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China stocks rally to decade-high on easing tariff tensions, fund rotation
China stocks closed at their highest level since 2015 on Monday (Aug 18), extending a months-long rally driven by easing trade tensions…
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Business
PBOC signals no urgency for rate cuts despite poor economic news
China’s central bank indicated it’s holding back from aggressively easing monetary policy with moves such as interest-rate cuts, even…
Politics
Gavin Newsom Rolls the Dice
California’s governor hopes that his new gerrymander will help his 2028 presidential prospects. Source link
Business
OpenAI staffers to sell US$6 billion in stock to SoftBank, other investors
Current and former OpenAI employees plan to sell approximately US$6 billion worth of shares to an investor group that includes Thrive…
Politics
Florida senator invites anti-Mamdani New Yorkers to come to Sunshine State
Sen. Rick Scott is inviting New Yorkers who cannot stomach the idea of Zohran Mamdani becoming the city's next mayor to relocate from the…
Politics
Trump administration halts visas for people from Gaza after Laura Loomer questions arrivals
A day after conservative activist Laura Loomer posted videos on social media of children from Gaza arriving in the U.S. for medical…
Politics
A Kennedy Center for the Whole Country?
With the line between ‘art’ and ‘entertainment’ blurred, Trump’s Kennedy Center seeks to give its audiences a bit of both. Source link
Business
China’s US$11 trillion stock market is a headache for both Xi and Trump
At the heart of why consumers in China save so much and spend so little, and why President Xi Jinping and US leader Donald Trump will…
News
America Should Celebrate Its Heroes
The president has rightly recognized the narrow, almost exclusive concentration on victims in our culture of commemoration — and seeks to…
News
The Sloppy Joe Makes a Kicky Comeback
Few words in the English language have the onomatopoeic satisfaction of “slop.” Its opening consonants evoke sludge and slipperiness, the…
News
A Season of Unease at the Edinburgh Festival
For a few weeks each August, the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe fill every theatre, student center,…
Business
Intel CEO’s ‘amazing story’ has helped make him a billionaire
Days after calling for the firing of Intel Corp’s CEO, US President Donald Trump changed his mind following a “very interesting” meeting…
Business
Singapore-listed office Reits deliver resilient H1 2025 performance
Singapore-listed office real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) demonstrated resilient performance in the first half of 2025, supported by…
Politics
Trump: Xi Jinping won't invade Taiwan while he's president
President Trump said he was informed by Chinese President Xi Jinping that the Chinese military won't invade Taiwan during his time in…
Politics
Melania Trump appeals to Putin about abducted Ukrainian children
First lady Melania Trump reportedly penned a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, raising the plight of children in Ukraine and…
Politics
The ‘No Deal’ Summit and the Path to Peace in Ukraine
For any American intervention to be successful, before long it will have to involve more stick, as well as carrot. Source link
News
The Fiery Mania of Dijon’s “Baby”
Dijon Duenas has one of those voices that’s meant for televised singing competitions and gospel choirs, swooning ballads and achy slow…
News
Always Inadequate
In the late nineteen-sixties I lived for a year, with my then husband, in the middle of an apple orchard in northern New Mexico, some…
Politics
Trump says Putin avoided 'severe consequences' for now
Russian President Vladimir Putin was cooperative enough in looking to end the Ukraine war at the summit on Friday to forestall "severe"…
News
Air Canada cabin staff go on strike, grounding hundreds of flights
Air Canada’s unionised flight attendants walked off the job early on Saturday (Aug 16) morning after contract talks with the country’s…
Politics
'We didn't get there': Trump says more work to do for Ukraine peace deal after summit with Putin
President Trump emerged from a three-hour summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying they were unable to reach a deal to end the…
News
'Real-life nightmare for kids.' 'Roblox' faces multiple lawsuits over child safety
“Roblox” faced a wave of new lawsuits this week that allege the popular gaming platform hasn’t done enough to safeguard kids from…
Politics
European shares log second weekly gain, focus on Trump-Putin talks
European shares came off multi-month highs on Friday (Aug 15), as declines in heavyweight tech and financial shares offset gains from some…