Officials Who Abuse Their Power Should Not Get a Free Pass
A New York bureaucrat pressured banks to cut ties with the NRA. But regulators like her could enjoy immunity unless the Supreme Court acts. Source link
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Florida’s St. Pete Goes All Caravaggio
Boy Bitten by a Lizard and other Baroque treasures shine at St. Petersburg’s Museum of Fine Arts. Source link
Instacart is charging different prices to different customers in a dangerous AI experiment, report says
The grocery delivery service Instacart is using artificial intelligence to experiment with prices and charge some shoppers more than others for the same items, a new study found. The study…
Roblox sued by Southern California families alleging children met predators on its platform
Video gaming platform Roblox is facing more lawsuits from parents who allege the San Mateo, Calif., company isn’t doing enough to safeguard children from sexual predators. A Los Angeles…
Can Manulife US Reit recover? Unitholders seek answers ahead of EGM
The real estate investment trust’s manager answers pointed questions from unitholders Long-suffering unitholders have grilled Manulife US Reit’s manager on its recovery plan – including…
Singtel hit with S$1 million fine for 2024 voice disruption
The incident on Oct 8 last year affected more than 500,000 users for more than four hours The Infocomm and Media Development Authority (IMDA) imposed a S$1 million fine on Singtel for a…
Bank of Japan reluctant to intervene on rising yields, sources say
The recent rises are due to investors taking a wait-and-see approach on uncertainty over how far the BOJ can eventually raise rates The Bank of Japan (BOJ) sees a limited need for…
India's equity mutual fund inflows rebound in November on strong earnings, low inflation
Equity mutual fund inflows into the Indian stock market rebounded after three months in November, as improved corporate earnings, stable economic growth and benign inflation powered…
CLI closes second onshore sub-fund; targets 1.48 billion yuan in funds under management
It is under the CLI RMB Master Fund with CapitaMall Xinduxin, as the seed asset Global real asset manager CapitaLand Investment (CLI) said on Thursday (Dec 11) that it closed its second…
DBS bullish on developers, hikes up target prices for CDL, UOL, GuocoLand
The increase comes on lower interest rates and plans by developers to recycle capital and rejuvenate assets DBS Research has taken a bullish stance on Singapore property counters,…
Bitcoin dips below US$90,000 as AI worries dent risk appetite
Fresh concerns about artificial intelligence profits weighed on technology stocks Cryptocurrencies tumbled on Thursday (Dec 11) and bitcoin fell briefly below the US$90,000 threshold in a…
More dissenters could signal increased resistance to future Fed rate cuts
Investors should be positioned for the Fed to continue easing at least once more in 2026, say analysts THE US Federal Reserve’s expected interest rate cut and its surprisingly rosy view of…
Vietnam amends law to ban exports of raw rare earth minerals
Only companies with government approval will be permitted to exploit, process and use rare earths Vietnam’s parliament moved to ban exports of raw rare earth resources as part of an…
Asian traders cheer US rate cut but gains tempered by outlook
MOST Asian markets rose on Thursday as traders welcomed the Federal Reserve’s third straight interest rate cut, though the euphoria was tempered by an indication officials could hold off…
Butter, milk and cheese prices slide as ‘stunning’ production floods global markets
Butter, milk and cheese prices are falling as a surge in global milk production floods the market, prompting warnings of a looming period of weak prices. “Too much milk for the market,…
Hong Kong IPO boom obscures sharp drop in underwriter fee rates
The booming overall pipeline means banks may be less inclined to cut fees to win business Investment banks are on track to take home their smallest slice of underwriting fees from Hong…
Keppel Reit to acquire additional one-third stake in MBFC Tower 3
Unitholders entitled to 23 units for every 100 existing units at S$0.96 each; acquisition to affect DPU Keppel Reit has agreed to acquire an additional one-third interest in Marina Bay…
Malaysia’s long-awaited electric train service linking KL and JB makes its debut in preview run
Just before dawn broke on Dec 11, Malaysia’s new electric train service (ETS) linking Kuala Lumpur to Johor Bahru rolled out of the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station on a media preview run, a…
Noodle maker Leong Guan’s shares open 8.7% up from IPO price on Catalist debut
The company’s placement of about 20.7 million shares at S$0.23 apiece has brought in S$4.75 million Shares of food manufacturing and distribution company Leong Guan Holdings opened 8.7 per…
Stocks to watch: Keppel Reit, CLI, MPACT, Ultragreen.ai, Ossia
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Dec 11): Source link
Trump demands CNN get new owners in Warner bidding war
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he wants to ensure CNN gets new ownership as part of the Warner Bros Discovery sale, targeting the news outlet he has long feuded with.…
Former Cathay cinema operator mm2 gets lifeline after High Court shields it from creditors for 4 months
The company will need to devote its “somewhat finite bandwidth” to restructuring in the coming weeks Former Cathay Cineplexes operator mm2 Asia has been given a lifeline after the High…
Coca-Cola names insider Henrique Braun as new CEO
COCA-COLA on Wednesday named insider Henrique Braun as its new CEO, replacing James Quincey, as packaged food companies try to adjust their strategies to consumers looking for healthier…
Trump hails American business environment for U.S. entrepeneurs
President Trump Wednesday exalted the business climate in the country at a roundtable gathering of top U.S. tech entrepreneurs at the White House, saying his administration's policies are…