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How the Murdoch Family Built an Empire—and Remade the News
St. Bride’s, situated in an alley just off Fleet Street, is known as the journalists’ church. Having weathered not a few disasters—the…
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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Business
Singapore stocks slip on Monday as precious metals rout deepens; STI down 0.3%
Singapore stocks ended lower on Monday (Feb 2), tracking regional peers amid a sharp sell-off in precious metals that extended from the…
Politics
Hyundai Motor did not exercise option to buy back Russian auto factory
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor did not exercise a buyback option for its former manufacturing plant in Russia, the company said on…
Business
How strong is the Singdollar? These charts show how it is performing against regional currencies
These seven charts track the Singapore dollar against key currencies over the last six months The first month of 2026 has seen a broad…
Politics
Trump's deportation surge loses big in Texas court, but prevails in Minnesota
The Justice Department plans to appeal a federal judge's scathing ruling that freed 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father and…
Politics
The Grammys bring more celebrity pushback to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown
Entertainment's awards season has coincided with the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign in Minneapolis, forcing artists to…
Politics
What a “Melania” Cinematographer Hoped to Accomplish
What did you make of the President and Melania? And what’s different about filming a movie in the White House or on Air Force One? Well,…
Politics
Why Jackie Robinson Testified Against Paul Robeson
Six days later, he gives another performance, in Washington, D.C., in Room 226 of the Old House Office Building on Capitol Hill. Senator…
News
Opec+ agrees to keep oil output unchanged as Iran tensions boost prices
They will raise production quotas by about 2.9 million barrels per day from April till December 2025, roughly 3% of global demand.…
Business
Heavy earnings week, jobs data to test US stocks after Microsoft swoon
Results are due from about one-quarter of S&P 500 companies including Alphabet, Amazon, Lilly Another huge batch of corporate earnings…
News
NPR and PBS Never Needed Your Taxpayer Dollars
‘Vanishingly few’ stations have shuttered so far. Surprised? Source link
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Virginia Proposal to Expand Offshore Wind Power Threatens National Security
Wind projects create radar interference and clutter that could put U.S. assets in Norfolk at risk. Source link
News
Lei Is a New Jewel of Chinatown
Doyers Street is a one-block strip in Chinatown that starts off perpendicular to the Bowery and then curves ninety degrees, like a…
Culture
The Brazilian Director Who’s Up for Multiple Oscars
I want to start with Recife, the setting for this film. How does your home town fit into the history of filmmaking in Brazil? A hundred…
Business
Fu Yu appoints Victor Lim as managing director after board dispute
Components manufacturer Fu Yu announced on Sunday (Feb 1) that it has appointed its largest shareholder Victor Lim as its managing…
Business
Why Chinese companies are eyeing SGX again
According to statistics, there are still around 100 Chinese companies listed on SGX today CONNECTIVITY between the capital markets of…
Politics
U.S. ambassador arrives in Venezuela to reopen diplomatic mission after 7 years
U.S. Ambassador Laura Dogu arrived in Caracas on Saturday to reopen the American diplomatic mission in Venezuela after seven years of…
Politics
Utah governor signs bill adding justices to state Supreme Court as redistricting appeal looms
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Saturday that expands the state Supreme Court from five justices to seven as frustration has mounted…
News
Stop Writing Emails Like Term Papers
I’m Erik Huberman, and I have a simple rule for email: if you wouldn’t say it out loud, don’t write it that way. Email is a conversation,…
News
The Gender Ideology Fight Is Far from Over
A backlash to the backlash is forming. We can’t be complacent. Source link
News
My Deli, My Civilization
In an age of disintegration, Italian delis are keeping the art of celebrating the rhythms of life alive. Source link
Business
ECOUNT ERP Product Review: Better Value for Smaller Companies
ECOUNT ERP is a full-featured cloud-hosted enterprise resource planning solution that aims for the small- and mid-scale business sector.…
Politics
Canada's Conservatives keep Poilievre as leader despite election loss
Members of Canada's Conservative opposition party voted to keep Pierre Poilievre as their leader despite his election loss last year and…
Politics
Mamdani Has Learned Nothing from Rent-Control History
By embracing rent control, New York City’s mayor is recycling a policy that feels compassionate but fails everyone it touches. Source link