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US: Wall St opens sharply lower as hot inflation data dents rate cut hopes
WALL Street’s main indexes dropped at the open on Wednesday (Feb 12), as a hotter-than-anticipated inflation reading added to concerns…
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Stocks Drop After Hotter Than Expected Inflation Reading
Stocks on Wall Street slumped at the start of trading on Wednesday, dragged lower by data that showed consumer prices rose more than…
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Canned Tuna Sold at Trader Joe’s and Costco Is Recalled Over Botulism Risks
Canned tuna sold at grocery stores in 26 states and in Washington, D.C., was recalled because of botulism risks, the Food and Drug…
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Augustinus Bader Collaborated With La Bonne Brosse on the Ultimate Luxury French Girl Hairbrush — And It’s So Worth It
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. Fans…
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iFast Q4 net profit up 46.3% to S$19.3 million
DIGITAL bank and wealth management platform iFast has reported a 46.3 per cent increase in net profit to S$19.3 million for the fourth…
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Inflation Rises Unexpectedly, Keeping Fed Rate Cuts at Bay
U.S. inflation rose to 3 percent in January, strengthening the case for the Federal Reserve to extend a pause on interest rate cuts. The…
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The Best Places in the World to Travel Solo
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when the phrase “solo travel” was most likely to evoke imagery of Julia Roberts cycling down a…
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Roundtable aims to unpack regenerative cotton farming in Egypt
The discussions highlighted the importance of brands offering financial and technical support, as well as opening markets for cotton…
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Elon Musk in the Oval Office
We’ve got some more thoughts on Elon Musk’s $97 billion hostile bid for Sam Altman’s OpenAI, which, we’re told, still hasn’t been…
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Hungary's Orbán meets head of far-right German party AfD, calling her 'the future of Germany'
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's nationalist prime minister on Wednesday hosted a German far-right party's candidate for chancellor in…
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Transcript: GOPers Shocked to Learn Their Own Voters Are Angry at Musk
Sargent: Now it’s starting to look very plausible that Trump and Musk will ignore court orders. JD Vance tweeted that judges aren’t…
Culture
Alibaba becomes China’s new AI darling with US$87 billion rally
THE frenzy over Chinese artificial intelligence is turning Alibaba Group Holding into an investor favourite again, injecting new life into…
Fashion
Spotted at NYFW: 7 Trends Seen Among Street Style Attendees This Season
If there’s one thing I look forward to as much as the runway shows during New York Fashion Week, it’s the street style. There’s something…
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Germany extends border controls by 6 months as election rivals focus on migration ahead of poll
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's outgoing government on Wednesday extended by six months the border checks it imposed on all its frontiers last…
Culture
Digital Core Reit H2 DPU up 1.1 per cent to US$0.018
DIGITAL Core Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of US$0.018 for the six months ended Dec 31, 2024,…
Beauty
Single this Valentine's Day? Treat Yo' Self
The pressure is on. Expectations are high. The day of red hearts, pink flowers, and dinner reservations is right around the corner. Yes,…
Beauty
The Best 15 Spring Nail Colors to Try Right Now
Much like last year, 2025's spring nail colors are anything but predictable—at least for the most part. We would be remiss to not include…
Fashion
I Just Got My Hands On This New French-Girl Fragrance and Now I Smell Rich and Parisian
It's widely known that some of the best perfumes are French. And as a beauty editor who has tried hundreds of them, one of my all-time…
Culture
DBS appoints group audit head Derrick Goh as group COO, a newly created role
SINGAPORE’S largest lender DBS has appointed its current group audit head, Derrick Goh, to assume the newly created role of group chief…
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Romania's Iohannis steps down, leaving caretaker president in charge until election rerun in spring
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — After over a decade in office, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis stepped down on Wednesday and has been replaced…
Beauty
Chekhov Mates: Cate Blanchett and Emma Corrin Lead a Revelatory Reimagining of ‘The Seagull’ in London
You? I ask, audibly sceptical. At 55, Blanchett has earned four BAFTAs, two Oscars, and the admiration of auteurs from Steven Spielberg to…
World
“The Last of the Nightingales” Tells the Story of How Soundscapes Change After a Fire
For Bernie Krause, the sign of a healthy ecosystem is the sound it makes. The musician and Hollywood sound engineer is a pioneer of…
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Pope Francis’s Stunning Rebuke of JD Vance Exposes MAGA’s Dark Soul
All of this gets at another Vance error. He claims that the “far left” has the circles of obligation backward, that they “seem to hate the…
Style
Elon Musk’s A.I.-Fuelled War on Human Agency
Not long ago, the American public could have been forgiven for thinking of Elon Musk’s vaunted Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)…