrete barrier at the East Coast Parkway (ECP)…
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Singapore's 2025 Joint Admissions Exercise Posting Results to be Announced on Feb 4: Everything to Know
The 2025 Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) posting results will be made public on February 4 at 9 am. Candidates can use the JAE Internet…