Marco Polo Marine shares rise 7.5% on H2 profit surge
For the full year, net profit surges 169.7% to S$58.5 million, from S$21.7 million the year before Shares of Marco Polo Marine climbed 7.5 per cent or S$0.009 to S$0.129 after the market…
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3 lessons for leading through uncertainty
If my three-decade journey in the corporate world has taught me anything, it’s that in business, as in life, the only certainty is uncertainty. In the past 20 years, periods of upheaval,…
Stocks to watch: UOB, Nio, Sanli
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Dec 2): UOB: The bank announced on Tuesday that it has priced £750 million (S$1.3…
Why AI is women’s new power move
The narrative is familiar: Revolutionary technology arrives, promising to liberate women from domestic drudgery and professional constraints. The electric oven would free housewives from…
Warner Bros gets mostly cash Netflix offer in new round of bids
Warner Bros Discovery was fielding a second round of bids on Monday (Dec 1), including a mostly cash offer from Netflix, in an auction that could wrap up in the coming days or weeks,…
Trust, but verify: Leading in the age of AI overconfidence
“ChatGPT can make mistakes. Check important info.” How many times have you seen that message? More importantly, how many times have you actually stopped to consider what it means? No doubt…
The hidden costs of getting climate innovation wrong
Why do some climate innovations fail to deliver? Not because they’re flawed, but because the business world misjudges their economics. From hydrogen to EV infrastructure, carbon-capture…
The next revolution in design: Emotional accessibility
Accessibility used to mean compliance. An installed grab bar, an added ramp, a resized font. But meeting physical standards is only half the challenge. The other half, the part that truly…
Shooting of National Guard members prompts flurry of U.S. immigration restrictions
Since last week's shooting of two National Guard members in the nation's capital by a suspect who is an Afghan national, the Trump administration announced a flurry of policies aimed at…
Popiah King’s new Tee Yih Jia factory has one of Asia’s largest, fully automated warehouses
The S$500 million facility has a solar panel system that generates enough power for about 315 four-room HDB flats for a year Would a sheet of spring-roll pastry that sells for as little as…
The athlete advantage in the workforce
If you were to join a team meeting at Parity on any given day, you might sense something unusual. One colleague may have just returned from a strength session. Another might be joining…
Kelly says Pentagon hasn't notified him of potential court-martial, other than Hegseth's post
Sen. Mark Kelly said Monday that he's not received formal notification from the Defense Department about being recalled to active-duty status so he can face court-martial proceedings.…
Mark Kelly Calls Pete Hegseth a Child “Playing Army”
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly accused Pete Hegseth Monday of “playing army,” after the defense secretary posted a juvenile meme making light of his military’s extrajudicial executions.…
2 conservative operatives get probation for robocalls to discourage Black Detroit voters in 2020
Two conservative political operatives were sentenced to probation Monday for a scheme to discourage Black Detroit voters from voting by mail in the 2020 presidential election, the last…
Gerrymandering is spreading across U.S. states after Trump pushed for new congressional districts
A push to reshape congressional voting districts, instigated by President Donald Trump, is sweeping across states as political parties vie for an edge in next year's elections. Source link
Oil climbs over US$1 a barrel on Opec action, Ukraine attack
Brent and WTI crude futures settled lower on Friday for the fourth straight month, their longest losing streak since 2023, as expectations for higher global supply weighed on prices Oil…
GOP-led states settle lawsuit against federal government over checking citizenship status of voters
Four Republican-led states agreed to settle lawsuits against the federal government over access to voters' citizenship data, ending a dispute that began with the Biden administration in…
Documents show Ian Roberts claimed citizenship on voting applications
Ian Andre Roberts, the fired Des Moines schools superintendent whom the feds say is in the country illegally, twice claimed to be a citizen when he registered to vote in Maryland. Source…
The hidden cost of cloud centralization
When AWS’s US-East-1 region went dark in late October, followed just a week later by a Microsoft Azure outage, it was yet another stark reminder that even the world’s biggest cloud vendors…
Kash Patel Is Under Investigation for Using FBI Jet as Private Uber
Kash Patel is in hot water for joyriding on the FBI’s dime. Top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee on Monday opened an investigation into multiple flights that Patel took last…
National Guard shooting victim awake and responsive
A National Guard member critically wounded last week in an ambush shooting in the District is awake and responding to medical professionals, according to West Virginia Gov. Patrick…
House Democrats seek flight records for Kash Patel's FBI jet, cite alleged travel for personal use
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee want FBI Director Kash Patel to turn over the flight logs of his agency's jet, citing reports of his alleged "date night" with his girlfriend and…
Trump Claims Right to Discriminate as Pam Bondi Hit With Lawsuit
After promising Americans in July that his proposed ballroom would “be near but not touching” the White House East Wing, Trump completely razed the FDR-era extension in October, plowing…
Federal review finds 44% of U.S. trucking schools don't comply with government rules
Nearly 44% of the 16,000 truck driving schools in the U.S. may be forced to close if they lose their students after a review by the federal Transportation Department found they may not be…