How Music Criticism Lost Its Edge
When I was growing up, a critic was a jerk, a crank, a spoilsport. I figured that was the whole idea. My favorite characters on “The Muppet Show” were Statler and Waldorf, the two geezers…
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Iron ore hits over one-week high as Rio Tinto suspends work at Guinea mine
Iron ore futures touched a one-week high on Monday (Aug 25) as Rio Tinto suspended activity at its Simandou project in Guinea following an incident, raising fears of a potential delay in…
Asia’s US$306 billion of global bond sales are about to go higher
More Asian borrowers are considering bond offerings, extending a stretch of sales that has already jumped to the most since 2021 at US$306 billion-equivalent across US dollars and euros…
Indonesia scraps coal pricing rules after pushback from buyers
Indonesia scrapped rules forcing miners to sell coal and minerals at government-determined levels after buyers pushed back against a system introduced earlier this year. Miners…
Singtel’s Optus appoints non-executive director John Arthur as new chair
Singtel’s Australian subsidiary Optus has appointed John Arthur, a non-executive director, as its new board chairman with effect from Monday (Aug 25). Arthur replaces outgoing chairman…
Barclays, BNP pivot to September Fed rate cut on Powell’s labour warning
Barclays and BNP Paribas expect the US Federal Reserve to make a 25-basis-point interest rate cut in September, according to notes dated on Friday (Aug 22), citing chair Jerome…
Oil prices climb after Ukraine attacks hit Russian energy sites
[BEIJING/SINGAPORE] Oil prices edged higher on Monday (Aug 25) after Ukraine stepped up attacks on Russia, fanning concerns Russian oil supply could be disrupted, while expectations of a…
Sora expected to remain low, but analysts say further decline limited
Analysts expect there is a limit to the decline in Singapore’s benchmark interest rates ahead, especially as Sing dollar rates are currently already at a historically wide discount from US…
BlackRock paused fundraising for latest Asia private credit fund
BlackRock paused fundraising earlier this year for its latest Asian private credit strategy amid its merger with HPS Investment Partners, sources familiar with the matter said,…
Dongfeng Motor Group at near eight-year peak on privatisation plan
Regulators in Beijing have recently stepped up scrutiny of the intense competition Shares of Chinese state-owned automaker Dongfeng Motor Group surged 69.2 per cent as they…
Mizuho, MUFG join race by Japan’s banks for money manager deals overseas
[LONDON/TOKYO] Japanese banks Mizuho and MUFG are targeting buying or partnering with overseas money managers, they told Reuters, joining other Japanese financial companies aiming for a…
Bubble risks grow as China’s stock bull run defies economy angst
China’s economy is buckling under the weight of tariffs and a deep-rooted property crisis, yet stocks are extending their bull run – a disconnect that’s stirring doubts on the rally’s…
First Resources to buy remaining shares of Indonesia-listed Austindo Nusantara Jaya
First Resources will buy the remaining shares it does not own in Austindo Nusantara Jaya after its acquisition of a 91.2 per cent stake in the Indonesia-listed company, the palm oil…
Stocks to watch: MPACT, First Resources, Sabana Reit, Lum Chang Holdings, Raffles Education, Creative Technologies
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Aug 25): Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust (MPACT): The manager of MPACT announced on…
HSBC Swiss unit culls wealthy Middle Eastern clients amid regulator scrutiny: report
HSBC’s Swiss private bank has launched a cull of more than 1,000 wealthy Middle Eastern clients, as it faces scrutiny from regulators over high-risk customers, the Financial Times (FT)…
Modern Radicals Diminish Martin Luther King Jr.’s Message
The iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech urged us to fight against, not double down on, racial resentment. Source link
TPG joins Asia’s rush for mid-sized buyouts with latest fund
TPG is among the large alternative asset managers now seeking money to back mid-sized investments in Asia, a move away from its traditional focus on bigger deals. San Francisco-based TPG…
Circles to benefit from industry consolidation: CEO Rameez Ansar
The recent moves towards more consolidation in the telco space will allow companies such as Circles to focus on innovation, said Rameez Ansar, co-founder and chief executive officer of the…
US Fed’s Jackson Hole exposes hard road ahead for central bankers
The US Federal Reserve’s annual gathering in the Rocky Mountains is usually a time for central bankers and their wonky friends to kick back, discuss a few complicated economic topics and…
Bank of Japan’s Ueda expects tightening job market to push up wages
Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said that wage hikes are spreading beyond large firms and likely to keep accelerating due to a tightening job market, signalling his optimism that…
Kate Middleton Debuts New Blonde Hairstyle as Prince William Drives Family to Balmoral Church for Service
Kate Middleton was seen with Prince William and their three children on Sunday as they drove to a church service at Crathie Kirk in Balmoral, Scotland. The Princess of Wales sat in the…
Abrego Garcia, free again, faces new Monday arrest deadline
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, released from jail Friday, now faces a new Monday deadline to check in with ICE, where the government has told him he could face a quick deportation to Uganda -- a…
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty Episode 2 Recap, Review, and Reactions; Episode 3 Spoilers
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty episode 2 kept viewers glued to the screens with fun-filled encounters between Yeon Ji Young and people in Joseon, including royal guards and government…
Harjinder Singh: Petition Supporting Illegal Immigrant Truck Driver Who Killed Three in Florida Crash Receives 2.2 Million Signatures
Over two million people have signed a petition urging leniency for an Indian illegal immigrant truck driver charged with killing three people in a crash in Florida. Harjinder Singh, 28,…