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US: S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher after inflation data; focus on bank earnings
The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 opened higher on Tuesday (Jul 15) after fresh inflation data, while banking heavyweights kicked off the…
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At Las Vegas Sands, investment planning takes place over decades, not years or quarters
One could say the number “15” is a rather auspicious one for Marina Bay Sands (MBS) and its parent company, Las Vegas Sands (LVS). By the…
Business
Standard Chartered launches Bitcoin, Ether spot trading for institutional clients
The lender is the first global systemically important bank to offer such crypto services Standard Chartered will allow institutional…
Business
Chinese carmaker Geely to pay US$2.4 billion to take full control of Zeekr
Chinese automaker Geely Automobile will acquire the chunk of electric-vehicle maker Zeekr that it does not already own for US$2.40…
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Trump’s Dwindling Patience With Putin
We welcome Trump’s new realism and hope that it’s enduring. Source link
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The 1619 Project Has Failed. Why Do Academics Still Take It Seriously?
Academic elites set aside their own expertise to promote its political narrative. Source link
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Russiagate Revisited: An Unforced Error that Highlights Russia’s Interference in the 2016 Election
It is baffling that Trump officials could think it helpful to the president to revisit this ancient history. Source link
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Big Bird Deserves to Lose This Time
The Trump-backed rescissions bill represents the best chance to defund public broadcasting in decades, if not ever. Source link
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The Grand Bargain of Desalination
The dream of hyper-abundant water can come true, soon. Source link
Business
India’s cooling inflation prompts rate-cut calls
A slump in India’s retail inflation to six-year lows and a likely drop to a record low in July is prompting calls for at least one more…
Culture
How “The First Homosexuals” Shaped an Identity
About those faraway realms: Can we really credit two white Victorians, and their peculiarly German fetish for classification, with the…
News
Can A.I. Find Cures for Untreatable Diseases—Using Drugs We Already Have?
When David Fajgenbaum was a twenty-five-year-old medical student, at the University of Pennsylvania, he started to feel so tired that he…
Business
Singapore shares rise, tracking regional gains; STI up 0.3%
Straits Times Index rise 10.61 points to 4,119.82, after hitting an intra-day high of 4,129.77 The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI)…
Business
Singapore AUM up 12.2% in 2024, exceeds S$6 trillion for the first time
Total assets under management (AUM) in Singapore rose 12.2 per cent to hit S$6.07 trillion as at Dec 31, 2024, surpassing the S$6 trillion…
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Beyond missing pets and packages: How Nextdoor plans to reshape its social network
Nextdoor, the once-hot social network for neighborhoods, wants to claw its way back to the top and prove that people can use the platform…
Business
SMFG said to eye US$1.1 billion additional investment in Yes Bank: sources
The fresh investment would bring the total amount to US$2.7 billion, giving SMFG a roughly 25% stake in Yes Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Financial…
Business
Chinese investors’ FX pile hits US$1 trillion amid low local rates
Chinese corporates and households boosted their foreign-currency deposits last month to the highest in three years, as they shunned the…
Business
Ericsson's Q2 profit beats expectations, says North America growth was good
Operating profit excluding restructuring charges was 7.0 billion crowns against a year-earlier loss of 11.9 billion Swedish telecom…
Business
RTX launches new Collins Aerospace facility with flexible manufacturing system in Singapore
Defence conglomerate RTX launched its new Collins Aerospace facility at Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore on Tuesday (Jul 15). This…
Business
Nvidia to resume H20 AI chip sales to China in US reversal
Nvidia plans to resume sales of its H20 artificial intelligence (AI) chip to China after securing Washington’s assurances that such…
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Indonesia looking at levy on coal exports to boost state coffers
Prabowo Subianto’s administration has been rolling out an array of revenue-boosting measures to fund the president’s big-ticket spending…
Business
Thailand to name Vitai as central bank chief, reports say
Thailand is poised to name veteran banker Vitai Ratanakorn as the next governor of the central bank, local media reported ahead of a…
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China’s quant funds boost US recruiting after Trump’s visa curbs
Chinese quantitative hedge funds are stepping up efforts to hire science and engineering students in the US affected by US President…