Ready for Your Close-Up? Not If You’re the Wrong Race
Ethnic gatekeeping in the arts doesn’t remove barriers — it erects them. Source link
Swedan Margen
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Al Jazeera Remains a Leopard That Can’t Change Its Spots
Despite talk of moderation, the network has continued to broadcast a distortion of reality. Source link
End Racial Gerrymandering
The Supreme Court has a golden opportunity in Louisiana v. Callais to end racial gerrymanders. Source link
A Critic Takes the White House Tour
It’s the time when the White House is the People’s House and history is most palpable, thanks to Mrs. Kennedy. But, alas, the tours are now canceled to build the ballroom. Source link
Small Business Needs Permanent Regulatory Relief, Too
Congress and President Trump must act quickly to give 32 million small businesses permanent relief from a painful and pointless government mandate. Source link
Singapore shares dip 0.3%, even as regional markets rise
Shares on the Singapore bourse closed lower on Thursday (Oct 16), bucking the gains charted in most regional markets. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) slipped 0.3 per cent, or 12.22…
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, criticising what they said was “opaque” valuation and a…
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 client money in its fast-growing Asian wealth…
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 unexpected spike in unemployment bolstered views of…
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 company seeks to cut costs and win back investor…
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 tumbled 9.5 per cent after Singapore’s sovereign wealth…
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 floor area Extra Space Asia (ESA), the…
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 banks are expected to post sharp declines in…
TSMC ADR premium tops two-decade high as global buyers pile in
Global investors are ramping up bets on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) ahead of its earnings, confident that the world’s leading chip foundry will remain one of the…
Auditor for Dasmond Koh’s NoonTalk Media flags firm’s ability to continue as a going concern amid losses
The group incurs a net loss of nearly S$1.8 million and has net liabilities of S$396,000 The independent auditor for Catalist-listed NoonTalk Media has raised doubts about the group’s…
Indonesia sovereign wealth fund INA to trim exposure to infrastructure
Indonesia Investment Authority, one of the country’s two sovereign wealth funds, is looking to reduce its heavy reliance on infrastructure and diversify to real estate in the medium term.…
Industrial property developer Soon Hock Enterprise closes 0.9% below IPO price in mainboard debut
Industrial property developer Soon Hock Enterprise debuted on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Thursday (Oct 16), and closed 0.9 per cent below its initial public offering…
Gold hits record high as investors turn to safe haven
Investors anticipate a near-certain 25-basis-point rate cut at this month’s US Federal Reserve meeting, followed by another in December Gold hit a record high on Thursday (Oct 16) as…
Democratic hopeful for California governor open to transgender athletes in Olympics
Betty Yee, a Democratic candidate in the primary race for California governor, didn't say "no" when asked whether biological males who identify as female should face off against women at…
Trump says Modi has assured him India will not buy Russian oil
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to stop buying oil from Russia, and Trump said he would next try to get China to do the…
Food Innovators posts profit of S$200,000; turns profitable a year after Catalist debut
Restaurant operator Food Innovators announced on Wednesday (Oct 15) that it turned profitable for its first half of 2026 ended August, a year after its debut on the Catalist board in…
UK’s Reeves should go big on tax increases in November, think tank says
British finance minister Rachel Reeves should raise taxes by a lot in next month’s budget to exit the “Groundhog Day scenario” of continuously having to find measures to patch up the…
J&J faces first UK lawsuits alleging its baby powder caused cancer
Johnson & Johnson is facing the first lawsuits in Britain over allegations that its talc products cause cancer, as it fights tens of thousands of similar claims in the United States. The…
G7 set to discuss joint response to China curbs on rare earths
The latest spat between the world’s two largest economies has rattled markets in recent days Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven (G7) industrial nations will consider a joint response…