SIA, Air India ink pact for commercial cooperation
The airlines are exploring ways to enhance privileges beyond the current Star Alliance and KrisFlyer programmes Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a commercial cooperation framework…
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The Subtle Mysteries of Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother
The seeming sleepiness of a movie like Jarmusch’s new and prize-winning triptych Father Mother Sister Brother is deceptive and also instructive. The film’s selection as the Golden Lion at…
Trump Is Running a “Global Mafia”
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can a transcript here. President Trump has sometimes been described as…
Transcript: Trump Is Running a “Global Mafia”
And you couldn’t ask for a better example of that than comparing Ukraine to Gaza. I think it’s hard to think of a social science experiment one could devise that would show this hypocrisy…
Elizabeth Warren Is Right About the Democrats’ Big Problem
Granted, Biden enjoyed only a narrow majority in the Senate, allowing two pro-business conservatives within the Democratic caucus, Sinema and West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin—both of…
Bank of Japan says sales of its ETF holdings to start next week
The Bank of Japan said it will start selling its holdings of exchange-traded funds on Monday (Jan 19), a project that may take more than a century if it proceeds at the currently planned…
Roblox launched age-verification rules. Days later, age-verified accounts were available on eBay
A new mandatory safety feature requires Roblox users in the U.S. to submit to facial age estimation via the app to access its chat feature. The online gaming platform announced it was…
Trump Press Sec Erupts in Fury at Media over ICE as Polls Spiral Again
After fielding a perfectly legitimate question about ICE abuses on Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt lost her temper. She smeared the reporter as a “left-wing hack.”…
Three technologies that will shape biotech in 2026
Recently, embryo scoring has evolved. Labs can pinch off a couple of cells from an embryo, look at its DNA, and screen for some genetic diseases. That list of diseases is increasing. And…
Asean agrees on guidelines for quicker subsea cable fixes
They will update the existing 2019 guidelines with international best practices, while also harmonising repair protocols Asean nations have moved to standardise the maintenance of the…
China clamps down on high-speed traders, removing servers
The move shows that officials are focused on levelling the playing field for investors and ensuring market stability China is pulling the plug on a key advantage held by high-frequency…
Free America Walkout: January 20 protest against Trump presidency at one-year mark, amid anti-ICE movement. Here’s what to know
Next week’s “Free America Walkout” is asking Americans to walk out of work (and school) on Tuesday, January 20, to disrupt “business as usual” in protest of the Trump administration’s…
3 questions to consider before making a career pivot
As we head into the new year, I am facing a daunting prospect. After over 34 years in higher education as a professor and administrator, I’m moving to the private sector to support more…
Beijing warns carmakers as price war escalates
CHINESE regulators summoned executives from major new-energy vehicle (NEV) makers this week, demanding an end to excessive competition just as a fresh round of price cuts was set to define…
Japan’s Katayama says all options open on yen, including joint action with US
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday Tokyo would not rule out any options to counter excessive foreign exchange volatility, including coordinated intervention with the…
Mandarin Oriental to delist from SGX on Jan 20 following successful privatisation
Mandarin Oriental will be delisted from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Jan 20, 2026, the luxury hotel group announced on Friday (Jan 16). The voluntary delisting follows the successful…
Mandarin Oriental to delist from SGX on Jan 20 following privatisation
Mandarin Oriental will be delisted from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Jan 20, 2026, the luxury hotel group announced on Friday (Jan 16). The voluntary delisting follows the privatisation…
Some in Bank of Japan see scope to raise rates sooner than markets expect, sources say
Some Bank of Japan policymakers see scope to raise interest rates sooner than markets expect with April a distinct possibility, as a sliding yen risks adding to already broadening…
Ford in talks to use BYD batteries for overseas factories
Ford Motor is in talks with China’s BYD about potentially supplying batteries for hybrid vehicles to the American automaker’s overseas factories, according to sources familiar with the…
Gold slips as upbeat US data boosts dollar, dims rate-cut bets
A firmer US dollar makes greenback-priced metals more expensive for overseas buyers Prices of gold and silver extended their losses on Friday (Jan 16) after a stronger-than-expected US…
Asian shares near record high on AI optimism, dollar up on receding Fed cut bets
Asian stocks advanced on Friday as the artificial intelligence boom regained momentum, while the dollar held near a six-week high after upbeat US economic data left traders trimming bets…
Australian dollar holds ground as US dollar firms, eyeing small weekly gains
THE Australian dollar held its ground on Friday, lifted by a rebound in global stocks and unfazed by a firmer US dollar on the back of growing expectations that interest rates there will…
Senate passes three-bill spending package, marking halfway point of delayed appropriations process
The Senate on Thursday cleared a three-bill spending package that passed the House last week, sending the measure to President Trump for his signature. Source link
Seatrium end-customer gets reprieve after judge rejects Trump’s wind farm ban
Empire Wind developer Equinor says it would lose over US$1b in contracts if project does not restart soon US President Donald Trump’s attempts to torpedo offshore wind farms suffered a…