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“Purpose” on Broadway and “Vanya” Downtown
Last season, the playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins had a Broadway hit at Second Stage’s Hayes Theatre with his Tony Award-winning…
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How Trump Brought a Divided Canada Together—Against Him
Though Carney is unlikely to feign progressive ideals, as Trudeau did to get elected a decade ago, Canadian progressives may see in him…
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John Roberts’s Rebuke of Trump Isn’t What It Seems
The exchange, such as it was, only underscored the problem. Roberts almost certainly meant an “independent judiciary” in the traditional…
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Chocolate Finance: Bank or fund manager?
The two may have overlapping traits, but industry watchers say the differences must be made obvious to customers For less-savvy investors,…
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Mitsubishi Motors to outsource EV production to Taiwan's Foxconn
Mitsubishi Motors wants to lower production costs and shorten the development period for its product lineup Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors, a…
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Trump’s Fury at Canada Boils Over on Fox—and Polls Now Show a Backlash
It’s growing harder to shrug off President Trump’s deranged threats toward Canada. In a new Fox News interview, Trump snarled angrily that…
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Hedge funds burned by Tesla short bets plot next steps
Hedge funds whose short positions against Tesla backfired badly after the Nov 5 election are watching the latest sell-off from the…
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UK posts strong wage growth ahead of BOE rate decision
UK wage growth held at its highest level in nine months and employment rose, evidence of resilient demand for workers that will likely…
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Germany reopens Syrian embassy for first time since 2012
Germany on Thursday reopened its embassy in Damascus, more than three months after the ouster of former president Bashar al-Assad. The…
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SGX RegCo reprimands BlackGold Natural Resources directors, CFO for breaches of listing rules
The Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) has reprimanded three directors and the chief financial officer of BlackGold Natural…
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Vietnam to allow 49% foreign ownership of some banks
Foreign investors cannot hold more than 30% of shares in banks that have government ownership of above 50% Vietnam’s government is…
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Top Glove swings back into black with RM30.3 million Q2 profit
Top Glove returned back to the black with a net profit of RM30.3 million (S$9.1 million) for its second quarter of its financial year…
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Hong Kong caps IPO margin loans amid heated retail demand
The move is a response to a recent IPO market frenzy that triggered first-day share price pops and concerns about retail investors getting…
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Microsoft’s US$2.2 billion Malaysia investment solid amid US policy uncertainty
Microsoft’s US$2.2 billion investment in Malaysia remains firm, despite growing global uncertainties stemming from policy shifts by the…
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Nvidia to invest billions in US chip production over four years: FT
Huang says Nvidia can now manufacture its latest systems in the United States through suppliers such as Taiwanese chipmaking giants TSMC…
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Why billionaire Li-Ka-shing’s Panama ports deal infuriated China
Billionaire Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing has found himself in the middle of the China-US geopolitical tussle after announcing a deal to…
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Asian markets get ‘breather’ with US Fed’s rate cut pause
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to hold off on interest rate cuts gives Asian markets “a breather” and more room for certainty, said…
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ST Engineering on a tear; stock hits successive highs and is now more expensive than DBS and other leading blue chips
Analysts were bullish on ST Engineering, hiking their target prices for the counter as they cited a positive outlook and strong growth…
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Google, Apple hit by EU regulatory crackdown
Google was hit with two charges of breaching landmark EU rules on Wednesday (Mar 19), while Apple was ordered to help rivals connect with…
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Google launches US$499 Pixel 9a, rivalling Apple’s iPhone 16e
Alphabet’s Google launched a redesigned version of its budget Pixel phone, upgrading the chip and battery life weeks after Apple’s…
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China holds benchmark lending rates steady as expected
China held benchmark lending rates steady for the fifth straight month in March on Thursday (Mar 20), matching market expectations. Early…
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SoftBank Group to acquire Ampere Computing in US$6.5 billion AI-focused deal
The US chip startup makes data centre CPU chips based on a computing architecture from Arm Holdings that are used by firms such as Oracle…
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Ontario pension set to shut Hong Kong office in China retreat
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is planning to shut down its Hong Kong office as it pares its exposure to China, according to sources…
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Gold climbs to record high as Fed signals two rate cuts in 2025
Gold soared to a record high on Thursday (Mar 20), as the US Federal Reserve hinted at a possible easing of interest rates by half a…