Trump Is About to Find Out What Every Bully in History Has Found Out
Now we’re at the start of Round Two of the boxing match, and I smell something changing. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have been impressively…
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A California Climate Policy Is Polluting Wisconsin
Big Ag took hold of the Midwest decades ago. And some of these trends—shrinking populations, farm consolidation, and local business closures—are common in rural areas across the country.…
How China’s ‘Crystal Capital’ Cornered the Market on a Western Obsession
Villages looked for niches they could fill in the global market. The town of Xuchang, for instance, capitalized on its legacy of making hairpieces for opera performers—and on the…
China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World
Indeed, the greatest beneficiaries of China’s renewables revolution may, in fact, be consumers, both inside and outside of China. In sun-blessed Australia, where rooftop solar panels sit…
Thousands of Companies Are Driving China’s AI Boom. A Government Registry Tracks Them All
When DeepSeek burst onto the global stage in January 2025, it seemed to appear out of nowhere. But the large language model was just one of the thousands of generative AI tools that have…
Your First Humanoid Robot Coworker Will Probably Be Chinese
Later I connect with Wang Xingxing, Unitree’s CEO, who, citing his poor English, agreed to talk via the messaging app WeChat. Wang is something of a celebrity in China. In February 2025,…
Chinese EV Batteries Are Eating the World
THE symbolism was clear last June when Emmanuel Macron, surrounded by factory workers, held up a sleek lithium battery in his right hand and a mining lamp in his left. He was in Douai, a…
Singapore stocks track regional declines; STI down 0.1%
DFI Retail Group is the top performer on the blue chip index while Seatrium was the worst Singapore stocks ended lower on Tuesday (Jan 20), extending their fall for a second consecutive…
Intel admits consumers don’t care about ’AI PCs’—yet
Remember a couple of years ago when Intel declared that the “age of the AI PC” had arrived? Back at CES 2024, the chip giant was saying that its Core Ultra processors would usher in a new…
Trump’s Rage at Protesters Boils Over as ICE Scandal Takes Worse Turn
Last week, President Trump unleashed an angry tirade over anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis, threatening to invoke the “INSURRECTION ACT” against “professional agitators and…
PC Partner closes 20.9% higher on positive FY2025 profit guidance
It is now listed only in Singapore, having delisted from the Hong Kong bourse on Jan 14 Shares of electronics company PC Partner soared on Tuesday (Jan 20) after the company posted a…
About half of Singapore fund managers expect STI to rise 5-10% in 2026: Imas survey
Fund managers remain constructive on Singapore equities, with 52 per cent of respondents in an Imas survey expecting the Straits Times Index (STI) to strengthen by 5 to 10 per cent by the…
Reshaping tax management in the AI age
The reporting landscape is being reshaped by seamless digital integration and sophisticated regulatory analytics FOR Singapore’s corporate leaders, the annual tax filing is diminishing as…
BOJ seen holding rate as yen traders focus on intervention risk
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to keep its benchmark rate unchanged on Friday (Jan 23), offering little immediate support for the yen – and keeping traders on high alert for…
4 strategies for when you’re going to lose your job but you don’t know when
Most of us know that job loss is emotionally difficult, but what’s less talked about is the experience of knowing you will be terminated without knowing when. This process can be drawn out…
Major Australian pension fund trimming US dollar exposure on weakening outlook
Australia’s second-biggest pension fund says it is reducing its exposure to the US dollar through currency hedging as falling interest rates and ongoing global volatility have investors…
Gold steadies near record high as Greenland crisis simmers
GOLD was steady near a record high, while silver retreated from an all-time peak, as President Donald Trump’s push to take over Greenland stoked fears of a potential US–Europe trade war.…
Fixed income prioritised by stability and yield-seeking Asian investors in 2025
Fixed income funds topped net inflows in 2025 among Asian investors prioritising stability and yield, based on data from funds network Calastone released on Tuesday (Jan 20). Net inflows…
Fixed income funds top Asian inflows in 2025 as investors seek stability and yield
Fixed income funds topped net inflows in 2025 among Asian investors prioritising stability and yield, based on data from funds network Calastone released on Tuesday (Jan 20). Net inflows…
ICE's new policy limiting congressional oversight visits survives court challenge
A federal judge has delivered a significant victory to ICE, refusing to halt the agency's new policy limiting the ability of members of Congress to conduct oversight of migrant processing…
These Singapore winners can benefit from AI boom, power crunch: Morgan Stanley
The US “shale revolution” is about to export a windfall to Singapore, helping defray the cost of powering the artificial intelligence boom. A “glut” of new LNG supply from the US and Qatar…
India needs ‘eight to 10’ large banks, Axis Bank CEO says
The country currently has 12 state-run banks and 21 large and mid-sized private banks India will need “at least eight to 10” large banks to support economic growth as consolidation gathers…
Citi downgrades European equities to neutral after Trump’s tariff threats
Citi downgraded continental Europe on Tuesday to “neutral” for the first time in over a year, saying the latest step-up in transatlantic tensions and tariff uncertainty dented the…
How Europe could ‘weaponise’ US$10 trillion of US assets over Greenland
The most tangible reaction from the EU so far has been a proposal to halt approval of its July trade deal with America As Europe considers how best to respond to US President Donald…