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Asia: Markets tick up as investors eye Jackson Hole meeting
ASIAN markets were mostly up Friday morning ahead of a pivotal speech by the US central bank chief, expected to shed light on possible…
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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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DHS quickly appeals judge's order to halt work at 'Alligator Alcatraz'
A federal judge Thursday night ordered a halt to work at "Alligator Alcatraz" and banned the federal government from sending any new…
Politics
Trump weighs using US$2 billion in Chips Act funding for critical minerals, sources say
THE Trump administration is considering a plan to reallocate at least US$2 billion from the Chips Act to fund critical minerals projects…
Politics
How Trump Is Misreading Russia
Will Russia have the chance to challenge NATO on the cheap? Source link
Culture
“Honey Don’t!” Revives the Spirit of the Coen Brothers’ Movies
The main elements of Ethan Coen’s new film, “Honey Don’t!,” are sex and violence. Both involve profound sensations and potentially…
Lifestyle
Changi Travel Services cuts 30 staff amid market shifts
Changi Travel Services (CTS) is laying off 30 staff as part of an ongoing restructuring process to tackle changing market conditions, it…
News
Embracing the Ugly Truth Will Set You Free
Curiosity leads us to truth, but that truth isn’t always pretty. In fact, it’s often a nightmare—raw, ugly, and exposing. When we face our…
Politics
Illegal immigration hit a record-high of 14 million in the US in 2023, Pew report finds
The number of people in the United States illegally surged to an all-time high of 14 million in 2023, a research group said Thursday, a…
Business
‘Choice’ Cannot Coexist with Abortion Coercion
The abortion industry has enabled coercion and abuse and is willing to sacrifice women’s ‘choice’ on the altar of abortion access and…
Business
US: Wall Street opens lower as investors brace for Fed meet; Walmart slides
Street’s main indices opened lower on Thursday (Aug 21), as investors turned cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s three-day…
Business
Musk’s Starlink courts luxury airlines to grow in-flight Wi-Fi business
For the past three years, Elon Musk has steadily elbowed his way into the booming market for in-flight Wi-Fi, with his Starlink service…
Business
Global beauty firms look to carve up Indian market as ‘last bastion’ of growth
From Japan’s Shiseido to France’s L’Oreal, global cosmetics giants are doubling down on India, betting on the world’s most populous nation…
Politics
Texas' Republican-controlled House approves new maps to create more winnable GOP congressional seats
Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new…
News
Chinese carriers claim jets from elusive Airbus mega-order
China’s biggest airlines have started dividing up a 500-plane mega-order for Airbus jets from a deal that Beijing is still looking for an…
Politics
Court allows Trump to end deportation amnesty for Honduras, Nicaragua, Nepal
A federal appeals court said Wednesday that Homeland Security can move ahead with plans to end long-running deportation amnesties, known…
Business
Hilton Als’s Essential James Baldwin
A hundred and one years after James Baldwin’s birth, the writer has become as much an icon as a public intellectual can be—a status that,…
Politics
The Trump DOJ’s Embarrassing Letter in the Tariff Case
The DOJ missive is not a legal argument. It is pure political intimidation. Source link
Culture
The Redemption of Chance the Rapper
When Chance the Rapper declared “I met Kanye West, I’m never going to fail” on “Ultralight Beam,” the opener from West’s 2016 album, “The…
Politics
Trump’s Ukraine Diplomacy
The president’s efforts to make a deal are welcome, but the best hope of bringing a halt to the fighting is to convince Putin that he…
Business
Guess to go private in US$1.4 billion deal with Authentic Brands, co-founders and CEO
Guess said on Wednesday (Aug 20) it has agreed to be taken private by a group, including its co-founders, CEO and Reebok-owner Authentic…
Business
Children of Wing Tai chairman granted options to buy four River Green units for S$7.9 million
Neither of the two children were given discounts; sale reviewed by the board and audit and risk committee Wing Tai Holdings has granted…
News
The Budding Rivalry of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner
“A person’s tennis,” John McPhee writes in “Levels of the Game,” from 1969, “begins with his nature and background and comes out through…
News
IRL Brain Rot and the Lure of the Labubu
On a recent quiet weekday morning in Manhattan, I attempted to obtain a Labubu, the cutesy monster doll that has become the biggest…