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Video: Mark Zuckerberg Is Back in the Hot Seat in a Crucial Trial
Mark Zuckerberg has appeared before Congress more times than any other tech leader. He will testify again soon — as a witness in a federal…
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Trump Doubles Down on His Most Terrifying Threat Yet
Trump’s continued rhetoric now serves to normalize Russian aggression and put the onus on anyone else for the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.…
Politics
El Salvador’s President Makes Sick Argument on Wrongly Deported Man
Trump’s continued rhetoric now serves to normalize Russian aggression and put the onus on anyone else for the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.…
Politics
UK Cuts Tariffs on Dozens of Products as Global Trade Tensions Rise
Follow live updates on the Trump administration. The British government ramped up actions to help protect businesses and households from…
Business
Lego Black Market Fetches Big Prices for Little Plastic Bricks
It’s one Lego kit, a collection of small plastic bricks and related accessories. What could it cost? The answer, it turns out, could be…
Business
Delaware Business: Why Companies Love This Tiny State
Delaware might be small, but it’s a giant when it comes to business. This tiny state has become a go-to spot for companies looking to…
Business
US: Nasdaq leads Wall Street higher at open after tariff break for electronics
Wall Street’s main indexes leapt at the open on Monday (Apr 14), with the tech-heavy Nasdaq up over 2 per cent, as investors welcomed the…
Politics
Opec cuts 2025 oil demand forecast over US tariffs
It expects demand to grow by 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2025, down from a previous forecast of 1.4 million bpd Opec slightly…
Business
Women’s health supplement brand Moom Health bags S$3.5 million funding
Investors include Eu Yan Sang founders’ family office and investment firm backed by Wilmar International co-founder and chairman Kuok…
Politics
Transcript: Trump Henchwoman Alina Habba’s Vile New Threat is Ominous
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 14 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
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The Former C.I.A. Officer Capitalizing On Europe’s Military Spending Boom
During a 24-hour swing through Copenhagen last month, Eric Slesinger met with engineers making maritime drones, developers of war-planning…
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Wilmar maintains innocence after Indonesian judges who acquitted it arrested on corruption charges
Wilmar International maintained its innocence after four judges who cleared it – as well as two other palm oil companies – in a corruption…
Business
HPL jumps 5.5% after announcing that Ong Beng Seng will step down as managing director
Shares of Hotel Properties Limited (HPL) rose on Monday (Apr 14) by over 5 per cent, following the company’s announcement that property…
Business
Temasek-backed ABC Impact finishes final close of second fund with more than US$600 million
Asia-focused private equity firm ABC Impact completed the final closing of its second fund, which is backed by Temasek, at more than…
Business
Upgrading Paragon as part of a listed Reit
As the local bourse waits for potential new real estate investment trust (Reit) listings to materialise, Paragon Reit,which went public in…
Business
GXS acquires fintech Validus’ Singapore business to boost business banking offerings
GXS Bank announced on Monday (Apr 14) that it has acquired digital lending platform Validus Investment’s Singapore business. The all-cash…
Business
Asia: Stocks rise on electronics tariffs exemption, gold hits new high
Asian stocks rose on Monday as trade war fears were tempered by Donald Trump’s announcement of tariff exemptions for electronics, though…
News
Companies getting ‘a bit tired’ of tariff chaos, DHL CEO says
Fatigue is setting in among companies and manufacturers trying to navigate US President Donald Trump’s whipsawing tariff moves, according…
Business
Battered dollar steadies but investors brace for more tariff volatility
The US dollar found some footing on Monday but was still near a three-year low after a bruising week that shook investor faith in the…
Politics
Gold dips as Trump eases trade tensions with tariff exemptions
Gold prices dropped on Monday (Apr 14) as US President Donald Trump eased trade tensions by granting tariff exemptions on smartphones,…
Politics
UK rushes to find materials to keep British Steel plant running
UK officials are rushing to secure the raw materials needed to keep Britain’s last primary steel manufacturer running, with other…
Business
Olam to divest remaining Olam Group assets to fund business reorganisation
Olam Group will invest US$500 million equity into Olam Food Ingredients (ofi) within the next three months, while de-leveraging the…
Business
Ong Beng Seng to step down as HPL managing director
Hotel Properties Limited (HPL) announced on Monday (Apr 14) that managing director Ong Beng Seng will be stepping down from the position…
Business
Stocks to watch: Olam, EC World Reit, Hotel Properties Limited
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Apr 14). Olam: The agribusiness giant…