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TikTok Ban Behind Fire Set at a Mall With Congressman’s Office, Police Say
A man was arrested in connection with a fire set early on Sunday in response to “recent talks” of banning the popular video app TikTok,…
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Financing costs will come under scrutiny as S-Reits report results amid Trump’s inauguration, interest rate decisions
iIndustry watchers believe most of the S-Reits are already facing near “peak” interest rates, and expect financing costs to decline from…
Business
"It's A Miracle": How Bvlgari Beat The Odds In A Tough Luxury Market
Ahead of parent company LVMH’s full-year results release on Jan 28, he reveals optimism for 2025 It’s a winter’s day in Shanghai but the…
Business
Does Acra’s action against Miyoshi’s CEO signal a more proactive stance by the corporate regulator?
The company’s failure to recognise a large impairment loss came to light following a review under the financial reporting and surveillance…
Business
David Schneiderman, Village Voice Editor and Publisher, Dies at 77
David Schneiderman, an editor turned publisher turned chief executive of The Village Voice, the granddaddy of alternative newspapers,…
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Instagram Debuts New Video-Editing App, as TikTok Deals With a Ban
For months, Instagram has watched and waited to see what would happen to rival TikTok under a new federal law that would ban the app in…
Politics
Canadian dollar approaches December low on tariff concerns
THE Canadian dollar weakened against its US counterpart on Friday (Jan 17), with the currency approaching a multi-year low it hit in…
Politics
What We Know About the TikTok Ban
Starting on Saturday night, TikTok, the short-form video app owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, was unavailable in the United States…
Business
EY Entrepreneurs Access Network to begin accepting applications for 2025 cohort
The EY Entrepreneurs Access Network (EAN), a business accelerator program to support Black and Hispanic/Latino entrepreneurs, will begin…
Politics
Trump Says He Will Stall TikTok Ban With Executive Order
President-elect Donald J. Trump said on Sunday that he would issue an executive order to stall a federal ban of TikTok, just hours after…
Politics
Trump tariff risks fuel chaotic hunt for gold in London
The risk that US President-elect Donald Trump will impose universal import tariffs is causing fresh turmoil in the global gold market,…
Politics
The Nihilists Are Coming Back to Washington
With Inauguration Day around the corner, many people are wondering what kind of government we should expect over the next four years.…
Business
Microsoft’s stock revival hinges on showing growth from AI binge
Microsoft has ploughed tens of billions of dollars into artificial intelligence (AI). With its stock struggling, the key question is how…
Politics
A Trump Oligarchy Is Moving to Washington, and Buying Up Prime Addresses
President Biden warned in his farewell address to the nation last week that an oligarchy is taking shape in America. In Washington, the…
Business
How ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Became a Sleeper Hit
Mustafa has life in him after all. “Mufasa: The Lion King,” a photorealistic “Lion King” prequel, arrived on cat paws at the Christmas box…
Politics
‘So Much Uncertainty’: Businesses Worry About Trump’s Many Tariff Plans
For Klem’s, a general store in rural Massachusetts, each year has seemed more challenging than the last. First, there was the pandemic,…
Politics
The Federal Work Force Grew Briskly Under Biden. It’s Still Historically Low.
When it comes to the federal payroll, two seemingly contradictory things are true. One, the Biden administration went on a hiring spree…
Business
24 S-Reits confirm schedule for upcoming earnings season
MORE than half, or 24 Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) have confirmed that they will unveil financial results or business…
Business
Centurion joint chairman David Loh raises his stake in the group
OVER the five trading sessions from Jan 10 to 16, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, leading to a net institutional…
Business
Dead deals come back to life as ‘animal spirits’ return to M&A
Blockbuster deals that died a decade ago are coming back to life, as sectoral, regulatory and political tailwinds create favourable…
Business
These Rooms Give Young Indian Lovers Rare Privacy. Cue the Complaints.
Privacy can be hard to come by in India. Life is a communal swirl of relatives, neighbors and friends. Cities are crowded, and prying eyes…
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TikTok Tells Users It Will Be ‘Temporarily Unavailable’ in the U.S.
Hours before a new federal law banning TikTok from the United States was set to take effect, the social media app showed users a pop-up…
Politics
A Who’s Who at Peter Thiel’s Trump Party: Zuckerberg, Adelson and More
Mr. Thiel prides himself on his elaborate parties, and his inauguration event, held in his seven-bedroom home, included a hired juggler…
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Skip College, Make Millions? Young Entrepreneurs Tell All
Thinking about skipping college to dive into the world of entrepreneurship? You’re not alone. With the success stories of tech giants like…