Trump Throws In the Towel on Minneapolis Surge
Ultimately, the battle is about whether our immigration laws can be enforced. Source link
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Why Dale Earnhardt’s Legacy Still Matters
The life and death of the NASCAR champion show how legend can become as meaningful as accomplishment. Source link
I’m a Quiche Queen Now
On finally cracking the pie-crust code. Source link
The Apolitical Library Is Just Fiction
We’ve strayed from the ideal of libraries as community temples of learning. Source link
The Reform That Would Mark the Beginning of the End for the Department of Education
Moving the student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department would benefit both borrowers and taxpayers. Source link
I’ve Faced Years of Criminal Prosecution — for Exercising Free Speech Rights in Europe
My experience shows that censorship is real in the EU, and it could come to the United States. Source link
India central bank allows lenders to fund up to 75% in M&A deals
Financing can only take place when a firm ‘already holds control’ over the target company, says RBA A’s central bank will allow lenders to finance up to 75 per cent of the…
GuocoLand chairman Quek Leng Chan builds interest
Over the five sessions spanning Feb 6 to 12, six primary-listed companies conducted buybacks with a total consideration of S$13.2 million For the five trading sessions spanning Feb 6 to…
China’s stock bull run falters with earnings set to underwhelm
Investors are wary that the Chinese New Year holiday spending may not be enough to reignite a rally A WORSENING earnings picture is darkening the outlook for Chinese equities,…
Wall Street banks are paying their CEOs like it’s 2006 again
Chief executives all received annual compensation of at least US$40 million, with their total pay surpassing records set in 2006 and 2021 R years of restraint following the…
“Love Story” Is a Forgettable Elegy for Gen X
Schlossberg was not by any means alone in shading the Murphy show while it was in production. C.B.K., as she is called, is the love object of a posthumous legion of admirers. They are more…
Trump Should End the FDA’s 25-Year Cover-Up on the Abortion Pill
Mifepristone has not gotten safer; the FDA has just gotten more political. Source link
New York’s Museum of Sex: Serious, Sly, Fun, and Funky
A collection on sex through the ages explores its power, delights — oh, and there’s plenty of paraphernalia. Source link
Gallup’s Presidential Approval Misstep
The polling industry seems increasingly uninterested in its own history. Source link
The Ugly Deportation Case of Rumeysa Öztürk
The administration may appeal the latest decision and might well win. But its conduct has conveyed weakness in several respects. Source link
Losing Faith in Atheism
If I was still in search of beliefs, many atheists would object, I hadn’t really gotten over my religious upbringing. A good atheist deals not in faith but in facts, not in belief but in…
Gold reclaims US$5,000 as cooling inflation lifts Fed easing bets
Gold advanced as traders raised bets on US Federal Reserve rate cuts after a tame inflation reading, with some investors taking advantage of Thursday’s (Feb 12) sharp sell-off to…
Ford CEO, Trump officials discussed China-US carmaking JVs
These would be structured so that both the Chinese and US partners would share profits and technology, say sources Ford Motor’s top executive spoke to senior Trump administration officials…
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang falls out of world’s 10 richest ranking
Three members of Walmart’s founding Walton family overtake the tech billionaire A weeks-long hot streak for Walmart shares has vaulted three members of the founding Walton family…
Singapore’s GIC pulls US$250 million from hedge fund Jain Global: sources
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC has pulled cash from Jain Global, roughly 18 months after backing one of the biggest startups in hedge fund history. GIC has redeemed US$250…
Oil prices settle slightly higher
Oil prices settled marginally higher on Friday (Feb 13) after data showed an overall slowdown in US inflation, helping offset supply concern as Oprc+ is leaning towards a…
US: S&P 500 ends up slightly as tech dips, inflation cools
The S&P 500 closed barely higher on Friday (Feb 13), with technology and communications services down on nagging fears of artificial intelligence (AI)-disruption but equities drew…
Rivian finds a way to shine even as the EV market struggles in the dark
Rivian shocked the market with strong earnings results, proving itself an outlier in the electric vehicle market, which has been struggling with the end of government subsidies and cooling…
Parents who blame Snapchat for their children's deaths protest outside company's headquarters
Standing in front of Snap’s Santa Monica offices, parents clutched photos of their children who died from taking fentanyl-laced pills facilitated through the disappearing messages of the…