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Retailers may be taking a more staggered approach to holiday hiring.
Every year, retailers race to hire workers to staff their stores and distribution centers to meet the demand that comes with millions of…
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L.A. Is Burning. Will Insurance Companies Take Advantage?
Standard mainstream media accounts of California’s insurance market warn of a virtually existential “crisis” facing insurers that operate…
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The 2000s and the End of American Optimism
It’s impossible to contemplate the Y2K era and all its boosterism without also weighing the effects of the terrorist attacks of September…
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The Labor Movement Just Notched Two Big Wins
But Fain also put his heart and soul into trying to elect Kamala Harris president, because the partisan stakes have never been higher than…
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Investors must diversify to navigate ‘world of uncertainty’ in 2025
Focus on defensive strategies, particularly around Asia and countries with minimal trade exposure, say investment strategists INVESTMENT…
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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Could Shut Down TikTok
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Friday on the fate of TikTok, the enormously popular video app that Congress says poses a looming…
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Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence?
Partway through a panel discussion at a recent economics conference in San Francisco, Jason Furman, a former adviser to President Barack…
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Trump Chose 8 Economic Experts Who Will Defend Tariffs and Lower Taxes
President-elect Donald J. Trump has moved beyond the team-of-rivals approach from his first term and chosen economic aides who will defend…
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Jamie Raskin’s Harsh Takedown of Trump-Alito Phone Call Draws Blood
This week, we learned that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke privately with Donald Trump to recommend a former clerk for a job.…
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Prada among suitors for Versace, newspaper reports
ITALY’S Prada is among the potential suitors looking at fashion group Versace which Capri Holdings has put up for sale, daily Il Sole 24…
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Gold dazzled last year, but may lose some lustre in 2025
With the Year of the Snake upon us, market watchers are split on how the precious metal will fare after a record-breaking 2024 WHEN…
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S&P assigns ‘BBB-’ rating for Stoneweg European Reit on stable outlook
S&P Global Ratings has assigned Stoneweg European Real Estate Investment Trust (Stoneweg E-Reit) a “BBB-” long-term issuer credit rating,…
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Property a big winner: Potential Malaysia beneficiaries from Johor-Singapore SEZ
While there are probable Singapore winners arising from the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), analysts believe that there…
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U.S. Ambassador Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’
The United States ambassador to China, R. Nicholas Burns, said the Biden administration is making a last push to try to persuade China to…
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Miyoshi chief executive slapped with S$22,400 fine for accounting irregularity
THE chief executive and executive director of Miyoshi, Andrew Sin Kwong Wah, has been fined S$22,400 for failing to recognise an…
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Ultraman toymaker becomes a billionaire after frenzied Hong Kong IPO
THE frenzy over a toymaker’s Hong Kong initial public offering has created a new billionaire. Zhu Weisong, founder and chairman of Bloks…
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Asia: Markets drift lower as US jobs data looms
EQUITIES fell again in Asia on Friday (Jan 10) as traders prepared for the release of US jobs data that could play a key role in the…
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Nvidia partnership puts MediaTek stock on course for record high
INCREASED collaboration with Nvidia has pushed investor optimism over the artificial intelligence (AI) growth potential for MediaTek to a…
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Fu Yu’s largest shareholder requisitions EGM to oust directors amid poor performance
FU YU’S largest shareholder has called for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to remove two directors amid dropping shareholder value…
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PBOC says it will temporarily halt buying of government bonds
CHINA’S central bank said it will temporarily halt its buying of government bonds, after the benchmark yield slid to a record low this…
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PBOC halts bond buying to defend yuan as economic gloom worsens
CHINA’S central bank said it will suspend buying government bonds, its latest attempt to temper investor bets on weak economic growth that…
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Wall Street bonuses to jump by double digits at big banks
ATOP Wall Street’s largest investment banks, executives are locking in plans to award traders and dealmakers their biggest bonus increases…
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How Outlets on the Left and Right Have Covered the Los Angeles Wildfires
As deadly wildfires raged across Southern California this week, conservative and liberal media outlets reported similarly on the level of…
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Millennium hedge fund spinoff Modular expands to Hong Kong
MILLENNIUM Management spinoff Modular Asset Management plans to expand to Hong Kong, the latest hedge fund arrival as the city tries to…