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Midnight strike deadline looms large for Detroit car giants
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» DETROIT - Detroit was on edge Thursday as the auto workers union stood poised for a historic strike of "Big Three" automakers as a midnight deadline approached.
Borders within borders
Asia focus, Nikhil Kumar, Published on 25/05/2020
» Sandeep Singh has been stuck in his sister's house in outer Delhi for weeks. The resident of a village in Haryana state just across the border from the Indian capital, he has not dared to visit his family there since April 28 when the Haryana government sealed its borders with Delhi and banned interstate travel.
Trump reports progress, but not enough, in tariff talks with Mexico
AFP, Published on 06/06/2019
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said some progress -- but not enough -- was made Wednesday in talks with Mexico on averting the tariffs he threatens to impose unless the southern neighbor stems the flow of undocumented migrants into the US.
Passive investing makes for end-of-day whirlwinds on Wall Street
AFP, Published on 18/11/2018
» NEW YORK: The rise of passive investing on Wall Street has concentrated stock market action in the final moments of the trading day -- exacerbating steep, last-minute nosedives in stock values with increasing frequency.
Thriving in a disrupted world
Business, Published on 05/02/2018
» Nazir Razak, chairman of CIMB Group, has spent a lot of time thinking about the increasing impact of technology. "CIMB is in good shape for the future, but, unfortunately, the future is not in good shape," he said at the annual management summit of Malaysia's second-largest financial services firm in November.