Business
The Fed Is in No Rush to Cut Rates
When the Federal Reserve began lowering interest rates in September, inflation was cooling and the job market was showing some troubling…
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Business
China’s Central Bank Stops Buying Bonds as Deflation Fears Grip Economy
In a striking sign of the Chinese economy’s stagnation, the central bank said on Friday that it had temporarily stopped buying government…
Business
Japan’s NTT appoints banks for US$1 billion data centre Reit IPO in Singapore: sources
JAPAN’S Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (NTT) has appointed Bank of America and UBS to work on a US$1 billion data centre real estate…
Business
Constellation Energy to Buy Power Producer Calpine
Constellation Energy, the nation’s largest nuclear power plant operator, has agreed to buy another electricity producer, Calpine, for…
News
California Wildfires Lay Bare an Insurance Crisis
Who pays? The ferocious wildfires that have burned throughout the Los Angeles area continued to rage overnight, consuming an area twice…
Politics
Transcript: Jamie Raskin’s Harsh Takedown of Trump-Alito Call Nails It
Cheney: Yeah, the decision is imminent, and the sentencing is scheduled for Friday. It’s not much time for them to deal with it. Again,…
Business
EDB executive vice-president Tan Kong Hwee to be appointed CEO of Ipos
TAN Kong Hwee, executive vice-president of the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), will be appointed the chief executive of the…
Business
December Jobs Report: Live Updates
When the Federal Reserve began lowering interest rates in September, inflation was cooling and the job market was showing some troubling…
Business
Retailers may be taking a more staggered approach to holiday hiring.
Every year, retailers race to hire workers to staff their stores and distribution centers to meet the demand that comes with millions of…
Business
L.A. Is Burning. Will Insurance Companies Take Advantage?
Standard mainstream media accounts of California’s insurance market warn of a virtually existential “crisis” facing insurers that operate…
Politics
The 2000s and the End of American Optimism
It’s impossible to contemplate the Y2K era and all its boosterism without also weighing the effects of the terrorist attacks of September…
Politics
The Labor Movement Just Notched Two Big Wins
But Fain also put his heart and soul into trying to elect Kamala Harris president, because the partisan stakes have never been higher than…
Business
Investors must diversify to navigate ‘world of uncertainty’ in 2025
Focus on defensive strategies, particularly around Asia and countries with minimal trade exposure, say investment strategists INVESTMENT…
Politics
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Could Shut Down TikTok
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Friday on the fate of TikTok, the enormously popular video app that Congress says poses a looming…
News
Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence?
Partway through a panel discussion at a recent economics conference in San Francisco, Jason Furman, a former adviser to President Barack…
Politics
Trump Chose 8 Economic Experts Who Will Defend Tariffs and Lower Taxes
President-elect Donald J. Trump has moved beyond the team-of-rivals approach from his first term and chosen economic aides who will defend…
Politics
Jamie Raskin’s Harsh Takedown of Trump-Alito Phone Call Draws Blood
This week, we learned that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke privately with Donald Trump to recommend a former clerk for a job.…
Fashion
Prada among suitors for Versace, newspaper reports
ITALY’S Prada is among the potential suitors looking at fashion group Versace which Capri Holdings has put up for sale, daily Il Sole 24…
Business
Gold dazzled last year, but may lose some lustre in 2025
With the Year of the Snake upon us, market watchers are split on how the precious metal will fare after a record-breaking 2024 WHEN…
Business
S&P assigns ‘BBB-’ rating for Stoneweg European Reit on stable outlook
S&P Global Ratings has assigned Stoneweg European Real Estate Investment Trust (Stoneweg E-Reit) a “BBB-” long-term issuer credit rating,…
Business
Property a big winner: Potential Malaysia beneficiaries from Johor-Singapore SEZ
While there are probable Singapore winners arising from the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), analysts believe that there…
Politics
U.S. Ambassador Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’
The United States ambassador to China, R. Nicholas Burns, said the Biden administration is making a last push to try to persuade China to…
Business
Miyoshi chief executive slapped with S$22,400 fine for accounting irregularity
THE chief executive and executive director of Miyoshi, Andrew Sin Kwong Wah, has been fined S$22,400 for failing to recognise an…
Business
Ultraman toymaker becomes a billionaire after frenzied Hong Kong IPO
THE frenzy over a toymaker’s Hong Kong initial public offering has created a new billionaire. Zhu Weisong, founder and chairman of Bloks…