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C.E.O.s, and President Trump, Want Workers Back in the Office
Five years since the pandemic began, workers have grown accustomed to a script. Their bosses make return-to-office plans, which then get…
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Trump’s return to White House will bring trade ructions, StanChart CEO says
GLOBAL trade flows will suffer from “interesting ructions” as the new administration of US President Donald Trump settles in, Standard…
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Banks running Trump ‘war rooms’ as trade ructions expected
BANKERS at JPMorgan worked through the night in a “war room” to try and assess the early impact of US President Donald Trump’s…
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Some Asian car and battery makers hit as Trump gets to work
SHARES of Japanese automakers and South Korean battery makers declined on Tuesday (Jan 21), after US President Donald Trump said he could…
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China’s Comac aims to lift C919 jet production capacity to 50 this year: report
CHINESE planemaker Comac plans to raise production capacity for its homegrown C919 single-aisle planes to 50 this year, a Comac executive…
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Sembcorp launches Nusantara solar power plant to serve its electricity needs
Sembcorp Industries announced its launch of a power plant in Indonesia’s capital Nusantara on Monday (Jan 20). The Nusantara Sembcorp…
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Gold holds steady as markets focus on Trump’s policies
GOLD prices steadied on Tuesday (Jan 21) as markets evaluated the possible consequences of US President Donald Trump’s policies in his…
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Trump immediately flexes presidential powers: 1,500 pardons and a raft of executive orders
President Trump quickly flexed the sweeping powers of the presidency following his second inauguration at the Capitol on Monday, signing a…
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Trump Signs Executive Order in Attempt to Delay TikTok Ban
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday to delay enforcing a federal ban of TikTok for 75 days, even though the law took…
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Houthis say US and UK ships can safely take Red Sea passage
THE Houthis said they will stop attacking US and UK vessels in the Red Sea area in response to the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement after…
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Chinese solar panel makers close plants, scale back production in Malaysia as US tariffs bite
SEVERAL Chinese-owned solar panel makers have shut down or scaled back their operations in Malaysia, industry sources say, as US tariff…
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'Drill baby drill': Trump takes aim at clean energy, climate change and the environment on day one
On the day he took his oath of office, President Trump promised to sign numerous executive orders that stand to undercut California’s…
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Japan, Australia markets jump after no immediate Trump tariffs; dollar weakens
MARKETS across the Asia-Pacific region jumped, after US President Donald Trump did not immediately impose tariffs following his…
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Trump hold-off on tariffs only a temporary reprieve for markets, analysts say
AS CHINA and other Asian markets react to the pause in the US-China tariff war, analysts have said that it is only a temporary reprieve,…
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Mozambique opposition leader open to serving in rival's government
Mozambique's main opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has told the BBC he is prepared to serve in the government if President Daniel Chapo…
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Donald Trump Plays Church
It’s usually gauche to take pictures in church. But at St. John’s, the Episcopal Church just across a sedate Lafayette Square from the…
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Panama opens audit of Chinese port operator while Trump threatens to take canal back
PANAMANIAN authorities began an audit of the China-linked company that controls two ports adjacent to the Panama Canal, as President…
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Trump pledges to restore McKinley's name to tallest peak in North America
President Trump vowed Monday to revert the name of Alaska’s 20,310-foot Denali, the tallest peak in North America, to Mt. McKinley,…
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Trump plans to combat immigration with troops and a state of emergency
WASHINGTON — President Trump took steps Monday to fundamentally and drastically change how the nation handles immigration, saying he would…
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Column: His first day back in office confirms it — there is no Trump 2.0
WASHINGTON — President Trump promised an inaugural address focused on “unity,” but what he delivered was more a campaign speech in a…
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'We're taking it back.' Trump's comments on the Panama Canal spur pushback from Panama
MEXICO CITY — President Trump said Monday that the United States would reassert control over the Panama Canal, the strategic, U.S.-built…
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Musk Is Likely to Get a West Wing Office for His Cost-Cutting Project
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is likely to be given office space in the West Wing, putting him close to President Trump as Mr. Musk…
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Scenes from a packed Rotunda: Moguls, former presidents — and some notable absences
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s inauguration on Monday in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda at times seemed surreal. Hundreds of the world’s most…
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Disappointment at border as Trump cancels immigration program
MEXICO CITY — Among the first on-the-ground effects of President Trump’s sweeping immigration revisions was visible Monday on the Mexican…