Elon Musk Rips “Snake” Aide Who Caused Trump Breakup
Donald Trump has reportedly given White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller one of his patented uninspired nicknames. In an interview on The Daily Beast’s podcast Fire and Fury…
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EU countries back winemaker support plan, with 'low-alcohol' tweak
countries Thursday (Jun 19) backed plans by Brussels to give winemakers a leg up – with some tweaks, including reducing labelling requirements for exports and renaming…
DBS expects economic value from its use of AI to exceed S$1 billion in 2025
Banks are ramping up their use of artificial intelligence (AI), and DBS – which has earned S$750 million through its use of the technology – estimates that its economic value could surpass…
Bank of England keeps rates steady, sees further loosening as jobs market weakens
The Bank of England held interest rates at 4.25 per cent as expected on Thursday (Jun 19) but said it was focused on risks from a weaker labour market and higher energy prices as conflict…
Transcript: MAGA Dope Pete Hegseth Implodes at Hearing, Exposing Trump
Hegseth (audio voiceover): All of these orders and what they’re sent there to do are public. They’re— Slotkin (audio voiceover): OK, So say it. So say it. Yes or no. Hegseth (audio…
Singapore stocks sink on Thursday after Powell signals higher inflation; STI down 0.7%
Local shares fell for a second consecutive session on Thursday (Jun 19), after US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell warned of “meaningful” inflation ahead, as consumers are expected to…
South Korea’s Cuckoo set for Malaysia debut after scaling down IPO
A subsidiary of South Korean home-appliance maker Cuckoo Holdings is set to go public in Malaysia after a scaled-down offering that is expected to raise RM395 million (S$119.4 million).…
The Obscene Wealth Issue
Earlier this year, I learned that Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg were all now worth something well north of $200 billion. The news item I encountered noted that in all three…
QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About Wealth and Inequality in America?
The New Republic recently commissioned a poll asking Americans for their opinions on wealth distribution in the United States. In short, we found that people feel strongly that the…
The TNR Wealth Poll: Americans Say Spread the Dough
The demographic breakdown on these questions is revealing, particularly when it comes to partisan affiliation: 56 percent of Republicans think the top 0.1 percent should own 20 percent or…
How the Billionaires Took Over America
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The $1 Trillion Climate Problem Republicans Are Ignoring
For all the panic in Washington about inflation, the federal deficit, and the mounting cost of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the United States has been quietly racking up exorbitant…
Vance Boelter and the Rise of “Spiritual Warfare”
In the lobby of Christ for the Nations Institute in early 2024, a mural read, “Everyone ought to pray at least one violent prayer each day,” a quote from the institute’s founder. On a…
Indonesia central bank makes market intervention after rupiah depreciation
Indonesia’s central bank intervened in the foreign exchange market in a measured way on Thursday (Jun 19), an official said, after the rupiah had fallen to a one-month low against…
MAGA Dimwit Pete Hegseth Accidentally Reveals a Dark Truth About Trump
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced striking questioning from Democratic Senator Elissa Slotkin on Wednesday. She grilled him on whether he had given an order allowing members of the…
Grab-GoTo merger talks face Indonesian regulatory hurdles: sources
[JAKARTA/SINGAPORE] Singapore-based Grab’s plan to acquire Indonesia’s GoTo to create a dominant South-east Asian ride hailing and food delivery company has run into regulatory hurdles,…
Swiss National Bank cuts interest rate to zero in effort to stop franc inflows
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) cut its interest rate to zero, seeking to deter investors from pushing up the franc. The quarter-point reduction on Thursday (Jun 19) is the sixth consecutive…
Swiss watch exports slump in May as US tariffs shake market
Asia exports slump as shipments to China, Japan and Hong Kong plunge by double digits in latest data Swiss watch exports dropped by almost 10 per cent in May led by a slump in…
Prudential, AIA still offering pre-authorisation at Mount Elizabeth hospitals despite Great Eastern’s shock move
Insurers in Singapore are not following Great Eastern’s footsteps to suspend pre-authorisation certificates for admission into Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital.…
Flights to Indonesia's Bali resume after disruption by volcano eruption
All flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali resumed on Thursday (Jun 19) after being cancelled or delayed due to eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, officials said.…
South-east Asia’s budget airlines bet on travel demand, despite competition woes
South-east Asia’s biggest budget airlines are pursuing a bruising capacity expansion race despite rising cost pressures that are squeezing profitability and led Qantas Airways to shut down…
Vietnamese dong drops to record low as Asian currencies weaken
The Vietnamese dong fell, dropping below a record low it touched in April, as Asian currencies declined following a report that the US is preparing for a possible strike on Iran.…