Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Playing the Long Game
Late on Friday, in a statement that took everyone by surprise, Greene announced that she would be resigning from Congress in January. Once one of Trump’s most vocal allies, she had been…
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Anti-Blackness Isn’t Part of Trump’s Agenda—It’s the Very Heart of It
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read the transcript here. The Trump administration and the broader…
Volkswagen to export Chinese-made cars to more overseas markets
It has no plans to export them to Europe due to a difference in electronic architecture and software technology for smart vehicles [HEFEI, China] Volkswagen plans to export cars developed…
Barclays sees surge in Africa, Asia cross-border deal flows
The Middle East, India and Singapore are doing more transactions in the region, and this will likely increase in 2026 Barclays has a strong pipeline of deals across its investment and…
Aligning VMware migration with business continuity
For decades, business continuity planning meant preparing for anomalous events like hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, or regional power outages. In anticipation of these rare disasters, IT…
Singapore stocks fall, bucking regional gains; STI down 0.2%
Across the broader market, gainers outnumber losers 310 to 247 after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.4 billion change hands Singapore stocks bucked regional gains to end lower on Tuesday…
Beating the AI bubble
You can’t help but feel uneasy when looking at market concentration. Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla now make up more than a third of the S&P 500, more than…
Raging Trump Spirals Further as Push to Jail Enemies Backfires Badly
This weekend, President Trump raged over a video from Democrats that warned against carrying out “illegal orders.” That led him to get his Defense Secretary to launch an investigation of…
Sam Bankman-Fried Goes on the Offensive
“It’s a PR campaign, obviously,” claims Joshua Naftalis, a former prosecutor, now a partner at law firm Pallas Partners. “It’s a no-stone-left-unturned strategy.” To date, Bankman-Fried…
It’s not your job. Your social media feed is ruining your workday
When work was drying up for freelance writer Megan Carnegie, she found herself compulsively hopping between apps and social media. “LinkedIn, WhatsApp, emails—and it was just terrible for…
Shell and Ferrari sign long-term green power supply deal
Power purchase agreements are rising in Italy as manufacturers lock in energy costs and secure green power Shell has signed a long-term deal to supply Ferrari with renewable energy until…
UK’s Domino's Pizza CEO steps down as strategy shift takes hold
The move comes as the chain broadens its focus beyond core pizzas to drive growth in a tough market Britain’s Domino’s Pizza Group said on Tuesday (Nov 25) that its CEO Andrew Rennie had…
Shell agrees to buy 100,000 barrels of petrol from Indonesia's Pertamina amid shortage
Fuel retailer Shell has agreed to buy 100,000 barrels of petrol from Indonesia’s state energy firm Pertamina, the country’s deputy energy minister Yuliot Tanjung said on Tuesday (Nov 25),…
‘Fail watching’: The rise of workplace schadenfreude
Today’s job market is more ruthless than ever, leaving many desperately clinging to their roles amid mass layoffs and side-eyeing the competition. In such environments, a rival colleague…
ABN Amro to cut 5,200 jobs by 2028
ABN Amro Bank outlined a plan to cut 5,200 full-time roles by 2028 as new chief executive officer Marguerite Berard unveiled her vision for the lender. The Dutch bank vowed a return on…
CDL to sell Osaka hotel for 14 billion yen to Blackstone funds
The proposed divestment aligns with the real estate company’s capital recycling and portfolio optimisation efforts City Developments Limited (CDL) is proposing to divest a hotel in Osaka,…
Philippines mulls rate cut to spur demand after scandal hit
The Philippine central bank will consider another reduction in the benchmark interest rate next month to help spur demand, its top official said, after the economy was hit by an ongoing…
Starbucks Malaysia operator sees business rebound after boycotts
The company is also preparing to expand in Nordic countries, where it has the rights to the brand The operator of Starbucks in Malaysia says business is gradually recovering after the Gaza…
Syngenta is said to mull Hong Kong IPO after Shanghai pulled
A big chunk of the offerings come from Chinese companies pursuing a second listing in the city to help support their overseas expansion Syngenta Group is considering an initial public…
Citigroup India nears US$1 billion book of asset backed securities
Citigroup’s India unit has more than doubled its asset-backed securities book to nearly US$1 billion in the last two years, ahead of schedule for a goal it set for itself in February. The…
Rate hikes drive Japan regional banks towards mergers to survive
The lenders are facing increased competition for deposits as an inexpensive funding source with interest rates rising, and new rivals such as internet-based banks are also growing Three…
Keppel, CapitaLand Investment, CDL Hospitality Trusts, UOB, Wee Hur
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Nov 25): Keppel: It has inked a deal with JTC to embark on a 2026 study that focuses on…
New survey finds rising pessimism among U.S. Hispanics
As the first year of President Donald Trump's second term comes to a close, two new polls from the Pew Research Center find that Hispanic adults are increasingly unhappy with the way his…
Dan Driscoll's profile grows as Trump administration's 'serious guy'
As part of a Trump diplomatic team that features heavyweights like Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff, it's easy to overlook Dan Driscoll, who at 38 is the…