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Michael Scott's Leadership Tips: What 'The Office' Got Right
Michael Scott, the quirky boss from “The Office,” often found himself in awkward situations. Yet, beneath his blunders, there are some…
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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TikTok owner ByteDance, DeepSeek lead Chinese push in AI reasoning
TIKTOK owner ByteDance on Wednesday (Jan 22) released an update to its flagship AI model aimed at challenging Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s…
Business
China unveils plan to encourage insurance funds into stock markets
CHINA said on Wednesday (Jan 22) it will guide big state insurers and commercial insurance funds to increase investments in the A-share…
Politics
How the Academy Awards Have Adapted to Catastrophe
Until two weeks ago, Oscar pundits were describing this awards season as “weird.” Unlike last year’s slate, dominated by Barbenheimer, the…
Business
Goldman Sachs starts infrastructure fund for wealthy individuals
GOLDMAN Sachs Group’s alternative investment arm is launching a global infrastructure fund for wealthy individuals, as it ramps up efforts…
Politics
Apple close to deal to lift Indonesian iPhone ban, minister says
INDONESIA is close to a deal with Apple over an investment plan that would lift a ban on iPhone 16 sales in the country, according to a…
Business
Sunway Healthcare picks banks for what could be biggest Malaysia IPO in years
SUNWAY has picked banks including HSBC Holdings and Malayan Banking to help arrange an initial public offering (IPO) of its healthcare…
Politics
Maybank says CSE Global to get a boost as Trump declares a pivot back to oil and gas
US president Donald Trump’s declaration of a national energy emergency aimed at boosting oil and gas (O&G) production in the US is set to…
Business
Indonesia’s new export earnings rule raises fears of cash crunch, competitive setbacks
Indonesia’s bold move to mandate exporters to park all earnings onshore for a full year starting Mar 1 is set to shake up the industry.…
Business
Apple loses top-stock crown as analysts downgrade on iPhone risk
APPLE received a pair of analyst downgrades, in the latest sign that soft iPhone sales are becoming an increasing concern for investors,…
Politics
Gold hits 11-week high on softer US dollar, Trump policy uncertainty
GOLD prices climbed to a fresh 11-week high on Wednesday (Jan 22), buoyed by a weaker US dollar and as uncertainty surrounding President…
Business
Indonesia to force exporters to keep all US dollar earnings onshore for a year amid rupiah concerns
INDONESIA’S government plans to force commodity exporters to keep their entire foreign currency-denominated earnings onshore for at least…
Politics
STI ends 0.4% lower amid mixed Asian markets and Trump’s tariff remarks
SINGAPORE stocks closed lower on Wednesday (Jan 22) following a mixed picture in other Asian markets, after US President Donald Trump said…
Politics
STI ends 0.4% lower amid mixed Asian markets, Trump’s tariff remarks
SINGAPORE stocks closed lower on Wednesday (Jan 22) following a mixed picture in other Asian markets, after US President Donald Trump said…
Business
Luxury, hotel stocks are all the rage as tourists flock to Japan
JAPAN’S stock market is only now waking up to potential gains from record numbers of big-spending tourists. A growing number of companies,…
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Should You Question Everything?
Every few months, out of curiosity, I red-pill myself. Usually, I start with YouTube. The algorithm is extraordinarily responsive: give a…
Business
United Airlines offers an upbeat outlook on improved pricing power
UNITED Airlines on Tuesday forecast a stronger-than-expected profit in the current quarter, after its earnings topped Wall Street…
Fashion
Beauty industry hooked on TikTok braces for an uncertain future
SATURDAY (Jan 19) night gave hundreds of millions of Americans a taste of what life without TikTok would look like, and at least one brand…
Culture
Netflix posts record quarter thanks to sports, ‘Squid Game’
NETFLIX closed 2024 with its biggest quarterly subscriber gain in history, benefiting from its first major live sporting events and the…
Politics
What D.C. Saw at Donald Trump’s Second Inauguration
Over the inaugural weekend and late into Monday night, thousands of Trump supporters queued around the Capital One Arena for a victory…
News
AI, drones and sensors: How technology could help battle future fires
Maxwell Brodie vividly recalls the destructive wildfire he experienced as a kid growing up in the interior of British Columbia. One night…
Business
UBS CEO signals job cuts will continue in quest to lower costs
UBS Group chief executive officer Sergio Ermotti said he will keep cutting headcount in the wake of the historic acquisition of Credit…
Business
Goldman Sachs picks leaders to run Wall Street engines in major revamp
GOLDMAN Sachs Group is preparing to promote a slate of star executives to run its biggest Wall Street business lines, spotlighting the…
Business
Sabana Reit posts 32.2% rise in H2 DPU to S$0.0152, with 10% kept for capital management
SABANA Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0152 for the half-year ended Dec 31,…