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Kadir Nelson’s “Messenger”
For the cover of the February 3, 2025, issue, the artist Kadir Nelson captured the emotion he experienced when, walking downtown, he…
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Catherine Breillat’s Unsettling Cinema of Desire
In the French director Catherine Breillat’s film “Fat Girl,” from 2001, two adolescent sisters go on summer holiday with their parents…
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The Insidious Charms of the Entrepreneurial Work Ethic
No literary form captures the pathologies of contemporary American work quite like the humble—honored, grateful, blessed—LinkedIn post. In…
Business
Keppel Reit H2 2024 DPU falls 3.4 per cent to S$0.028 on lower distributable income
The group reported a 13.6 per cent increase in H2 2024 net property income to S$105.1 million from S$92.5 million a year prior THE manager…
Business
Keppel Reit H2 2024 DPU falls 3.4 per cent to S$0.028; manager confident of strong Singapore office demand
DPU fall comes despite a 13.6% increase in H2 FY2024 net property income to S$105.1 million THE manager of Keppel Real Estate Investment…
Business
Chinese AI App DeepSeek Surpasses ChatGPT on U.S. App Store
Chinese startup DeepSeek has achieved a major milestone. On Monday, its AI assistant became the top-rated free app on Apple's App Store in…
Politics
Colombian President Gustavo Petro Makes U-Turn and Offers Presidential Place for Deportation Flight after Trump's Tariff Threat
Colombian President Gustavo Petro quickly changed his stance on accepting deported migrants from the United States after President Donald…
Politics
Tied Hands, No Water, No Bathroom: Brazilian Migrants Recall Harrowing Experience on Deportation Flights
The Brazilian government has condemned the treatment of its citizens deported from the United States, describing their ordeal as a blatant…
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Feds Raid and Arrest 50 Illegal Migrants Including Dozens of Tren de Aragua Members at Makeshift Nightclub in Denver
Federal agents conducted an overnight raid on a "makeshift nightclub" in Denver, arresting at least 41 Tren de Aragua gang members. The…
Business
Mapletree Investments acquires logistics assets in UK, Spain for 315.1 million euros
REAL estate giant Mapletree Investments has acquired its first logistics property in the UK and 10 warehouses in Spain for a total of…
Business
Chinese commodities firms bear the brunt of a slowing economy
Overcapacity has compounded the impact of China’s slowing growth on these stalwarts of the old economy CHINESE industrial profits show…
Business
SLB Development jumps 33% after S$0.23-per-share privatisation offer from Lian Beng’s Ong family
SHARES of property player SLB Development surged on Monday (Jan 27) morning, after it announced last week that it had received a…
Politics
Singapore-listed US office Reits soar on Trump’s return to office mandate
SINGAPORE-LISTED office real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) have surged in the past week, after US President Donald Trump signed an…
Business
Gold inches lower as US dollar rises, Fed meeting in focus
GOLD prices edged lower in early Asian hours on Monday (Jan 27) as the US dollar gained, while investors awaited more guidance on interest…
Business
JPMorgan, PineBridge stay bullish on Asia’s wobbling junk bonds
PINEBRIDGE Investments and JPMorgan Asset Management are sticking with bullish bets for Asian junk-rated bonds given elevated yields and a…
Business
CapitaLand Ascott Trust posts 7% fall in H2 DPS to S$0.0355
CAPITALAND Ascott Trust (Clas) on Monday (Jan 27) posted a 7 per cent fall in distribution per stapled security (DPS) to S$0.0355 for the…
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CDLHT posts 11.9% fall in H2 DPS to S$0.0281
THE managers of CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT) on Monday (Jan 27) posted a distribution per stapled security (DPS) of S$0.0281 for the…
Business
Hong Kong’s property distress is catching up with city’s banks
DISTRESSED property sales in Hong Kong are beginning to bite banks that used to be well protected against loan losses. The city’s…
Politics
US Fed prepares to pause in first rate decision since Trump’s inauguration
THE US Federal Reserve is expected to announce a pause in rate cuts on Wednesday (Jan 29), as policymakers look to continue tackling…
Business
Universal Music, Spotify reach new multiyear distribution deal
UNIVERSAL Music Group and Spotify Technology reached a new multiyear distribution agreement that includes compensation for recorded songs…
Business
Time for OCBC to offload Great Eastern
The breathing room Great Eastern and OCBC now have to address the insurer’s free float stretches beyond the likely dates of their upcoming…
Business
ADDX expects 30% rise in transaction volumes as private markets rebound; plans to open Middle East office
From the start, the private markets platform has ridden on a growing appetite for private equity, achieving its target of US$1 billion in…
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The Player’s the Thing in “Grand Theft Hamlet”
In an 1818 lecture, on the subject of “Hamlet,” Samuel Taylor Coleridge had this to say: Persons conversant in deeds of cruelty contrive…
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Jennifer Aniston Denies Affair Rumors with Barack Obama, Calls Gossip 'Bizarre'
Jennifer Aniston has firmly shut down rumors of a romantic affair with former US President Barack Obama, calling the speculation…