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Sargent: And health care, he’s going to preside over a rise in the uninsured rate rather than preside over a move toward universal health care, which would be progress. The polling memo…
Chinese corporates and households boosted their foreign-currency deposits last month to the highest in three years, as they shunned the renminbi on bets domestic interest rates will remain…
Japan’s 30-year government bond fell on Tuesday (Jul 15), with the yield hitting a record high, on concerns about the nation’s fiscal health ahead of a closely monitored national election…
Gold prices touched a three-week high on Monday (Jul 14), supported by safe-haven demand after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 30 per cent tariff on imports from the…
“Superman” ruled the box office as the comic book adventure touched down with $217 million globally. That breakdown includes $95 million overseas and $122 million domestically. Attendance…
The impact of the US president's tariff threats was evident in the US markets. Wall Street slid on Friday, led by a decline in Meta Platforms, after Donald Trump announced that the U.S.…
Yahoo’s bet on creator-led content appears to be paying off. Yahoo Creators, the media company’s publishing platform for creators, had its most lucrative month yet in June. Launched in…
U.S. permanent resident and reggaeton artist Leamsy Izquierdo has revealed that conditions in “Alligator Alcartraz,” where he is detained, are as inhumane as advertised. “There’s no water…
Dramatic beauty looks spilled off the runways and on to the streets of Paris this week, as the fall 2025 couture season got underway. It was not only models sporting hair and makeup that…
On Tuesday evening, Representative Randy Fine of Florida, as is his wont, harassed a fellow member of Congress with anti-Muslim rhetoric—this time outright calling Representative Ilhan…
On Wednesday, AI chip designer Nvidia Corporation made Wall Street history as the first company to hit a $4 trillion market capitalization milestone, beating out tech giants like Microsoft…
Malaysia and Thailand are the economies in Asean that are set to take the biggest hits from tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on Monday (Jul 7), according to analysts. Trump…
President Trump on Monday sent letters to Japan, South Korea and a dozen other nations announcing heavy tariffs on goods they send to the U.S., making critical Asian allies the first…
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClubnewsletter. Speaking to analysts last month, Lennar co-CEO Jon Jaffe affirmed what…
Singapore’s sixth and newest taxi operator GrabCab has hit the roads, with over 40 cabs to be rolled out in July, and more cabs expected in the next three years. Its flag-down fare is…
The Straits Times Index (STI) notched a new high of 4,011.78 on Wednesday (Jul 2) as Singapore draws a rush of investors seeking safe havens from geopolitical risks. It finished the day at…
Kevin Plank’s return to the corner office was good for his wallet. The chief executive officer of Under Armour, who stepped back in as chief executive officer of the company he founded…
Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is so wildly unpopular that even Fox anchors have started bashing it. Fox Business host Liz Claman highlighted some particularly unfavorable polling…
Digital asset group Sygnum has emerged as the sole new unicorn from South-east Asia in the first half of 2025, data platform Tracxn said in a report released on Thursday (Jun 26). The…
[TOKYO/HONG KONG] Japan is driving Asia’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) rebound in 2025 with a record US$232 billion worth of deals in the first half, and bankers expect the trend to…
G-III Apparel Group is done playing the jilted licensing partner, and has filed a $250 million breach of contract against PVH Corp. in New York state court. The suit marks a dramatic…
ICE is now arresting nearly 1,200 illegal immigrants a day and had more than 56,000 people in detention, shattering previous records as the agency begins to fulfill President Trump's…
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the June 23 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and…
Emboldened by a partial court victory over his use of troops amid immigration protests in Los Angeles, President Trump is now threatening to expand deployment to other cities. This is…
