BNP Paribas beats Q3 profit forecast, unveils US$1.4 billion share buyback
Its results are helped for a second consecutive quarter by a record jump in equity and prime services revenuePublished...
SGX RegCo seeks further disclosures from plantation firms, including links to haze notice recipients
[SINGAPORE] Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) is seeking further disclosure from seven Singapore-listed companies with agricultural operations and plantations...
SingPost to streamline EU-bound shipments under new customs rules from Nov 1
The new arrangements cover 16 destinations, including France, Germany, Italy and Spain[SINGAPORE] Singapore Post (SingPost) will move all commercial...

Philippines will defend peso ‘as hard as we possibly can’: President

The country’s foreign reserves falls to US$99.5 billion in September, the lowest level since September 2023Published Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · 02:53 PM[MANILA] Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said...
Australian inflation runs hot in Q3, cements case for imminent rate rise
Over 8 in 10 businesses tap tokenised money for expansion, liquidity management: DBS survey
BNP Paribas beats Q3 profit forecast, unveils US$1.4 billion share buyback
Its results are helped for a second consecutive quarter by a record jump in equity and prime services revenuePublished...
SGX RegCo seeks further disclosures from plantation firms, including links to haze notice recipients
[SINGAPORE] Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) is seeking further disclosure from seven Singapore-listed companies with agricultural operations and plantations...
SingPost to streamline EU-bound shipments under new customs rules from Nov 1
The new arrangements cover 16 destinations, including France, Germany, Italy and Spain[SINGAPORE] Singapore Post (SingPost) will move all commercial...

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Philippines will defend peso ‘as hard as we possibly can’: President
The country’s foreign reserves falls to US$99.5 billion in September, the lowest level since September 2023Published Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · 02:53 PM[MANILA] Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said...
BNP Paribas beats Q3 profit forecast, unveils US$1.4 billion share buyback
Its results are helped for a second consecutive quarter by a record jump in equity and prime services revenuePublished Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · 02:23 PM[GDANSK, POLAND] BNP Paribas...
SGX RegCo seeks further disclosures from plantation firms, including links to haze notice recipients
[SINGAPORE] Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) is seeking further disclosure from seven Singapore-listed companies with agricultural operations and plantations in Indonesia over the forest fires and haze affecting the...
SingPost to streamline EU-bound shipments under new customs rules from Nov 1
The new arrangements cover 16 destinations, including France, Germany, Italy and Spain[SINGAPORE] Singapore Post (SingPost) will move all commercial shipments to 16 EU destinations to a Delivered Duty Paid...
Australian inflation runs hot in Q3, cements case for imminent rate rise
Stubborn inflation has forced the RBA to lift interest rates four times this year to a 15-year highPublished Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · 11:45 AM[SYDNEY] Australia’s inflation picked up...
Over 8 in 10 businesses tap tokenised money for expansion, liquidity management: DBS survey
South-east Asia emerges as top destination for companies expanding into new markets, report shows[SINGAPORE] The use of tokenised money is becoming increasingly mainstream among large corporations seeking greater liquidity...

Fashion

Philippines will defend peso ‘as hard as we possibly can’: President
The country’s foreign reserves falls to US$99.5 billion in September, the lowest level since September 2023Published Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · 02:53 PM[MANILA] Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said...
SGX RegCo seeks further disclosures from plantation firms, including links to haze notice recipients
[SINGAPORE] Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) is seeking further disclosure from seven Singapore-listed companies with agricultural operations and plantations in Indonesia over the forest fires and haze affecting the...
SingPost to streamline EU-bound shipments under new customs rules from Nov 1
The new arrangements cover 16 destinations, including France, Germany, Italy and Spain[SINGAPORE] Singapore Post (SingPost) will move all commercial shipments to 16 EU destinations to a Delivered Duty Paid...
Australian inflation runs hot in Q3, cements case for imminent rate rise
Stubborn inflation has forced the RBA to lift interest rates four times this year to a 15-year highPublished Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · 11:45 AM[SYDNEY] Australia’s inflation picked up...
Over 8 in 10 businesses tap tokenised money for expansion, liquidity management: DBS survey
South-east Asia emerges as top destination for companies expanding into new markets, report shows[SINGAPORE] The use of tokenised money is becoming increasingly mainstream among large corporations seeking greater liquidity...
Meta rolls out consumer AI agent in Singapore amid global safety, retail pushback
Muse is free to use with a weekly usage limit, which Meta said is sufficient for most of what people need[SINGAPORE] Reserving a restaurant table, booking air tickets, coordinating...

Gossip

Sotheby’s Sells “Jodi” the Nanotyrannus for $47.3 Million, Reigniting the Fossil Ownership Debate
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A Roman Imperial Torso Set a New Antiquities Record at Sotheby’s as the Art World Looked Elsewhere
Sotheby’s opened its Magnum Opus collection sales in New York with a $63 million white-glove evening auction. David Benthal, Courtesy of Sotheby's Billed as one of the most consequential...
Miami Luxury Mogul Nadim Ashi is Building a Yacht Fleet with Four Seasons
SURFSIDE, FL – MARCH 11: Nadim Ashi (C) and guests attend the Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club Grand Opening on March 11, 2017, in Surfside, Florida. Ashi...
One Fine Show: “Carsten Höller, Two” at Beijing’s UCCA Center for Contemporary Art
Installation view of “Carsten Höller: Two,” UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, 2026. sunshi We’re in the era of legal weed and “immersive art experiences” that purport to take you...
Between Blue-Chip Sculpture and Homespun Art, Grand Rapids Is Finding Its Voice
Chad Kirchner and Tim Pierce’s Murmuration installed at 1101 Godfrey. Photo: Christa Terry for Observer For just over two weeks every September, everyone in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is an...
A.I. Agent Architect Harrison Chase Wants Companies to Own Their Intelligence
LangChain cofounder and CEO Harrison Chase discusses A.I. application development during SiliconANGLE’s Supercloud 6: AI Innovators event in 2024. Chase is now expanding LangChain’s enterprise tools as OpenAI and...

Health

A Spyware Firm Allegedly Managed to Track Journalists and Other Targets Through Starlink Across 100 Countries: Report
An Israeli advertising technology company allegedly targeted users of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service across more than 100 countries, potentially using online advertisements to track their locations and...
Conflicts Around the World Continue. Economists Are Seeing High Inflation Lasting Into 2027 as Energy Costs Spread.
High inflation is likely to persist across much of the global economy well into 2027, according to a new specialized poll, as rising energy costs threaten to fuel broader...
American Workers Are Getting The Smallest Share Of Economic Output In Nearly 80 Years. AI Could Make It Worse.
American workers are receiving a smaller share of U.S. business output than at any point in nearly eight decades even as productivity continues to improve, raising questions about who...
Stocks Climbed Again, Buoyed by Chipmakers Ahead of the Fed’s Policy Decision
Stocks climbed again on Tuesday, with chipmakers leading the session as they recover from a sharp sell-off from the past weeks.The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.03%, while...
Longevity Medicine Can Explore New Possibilities Without Leaving the Basics Behind
Living longer is only part of the challenge of aging well. Preserving health along the way requires decisions about which new findings deserve attention and what they actually establish....
Nearly Half Of Americans Expect To Borrow For Holiday Shopping. Some Will Still Be Paying In 2027.
Nearly half of Americans expect to borrow money to cover holiday purchases they cannot immediately afford, while almost one in four anticipate carrying that debt into 2027, even as...

Innovation

Taylor Swift Proves She’s Literally Bejeweled by Wearing $2.4 Million Necklace on Red Carpet
24. According to an interview, her favorite lyrics off of her Lover album are, "Ladies and gentlemen, will you please stand? / With every guitar string scar on my...
12 Essentials to Become a Morning Person This Winter, According to a Morning Person
As a lifelong morning person, I know it's a lifestyle not everyone can get behind. And especially as the temps are dropping and there’s less daylight in the winter...
Dan Reynolds and Sofía Vergara Enjoy Dinner Together Weeks After Minka Kelly Breakup
Dan Reynolds and Sofía Vergara’s eyes appear to be open to a new connection.   Nearly three weeks after news broke of his split from Minka Kelly, the Imagine...
Andy Cohen Shares Rare Insight Into Boyfriend Kevin Sobieski’s “Incredible” Bond With His Kids
Andy Cohen Reacts to Julia Stiles Calling Him Out on ‘Dancing With the Stars’Andy Cohen is loving what he's watching happen at home. Nearly five months after going public...
Holland Taylor Reveals Why She Left Two and a Half Men Contract 
Charlie Sheen—the son of Martin Sheen and brother to Emilio Estevez—was one of the original "men" in Two and a Half Men, playing Charlie Harper in the first eight...
Riding Boots Are the Equestrian Chic Trend Taking Over Fall 
The heritage style is defined by a knee-high silhouette, sleek leather uppers, and a (usually) flat heel. Typically seen in rich hues like chocolate brown, deep burgundy, distressed tan,...

News

BNP Paribas beats Q3 profit forecast, unveils US$1.4 billion share buyback
Its results are helped for a second consecutive quarter by a record jump in equity and prime services revenuePublished Wed, Oct 28, 2026 · 02:23 PM[GDANSK, POLAND] BNP Paribas...
China’s beauty brands, flush with success at home, start to vie for global shelf space
The country’s innovations – particularly in EVs – have created a halo effect, industry executives sayPublished Tue, Oct 27, 2026 · 04:16 PM[SHANGHAI/PARIS] China’s beauty brands are stepping out...
The long life of the ‘snacking occasion’
Published Mon, Oct 26, 2026 · 03:52 PMHAPPY hour? That’s a classic “snacking occasion”. Post-workout? An opportunity for a refuelling bite. The afternoon cup of coffee that includes a...
SoftBank’s Son plans US$50 billion Malaysia tech outlay: Anwar Ibrahim
Published Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 06:49 PMMASAYOSHI Son of SoftBank Group chose locations in Malaysia for US$50 billion in technology investments – an outlay that would accelerate the...
KKR founders among investors buying 42% of Peter Lim’s Valencia; club valued at US$1.4 billion
The Singapore billionaire’s Meriton Holdings remains majority shareholder of the Spanish team[SINGAPORE] Pitchwise Holdings – a consortium of US investors – has acquired a 42 per cent stake in...
SK Hynix scraps Solidigm US IPO after shareholder opposition, ‘duplicate listing’ concerns
This follows regulatory concerns that the offering could potentially dilute existing shareholdersPublished Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 08:28 AMSK HYNIX has scrapped plans for a US listing of its...

Politics

Croatia vacation hot spot may ban alcohol sales during key hours in sweeping new crackdown
The nightlife in Croatia’s second-largest city could soon look quite a bit different for visitors on vacation getaways. The city of Split is proposing a ban on the sale of...
2 teens charged in connection with TikTok stunt gone wrong that left 16-year-old trapped inside shaft of NYC bridge
Two teens have been charged in connection with a foolish TikTok stunt that caused a 16-year-old boy to plummet 50 feet and become trapped inside a shaft on the...
CBS Sports making big March Madness coverage change for 2026
Nate Burleson will add NCAA Tournament host to his ever-growing résumé at CBS.  The network announced Thursday morning that Burleson will host men’s March Madness coverage for CBS Sports...
New Tahoe ski death as student found on black diamond trail – after eight killed in nearby avalanche
A missing skier has been found dead at a Lake Tahoe resort — just days after eight were killed by an avalanche in the backcountry nearby. Colin Kang’s body...
UCLA hasn’t learned its lesson
UCLA must think it is off the hook for antisemitism and bigotry after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from imposing a billion-dollar fine for blatant discrimination against...
Savannah Guthrie never ‘coming back’ to ‘Today’ show after her mom’s disappearance: report
Savannah Guthrie is probably never returning to the “Today” show after her mother Nancy’s heartbreaking disappearance, according to a new report. The “Today” anchor has not appeared on the...

Special Edition

Bill Kramer Talks International Film Category Submissions & Youtube
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will expand the list of festivals that can serve as standalone qualifiers for the International Film Oscar category, AMPAS CEO Bill...
RisingJoy Signs International Distribution Pact With NTT DOCOMO
Singapore-based RisingJoy has signed a distribution pact with Japanese outfit NTT DOCOMO Studio & Live. The deal, which was announced this afternoon, covers the international distribution of the Japanese...
‘Nobody Wants This’ Creator Has “More Story To Tell” In A Season 4
If Netflix wants this, Erin Foster is ready to serve up a fourth season of her Jewish romantic-comedy. Following the release of Nobody Wants This Season 3, the series...
Quentin Tarantino Shows First 17 Minutes Of ‘Cliff Booth’ At AFI Fest
Quentin Tarantino surprised the crowd during a Q&A and screening of his 10-time Oscar-nominated Once Upon a Time in Hollywood on Friday night at AFI Fest in Los Angeles...
‘The Mosquito Bowl’ Review: Peter Berg’s Powerful True WWII Story Takes Four Star Players From The Glory Of The Football Field To The Hell Of The Battlefield – AFI Fest
There have been so many films about WWII, both during and after, so many different takes and personal stories told, that now 81 years since it ended it is...
Billy Porter, Leslie Jones & Phoebe Robinson Front ‘Places, Dahlingz!’
EXCLUSIVE: Billy Porter, Leslie Jones and Phoebe Robinson are launching a comedy podcast exploring live performance. The 48-part weekly comedy series, Places, Dahlingz!, will see theater icon Porter, theater...

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As it turns out, Jason decided the day and setting was too picture-perfect not to propose there, frantically texting the couple’s friend Ashley for help getting the ring from his...
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How Katy Perry Ended Up Living a Teenage Dream Love With Justin Trudeau
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Astrologer Aliza Kelly Reveals How Each Zodiac Sign Can Survive This Double Retrograde
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Tom Skerritt Dead at 93: Julia Roberts Shares Touching Tribute to Steel Magnolias Costar
Tom Skerritt is being fondly remembered by his family and friends. The film and TV actor, known for his roles in hits like Top Gun and M*A*S*H, died Oct....
Jane Seymour Reveals “Secret” Romance With Costar Joe Lando 35 Years Later
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