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Central bankers fear that political influence over the Fed would erode trust in the bank’s commitment to its inflation target Central Bank chiefs from around the world lined up in support…
At first glance, the most striking part of the SunRise, a recently redeveloped residential tower in Edmonton, Alberta, is the boldly colored facade, with strips of primary color and a…
But there’s another element to this Greenland obsession that hasn’t gotten nearly enough attention—and it is just as important to Trump’s designs on plundering Greenland and claiming the…
Iranians have agency. They have been protesting against this regime from its very beginning. In March 1979, one month after Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran, overthrew the king, and…
This is a lightly edited transcript of the January 12 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. Perry Bacon: I’m…
The scale, persistence, and geographic spread of these protests mark a qualitative shift. According to data compiled by the Human Rights Activists News Agency, or HRANA, at least 544…
Americans are suffering an affordability crisis—it’s just not primarily caused by pain at the pump. In October, the Urban Institute found that over the last eight years, childcare costs,…
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. By the end of last year, President Trump…
Second, both congressional Republicans and the federal judiciary have allowed Trump to essentially govern entirely through the executive branch, taking over numerous tasks that are…
The battle between Netflix and Paramount stands to reshape the entertainment industry regardless of who wins Paramount Skydance ratcheted up the stakes in the monthslong battle for Warner…
About a year ago, an advertisement caught the attention of Ashleigh Ruane, a PhD student in physics at the University of Cambridge. The ad was simple but unusual: Teach AI about physics.…
There have been some ugly developments around the horrific killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis by an ICE agent. Donald Trump offered a vile new excuse for the shooting, claiming the…
The country overtook Hong Kong after hundreds of vessels reflagged from the Chinese city to the Republic in September and October The port of Singapore had a banner year in 2025, achieving…
AirAsia X will be renamed AirAsia from Jan 19 as low-cost carrier AirAsia reaches the final stages of its restructuring to consolidate all aviation businesses under a single entity,…
Its projects help to modernise the company’s image, and its undervalued stock has room to rise further Hyundai Motor Group stocks have added around US$24 billion in market value so far…
I had to submit my résumé for a role. Then I went through three interviews, with nearly identical questions each time. The problem? The role was for a freelance writing position. Not to…
As OECD rules redefine the game, Singapore’s tax and business leaders are pivoting from compliance to strategic foresight THE global tax landscape is undergoing its most significant…
Americans go to great lengths to ensure they are financially set for their later years. But if you’re asking Elon Musk, you really needn’t bother. According to the world’s richest man,…
The country subsidises its biodiesel programme using proceeds from palm oil export levies The timing of Indonesia’s launch of its B50 biodiesel mandate, which blends 50 per cent palm…
UBS Group CEO Sergio Ermotti is planning to step down in April 2027, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Aleksandar Ivanovic, UBS’s asset management chief, has emerged as one of the…
It’s that time again. The calendar has flipped, the resolutions are written, and you’re probably sitting in your office chair at your office desk looking at a lukewarm cup of office…
The report comes at a time when UBS is trying to fight the Swiss government’s proposals to strengthen banking rules UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti, who oversaw the Swiss bank’s emergency takeover…
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith, who pursued two criminal cases against President Trump during the Biden administration, will testify publicly about the prosecutions later this month.…
Gold eased on Tuesday (Jan 13), a day after breaching US$4,600/ounce for the first time ever, as investors booked profits amid heightened geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Spot gold…
