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How the Trump Oligarchy Works: The Case of Stephen Schwarzman
Blackstone was in the news Wednesday because it’s creating a new business unit to tap private equity’s prospective new market in 401(k)…
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Trump’s Bailout Can’t Mask the Cracks in the Argentina “Miracle”
“Despite the tens of billions that Washington arranged in April from the IMF, World Bank, and Inter-American Development Bank, Argentina’s…
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Not All Old Candidates Are Joe Biden, and Not All Young Ones Are Great
What’s really dogging the party is outdated strategies and tactics, such as an overreliance on polling, that are shared by older Democrats…
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The Black Outside
Spirit: —I have heard the spirituals Frederick heard: —In those dense old woods: — Moving: —Though not knowing it: —Toward you Without a…
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The race to make the perfect baby is creating an ethical mess
In August Siddiqui made the controversial suggestion that parents who choose not to use genetic testing might be considered irresponsible.…
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Meet the man building a starter kit for civilization
You live in a house you designed and built yourself. You rely on the sun for power, heat your home with a woodstove, and farm your own…
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Titan submersible imploded due to poor engineering, say US officials
Watch: Wreckage of the Titan submersible on the ocean floor OceanGate's Titan submersible imploded on its journey to the wreck of the…
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Smucker goes to court to protect the design of its Uncrustables sandwiches
The J.M. Smucker Co. says it doesn’t have a problem with other companies selling their own prepackaged, crustless sandwiches like its own…
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Investors call for greater disclosure in Toyota’s buyout of group company
Global investors have called on Toyota Motor to provide more disclosure about its planned buyout of group firm Toyota Industries,…
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UBS tightens scrutiny of client funds mainly in Singapore and Hong Kong amid regulatory pressure: sources
The Zurich-based lender is using Deloitte and KPMG to help screen client documentation UBS Group is increasing scrutiny of the sources of…
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Bradford Bulls replace Salford Red Devils in Super League after grading announcement
Bradford Bulls have been promoted to Super League for 2026 and will replace Salford Red Devils after they were awarded the highest Grade B…
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Trump’s Big DOJ Scam Accidentally Exposed by MAGA Dimwit Jim Jordan
Former special counsel Jack Smith just confirmed that he’d amassed extensive evidence that Donald Trump willfully and knowingly broke the…
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Janet Yang to Close Taiwan Content Fest With Keynote on Asian Cinema’s Global Push
Janet Yang, the first Asian American to lead the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will cap off the Taiwan Creative Content…
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What are the 2 categories of AI use and why do they matter?
Generative AI is evolving along two distinct tracks: on one side, savvy users are building their own retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)…
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Australian shares notch record closing high as jobless spike fuels rate-cut bets
Australian shares rose to a record close on Thursday (Oct 16), driven by strong gains in financials, property and gold stocks after an…
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Vanessa Redgrave Set for Lifetime Achievement Award in Turin Before Premiere of New Film ‘The Estate’
Vanessa Redgrave will be honored with a lifetime achievement award from Italy’s Torino Film Festival, where the Oscar-winning British…
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DBS, Banque Saudi Fransi join forces to boost payment flows across Asia, GCC
The partnership will boost GCC trade, finance and currency-clearing collaboration across the region DBS Group, the largest bank in…
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‘The Diplomat’ Re-Centers Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell’s Live Wire Chemistry With an Effective Season 3 Shake-Up: TV Review
SPOILER ALERT: This review contains a plot detail from the Season 3 premiere of “The Diplomat,” now streaming on Netflix. There are no…
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Nestle to axe 16,000 jobs as new CEO targets sales growth
Nestle will cut 16,000 jobs, new chief executive officer Philipp Navratil said on Thursday (Oct 16), as the world’s largest packaged food…
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Billions wiped off Nio’s market value as shares plunge 9.5% on news of GIC lawsuit
The Chinese EV maker and its top execs are being sued for ‘fraudulent recognition’ of at least US$600 million revenue Shares of Nio…
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TSMC Q3 profit blows past market forecast to a record on AI spending boom
TSMC, the world’s main producer of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips, posted a 39.1 per cent jump in third-quarter profit to…
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CLI’s self-storage unit invests close to S$100 million in Singapore flagship project, 3 Tokyo facilities
When completed, the local facility will expand ESA’s portfolio in the Republic to 13 properties with more than 1.5 million sq ft of gross…
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Karen Chen quits SGX-listed 17Live’s board after US sanction for alleged ties to Cambodian scam empire
An independent director of Singapore-listed 17Live Group has resigned after she was added to a US sanctions list for her alleged links…
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Thai banks face lending income hit as weak economy persists
Margins will be pinched as interest-income gains are further limited, compounded by weak lending and bad debt Four of Thailand’s largest…