Citi to cut about 1,000 jobs this week
CITIGROUP is set to cut about 1,000 jobs this week as part of chief executive Jane Fraser’s march to keep a lid on costs and improve returns at the Wall Street bank. The company, which had…
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JPMorgan forecasts 2027 Fed hike; Barclays, Goldman postpone rate cut calls
Data suggests the labour market is holding, aiding belief that the Fed will leave borrowing costs unchanged at its January meeting JPMorgan predicts that the US Federal Reserve’s next move…
China battery shares drop on plan to cut export tax rebates
From April, discounts on 22 battery-related goods will be cut from 9% to 6%, with a complete removal planned from 2027 Chinese battery shares fell after Beijing unveiled a plan to reduce…
Gold, precious metals rise as softer US jobs data boost Fed rate cut bets
Gold and other precious metals rose on Thursday (Jan 8) after US private payroll data showed job openings fell to a 14-month low in November, reinforcing bets for Federal Reserve rate…
Indonesia to cut mining output quotas to support prices
It’s to ensure the prices of mineral commodities are “rational”, allowing the government in turn to earn more revenues The Indonesian government will cut mining output quotas in order to…
‘The Copenhagen Test’ Showrunners On Potential Season 2 Ideas, “Weird Consent Issues” Raised By Paranoid Spy Thriller & Cut Shower Scene That Was “Too Funny” For Pilot
SPOILERS: This post contains details about The Copenhagen Test, Season 1 The Copenhagen Test‘s eight-episode binge leaves a lot for viewers to digest as the show unpacks some topical…
Asian markets rally again as rate cut hopes bring Christmas cheer
EQUITIES extended a global rally on Tuesday, while gold and silver hit fresh records as optimism for more US interest rate cuts and an easing of AI fears helped investors prepare for the…
Colorado faces $24M federal funding cut over illegal commercial driver's licenses
The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation threatened Monday to withhold $24 million in federal funding from the state of Colorado for what he described as a slow response to a…
Telefonica to cut 5,500 jobs with total cost of 2.5 billion euros
The Spanish carrier has signed an agreement with unions to implement the exit plans Telefonica will book a cost of 2.5 billion euros (S$3.8 billion) to pay for the exit of about 5,500…
Gold smashes past US$4,400, silver hits record as rate cut bets fuel rally
Bullion has surged nearly 68% this year, marking its biggest annual rise since 1979 Gold crossed the US$4,400-per-ounce level for the first time on Monday (Dec 22), propelled by…
Thai central bank proposes controls on gold trade, ready to cut rates further
The Thai central bank is calling on the finance ministry to control gold trading after a surge in transactions helped drive up the value of the baht, its governor Vital Ratanakorn said on…
Oscars shortlists for 12 categories have been revealed. Here’s who made the cut in 2025
Ryan Coogler’s bluesy vampire thriller “Sinners,” the big screen musical “Wicked: For Good” and the Netflix phenomenon “KPop Demon Hunters” are all a step closer to an Oscar nomination.…
Asian markets drift as US jobs data fails to boost rate cut hopes
ASIAN equities fluctuated on Wednesday as mixed US jobs data did little to boost expectations for another interest rate cut next month, while oil rallied after Donald Trump ordered the…
“He Called Cut”: Taylor Momsen Recalled How Jim Carrey Looked Out For Her In “The Grinch”
Jim Carrey Protected Taylor Momsen Filming The Grinch Taylor Momsen was just 6 years old when she landed her breakout movie role as Cindy-Lou Who in the 2000 Christmas movie How The Grinch…
Jim Carrey ‘Freaked Out’ and ‘Called Cut’ When ‘Grinch’ Stunt Almost Hurt Child Co-Star Taylor Momsen: ‘I Always Felt Really Safe With Jim’
Taylor Momsen revealed in Vulture’s oral history on “How the Grinch Saved Christmas” that Jim Carrey once stopped production in the middle of filming when a stunt involving his child…
First Fiction Series From Ruben Östlund’s Plattform Produktion and a Micro-Drama Make the Cut at Göteborg TV Series in Development (EXCLUSIVE)
Göteborg’s 20th edition of its TV Drama Vision confab looks like it could be one of the powerful ever with some of the biggest Nordic and European drama creators from 13 countries set to…
The Disconnected Bob Is the Cool-Girl Cut to Know for 2026—How to Wear It
Has anyone else noticed a big shift in bob hair trends this year? Gone are the days of the sleek, blunt bob haircut. Instead, we're favouring "undone", tousled styles with choppy layers…
Asian markets track Wall Street record after Fed cut
ASIAN equities rose on Friday as investors tracked a record day on Wall Street in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate cut. The gains came despite renewed concerns about…
Philippine central bank chief tempers hawkish view, sees one more cut
PHILIPPINE central bank Governor Eli Remolona said monetary authorities may cut the benchmark interest rate one more time in the current easing cycle with the economic recovery likely to…
European markets end higher as investors cheer Fed cut; SNB holds rate
EUROPEAN shares closed higher on Thursday after a series of lukewarm sessions, as investors welcomed the US Federal Reserve’s overnight interest rate cut and assessed a policy decision…
BTC price: Why are Bitcoin, XRP, and other cryptos down after Fed rate cut when the stock market is up?
As we enter the 2025 home stretch, Bitcoin is once again down, dipping below $90,000 on Thursday, following the Federal Reserve’s highly anticipated interest rate cut by 25 basis points on…
Singapore stocks inch up after Fed rate cut; STI rises 0.2%
Across the broader market, gainers edge out losers 256 to 244 after 1.1 billion securities worth S$1.3 billion change hands Singapore stocks ended higher on Thursday (Dec 11) after the US…
Asian markets mixed post Fed cut; fundamentals should matter more with upcoming pause: analysts
The STI, Hang Seng Index and KLCI saw slight gains, while Nikkei and Kospi retreated Asian markets were mixed on Thursday (Dec 11) after the US Federal Reserve met expectations and cut…
Asian markets diverge post Fed cut, with analysts expecting short-term relief rally
Asia markets end mixed as the STI and KLCI gain, while Hang Seng, Nikkei and Kospi retreat Markets will likely rally in the short term, after the US Federal Reserve met expectations and…