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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.
Trump shocks markets by touting US-Steel-Nippon deal
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/05/2025
» US President Donald Trump has announced a partnership between United States Steel Corp and Nippon Steel Corp of Japan, shocking markets with an agreement the he said would keep the once-iconic American firm in the US but otherwise providing no specifics.
Trump tariffs stunt US toy imports as sellers play for time
AFP, Published on 21/04/2025
» COLUMBUS (UNITED STATES) - Josh Staph fears the fun-packed shelves of his toy warehouse might start looking joyless in the months ahead, with made-in-China flying discs and model gliders grounded -– like much of his product line –- by Donald Trump's tariffs.
Cut the ‘gobbledygook’, Trump official tells consultants
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/03/2025
» WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is escalating its probe into consulting firms doing work for the US government, including Booz Allen Hamilton and Accenture, warning them that they must explain what they do in plain language rather than “jargon or gobbledygook”.
PacRim to co-host major HR summit
Business, Published on 15/05/2024
» PacRim, a top leadership consultancy in Thailand, has partnered with the US-based Josh Bersin Company to host the "HR New Frontier Summit" on June 19, 2024.
US credit downgrade 'entirely unwarranted': Yellen
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» MCLEAN (UNITED STATES): A US credit downgrade by Fitch was "entirely unwarranted," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday, pushing back against the second-ever decrease by a major ratings agency following repeated debt limit standoffs in Washington.
How to ensure AI increases productivity and effectiveness
Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 10/07/2023
» Like many, I am developing an increasing fascination and liking for AI. I have been experimenting with it in my work, and it has transformed how I do many things. Using AI tools has helped me get things done quickly and has been a godsend in freeing up my time for more important things.
Lab meat slow to catch on in Singapore
Business, Chen Lin of Reuters, Published on 07/03/2023
» SINGAPORE: Huber's Butchery in Singapore's lush Dempsey Hill is the only restaurant in the world selling lab-grown meat, but the supply is so limited there are just six servings -- cultivated chicken in a salad or on kebab sticks -- only on Thursdays.
The right way to measure learning progress
Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 13/02/2023
» There is something simple (not easy) that most providers and buyers of Smart learning services fail to maximise the value of. They miss the opportunity to benefit from using baseline measurements to empower better participation in development activities.
IBM to cut 3,900 jobs as it reorganises business
AFP, Published on 26/01/2023
» NEW YORK: IBM will slash some 3,900 jobs, slightly more than one percent of its workforce, related to businesses it has divested, a source close to the matter told AFP on Wednesday.