US: Wall St opens higher as December rate cut bets strengthen
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Nov 21) as traders raised bets on an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve in December following commentary from policymakers, with…
Archive
The Latest
Nearly 800 air traffic controllers, technicians to get $10k bonus for perfect attendance in shutdown
Hundreds of air traffic controllers and technicians who had perfect attendance during the government shutdown will be awarded $10,000 for their "patriotic work to ensure the safety of the…
Lindsey Graham Blocks Repeal of Payout That Could Get Him Millions
The National Guard’s takeover of Washington was not legal, a U.S. District Court judge ruled Thursday. Judge Jia Cobb ruled that the Pentagon had “exceeded the bounds of their authority”…
Cynthia Erivo on Protecting Ariana Grande From Man Who Grabbed Her on ‘Wicked: For Good’ Red Carpet: ‘I Just Wanted to Make Sure My Friend Was Safe’
The “Wicked: For Good” press tour has been a whirlwind (Ariana Grande recently tested positive for COVID, for instance), but no moment made more headlines than when a man jumped over a…
Infinity Development aims to raise net proceeds of S$11.1 million in Catalist IPO
The adhesive manufacturer will use the bulk of the net proceeds, or S$6.2 million, towards expanding in overseas markets Hong Kong-based adhesive manufacturer Infinity Development is…
Stock market today: AI bubble fears, rate cut probability whipsaw ‘Mag 7’ tech giants. Here’s the latest
Thursday, November 20, ended up being a bit of a whirlwind for tech investors. The day started off on a positive note, with Nvidia’s shares (Nasdaq: NVDA) rising almost 5% thanks to a…
Republican Rep. Caught With Sex Workers Ahead of Trip to Afghanistan
Embattled Republican Representative Cory Mills was caught with sex workers on an unofficial mission to Afghanistan in 2021, when he was still a congressional candidate. Mills was traveling…
Looking Ahead: The Top Five 2026 Retail Beauty Trends
As 2025 winds down to a close, NielsenIQ’s managing director of beauty and health Jacqueline Flam is predicting another year of uncertainty for the retail landscape. While this year saw a…
IMDA to co-fund deployment of robots by 500 firms over next 3 years
The authority’s support will focus on improving integration and interoperability Five hundred local enterprises will receive support from the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) in…
Trump removes hefty tariffs on coffee, other Brazilian agriculture products
President Trump has removed 40% tariffs on Brazilian coffee, cocoa, beef and other agricultural products that are not grown in sufficient amounts in the U.S. Source link
The Download: the secrets of vitamin D, and an AI party in Africa
“At some point you’ve got to wonder whether the bug is a feature.” —Alexios Mantzarlis, director of the Security, Trust and Safety Initiative at Cornell Tech, ponders xAI and Grok’s…
Bitcoin crash continues as ‘fear and greed’ index hits historic lows. What’s happening with crypto now?
Bitcoin is having a horrible week. Until yesterday, the cryptocurrency had declined by roughly 2.5% over the preceding five days. But in the last 24 hours alone, the coin has taken a major…
Ex-Lloyd’s CEO lost US$17 million AIG job after office romance
American International Group’s announcement last week that it was parting ways with incoming President John Neal stunned insurance industry observers and raised questions about what caused…
Iran’s Underground Cinema in Tallinn Competition with ‘Duality’
TALLINN, Estonia — “Duality,” the new hybrid feature written, directed and produced by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Nezamdoost world-premiered this week in Tallinn’s main competition, marking a…
HSBC’s Swiss private bank boosts some bankers pay to stem exits
The Swiss arm has been increasing compensation of staff, including relationship managers HSBC Holdings’ Swiss private bank is boosting the pay of some of its staff as it looks to ward off…
Creative Technology interim CEO and executive chairman Tan Jok Tin to step down in Jan 2026
Tan has been in the interim role since July, when Freddy Sim stepped down as chief for health reasons Creative Technology on Friday (Nov 21) announced that its interim chief executive…
Jardine Matheson’s Q3 performance ‘in line with expectations’
Hong Kong-based conglomerate Jardine Matheson said in a bourse filing on Friday (Nov 21) that its performance for the third quarter of 2025 was “in line with expectations at the…
Designers Cut It Up on the Spring 2026 Runways
Spring 2026 is all about deconstruction, enhancing a sense of intimacy and romanticism. Seams come undone, linings are flipped inside out, raw edges hang free. The work of the hand, the…
Deutsche Bank’s DWS cuts Asia private credit team: sources
Despite the retreat from Asia private credit, DWS sees alternatives driving growth and plans hires in Singapore DWS Group, an asset management arm of Deutsche Bank, has dismissed its…
Mandarin Oriental posts ‘stable’ underlying net profit for Q3
Hotel group Mandarin Oriental, which is undergoing a privatisation bid from its majority shareholder Jardine Matheson, posted a “stable” underlying net profit for the third quarter of 2025…
Roberto Cavalli to Auction Couture Gown as Sponsor of AmfAR Las Vegas Gala
IN SUPPORT: Roberto Cavalli is once again a signature sponsor of the amfAR Las Vegas benefit gala, to be staged Friday at the Wynn Las Vegas and coinciding with the Formula 1 Grand Prix…
Jon M. Chu wants to ‘entertain the hell’ out of people
Before Wicked opened on Broadway in October 2003, the musical’s production team took the show to the Curran Theatre in San Francisco for what’s called an “out of town tryout.” The…
Documentary Filmmaker Susana de Sousa Dias on Revealing the Terror of Portugal’s Fascist Regime
Portuguese documentary filmmaker Susana de Sousa Dias, who is the guest of honor at IDFA, spoke to the festival’s artistic director Isabel Arrate Fernandez this week about how she set out…
VinFast’s quarterly revenue jumps on strong deliveries, taps debt to fuel expansion
The company signed two loan facilities during the quarter, totaling US$250 million Vietnam’s VinFast reported a sharp rise in third-quarter revenue on Friday (Nov 21), bolstered by strong…