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Trump’s next target: credit card interest rates
Published on 10/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10% starting on Jan 20, but he has not provided details on how his plan would work or how companies could be made to comply.
G-7 central banks prepare first responses to US tariff chaos
Bloomberg, Published on 13/04/2025
» The first Group of Seven monetary policy decisions since President Donald Trump’s trade war unleashed global market turmoil may prompt diverging responses from either side of the Atlantic.
China lifts tariffs on US goods to 125%
Reuters, Published on 11/04/2025
» BEIJING - China increased its tariffs on imports of US goods to 125% on Friday, hitting back at Donald Trump’s decision to single out the world’s second-largest economy for higher duties, while dismissing the US president’s tariff strategy as “a joke”.
Jury hears Musk told 'lies' that cost Tesla investors millions
AFP, Published on 19/01/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO: A lawyer for angry Tesla investors told a California courtroom on Wednesday that CEO Elon Musk "lied" about having funding in place to take the company private, costing his clients millions of dollars.
Why you should keep a notebook (Part 1)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 05/01/2023
» What is one thing that Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso and Richard Branson have in common? Among others, all these creative leaders are known for being passionate about maintaining a notebook. Do you? If yes, congratulations.
Relaxation of Hong Kong Covid rules for visitors welcomed
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/11/2022
» The relaxation of rules to allow visitors to Hong Kong to enter venues that were earlier out of bounds is an important step for the struggling tourism sector, industry figures have said.
Pilot strike adds to Kenya Airways woes
AFP, Published on 04/11/2022
» NAIROBI: Pilots at Kenya Airways plan to go on strike from Saturday to seek better working conditions in defiance of a court order, adding to the woes of the troubled national carrier.
Growing your business requires growing your people
Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 17/10/2022
» The world of startups is hugely different from when I started my business more than 30 years ago. The mindsets, models, technology and sheer range of options facing founders and team members are bigger and more bewildering.
Crypto world can’t wait for ‘the Merge’
The New York Times, Published on 27/08/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: The cryptocurrency industry has endured a terrible year. A devastating crash wiped nearly $1 trillion from the market, draining the savings of thousands of people. Several companies filed for bankruptcy.
The Chinese dad making medicine to treat his dying son
AFP, Published on 23/11/2021
» KUNMING: Two-year-old Haoyang has likely just months to live -- but the only medicine that can help his rare genetic condition is not found anywhere in China and closed borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic mean he cannot travel for treatment.