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US: Stocks hold steady after wholesale prices jump
Wall Street stocks shook off early losses to finish essentially flat on Thursday as markets digested disappointing inflation data that…
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HSBC plans major global expansion of office, staff surveillance, documents show
HSBC plans to step up surveillance of staff and buildings by adding more cameras and biometric access to its premises globally, internal…
Celebrity
FACT CHECK: Did Taylor Swift Copy Popstar Britney Spears' Iconic Look for Her New Album as Internet Sleuths Spot Uncanny Resemblance?
When Taylor Swift revealed the burlesque-inspired artwork for her 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl, she appeared in a rhinestone…
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How Did Hayley McNeff Die? Champion Bodybuilder Dies Suddenly Aged 37 Leaving Fraternity in Shock
Champion bodybuilder Hayley McNeff has died at the age of 37, becoming the seventh bodybuilding death in the last six months. McNeff,…
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Sean Charles Dunn: DC Man Who Hurled Subway Sandwich at Federal Agent Identified as DOJ Employee Who Is Now Fired from His Position
A Washington, D.C., man who threw a Subway sandwich at a federal agent earlier this week has been identified as a now former employee of…
Business
Who Is Robert Sullivan? Alabama Pastor Under Investigation for Having Sexual Relationship with Teen Stripper and Paying Her Money to Keep Quiet
A Catholic priest is being investigated for allegedly starting a years-long affair with a 17-year-old stripper and giving her hundreds of…
Business
UOL to acquire student accommodation property in UK for £43.5 million
Property developer UOL is acquiring a complex of student residential halls from the University of Brighton in the United Kingdom for £43.5…
Business
Yanlord Land back in the black with H1 net profit of 379.2 million yuan
Yanlord Land recorded a net profit of 379.2 million yuan (S$67.8 million) for the first half of 2025, reversing from a net loss of 486…
Business
US: S&P 500, Nasdaq retreat from record rally after hot producer inflation data
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq retreated from record highs on Thursday (Aug 14), after a hotter-than-expected producer prices report dampened…
Business
Ho Bee Land H1 net profit increases over four times to S$49.8 million
Ho Bee Land recorded a net profit of S$49.8 million in the first half of the year, a more than 400 per cent increase from S$8.8 million in…
Business
Thai Beverage 9-month Ebitda falls 4% to 45 billion baht
Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) posted a 4 per cent drop in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (Ebitda) to 45 billion…
Business
Straits Trading reports H1 loss of S$40.8 million
The Straits Trading Company recorded a net loss of S$40.8 million for the first half of 2025, reversing from a net profit of S$5.2 million…
Culture
Documentary Film on Oct. 7 Hamas Attack Pulled Toronto Film Festival Because Terrorist Group Didn't Give Footage Permission
A new documentary on the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack against Israel has been pulled from the Toronto International Film Festival after…
Business
Dezign Format to debut on Catalist on Aug 15 after S$6.5 million IPO
Dezign Format will begin trading on the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) Catalist board when the market opens at 9am on Friday (Aug 15),…
Business
Hotel Properties is back in the black with S$11.4 million H1 profit
Earnings per share for the period was S$0.0134, up from a loss per share of S$0.0162 in the year before Hotel Properties (HPL), which is…
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My Girlfriend Is The Man! Episode 8: Everything We Know So Far
My Girlfriend Is The Man! episode 8 will air on KBS2 on Thursday (August 14) at 9:50 PM KST. The chapter will focus on Kim Ji Hoon, Kang…
Business
VinFast to spin off R&D assets in 39.8 trillion dong deal with founder
The newly-formed company, Novatech Research and Development, will be carved out from VinFast Trading and Production (VFTP) and will…
Business
OUE back in the black with H1 net profit of S$35.6 million
OUE recorded a net profit of S$35.6 million for the first half of 2025, reversing from the S$96.1 million loss in the year-ago period. The…
Business
Foxconn sees robust AI demand continuing after Q2 profit tops forecast
Foxconn expects higher third-quarter revenue, it said on Thursday (Aug 14), on robust demand for artificial intelligence servers, which…
Business
Frencken posts 9.9% rise in H1 profit to S$19.9 million
Semiconductor player Frencken on Thursday (Aug 14) reported a 9.9 per cent increase in profit to S$19.9 million for the first six months…
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The National Debt Just Eclipsed $37 Trillion: Here’s What We Should Do About That | National Review
The solution here is politically difficult, but it is not complicated. Source link
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Santa Fe: From Frayed Pueblo to Victorian to Pueblo Revival to Art Draw | National Review
And a visit to the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Source link
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The Tragedy of the Computer Science Major | National Review
Turns out that learning how to code isn’t all it was cracked up to be. Source link
Business
Singapore stocks close lower on Thursday, tracking regional losses; STI down 0.4%
Stocks on the local bourse declined on Thursday (Aug 14), mirroring losses in regional markets, as investors anticipate a potential rate…