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Asia private credit funding hits eight-year low on China slump
ASIA’S private credit market faces diverse challenges in 2025 after fundraising dropped to an eight-year low and concerns over China’s…
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List of California lawmakers who voted against wildfire prevention funding
Six California lawmakers voted against wildfire prevention funding ahead of several wildfires in the state which have killed at least 24…
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Malaysia’s Yinson secures deal with investors including Abu Dhabi for US$1 billion funding
MALAYSIAN energy infrastructure firm Yinson Holdings said it has signed an agreement with a consortium of investors for a funding round in…
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Karen Bass: LA Mayor Drastically Cut Fire Department Funding and Handed Out Rich Contracts to City Workers Months before Catastrophic Wildfires
Los Angeles was forced to slash funding at a major scale for its fire department after Mayor Karen Bass approved a number of lucrative…
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Smart business? Currying favor? Why big tech leaders are friending and funding Trump
Four years ago, several of California’s most influential tech titans determined that then-President Trump was such a threat to democracy…
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Karen Bass: LA Mayor Cut Fire Department Funding by Nearly $18M and Diverted It to Homeless Spending Months Before Wildfires Wiped Out Cities
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass came under intense criticism on Wednesday after it was revealed that she cut the city's Fire Department…
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Hong Kong dollar strongest since 2021 on record funding costs
THE Hong Kong dollar climbed to its strongest level in three and a half years, thanks to a year-end surge in demand that pushed the…
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Newsom's plan to support immigrants doesn't do enough to shield them from Trump deportations, advocates say
WASHINGTON — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has drafted a conceptual plan to help undocumented immigrants under threat of deportation…
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Taiwan’s science ministry warns spending cuts could hit chips, AI funding
TAIWAN’S science ministry warned on Friday (Dec 27) that funding for areas such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI) and…
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Senate passes funding bill after Trump, Musk tanked earlier negotiations
What's New The U.S. Senate passed an eleventh-hour funding bill to keep the government operating shortly before a midnight deadline on…
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Republicans blame Democrats after blowing up their own funding bill
What's New Republicans on Thursday blamed Democrats after a GOP-backed spending plan to avert a government shutdown tanked on the floor of…
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Venture capitalists eye exits to improve sentiment in 2025 as funding winter shows signs of easing
While VC activity was muted in the first half of 2024, things have started to pick up THE year 2024 has not been a good one for players in…
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Romanian prosecutors conduct raids linked to funding of Georgescu's campaign
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian prosecutors conducted raids on Saturday linked to a man suspected of illegally financing a campaign to…
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Clip shows Rahul Gandhi criticising election funding scheme, not 'threatening Hindus'
In the run-up to state assembly elections in India's Maharashtra and Jharkhand states in November, a video of opposition leader Rahul…
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Chinese funding keeps Cameroon's deep seaport expansion project afloat
A small fishing town in southwest Cameroon is counting on Chinese funding to transform itself into a major Central African sea hub. The…