March for Life’s Miscalculation
The invitation to speak at Friday’s march prematurely offers Vice President Vance the imprimatur of the pro-life movement. Source link
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Trump Has Made Pregnancy in America Harder Than Ever
This is happening within the larger context of state attacks on reproductive rights and the right’s focus on creating the perfect conditions for its ideal heterosexual, cisgender, and…
What Margaret Atwood Would Like You to Know
Maybe the Munro scandal is still too painful for Atwood to discuss at length, and too many people caught up in it are still alive. But she is elusive on other matters that are presumably…
The Key to Minneapolis’s Successful ICE Resistance
You can dismiss it as a joke until someone at a café gives you a spare scarf because you can’t find yours. People offer assistance without hesitation and without question; I don’t think I…
The Supreme Court Isn’t Joining Trump’s War on the Fed
Even Justice Samuel Alito, who otherwise seemed to lean toward the administration’s view, seemed to take issue with how it had handled the matter. “No court has ever explored those facts,”…
Why 2026 is a hot year for lithium
But lithium is worthy of a close look right now. The metal is crucial for lithium-ion batteries used in phones and laptops, electric vehicles, and large-scale energy storage arrays on the…
S-Reits to shine in Q4 as lower interest rates fuel returns
Some market watchers believe Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) could have a strong run, potentially outshining the trio of local banks as they turn in their report…
Trump’s chaos is forcing the usually methodical chips industry to learn how to pivot quickly
A week is a long time in politics. But in Donald Trump’s world, even a day can feel like an eon. On Tuesday last week, the United States approved the export of Nvidia’s H200 GPUs—the…
Australia watchdog orders audit of Airwallex on suspected compliance miss
The former has concerns that the fintech’s transaction monitoring programme is not attuned to the full range of risks it faces Australia’s financial crime watchdog said on…
Trump Press Sec. Goes Full Cult as Reviews of Davos Fiasco Turn Brutal
By now you’ve seen President Trump’s big speech at Davos. The slurring, the confusing of Greenland and Iceland, the nonsense about wind power, and the racist smearing of Somalis before the…
Yann LeCun’s new venture is a contrarian bet against large language models
You were working on AI long before LLMs became a mainstream approach. But since ChatGPT broke out, LLMs have become almost synonymous with AI. Yes, and we are going to change that. The…
Why your solo business needs an operational backbone
It’s Friday afternoon, and a potential client just emailed, asking about your services. You scramble to find your pricing. (Where did you save that document?) You dig through old emails…
Alibaba plans IPO for AI chipmaking unit T-Head: sources
As a first step, Alibaba plans to restructure the unit as a business partly owned by employees Alibaba Group Holding is preparing to list its chipmaking arm, tapping strong…
Private credit & buyout firms: Valuations under pressure
Higher base rates are challenging borrowers’ ability to fulfil interest burdens There are signs of more pressure on private credit loans in 2026, as higher base rates challenged borrowers’…
How to get satisfaction from an unfulfilling job
If you’re in an unfulfilling job or are dissatisfied with your work, it’s possible to get a fresh start no matter what the season. In fact, there are a few strategies that can help you…
Centurion ecosystem: CAReit initiation & parent upgrade
Analysts are turning bullish on the Centurion ecosystem, with CGS International (CGSI) initiating coverage on the newly listed Centurion Accommodation Reit (CAReit) while RHB and UOB Kay…
AirAsia X targets up to US$600 million debt restructuring after combining airlines
Malaysia’s AirAsia X targets US$500 million to US$600 million in debt restructuring after the budget airline this week bought the short-haul aviation business of Capital A, deputy…
This common medical event leaves women in debt
Having a baby isn’t cheap, but sometimes, even the delivery alone can be a crushing burden on families. According to a new survey, even moms who are insured can end up saddled with medical…
Gold falls as easing geopolitical tensions dampen safe-haven demand
and other precious metals fell on Thursday as geopolitical tensions and safe-haven demand eased after US President Donald Trump backed down from new tariff threats and…
Australian dollar scales 15-month high on strong jobs data
The Australian dollar hit 15-month highs on Thursday as an apparent easing in US-European tensions soothed risk sentiment, while a strong set of domestic jobs data narrowed the…
STI, Asian markets rebound after Trump backs off on Greenland tariffs
Asian markets rebounded on Thursday (Jan 22) morning as Wall Street closed higher after news that a Greenland deal framework has been reached. US President Donald Trump said that he would…
UOB jumps 2.2% to 9-month high as market rises; Macquarie upgrades stock
It has potential for a ‘relative-value catch up play’, with headwinds set to abate this earnings season Shares of UOB rose on Thursday (Jan 22) after Macquarie upgraded its call on the…
UOB closes 2.3% higher following Asia market rebound; Macquarie upgrades stock
It has potential for a ‘relative-value catch-up play’, with headwinds set to abate this earnings season Shares of UOB rose on Thursday (Jan 22) after Macquarie upgraded its call on the…
Toku soars on Catalist IPO debut
Customer experience platform Toku, Singapore’s second listing of the year, made its trading debut on the Catalist board on Thursday (Jan 22). The counter opened at S$0.265 per share, 6 per…