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Republicans Have a Revolting Plan to Honor Charlie Kirk
Whether the troops have actually made the city better is unclear. Crime is down, homeless encampments have been cleared, and hundreds of…
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Politics
Stephen Miller Is Already Using Charlie Kirk’s Death for Own Agenda
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and other Republicans have wasted no time fashioning the late Charlie Kirk into a prop…
News
Black Washington Post Journalist Says She Was Fired Over Charlie Kirk
Whether the troops have actually made the city better is unclear. Crime is down, homeless encampments have been cleared, and hundreds of…
Business
US: Wall Street opens higher as Fed meeting week begins; Tesla climbs
Wall Street indexes opened slightly higher on Monday (Sep 15), setting the stage for a week dominated by the Federal Reserve’s policy…
Business
Trump says companies should report earnings every six months
President Donald Trump said companies should not be forced to deliver earnings reports on a quarterly basis, saying he preferred a…
Politics
Transcript: Trump Threats Darken on Fox as MAGA Rage Over Kirk Worsens
Sommer: Yeah, you know, I was talking to some moderates recently who were saying, you know, I wish this political rhetoric would go down.…
Business
STI edges down 0.1% on Monday, bucking regional trend
Across the broader market, advancers outnumber decliners 319 to 240 after 1.7 billion shares worth S$1.4 billion change hands The Straits…
Politics
Think Big for a Change, Democrats: Call This the “No Kings” Shutdown.
The Democrats have announced their table stakes with respect to a possible government shutdown. Work with us to extend Obamacare tax…
Politics
Trump’s Threats Darken on Fox News as MAGA Fury over Kirk Goes Nuclear
In an appalling move, President Trump went on Fox News and openly suggested that far-right political violence is typically justified as a…
Business
MAS needs to boost retail share of IPO listings
It would be fairer to retail investors and add to market liquidity given the larger pool of shareholders I REFER to the commentary “It’s…
Business
Jardine C&C subsidiaries to acquire Indonesian gold mining company for US$540 million
Two of its subsidiaries have agreed to acquire Indonesia-incorporated gold mining company Arafura Surya Alam Jardine Cycle & Carriage on…
Business
Yuan’s gradual advance may offer boost to emerging currencies
CHINA’S new-found tolerance for steady yuan appreciation looks set to re-accelerate a rally in emerging-market (EM) currencies, as…
Politics
The Palestinian Organizer Who Wouldn’t Be Silenced
In early March, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Mahmoud Khalil—a Palestinian Columbia University graduate student, campus…
Business
Peak number of private equity firms seen running zombie risk
A RECORD number of private equity firms will turn into so-called zombie funds this year, as they struggle to reel in new investor cash,…
News
SingPost launches new retail postal service to US in response to import rule changes
The service offers two flat-rate packaging options, with upfront calculation of duties and taxes Singapore Post (SingPost) will from…
Business
Hedge funds slash bullish oil bets to lowest ever amid Opec hike
Hedge funds chopped their bullish position on US crude to the lowest on record as the Opec+ alliance’s latest decision to boost production…
Business
Busiest IPO week since 2021 mints US$4 billion for 6 newcomers
The initial public offering (IPO) market kicked into high gear this week, with sextet of deals raising more than US$4 billion in the…
News
Why The National Anthem Still Matters Today
Recently, I found myself reflecting on the opening lines of our national anthem. “Oh, say can you see by the dawn’s early light, what so…
Politics
Brazil Stopped Its Trump. It’s Pathetic that We Couldn’t Stop Ours.
Republicans obviously deserve blame too, particularly the Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling that defined much of what Trump did after the 2020…
Politics
Genocide in Gaza?
Of course, the situation in Gaza is dynamic, and due to actions on the part of the Israeli government and its military, much of the…
Politics
Trump’s Best Allies Are His Biggest Weakness
Donald Trump was lustily booed at the U.S. Open in New York, and his excursion to one of D.C.’s despots’ club restaurants was interrupted…
Business
Emerging market investor inflows are a 2026 story, BOA says
Emerging markets are likely to receive heavier inflows early next year as more evidence on the resilience of these economies fuels a…
News
Drugmakers fall on report US to claim Covid shot killed kids
Vaccine makers’ shares fell after a report that US President Donald Trump health officials plan to link Covid shots to the deaths of…
Business
Europe: Stoxx 600 slips as French rating review looms; still ends week higher
European shares ended the week on a strong note, but were a little lower on Friday (Sep 12) as investors turned cautious ahead of Fitch’s…