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How Trump’s Closing a Tariff Loophole Will Hurt UPS and FedEx
Less than a year ago, executives from FedEx and UPS were talking about how they were handling a flood of packages from China to American…
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Income-Allianz deal timeline: A recap of the proposed S$2.2 billion sale
The proposed S$2.2 billion deal involving the sale of Singapore’s Income Insurance to German insurer Allianz – which the government…
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China’s CATL seeks US$1 billion loan for Indonesia plant expansion
The company has said that it expects to see little impact from the tariffs the Trump administration has imposed on China because the…
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Asia: Dollar recovers some losses, stocks gain as traders eye tariff deals
The dollar rose in Asia on Tuesday fuelled by hopes for trade deals to avert Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, while equities mostly rose…
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Hegseth Orders 20 Percent Cut in Military’s Senior Ranks
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a 20 percent reduction of four-star officers — the military’s senior ranks — continuing the wide…
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Hong Kong DIY watch brand sets sights on Europe amid Trump tariffs
When Washington announced higher tariffs and the axing of a de minimis rule that allowed for low-value packages from Hong Kong and…
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2025 Met Gala: Internet erupts as Rihanna shows off baby bump
Rihanna brought down the house on Monday night after she arrived fashionably late at the 2025 Met Gala, ending hours of speculation about…
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ServiceNow eyes US$1 billion revenue for AI product by 2026
The company makes software applications that help companies organise and automate their personnel and information technology operations…
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Palantir sales forecast falls short of Wall Street’s hopes
Palantir Technologies dropped more than 8 per cent in late trading on Monday (May 5) after its results failed to live up to investors’…
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New Zealand PM proposes banning under-16s from social media
New Zealand’s prime minister on Tuesday proposed banning children under 16 from social media, stressing the need to protect them from the…
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Judge orders Trump to admit roughly 12,000 refugees
A judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States under a court order partially…
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Trump's call to reopen Alcatraz falls flat with tourists, who ask: Why and how?
ALCATRAZ ISLAND, Calif. — The exhibits on Alcatraz Island, the infamous federal prison that decades ago was shuttered and preserved as a…
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Gold hits one-week high on safe-haven demand, Fed decision loom
Gold prices climbed to a one-week high on Tuesday (May 6) as rising concerns over US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans boosted…
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Trump Crypto Deals Provoke Senate Backlash and Calls for Investigation
Senate Democrats are demanding changes to cryptocurrency legislation pending in Congress, responding partly to growing evidence that the…
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‘A chaotic mess’: Vietnam Veterans reflect on war after 50 years
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Healing comes in all forms, at all different times. For some Vietnam veterans, 50 years is not long enough to…
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Family get golden retriever puppy—hearts melt at 12-year-old dog's reaction
A family decided to bring home a new puppy, and how their senior dog reacted melted hearts. At the beginning of a TikTok video posted to…
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Family get golden retriever puppy—hearts melt at 12-year-old dog's reaction
A family decided to bring home a new puppy, and how their senior dog reacted melted hearts. At the beginning of a TikTok video posted to…
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Fairhope small business owners react to China trade war, possible impact
FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WKRG) — Local business owners are waiting to see how the trade war with China might impact them and how much they have to…
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Justice Department plans to investigate prosecutor's office in Minnesota's most populous county
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation of the prosecutor's office in Minnesota's most populous county after its leader…
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Credit Suisse Pays $510 Million Fine for Helping Clients Evade Taxes
The toll for misconduct at the fallen Swiss bank Credit Suisse just keeps getting bigger. Federal prosecutors said on Monday that UBS,…
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Hollywood's reaction to Trump's movie tariffs idea: Confusion, dread and a little hope
Hollywood executives scrambled Monday to interpret President Trump’s call for stiff tariffs on movies produced outside the U.S. — a…
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Trump administration asks judge to toss suit restricting access to abortion medication
The Trump administration on Monday asked a judge to toss out a lawsuit from three GOP-led states seeking to cut off telehealth access to…
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Credit Suisse to pay US$511 million as part of agreement with US DOJ in tax evasion case
A CREDIT Suisse unit on Monday pleaded guilty to US charges of helping ultra-wealthy Americans evade taxes and will pay a fine of more…
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San Diego’s Hotel del Coronado Has a Grand Comeback
To the people who know it, the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego is not a page of history — it’s a chapter. Opened in 1888 by Elisha Babcock…