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Taiwan Turns to Southeast Asian Tourists as Chinese Stay Away
Livemint· 3 days agoTaiwan wants to lure higher-spending travelers from Southeast Asia as Chinese arrivals dwindle, a shift that could reshape the island’s tourism industry. Despite increasingly fraught relations ...
One of The Last Holdouts, Australia Weighs Nuclear Power Pivot
Livemint· 3 days agoAustralia, one of the world’s last major nuclear power holdouts, is debating a pivot that could see the country end its decades-long resistance to the energy source. With less than a year until ...
Private Credit Managers Take On Wall Street’s Least Loved Label
Livemint· 3 days agoESG — regularly derided as “woke” and anti-capitalist in the US — is finding a foothold away from public scrutiny. Of the $156 billion raised by private credit funds last year, about 16% went ...
Bobby Jain’s Complex Hedge Fund Debut Spawns Fans, Doubters
Livemint· 4 days agoInside the elegant Breakers Palm Beach resort, Bobby Jain made his multibillion-dollar pitch. It required quickly finding gifted traders amid an expensive talent war, building complex infrastructure ...
Purdue Pharma Wins Short Window to Negotiate New Sackler Deal
Livemint· 4 days agoPurdue Pharma LP secured a two-month window to negotiate a new pact with members of the Sackler family as the OyxContin maker and its owners brace for a potential wave of civil opioid lawsuits ...
Macron’s Ex-Premier Seeks Center-Right Accord to Form Government
Livemint· 4 days agoFrench President Emmanuel Macron’s former prime minister, Edouard Philippe, called for parties of the center and center-right to join forces to form a new government as political jockeying gains ...
Hedge Fund Trader in Canada Gets Four-Year Jail Term for Faking Returns
Livemint· 4 days agoA trader in Canada received a four-year jail sentence after accepting millions of dollars from investors, then giving them false information about their returns. An Ontario court handed down ...
Corn, Soy Slump to Lowest Since 2020 as Storm Beryl Brings Rains
Livemint· 5 days agoThe Bloomberg Grains Subindex, which tracks futures for corn, soybeans and wheat in Chicago and Kansas, extended this year’s losses to 17%, trading at the lowest level since ...
Davos Organizer Sued for Race, Pregnancy Discrimination
Livemint· 5 days agoThe World Economic Forum and its founder Klaus Schwab were sued for racial and pregnancy discrimination by a Black employee based in New York. The Forum, best known for its annual Davos gathering ...
Air Force Will Restructure Sentinel Program Over 18-24 Months
Livemint· 5 days agoThe Pentagon’s top weapons buyer said there are “no excuses” for the 81% projected cost growth of the US’s new intercontinental ballistic missile program, and acknowledged the price tag to American ...