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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South Dakota governor announces he will run for a full term next year
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Tuesday he is joining the crowded Republican race for governor next June. Source link
Lindsey Halligan’s Botched Grand Jury Presentation Against Comey
Some errors may require dismissal of the charges. Some are being exaggerated. Source link
Roblox to scan users' faces to verify age amid persistent child safety concerns
Roblox, a popular gaming platform that’s faced growing scrutiny over child safety concerns, said Tuesday it will require users to verify…
Lives in Upheaval After an Eviction, in “Last Days on Lake Trinity”
In March, 2022, the people living in Lakeside Park Estates mobile-home park, in Hollywood, Florida, learned that they were being evicted.…
Amazon's Zoox offers free robotaxi rides in San Francisco
Amazon-owned Zoox is offering free rides on its San Francisco fleet of boxy, driverless taxis. The company said Tuesday it is providing…
Nissan to cut more output at Kyushu plant on chip supply troubles
Japan’s Nissan will cut production by another 1,400 vehicles at its Kyushu plant next week, as the fallout from chip supply disruptions…
The New Marjorie Taylor Greene
The conspiracist has been perhaps the most unlikely beneficiary of strange new respect in the history of Washington, now that she is…
“Joan Crawford: A Woman’s Face” Brings a Star’s Genius to Light
Once Crawford slipped into her style, she never slipped out of it—not publicly. “Never in the thousands of times in our association, was…
Singapore leads South-east Asia IPO market with US$1.6 billion in proceeds: Deloitte
Malaysia logs the highest number of new listings, with 48 issues raising US$1.1 billion in 2025 so far Singapore has emerged as South-east…
Judge blocks Trump's use of National Guard in Memphis but gives government time to appeal
A Tennessee judge on Monday night blocked the use of the National Guard in Memphis under a crimefighting operation by President Donald…
BOJ chief to hold first bilateral meeting with PM Takaichi
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will hold his first bilateral meeting with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, a closely…
Trump touts his affordability policies at McDonald's summit
Recalling one of the most memorable moments of his 2024 campaign for an audience of McDonald's Restaurant owners, operators and suppliers,…
Business, Beware — Lina Khan Has a New Crusade in New York
Get ready for Soviet-style centralized control. Source link
China buys at least 14 cargoes of US soybeans for Dec-Jan shipment, traders say
China’s state-owned grain trader COFCO bought at least 14 cargoes of US soybeans on Monday, or at least 840,000 metric tons, for shipment…
Princeton professor Robert George leaves Heritage board in biggest blow yet to struggling think tank
Princeton professor Robert P. George said Monday he has resigned from the Heritage Foundation Board of Trustees, marking the most…
Christopher Guest Talks with Ariel Levy
On October 24, 2025, the actor and director Christopher Guest took the stage for a discussion with the New Yorker staff writer Ariel Levy,…
Is Bondi Saying Her DOJ’s Prior ‘Exhaustive’ Epstein Review Was a Sham?
The Justice Department is in the business of investigating crime, not the business of conducting political opposition research. Source link
Amelia Dimoldenberg Enters the Cartoon Caption Contest
The comedian tries her hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. Source link
J&J to buy Halda Therapeutics in US$3.05 billion cash deal
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to buy the cancer treatment biotech Halda Therapeutics for US$3.05 billion cash, part of a strategy to cope…
CDL posts 48.7% drop in Q3 Singapore property sales value amid lack of new launches
The group also reports that it is in advanced talks over the sale of Sentosa Cove’s Quayside Isle Sales value in the Singapore market for…
In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files
President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after…
If the Legal Campaigns Against Donald Trump Had Ended Differently
“Injustice” largely ignores those cases. Its drama is tightly enclosed within the D.O.J.—illuminatingly but also, at times, suffocatingly…
Ruth Asawa’s Art of Defiant Hospitality
“It was the first time in my life I didn’t have to do anything,” Asawa later said. She took drawing lessons from three interned Disney…