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We’re Still Living in Man Ray’s Shadow
The Met’s stress on quartz gun and fern—that is, on the rayographs—is a welcome departure from Man Ray’s familiar cast of naked and famous…
Swedan Margen
Swedan Margen contributes to Cosmopolitan Canada across fashion, style, culture, and entertainment.
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How typhoons can delay big IPOs like Zijin Gold’s US$3.2 billion deal in Hong Kong
One could be forgiven to question how a storm could delay one of the world’s biggest deals in a sophisticated financial centre like Hong…
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Heineken to buy Fifco businesses for US$3.2 billion in Central America push
The deal will enable Heineken to enter “new profit pools” across Central America, says chief executive Dolf van den Brink Dutch brewer…
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Jordan Hames Builds Six-Figure Property Portfolio With Samuel Leeds's Guidance
Former model and media personality Jordan Hames has quietly established himself as a successful property investor, completing multiple…
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Recognition from Apple: The Cybersecurity Achievements of Hichem Maloufi
Apple is one of the most security-conscious companies in the world, known for its rigorous review process and limited acknowledgment of…
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Thai central bank wants to avoid side effects from steps to constrain baht, official says
Thailand’s central bank wants to avoid unintended consequences from any measures such as a tax on gold trading that it takes to curb the…
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Shell MDS Sarawak ordered by Court to pay close to RM 1 billion in gas payment owed to PETRONAS instead of PETROS.
The Court of Appeal's Sept 22 decision ordering Shell MDS (SMDS) to pay overdue gas payments and lifting the injunction that forced…
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Australia sues IAG's unit for allegedly misleading thousands of customers
RACQ Insurance, a unit of Insurance Australia Group, misled thousands of customers with false premium comparison The Australian Securities…
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KKR holds first Asia board meeting in Tokyo, as Japan leads firm’s regional growth
New York-headquartered KKR is holding its first board meeting in Asia this week in Tokyo, a spokesperson for the firm said on Tuesday (Sep…
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Jimmy Kimmel's Return to TV in Jeopardy as Major ABC Affiliate Refuses to Air 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'
Jimmy Kimmel's planned return to late-night TV has hit a major setback, as nearly 40 major ABC affiliate stations have declined to air the…
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L’Oreal only interested in Armani’s profitable beauty business
Giorgio Armani’s death this month at the age of 91 has triggered intense speculation and analysis about which company would make the most…
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Asia: Markets struggle as focus turns to US inflation
ASIAN markets struggled on Tuesday to track another record day on Wall Street, with traders now awaiting the release of US inflation data…
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Tech deals no longer an easy win for investors; AI demand will see more need for power supply: Bain report
Software spending among companies is declining, and software revenue as a percentage of US GDP has started to ease off After years of…
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HSBC adviser who criticised the US is set to join China’s AIIB
The process is ongoing and there’s no certainty Cowper-Coles will accept the role HSBC Holdings’ former head of public affairs, who once…
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Singapore firm rejects US$1 billion Sri Lankan pollution damages
X-Press Feeders has operated the MV X-Press Pearl that sank off Colombo Port in June 2021 after a fire, believed to have been caused by a…
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Apac data centre owners look beyond banks to fund US$100 billion of construction over 5 years: S&P
Options include capital recycling via Reits, asset-backed securities, private credit funding Asia Pacific (Apac) data centre operators…
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Malaysian top stock Gamuda seen rising to record on growth
The company is confident of maintaining its order book target of RM40 billion to RM45 billion by the end of 2025 Optimism that Malaysian…
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Amazon faces US trial over alleged Prime subscription tricks
JURY selection began on Monday in a US government lawsuit accusing e-commerce giant Amazon of using tricks to enroll millions of customers…
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PBOC unswayed by US Fed as policy choices hinge on data at home
The economy’s slower nominal growth also implies that the earnings of companies and individuals are increasing at a weaker rate with…
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Singapore car buyers prefer hybrid EVs to fully electric: Deloitte study
This comes as consumers seek to lower fuel costs and emissions without the need to rely on charging infrastructure Consumers in Singapore…
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Gold hits record high as traders bet on US rate cuts, eye Powell’s signal
Gold prices climbed to a record high on Tuesday (Sep 23), supported by growing expectations of further US rate cuts and a slightly weaker…
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China’s solar leader looks away from Sun to solve grid glut
China’s top province for solar panels plans to accelerate the development of other renewables as well as battery storage, as it seeks to…
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Merdeka Gold set for debut after Indonesia’s largest IPO of the year
Merdeka Gold Resources is set to begin trading in Jakarta on Tuesday (Sep 23) after the miner wrapped up Indonesia’s largest initial…
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Tycoon-backed Merdeka Gold shares soar on Indonesia’s biggest IPO this year
The miner is developing the Pani Gold Project in Gorontalo, poised to become one of the country’s largest gold mines and a major driver of…